Day 14 - Adventure #1 - At The Library

FREE Adventure #1 - The Public Library

We set out this morning for the Summer Reading Program Kick-Off Event at the Central Branch of the Atlanta-Fulton County Public Library--downtown, about as far downtown Atlanta as you can get. I don't think we'll be going quite that far downtown again: too busy, too complicated, too dangerous for a Mommy on her own with three kids and lots of people just hanging out.

The Library had a balloon artist do a show for the children, which was great--Haleigh and Tiger LOVED it, Zach was 'bored' and wanted to leave as soon as we got there. Which worked out, because we could only find meter parking with a 30-minute time limit, so we left after the first show. We missed the Science Guy who was up next, but we did ride the elevator to the top floor of the Library (7), and stopped at every floor on the way down (we had the elevator to ourselves) to see what we could see. We ran to the meter, put another 50 cents in, and got donuts at the Dunkin' Donuts we parked in front of--everybody was happy. Still, I think we'll stay at the Library branches a little closer to home.

The Atlanta-Fulton County Public Library has dozens of neighborhood branches around the metro area, and they have a whole catalog of programs and events for kids throughout the summer. There is always something going on, for all different age ranges and interests. Definitely check with your local library to see if they have summer events for kids. It's a great way to get the kids into the library, keep them reading through the summer, and usually the programs are FREE, which works out very well for CAMP MOMMY!

Except when you get suckered in to Dunkin' Donuts!
Day 14 Total = $10 for a dozen donuts and drinks.