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Okay, I know all you public librarians out there are popping vitamins to ready yourselves for Summer Reading, but fall is going to be here before you know it. Last year my library started offering a program for early elementary students called After School Adventures. It’s still small at the moment, but we’re building it and it’s one of my favorite programs to do! Want to offer more after-school programs at your library? Here’s what we do: Program: After School Adventures Logistics: The program is open to kids in grades K-2nd. I offer the program in a 6-week session that runs concurrently with our preschool storytime sessions (six weeks in the spring, six weeks in the fall). Parents sign up their kids to attend all six sessions (but of course we’re flexible – if there are other kids in the department that want to join us that week, they are...