Teens Invited to Submit 'Book Ballots!'

Press Release:

During Teen Read Month in October, teens (ages 12 to 18) are invited to make their book choices count, by voting for their favorite books in 6 different categories. Vote one of three ways: on the Library’s Teen Topics page, on Washington County Library’s Facebook page, or using a paper ballot available at any Library location. Each ballot becomes an entry in a drawing for MELSA prizes. Drawing winners will be announced in early November. Watch the Library’s web pages and the Library’s Facebook page to find out the teen top picks.

Other Teen Read Month activities at Washington County Library:

• BOOK MARKS, NAME TAGS & MORE
  Thursday, October 11, 3:30 to 5 p.m.
  Hardwood Creek Library
  So you're back in school and settled in. It's time to decorate your locker! Or your door at home, or whatever else you can think of. Come make a bookmark, a name tag or a giant letter. We'll have all kinds of fun supplies on hand, including ink pads and Legos for that steam punk look. Free, no registration required.

• TEENS MARBLE MAGNETS 

Thursday, October 18, 3:30-5 p.m.

Park Grove Library

Make really cool marble magnets for your locker, frig, or to give as gifts. These look like the expensive ones you see in boutiques! Choose, and cut magazine photos that will be magnified by a glass bubble, then attach to magnet. So fun, easy, and satisfying to make! For teens, ages 12-17. Registration required

• MONSTER MASH 
  Friday, October 19, 12:30 to 2 p.m.
  Hardwood Creek Library
  It's almost Halloween. Come make some monsters to celebrate the season. Rocks, bottle caps, plastic tags - we have all kinds of fun stuff to use. Free, no registration required.

• ILLUMINATED LETTERS
  Saturday, October 20, 2-3:30 p.m.
  R. H. Stafford Library
  Show off your personality by making an illuminated metal letter of your initial. It could decorate the door to your room or your locker or wherever you can think up! Supplies all provided, but bring your creativity. Registration required.
• MASK MAKING
  Thursday, October 25, 6-7:30 p.m.
  R. H. Stafford Library
  Need something to perfect your Halloween costume? Or just for fun? We'll be making 
  masquerade and superhero masks -- because life is always more interesting in a costume. Supplies provided, but bring your creativity. Registration required.
• TEENS MARBLE MAGNETS

Thursday, October 25, 4-5:30 p.m.

Oakdale Library

Make really cool marble magnets for your locker, frig, or to give as gifts. These look like the expensive ones you see in boutiques! Choose, and cut magazine photos that will be magnified by a glass bubble, the attached to magnet. So fun, easy, and satisfying to make! For teens, ages 12-17. Registration required. 

Teen Read Month at Washington County Library is a celebration of “reading for the fun of it” and librarians encourage teens to take advantage of reading in all its forms —books and magazines, eBooks, audiobooks and more — and become regular library users.

Teens have more activities to fill their free time than ever — web videos, social networking sites, video games, afterschool activities, athletics, and more” said Dawn LaBrosse, Youth Services Coordinator for Washington County Library. “It’s important that we show them that reading is something that’s fun and relaxing that they can do for free. And that reading for fun can translate into better performance at school.”