Thank you for participating in our 2021 Summer Reading Program, Reading Colors Your World!

Library users of all ages are encouraged to be creative, try new things, explore art,

and find beauty in diversity.

You can find answers to the puzzles in this coloring book, print a copy at home, or

send a digital copy to a friend by visiting our blog at helenplum.org/coloring-book.

Original illustrations by Steph Koblich.

“Girl Reading Book” Artist: Randolph Rose

bronze statue sponsored bythe Lombard Jaycees and

the Village of Lombard

ROY G BIV Word UnscramblerUnscramble the letters to reveal the correct word.

Then, fill in the crayon with that color!

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Youth Reading ChallengeSee how many you can complete!

Read or listen to a book...

Written by an author you’ve

never read.

With an animal on the cover.

To/with a family member

or friend!

In a format you don’t normally read for fun.

About a topic you don’t know

much about.

Under a blanket! Featuring a main character that

doesn’t look like you.

While outside!

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- Mary Pope Osborne

Crayon MazeThe Crayons have run away and are lost in a maze!

Using different colors, help them find their way back!

Artwork from The Crayons Book of Numbers by Drew Daywalt, Illustrated by Oliver Jeffers.

Crayons are based off characters from The Day the Crayons Quit and

The Day the Crayons Came Home.

What’s your story? Design the book jacket!

- Aisha Saeed

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Artwork from The Crayons Book of Numbers by Drew Daywalt, Illustrated by Oliver Jeffers.

Neighborhood Scavenger HuntGo on a walk in your neighborhood

and see what you can find!

Share photos of your findings on social media with #plumscavengerhunt.

Flower Muddy Puddle Rocks Leafy Tree

Stop Sign Grass Bird Acorn

Pine Cone Squirrel Cloud Fire Hydrant

Dog Bicycle Leaves Mailbox

1. Sheldon Peck Homestead

2. Paradise Bay Water Park

3. United States Postal Service

4. Fire Department

5. Lombard Train Station

6. Lilacia Park

7. Helen Plum Library

8. The Lombard Historical Society

9. Maple Street Chapel

10. Future site of the new Helen Plum Library

11. Police Station

12. Lombard Village Hall

13. Public Works

Welcomes you

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Literary Trivia Crossword #1

ACROSS1. What title character of 24 novels learned to speak French from a naval officer named Paul D’Arnot?4. Nigerian former teacher Chinua ______ wrote the 1958 novel Things Fall Apart, one of the first African novels to receive global acclaim.5. M.C. Beaton introduced grouchy matron Agatha ______ in 1993 to solve the case of the “Quiche of Death.”7. Mystery writer Michael ________ penned Lost Light, Void Moon, and A Darkness More Than Night?8. Part one of Les Miserables is “Fantine” and part two is named what?10. Ian Fleming is best known for creating which iconic spy?12. Author ____ Morrison is best known for Beloved & The Bluest Eye.

DOWN2. Science-fiction author Isaac ______ introduced the Three Laws of Robotics.3. What Fictional chef’s famed 1957 Cookbook for Boys and Girls, with classics like Sloppy Joes and Cheese Dreams, was reprinted verbatim in 2003?6. What doomed ship had crew members named Dagoo, Fedallah, Flash, Pip, and Tashtego? The ______.9. What is the name of the first published Stephen King novel?11. Eleanor Aufdem-Brinke adopted pen name ____ Roberts before writing scores of romance novels.

- Virginia Woolf

Online Resources Word SearchAccess these resources with your Helen Plum

library card at helenplum.org/online-resources!

A to Z World FoodAllData

ArticleFirstCreativebug

Flipster

Great CoursesHooplaLibby

Mango

MedlineMorningstar

New York TimesTeenBookCloud

Tutor.com

L L M A A I E C T L T L L ID G O L A L A V C I S D S FO U R L U M I D R V R U E GO B N D O O A B T G I O M RF E I A N C Y N B D F L I ED V N T O R R E Y Y E C T AL I G A O O R A R M L K K TR T S G C T A T A T C O R CO A T A T U I N G O I O O OW E A R R T G G T N T B Y UZ R R O D O N O I T R N W RO C F L I P S T E R A E E ST E N I L D E M O G N E N EA A L P O O H C K A K T A S

Top Teen CheckoutsOF 2020

Top Teen Checkouts of 2020These were the five most checked out

Teen titles of 2020 at HPL.

Start the ConversationLanguage is an adventure! We challenge you

to explore a new language with Mango using your Helen Plum Library card.

What language(s) would you like to learn? Why?

Learn how to introduce yourself in this language:

Complete at least one Mango lesson.

Watch a movie or TV show in a foreign language.

Read a book that takes place in a country, or is written by someone, that speaks this language.

Then, visit A to Z World Food and make a recipe from a country that speaks this language!

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ACROSS5. What is the name of the novel by George Orwell where we find the character named Napoleon?7. Which American President (last name) is reported to have read at least one book per day?8. 1918 was the first year the Pulitzer Prize was awarded to this genre.9. What is the name of Sherlock Holmes’ brother?11. Arthur ______ wrote the play

Death of a Salesman.12. Gregory Maguire’s Wicked reimagines classic character The Wicked Witch of the West as a misunderstood, green-skinned girl named _______.

DOWN1. The Da Vinci Code opens with a murder in which famous museum? The ______.2. What poem from Through the Looking Glass inspires Alice’s remark: “It seems very pretty, but it’s rather hard to understand”?3. The first author to exceed one million sales in ebooks was James _________.4. What is Jamie’s nickname for Claire in Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander books?6. Watchmen character Jon Osterman is better known by the alias Dr. _________.10. What is the occupation of “Fahrenheit 451” protagonist Guy Montag?

Diverse Reading ChallengeFind beauty in diversity through reading.

Discover book recommendations from our anti-racism reading lists at helenplum.org or

check out our Own Voices Book Club event series.

Read or listen to a book...

Featuring a main character that is a

person of color.

Published prior to 1990 and written by

a female author.

Featuring aLGBTQIA+ main

character.

About a historical event.

Written by a Black author.

Written by a Hispanic/Latinx

author.

Featuring a main character that is

disabled.

Written by anAsian author.

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Reader’s Advisory Word SearchNeed help finding your next favorite book?

Visit helenplum.org/what-to-read-next.

BiographyFantasyFiction

Graphic Novel

HistoricalHorrorMemoirMystery

PoetryRomance

Sci-FiTrue Crime

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Top Adult CheckoutsOF 2020

Top Adult Checkouts of 2020These were the 5 most checked out

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ACROSS2. What book was translated into Latin as Cattus Petasatus? The ___ __ ___ ___.6. ________ Abernathy was Katniss and Peeta’s mentor in The Hunger Games.7. In which US state does To Kill a Mockingbird take place?9. What is the name of the virtual utopia that teenager Wade Watts explores in Ernest Cline’s novel futuristic novel, Ready Player One?11. What title character visits Earth from his home on asteroid B612? The ______ ______.12. ______ of the King is the name of the third part in The Lord of the Rings Trilogy.

DOWN1. What Roald Dahl book sees its title character develop supernatural powers to foil her horrid parents and the evil headmistress MissTrunchbull?3. 12 publishers rejected this manuscript before it was published.4. Anne of Green Gables is set on an island of which country?5. William ___________ wrote 154 sonnets.8. What classic young-adult novel did S.E. Hinton write as a high-school English project? The _________.10. What is the name of Fern’s pig in Charlotte’s Web?

Creativebug ChallengeLog into Creativebug using your library card athelenplum.org/online-resources/creativebug.

Enter “daily drawing challenge” in the search bar, choose some doodles, and get creative!

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