Take a look at Lincoln Branch's exciting schedule for this year's Summer Reading Program, Color Our World. You can find information on how to participate in Summer Reading Challenges on our main Summer Reading Page.
Summer Reading Kick-Off
Color Your World: Bluey and More
Monday, June 23, 5:00 – 7:00 pm
Summer Reading kicks off our summer of color with Blue Week. Bluey will be here to party with the Pistons Drumline as our first event of the summer! Join our party for a silly celebration and some surprises. We will be celebrating all things blue this week!
Blue Week
- Color Your World: Storytime (more details)
Tuesday, June 24, 3:00 – 3:30 pm
Storytime will feature a story or two, an activity, and a snack. For readers 8 and under and their families. - Color Your World: Activities (more details)
Wednesday, June 25, 5:00 – 6:00 pm
Join us for some blue science as we explore flower dying through osmosis. For kids 8+ and their families. - Color Your World: Movie Night (more details)
Friday, June 27, 2:00 – 4:00 pm
Enjoy a showing of “The Smurfs” (Rated PG).
Green Week
- Color Your World: Storytime (more details)
Monday, June 30, 6:00 – 7:00 pm
Storytime will feature a story or two, an activity, and a snack. For readers 8 and under and their families. - Color Your World: Greening of Detroit (more details)
Tuesday, July 1, 3:00 – 4:30 pm
Join Greening of Detroit for a hands-on environmental program for kids, teens, and families at the Lincoln Branch. Help Lincoln beautify our green spaces, and learn about the importance of Greening the city. - Color Your World: Activities (more details)
Wednesday, July 2, Noon – 1:00 pm
We will be playing Plants vs. Zombies as part of our Green Week activities. For kids (8+), teens and their families. - Color Your World: Movies (more details)
Thursday, July 3, 2:00 – 4:00 pm
We will be watching “Ferngully” (G)
Red Week
- Color Your World: Movies (more details)
Tuesday, July 8, 2:00 – 4:00 pm
We will be watching “Turning Red” (PG) - Peg + Cat Experience (Ages 3 - 5, more details)
Wednesday, July 9, 4:30 – 5:30pm
Join Peg and her lovable sidekick Cat as they solve problems and explore the world of early math. This session by Detroit PBS Kids will feature Peg + Cat video screenings, engaging math activities, and storytime with related books. - Color Your World: Storytime (more details)
Wednesday, July 9, 6:00 – 7:00 pm
Storytime will feature a story, an activity, and a snack. For readers 8 and under and their families. - Color Your World: Activities (more details)
Thursday, July 10, 3:00 – 4:00 pm
This week we will be making watermelon lanterns as part of our Red Week. For kids (8+), teens and their families. - Color Your World: Le Rouge (more details)
Friday, July 11, 2:00 – 4:00 pm
Join Detroit's professional soccer team for a street soccer clinic in celebration of Lincoln's Red Week! Coaches and players will be on hand to guide you through the rules and play some street soccer. Come experience the fun of soccer Le Rouge style. For kids (10+), teens, and their families.
Black Week
- Color Your World: Movies (more details)
Monday, July 14, 5:00 – 7:00 pm
We will be watching “Men in Black” (PG-13) - Color Your World: Activities (more details)
Tuesday, July 15, 3:00 – 4:00 pm
This week we will be making scratch art for our Black Week. For kids (8+), teens, and their families. - Color Your World: Black Skies Planetarium (more details)
Wednesday, July 16, 5:00 – 6:30 pm
Join the Michigan Science Center for an exploration of our night skies to Black Week. Enjoy a night time adventure inside the mobile planetarium, learning all about our stars. - Color Your World: Storytime (more details)
Friday, July 18, 11:00 am - Noon
Storytime will feature a story, an activity, and a snack. For readers 8 and under and their families.
Purple Week
- Color Your World: Cosmic Candles (more details)
Monday, July 21, 6:00 – 7:30 pm
Make your own cosmic purple candles with “Mugs & Other Jugs” to celebrate Purple Week! This craft does require adult supervision for younger candlemakers, so parents, plan to stay. - Adult Screening: Building the Reading Brain (more details)
Tuesday, July 22, 12:00 - 1:00pm
Calling all parents and caregivers! Join Detroit PBS for a special screening of Building the Reading Brain, a program designed to help you understand how children learn to read. Explore the science of how the brain learns to read, expert advice from educators and neuroscientists, and practical tips to support your child’s literacy development. - Odd Squad Experience (Ages 5-8, more details)
Tuesday, July 22, 12:00 - 1:00pm
Step into the world of Odd Squad with Detroit PBS Kids! This hilarious and educational show helps kids build math skills while solving weird and wacky mysteries. We’ll bring Odd Squad to life with video clips, hands-on activities, and fun themed books. - Color Your World: Activities (more details)
Tuesday, July 22 All Day
This week we will have a purple scavenger hunt available all day! For kids (8+), teens, and their families. - Color Your World: Movies (more details)
Wednesday, July 23, 3:00 – 5:00 pm
We will be watching “IF” (PG) - Color Your World: Storytime (more details)
Thursday, July 24, 3:00 – 4:00 pm
Storytime will feature a story, an activity, and a snack. For readers 8 and under, and their families.
Mosaic Week
- Color Your World: Activities (more details)
Monday, July 28, 5:00 – 7:00 pm
For our last week of summer reading, we are celebrating all of the colors in a mosaic and will be creating our own tie-dye! For kids (8+), teens, and their families. - Color Your World: Storytime (more details)
Tuesday, July 29, 11:00 am - Noon
We are finishing up Summer Reading and celebrating all the colors in a mosaic. Storytime will feature a story, an activity, and a snack. For readers 8 and under, and their families. - Color Your World: Mosaic (more details)
Wednesday, July 30, 6:00 – 7:30 pm
Our colorful summer concludes with a Mosaic. Mosaic theatre that is! Join us for a Mosaic Theatre workshop, where you will create your own play based on a library book. This program is intended for kids, teens, and their families, and will be taught by a professional theatre artist. - Color Your World: Movies (more details)
Thursday, July 31, 2:00 – 4:00 pm
Our last week of summer reading we are celebrating all the colors in Mosaic Week, and we will be watching “Inside Out” (G)