Now booking summer reading 2027.
Library programs in Atlanta for summer reading 2027
Summer 2027 is a mystery. We built the program.
Live programs for kids, brought to your branch by our local team. One request, one contact, one invoice.
Planning summer for your whole system? We can tour one program across your branches. Book 2 or more programs, save 15%, with one contact and one invoice for the whole system.
- 3,200+ events by our local team
- Every operator in our family is required to carry insurance.
- Local team
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Programs for your summer reading calendar
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Now booking Big Idea Mystery Lab
A 45-minute detective show: kids follow clues, crack codes and help our presenter solve the case.
- Grades K-5
- 45 min
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Big Idea Dinosaur Adventures
Lifelike dinosaurs and our Dinosaur Trainers, with dinosaur facts and plenty of audience participation.
- Grades K-5
- 45 min
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Big Idea Bubble Show
A bubble show plus a free-play session, 45 minutes in all.
- Grades K-5
- 45 min
- Illustration: a science flask bubbling over, with sparks and bubbles Now booking
Big Idea Wonder Lab
A 45-minute live science show with big, visual experiments and kid volunteers on stage.
- Grades K-5
- 45 min
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Also available
Mini Golf Anywhere
a portable 9-hole course that sets up in the program room.
Mystery and detective programs for summer reading 2027
Summer reading 2027 has a mystery and detective theme. Big Idea Mystery Lab was built for it: a 45-minute program where kids become the detectives, using reading, observation and logic to crack the case. Pair it with Dinosaur Adventures or Wonder Lab for a summer that keeps families coming back.
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A packed library floor meets a Dinosaur Trainer -
Every seat watching -
Up close with a baby dinosaur
How libraries book
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Book a summer series
One program a month, June, July and August, booked in one request. Pick the programs and the weeks; we confirm all three dates together.
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Book 2 or more programs, save 15%.
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One invoice, COI and W-9 on request
COI and W-9 on request, from the company that invoices you. If your library system has its own vendor or program forms, send them with your request. Payment terms are confirmed with your quote. Your local team replies within one business day.
Serving libraries across Metro Atlanta and North Georgia
Cobb, Cherokee, Fulton, DeKalb, Gwinnett, Forsyth, Henry, Rockdale, Fayette, Clayton, Douglas, Paulding, Bartow, Hall, Dawson, Pickens, Barrow, Walton, Newton, Coweta and Carroll counties.
Operated by Big Idea Entertainment Atlanta, serving Metro Atlanta since 2023.
Locally owned and operated by Ryan Tusing.
Check my dates
This page is for libraries. If a school near you asks about the same programs, Big Idea Assemblies books them as school shows.
How much space do you need?
Big Idea Mystery Lab, Big Idea Dinosaur Adventures, Big Idea Bubble Show and Big Idea Wonder Lab: a setup area of about 15 x 30 ft, which works in a small or a large room, and one power outlet. The power source needs to be within 100 ft of the event space; our team brings the extension cords.
Can it run indoors?
Big Idea Mystery Lab, Big Idea Dinosaur Adventures, Big Idea Bubble Show and Big Idea Wonder Lab run indoors only.
How long is a show, and how many can you do in a day?
Big Idea Mystery Lab, Big Idea Dinosaur Adventures, Big Idea Bubble Show and Big Idea Wonder Lab: a 45-minute show with a 15-minute reset between, so one session per hour, and as many sessions in a day as your library wants.
Is there a group size limit?
Big Idea Mystery Lab, Big Idea Dinosaur Adventures, Big Idea Bubble Show and Big Idea Wonder Lab: the room sets the group size. We recommend splitting kids by grade or grade band.
What ages is each program for?
Big Idea Mystery Lab, Big Idea Dinosaur Adventures, Big Idea Bubble Show and Big Idea Wonder Lab: elementary ages, grades K-5.
Do you send a COI and W-9?
Yes. COI and W-9 on request, from the company that invoices you. If your library system has its own vendor or program forms, send them with your request. Payment terms are confirmed with your quote. Your local team replies within one business day.