Summer is coming to a close...

Can you believe that summer is nearly over with!? And since summer is over with, make sure that you are getting ready to go back to school. If you are in Clark Middle, we have reading lists available with the books that need to be read before the new school year starts!

This is also the LAST week for our Summer Reading Program. We have four store times left, so try to get those reading cards in! There are some great books for you to take home. And next Saturday is our ALL DAY STORE!! So if you haven't made it out be sure you come before SRP is over!

We will also be taking a short break from our programming following the end of SRP. But we will pick back up on August 16th and kick it off with a Teen Advisory Board meeting that night and Teen Gaming that Thursday on August 19th.

I'm going to follow up Sarah's countdown: MOCKINGJAY in 30 days!!!!!!!!!! If you haven't read the Hunger Games yet, there is still time before MockingJay comes out on August 24th.
For those who have read it, any predictions for the third book???? Feel free to leave a comment with what you think will happen!

JH

Last chance for teen events during Summer Reading Program:

• Teen Pottery - Monday, 7/19, 6 p.m. You don't want to miss this opportunity to basically play in the mud! Come learn how to make cool clay creations.
• Teen Creative Writing - Thursdays, 7/22 and 7/29, 1 p.m. Like to write? Make up stories? Imagine cool characters? If this sounds like you, come out to our last two writing classes and get some tips!
• Don't forget to bring in your completed reading card packets during store hours (check your calendar if you don't know when these are) to enter prize drawings and get free books!
  

Also, for fans of Hunger Games and Catching Fire - Countdown to Mockingjay release: 38 days!!! (I'll be updating this countdown regularly - I'm just so excited about this book!!!)

SH

Come get involved!

Ok, guys, just a reminder about our teen creative writing class. It's every Thursday in July at 1 p.m. The class is taught by one of the wonderful people who works at the front desk of the library, and she really knows her stuff. So come take advantage of it and learn to write some great stories! Or if you're already a writer, this is a good chance to practice!

Don't forget about Water Fun with the CCPL Teens on Wednesday, 7/14 at 10 a.m.! This is a program for teens to host for the younger kids, and it should be a blast. Come prepared to get a little wet!

You have one more chance for teen gaming in July - it's on Thursday the 15th from 6-7:30 p.m. You must have a signed permission slip to participate, so if you've never been before, please don't forget that. You can pick them up at the children's desk, or print them from our website at www.clarkpublib.org/teens. We have snacks and drinks too!

Also in July: Teen Pottery. This is on Monday, 7/19 at 6 p.m. Albert Bauman will be coming and bringing all the materials! So just bring yourself and have some fun!

One more thing. I know I'm getting on the bandwagon kind of late for this, since it's not a very new series, but I just recently read the Uglies series by Scott Westerfeld. If you've never read them, I highly recommend them. It's about a society where everyone gets an operation when they turn 16 to turn them "pretty." The idea is to make everyone equal so that there's no rivalries or prejudices based on appearances, but as you might imagine, things aren't always as they seem. Very good series.

Hope to see you for some of our upcoming events!

SH