The Scranton Library is pleased to announce this year's Summer Reading Challenge and programs for teens.
Reading Challenge: Sign up on our website www.scrantonlibrary.org/teens and click on the "Beneath the Surface" logo. Register to participate for the Reading Challenge. For every 300 minutes you read and record you will be eligible to move up a level and earn prizes and be entered into a weekly prize raffle. Registration begins June 17 and the challenge begins June 24. Programs: Sign up for all programs starting June 17 at www.scrantonlibrary.org/events
Book discussions: Nutmeg book discussions will be Mondays in the summer from July 8-August 12. Middle school books will be discussed from 3-4, and high school books will be discussed from 4-5. Two books per week will be discussed, read one or both. For the schedule of titles please visit www.scrantonlibrary.org/events. General book discussions for teens meets the first Tuesday of the month from 7-8 pm. July 2 we will discuss City of Bones and August 6 we will discuss The Game. For both of these groups please see Katie in the Teen Department for a copy of the book.
Creative Writing: meet weekly with your peers to share work, critique work, and do fun writing exercises, and contribute to a group book project. Wednesdays July 10-August 14, 3:30-5:00.
Make & Take "Crafternoons": Teens join us in "Beneath the Surface related crafts Thursdays at 2:00 June 27-August 15:
- June 27: Movable Mummies & Book Hedgehogs
- July 11: Beneath the Surface Cupcakes
- July 18: Scratch Off Art
- July 25: Origami
- August 1: Candy sushi & Duct Tape Designs
- August 8: Shark tooth crafts & shark cupcakes
- August 15: Design your own mug
Movie Matinees: Fridays at 2:00, join us for "Beneath the Surface" themed movies: July 5: The Hobbit July 12: Journey to the Center of the Earth July 19: Holes August 9: Jaws
Mutt-i-grees: a joint program with the Children's Department and the Mutt-i-grees Organization to raise awareness about shelter animals: Helping Hounds: meet weekly to bake dog biscuits and make blankets for local shelters, organize donation collections and more. Tuesdays 3:30-5. Mutt-i-buddies: Help Miss Jane run a story time and craft for children. Tuesdays at 2:00 July 16-August 13.(Applications and training are required for this program. See www.scrantonlibrary.org/teens
Special Programs(for full program descriptions visit www.scrantonlibrary.org/events. *indicates a Mutt-i-grees program)
- *Broadway Tails, Tuesday June 25 at 6:30 pm
- MadTV Orientation, Friday June 28 at 11:00 am
- Hobbit Party, Monday July 1 at 6:30 pm
- Learn the "Thriller" dance, Monday July 8, 7:00 pm
- Henna Art-Tuesday July 9, 1:00 pm
- Geology of CT & Soil Painting, Tuesday July 16 at 6:30 pm
- Engineer Your Steampunk Look, Wednesday July 17 at 6:30 pm
- *Hooper Finds a Home, Tuesday July 23, 6:30 pm
- Fangirl & Fanboy Bowl: Wednesday July 24, 6:30 pm
- *Bring Your New Dog Home...Now What?, Tuesday July 30 at 6:30 pm
- *Marley & Me book discussion, Tuesday August 13 at 4:00 pm
- *Marley & Me family movie night, Wednesday August 14 at 6:30 pm
- Teen Summer Reading Party, Friday August 16, 2:00 pm
- City of Bones Party, Tuesday August 20 at 6:30 pm
- Reading Buddies: a reading enrichment program pairing up teens with students in K-3.
- Teens & Tech: help senior citizens navigate technology.
All programs are for students entering 6-12 grade unless otherwise noted. Please contact Katie Fargo, Teen Services Librarian, with any questions: 203-245-7365 or fargok@madisonct.org
