SRP 2025
Posted May 7th, 2025 in
Our Color Our World summer reading schedule is packed with interactive storytimes, crafts, games, and guest performances.
We’re giving away fun art supplies all summer long! Check out books, attend programs, and track your reading for chances to win.
Visit any WCPL location during summer reading to pick up a paint palette challenge booklet. Visit all 5 WCPL locations to fill your palette and win a prize!
A huge thank you to our sponsors: Kiwanis Club of Abingdon, WCPL Friends of the Library, and the WCPL Foundation!
Hanging Yarn Art
All Library LocationsCreate unique, colorful decor by tying a series of simple lark’s head knots, a basic macramé stitch. The possibilities for colors, pattern, and shape are endless!
Paper Sculptures
All Library LocationsExercise your creativity with this abstract, colorful, three-dimensional building project!
Soap-Making Workshop
Mendota 2562 Mendota Road, Mendota, VA, United StatesLearn how to make lye soap and see the chemical reaction of saponification right before your eyes!
Darin Handy’s Amazing Creatures
Damascus 310 Water Street, Damascus, VA, United StatesWildlife rehabilitator Darin Handy will introduce us to reptiles and other incredible wild creatures of Southwest Virginia.
Darin Handy’s Amazing Creatures
Glade Spring 305 N. Glade St., Glade Spring, VA, United StatesWildlife rehabilitator Darin Handy will introduce us to reptiles and other incredible wild creatures of Southwest Virginia.
Mess-Free Color Mixing
All Library LocationsTry different color combinations and get some hands-on experience squishing and mixing colors- all without getting your hands dirty!
Super Unique Beasts with Beth Davis
Abingdon 205 Oak Hill Street, Abingdon, VA, United StatesWhat makes you unique? Meet Beth Davis, the author and illustrator of the Super Unique Beasts series, and let your imagination run wild with creative activities.
Poetry Stations
All Library LocationsExpress yourself and combine poetry and artwork with these fun creative projects.
Pages & Paints
All Library LocationsTry out some of the greatest art techniques from your favorite books as we study the famous artists and illustrators in the library’s collection.
Darin Handy’s Amazing Creatures
Hayters Gap 7720 Hayters Gap Rd, Abingdon, VA, United StatesWildlife rehabilitator Darin Handy will introduce us to reptiles and other incredible wild creatures of Southwest Virginia.
Darin Handy’s Amazing Creatures
Abingdon 205 Oak Hill Street, Abingdon, VA, United StatesWildlife rehabilitator Darin Handy will introduce us to reptiles and other incredible wild creatures of Southwest Virginia.
Watercolor Accordion Fans
All Library LocationsMake a beautiful watercolor wall hanging with this fun foldable art project.