RUMFORD – The second week of the Rumford Public Library’s 27th annual Summer Fest begins on Monday, July 14, with Heidi Roy presenting “Science Fun.”

Roy, a recent graduate of Mountain Valley High School, has been a regular at Summer Fest for the past several years working with children.

Louanne Thibodeau, gymnastics instructor for the Greater Rumford Community Center, will be at the library on Tuesday for “Tumbling Fun.” Louanne will be accompanied by a group of young gymnasts she coaches, who will demonstrate various moves and then assist children in doing the moves themselves.

On Wednesday, July 16, a performance by Charlie Who’s Little Theater-At-Large. Charlie Who is a man of few words and he believes that great performance art can be created anywhere.

He has performed in venues ranging from the Pittsburgh Children’s Museum to a street in Paraguay. He is a traveling solo performer of circus, magic and comic surprises. Charlie’s show is a clown’s perspective on life’s situations. Charlie Who’s Little Theater-At-Large is a fast-paced performance aimed at audiences of all ages. Whether it is balancing, juggling, slapstick, improvisation or audience participation, Charlie Who breathes new life into the genre known as “Comic variety.”

Is a bug an insect? Is a spider a bug? These questions and many more will be answered on Thursday when the Chewonki Foundation “Bugmobile” program brings the world of arthropods (insects and their relatives) to the library. Participants will take a look at the forms and functions of different groups of arthropods and explore fascinating adaptations for survival, such as mimicry, camouflage, armor and venom. The program includes live specimens (such as giant hissing cockroaches, terrestrial hermit crabs and a tarantula), displays, models and activities. The Chewonki Foundation is located in Wiscasset.

Friday’s noontime “Picnic in the Park” features Barbara Hammond, librarian at Meroby Elementary School, who will take a “Flight of Fantasy.” Children will listen to stories while enjoying their picnics. Be sure to pack a lunch and bring along your picnic blanket.

In the event of inclement weather, picnics will be held in the public room. All other Summer Fest programs are at 3 p.m. and last approximately one hour. All programs are free of charge. Parents are welcome at all the programs and are encouraged to attend with younger children.

There is still time to participate in the summer reading program, Take Flight With Reading!, which continues through July 26. Children interested in the summer reading program can get more information about the program and the reading incentives by picking up a weekly reading log in the children’s room.

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