Burton Public Library
May 22, 2025 by Staff Report

Sign up for the Burton Summer Reading Program...

Burton Library is located at 14588 W. Park St. Registration is required unless otherwise noted. For more information, call 440-834-4466 or visit burtonlibrary.org.

KIDS PROGRAMS

Summer Reading Kick-Off

June 2, 1-3 p.m.

Sign up for the Burton Summer Reading Program. Event features the Chardon Polka Band, along with snow cones, popcorn, face painting, balloon twisting and more. No registration is required.

Balloon Twisting Class

June 5, 1-2 p.m.

Learn the ins and outs of twisting balloons into something more. Learn the names of all the steps to balloon tying, as well as learning how to make two different balloon characters.

Nature with Punderson’s Naturalist Ann

Explore the wonders and colors of nature. Classes will alternate between the Burton Library and Punderson Park’s Nature Center.

Classes will be held from 1-2 p.m. at Burton Library: June 6 and 20, July 11 and 25, and Aug. 8; and at Punderson Park: June 13 and 27, July 18, and Aug. 1 and 15.

Visit with Mini Horses

June 12, 1-1:30 p.m. and 1:30-2 p.m.

Come learn all about mini horses brought by Fieldstone Farm and have an opportunity to pet them and get photos with them. Register for one of two sessions:

Great Lakes FIRE and ICE Show

June 26, 1-2 p.m.

Experiments with temperature is taken to the extreme when participants battle fire and liquid nitrogen in an explosive demonstration of physics and chemistry, presented by Great Lakes Science Center. No registration is required.

ADULT PROGRAMS

Learn to Crochet

June 7, 12-1 p.m.

Learn the basics of crochet.

Exploring Ancestry

June 26, 5-6 p.m.

Discover one’s family history with AncestryLibrary. Learn tips, tools and search tricks.

Dog Communication

June 28, 10:30-11:30 a.m.

Four Legged Scholars will present “What is My Dog Trying to Communicate to Me?” Learn how to read a dog’s body language.