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Monday, May 21, 2012

Teen Summer Reading 2012

Registration begins Monday, 5/21.  Come into the library to sign up. 
Don't forget to pick up your reading log/tally sheet after you register for the reading program.

Read for 24 hours over the summer and you will get:
a free book of your choice and passes/coupons to places like: McDonalds, Chick fil-A, Applebees, AMF Bowling, Lakeside, Heritage Square, and South Suburban Parks and Recreation!

You could also win cool stuff all summer like:
gift cards to local businesses, bags of candy, books, DVDs, Hunger Games movie posters, gift certificates to Reinke Brothers, passes to the Denver Museum of Nature and Science (including Imax and the planetarium), any many others!  The grand prizes you could win are an ipod touch or a Kindle Fire! 

Register for the following teen programs while you're signing up for summer reading.

Boomerangs
Learn to make, decorate, and throw a boomerang. 
June 5, 2-3:30 pm

Talent Show
You could win $100 cash from Colorado Business Bank!  Register for an audition time:
Middle school/Jr High school auditions are June 13, 5-8 pm
High school auditions are June 20, 5-8 pm
Makeup auditions are June 27, 5-8 pm
Final Talent show is July 18, 7:00 pm

Murder Mystery Event
Put your detective skills to the test in this interactive mystery event.  
June 14, 2-4 pm

Gaming Tournament #1
Wii=Mario Kart; Xbox Kinect=Dance Central. 
June 21, 11-1 pm

Art: Own the Night
Learn some tips from a professional artist about incorporating "night" into your art.  
June 29, 2-3:30 pm

Mars Explorers
Learn all about the planet Mars and the difficulties involved with getting people onto the surface; pilot an RC Mars Rover, make Mars mud, and build a glider that's yours to keep.  
July 11, 3-4 pm

Gaming Tournament #2
Wii=sports games; Xbox Kinect=Olympic events (we might do the new Star Wars game on the Xbox if it's arrived by then!). 
July 19, 11-1 pm

The Beatiful Art of Henna
Learn about Henna and trace your own design for a tattoo (it lasts 2-3 weeks). 
This event requires a parent/guardian permission slip. 
July 24, 2-4 pm

Other programs:

Teen movies
(no registration required) are FREE!  Free popcorn and lemonade, too.
    Mission Impossible 4: Ghost Protocol.  June 2, noon
    Monty Python and the Holy GrailJuly 7, noon
Red Cross Babysitting classes
Get certified as a babysitter! 
Register with the Red Cross by calling 303-722-7474.  This class is $85.
June 16, 9-4 pm
July 13, 9-4 pm

Summer Reading Finale
Join Bryce Jackman for an evening of TV game show fun, an audience participation event combining the games Concentration and Fear Factor--win prizes! 
July 31, 7-8:30 pm 
SPECIAL REGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT BEGINS July 24

Contact Mark with any questions at 303-795-3961 or mdecker@littletongov.org