The fourth annual GO (Get Outdoors) Lebanon program, a collaboration between Lebanon County Libraries and WellSpan Health is underway. Visit one of our public libraries in Annville, Fredericksburg, Lebanon, Myerstown, Palmyra, and Richland to pick-up your Sky Map. It contains the clues a family needs to locate each launchpad. Each child will receive an etching sheet to collect a picture of each launchpad, by making a rubbing with a crayon or pencil.
Participants who locate all 15 launchpads will end up walking more than 17 miles. Kids who turn in their etching sheets with at least three completed etchings will receive a small prize. Those who complete a minimum of four etchings will be eligible for a chance to win one of five grand prizes. Grand prizes this year include tickets to Sky Zone, tickets to the Reading Public Museum & Neag Planetarium, a space prize pack and more.
The program also has a Facebook group, where participants can post photos of their hunts for the posts. After a significant rainfall, please visit the Facebook group to see if parks are open and trails are accessible.
For more details and instructions to the parks, please visit: www.golebcounty.org Launchpads will be available in the parks through August 12. In order to be eligible for grand prizes, children must return their etching sheets to their local library by Saturday, August 17, 2019.
Winners will be announced during our end-of-summer celebration on Saturday, September 14 from 4-6 p.m. at Cleona Community Park, 251 S Garfield Street, Cleona. Food and entertainment will also be provided and we hope to see you there!
While visiting the parks, why not take along a story or two? Here are juvenile nonfiction suggestions to take along on your explorations:
Just Right: Searching for the Goldilocks Planet by Curtis Manley
Trashing the Planet: Examining our Global Garbage Glut by Stuart Kallen
It Can Rain Frogs & Fish, and Other Facts about Planet Earth by Jan Payne
A Math Journey Through Planet Earth by Anne Rooney
Welcome to Mars: Making a Home on the Red Planet by Buzz Aldrin
Visit https://www.lclibs.org/kids-and-teens/summer-learning/ for our full listing of Summer Learning Program events at our Lebanon County Libraries!
