Date: Sat Mar 07 2026, 10:00 AM CST - 11:00 AM CST
- Girl,
- Community
- Daisies,
- Brownies,
- Juniors
Category:
- Outdoor,
- STEM,
- Life Skills,
- Entrepreneurship
Level:
- Juniors,
- Brownies,
- Daisies
Join Girl Scouts (GSSI) and the Evansville Vanderburgh Public
Library (EVPL) for a free, monthly book club for all girls in
grades K-5 who want to spark or share their love of reading with
others!
Books & Badges is a collaboration between GSSI and EVPL to build literacy skills and foster a love of reading with books that connect to one of the 4 pillars of Girl Scouts (life skills, entrepreneurship, STEM, and outdoors).
This is a free, monthly program for all girls in grades K-5 that will take place from 10-11 AM CT on the first Saturday of each month from March until June 2026. Girls who participate will receive 4 free grade-level books and a special patch. Each month, girls will read a different book (either with a facilitator or on their own) that connects to a Girl Scout pillar (life skills, entrepreneurship, STEM, and outdoors), and participate in engaging discussion and story-based activities. Plus, girls who are not current Girl Scouts will get a complimentary membership from now through September 30, 2026.
Program Details:
👧 WHO: All girls in grades K-5
📍 WHERE:
EVPL West (March, April, May)
2000
Franklin St.
Evansville, IN
EVPL East (June)
840 E. Chandler Ave.
Evansville, IN
📅 WHEN: First Saturday of each month from 10-11 AM CT
💲 COST: FREE
📝 TO REGISTER: Fill out the online form. Filling out the form will sign your girl up for all 4 program dates, but you may attend as many or as few as you want!
Books & Badges is divided into 3 age-appropriate
tracks:
🩵 Girls in grades K-1:
- Read along with a GSSI staff member
- Discuss the book & complete a fun activity
- Take a copy of the book home after each meeting
🩷 Girls in grades 2-3:
- Read along with a GSSI staff member
- Discuss the book & complete a fun activity
- Take a copy of the book home after each meeting
💚 Girls in grades 4-5:
- Receive your books ahead of time and read them independently
- Meet with GSSI facilitators to discuss the book and complete a fun activity
- Girls in this group can pick up all 4 books at EVPL West location OR at GSSI's office at 5000 E. Virginia St. STE #2
Event Dates and Books:
🎨 March 7 (Life Skills)
- Girls K-1: The Dot, by Peter H. Reynolds
- Girls 2-3: The Book of Mistakes, by Corrina Luyken
- Girls 4-5: Doodleville, by Chad Sells
💼 April 4 (Entrepreneurship)
- Girls K-1: Leena Mo, CEO, by Deena Shakir
- Girls 2-3: Cookie Queen: How One Girl Started Tate's Bake Shop, by Kathleen King
- Girls 4-5: The Startup Squad, by Brian Weisfeld & Nicole C. Kear
🤖 May 2 (STEM)
- Girls K-1: Mazie's Amazing Machines, by Sheryl Haft
- Girls 2-3: Boxitects, by Kim Smith
- Girls 4-5: Weird Little Robots, by Carolyn Crimi
🌳 June 6 (Outdoors)
- Girls K-1: Amazing Daisies Hunt for Colors, by Tiffany Everett
- Girls 2-3: Cece Loves Science & Adventure, by Shelli R. Johannes & Kimberly Derting
- Girls 4-5: The Long Way Around, by Anne Nesbet
Come share your love for reading with us!
Questions? Contact Kelsey Atteberry at kAtteberry@GirlScouts-GSSI.org.
