Start the summer off with a blast from the past! Join Champion Public Library from 10:30 AM to 1:00 PM on Saturday, May 16th, for a series of fantastic events kicking off our Summer Reading Program for 2026! Starting in the morning, we will host a Touch-a-Truck event, featuring a variety of vehicles, including the Fire Department, SOAS ambulances and more from 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM. Jurassic Experience, featuring dinosaur puppetry, will follow from 11:00 AM to 11:45 AM. Splash straight into a water day with the Fire Department Hose Down from 11:45 AM to 12:00 PM. Participating children will be sprayed straight from a fire truck! Water game relays will take place from 12:00 PM to 12:30 PM. We will conclude with a Foam Machine extravaganza from 12:15 PM to 1:00 PM. This summer we will feature the theme “Unearth a Story” and dive into prehistory at the library. Don’t miss out!
The Summer Reading Program is also supported in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Library Services and Technology Act, administered by the Oklahoma Department of Libraries.
For more information, you can contact the Champion Public Library at (580) 223-3164. You can visit the library at 601 Railway Express in Ardmore. The Champion Public Library is a branch of the Southern Oklahoma Library System (SOLS).