MEXICO — Mexico children had the opportunity to make fairy houses from natural materials at the Mexico Public Library on July 29. Children’s author Liza Gardner Walsh led the Fairy House Workshop, providing materials such as naturally fallen branches, rocks, moss and other items. The children assembled these materials into a miniature-sided home for their magical friends.

After fairies, there were superheroes. The Superhero Party on Aug. 6 challenged kids to “Save the Superhero,” where they had to design a method of keeping their superhero action figure afloat in a tub of water. The children also played superhero tag and ate lunch together.

The summer reading programs at Mexico Public Library will be wrapping up soon, but not before authors visit Wednesday, Aug. 17. Anne Morin, who wrote “Experiment One: Murder in the Lab,” is a retired neuroscientist and runs a local bed and breakfast. Morin will be joined by Angelo Kaltsos, who wrote “The Boy Who Was Shanghaied: True Stories” as well as a range of novels and cookbooks. Kaltsos is a retired top-secret electronics researcher with extensive travel experience.

Morin and Kaltsos will be holding a reading and book signing from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Mexico Library, where a selection of their books will be available for purchase and light refreshments will be served.

The end of the summer party will wrap the summer reading programs Friday, Aug. 19. Lindsay and her Puppet Pals will perform at 10 a.m. Following the puppet show, the library will award readers with prize drawings. Six winners between the ages of 2 and 12 will win a pair of tickets to Storyland in Glen, New Hampshire. Prizes from the adult and teen reading program include gift certificates to local businesses. Following the drawing, there will be a pizza party lunch.

The last chance to turn in reading times, claim prizes, earn tickets for titles read or to turn in a completed summer reading challenge list will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 19.

The final event for the summer will be at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 24, when the library will show “Oz the Great and Powerful.” Admission is free, and those attending should bring outside refreshments.