Summer Reading
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This summer, unearth a story at your library! Log the time you spend reading to earn badges and rewards.
Reading is beneficial for all ages and this summer, the library wants to reward you for choosing to read!
Adults, Teens and Children can join our reading program. Register online at Beanstack, or pop in to the library to sign up.
Read what you love, track your time, and earn awesome prizes along the way. Reading to someone, with someone, or alone all counts toward your reading time. Listening to audiobooks also counts toward your reading time.
Dig into BEANSTACK
Log on to track your reading with the Beanstack app and website.
Physcial copies of this years reading log are available at the library.
2026 Unearth a Story @ Benzie Shores
Web Resources to Explore: Dinosaurs and More!
10 Clips to Spark Conversations About Dinosaurs
Did an asteroid kill the dinosaurs?
How do you find dinosaur fossils?
What do you know about dinosaur eggs?
T.rex, Triceratops, Titanosaur: What’s the Difference?
Where are all the Tiny Dinosaurs?
World Book
Anyone in Michigan can access World Book online content through mel.org. The Early Learning and Kids databases have games, ebooks and other resources to enjoy.
In Early Learning, select the Dinosaurs content world and find related articles and stories to read or have read aloud.
Search or Browse by Topic in Kids to find articles relevant to archaeology or paleontology.
Find games like Concentration and True or False?.
Color pictures online or complete activities related to paleontology in Early Learning.
Maze: Mama Triceratops and Her Baby
Compare and contrast different prehistoric animals using World of Animals in Kids.
The National Park Service wants to help you become a Junior Archeologist!
Wondering what archeology is? Or what archeologists do? Are you curious about what people in the past did, or what they were like? Learn all about it in the Junior Archeologist activity booklet!
Instructions and activities are available here
The AIA educates people of all ages about the significance of archaeological discovery and advocates for the preservation of the world’s archaeological heritage.
Take an introduction to archeology
and much more!
The Michigan Geological Survey provides the public access to the state geological data repository and conducts geological investigations of Michigan’s natural resources.
Their website has tons of information and interactive maps to explore.
Check out some of these rocking topics:
Visit London’s Natural History Museum to check out their Dino Directory
From slow, plant-eating giants to fierce scavengers and hunters, dinosaurs once dominated the land. Search our alphabetical list, or explore dinosaurs by when and where they lived or what type they are.
Uncover what dinosaurs have been found in your country and how big they were. Learn the meaning of dinosaur names and how to say them
Summer Events
Fun Friday: Special Edition – Library Field Day – Summer Reading Kick-Off!
Fun Friday: Special Edition – Library Field Day – Summer Reading Kick-Off! Friday, June 19 10:30 am Help us kick off the Summer Reading program
Summer Family Storytime
Summer Family Storytime Mondays, June 15 to August 10 10:30 am Bring the whole family to storytime this summer! Stories, music, movement activities and more
Tuesdays @ 2
Tuesdays at 2:00, there is always something to do! Join us Tuesdays, June 16 to August 11 at 2:00 pm Join us each week for
Fun Friday
Fun Fridays Fridays, June 19 – August 14 10:30 am A summertime staple! Wake up and get ready to shake your sillies out at Fun
BCD: What is that? How to use iNaturalist to identify Michigan flora & fauna
BCD: What is that? How to use iNaturalist to identify Michigan flora & fauna Monday, June 29th at 5:30pm The Benzie Conservation District needs you
Destination Storytime
Destination Storytime We love our community! We take storytime on the road to explore some of the amazing places and spaces in Benzie County. Join
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