Have you ever heard of the Children’s Entrepreneur Market? On Nov. 16 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Desert Ridge Market Place, 21001 N. Tatum Boulevard in Phoenix, many kid entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to sell their products or services. Children can sell almost anything handmade, store-bought, food, games or services. This market is completely run by kids ages 5–17.

I had the chance to watch a live interview that featured author Kate DiCamillo. It was the K-12 Summer Author talk series by the Library Speakers Consortium. The Library Speakers Consortium is a partnership of more than 400 library systems across the United States, Canada, New Zealand, and Australia.

Glendale is home of great sport venues, and the summer is a fabulous time to enjoy indoor sports. I have been lucky to share sports activities with family and friends in great places near home.

I had the opportunity to visit Crayola Experience on Father’s Day weekend. My family and I had lots of fun together. We enjoyed many activities, such as wrap and name a crayon, drip art, and Melt & Mold. We won fun prizes! We even saw an owl from the Phoenix Zoo! It was a great experience.

Have you ever heard of the summer reading program? The Maricopa County Library District’s #1 game is filled with adventurous challenges, live events, scavenger hunts and more! Besides the fun of reading great books, discovering new authors and meeting performers and their pets and abilities, you can win awesome prizes!

There has been lots of fun in town for those who enjoy basketball. Phoenix Mercury had two Open House events, one in March and another in April. Also, this year Phoenix was the host for the NCAA Men’s Final Four, and April 5–8 there were many fun events. I have been so lucky to participate in a Mercury Open House, to be part of the Men’s Final Four Dribble event presented by Buick, and to go to the Men’s Final Four Fan Fest presented by Capital One.

There is a place where teachers can find great resources and companies can make donations, a place dedicated to helping our community by serving educators and students and by helping the environment. It’s called Treasures 4 Teachers.

Do you like the Mo Willems’ book “Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus”? Have you read “The Elephant and Piggie” book series? If so, you should visit the Children’s Museum of Phoenix where there is an exhibit hosted by the Pigeon. There are so many games and activities to enjoy with many of Willems’ books characters.

Now through Oct. 29 the Arizona State Fair will bring you fun, food, rides, and great events! From Monster Trucks to the iceskating show “Beauty and the Beast,” from the Read and Ride program to the Arizona Milk Producers mascot Daisy, it will be exciting!

A great place to visit and spend the summer this year is your local public library. Every year around the country, public libraries celebrate the Summer Reading Program. It starts on June 1 and ends on Aug. 1. It is a game where every minute you read equals one point. You also can earn points by attending events and looking for secret codes in the libraries and other places around town. Your goal is 1,000 points.