Teen & Adult Winter Reading Program

The Mahomet Public Library encourages teens and adults to relax with a good book this winter! Participate in the teen/adult winter reading program from December 15 through January 31, and for every three books you read, you can enter a drawing for great prizes! Entry forms will be available in the library and on the website by December 8th. For more information, contact the Mahomet Public Library at 586-2611 or visit www.mahometpubliclibrary.org.

Teen Read Week 2008!

The Mahomet Public Library has plenty of activities planned for Teen Read Week, October 12-18, 2008. This year's theme is "Books with Bite @ Your Library". Teen Read Week events are open to all junior high and high school students. Here's what we have planned for the week:

Ø Enter a drawing to win a paperback copy of “Twilight” or “New Moon” by Stephenie Meyer.

Ø How many vampire candies are in the jar? Guess correctly (or even close!) during Teen Read Week, and you could win them all!

Ø Decorate your own Monster Cookie in our drop-in program on Tuesday, October 14 from 4-5 p.m. Preregister by October 9 so we have enough supplies for everyone! Contact the library at 586-2611 to register.

And of course, keep visiting our blog to give your ideas of programs you'd like to see in the library!

Flowers for Algernon

Since Banned Book Week is coming up next week, I recently read "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes, since this book has been challenged repeatedly due to references to sex and drinking, as well as inapropriate language. These weren't the things that jumped out at me, though. I've read books with worse! But I found the story interesting. Charlie feels so alone when he has a low IQ, and so looks forward to being "smart". When an operation gives him the opportunity to become more intelligent, Charlie probably feels like his problems will be solved. Instead, he still feels alone, but this time because his intelligence has so greatly surpassed the people around him. There were parts of the story that I didn't fully understand, mostly when Charlie was talking about the downward spiral he expected in his intelligence, based on the studies of others, but I got the idea, and don't feel I lost much by not understanding all the scientific principles. In general, I enjoyed this book.

Summer Reading Program WINNERS!

Congratulations to the following grand prize winners in the Teen Summer Reading Program! Each winner received a $10 gift card to the store of their choice!
-Ashley P.
-Todd M.
-Ana B.
-Ryan H.
-Matthew C.

Also, congrats to our weekly prize drawing winners:
-Jennifer M.
-Ryan H.
-Elizabeth B.
-Matthew C.
-James M.
-Courtney H.

Paint a Patriotic T-shirt

Paint a Patriotic T-Shirt, Wednesday, June 25, 2:30-4 p.m.

We’ll provide the red, white and blue fabric paint and some stamps, you provide the t-shirt (or socks, bandanna, etc.). Stamp your shirt, then let it dry for a few minutes while you check out some fun books or movies. Open to all ages!

Teen Summer Reading Program

“Be a Winner…Read!” Teen Summer Reading Program, June 2-July 18:

All teens in grades 6-12 or equivalent are invited to participate in the teen summer reading program. Read 3 books (one We the People “Created Equal” book, one Caudill or Lincoln winner or 2009 nominee, and one book of your choice). Rate the book (1-5 stars), and enter a drawing for one of five $10 gift cards to the location of your choice. We will also hold weekly drawings where you can win a small prize. Entry forms will be available the last week of May. What books have you read for the program? How would you rate them?

Teen Tech Week 2008!

Celebrate Teen Tech Week at the Mahomet Public Library March 2-8, 2008! We will have 2 programs during the week. If you're in grades 6-12, please join us in the following activities:

***“Numbered Chairs” Music Trivia contest,Thursday, March 6, 6:00-7:00 p.m. Race against other teams to correctly answer 20 music trivia questions. For more information, read the "Numbered Chairs" entry also on this blog. Minimum of 8 people needed to register by Monday, March 3rd to hold this program.

* **Complete 3 of the “25 Ways to Celebrate Teen Tech Week” from March 2-8, and you will be entered in a drawing to win fun prizes! Pick up the "25 Ways to Celebrate" sheet from the library, or print one from the library web page at www.mahometpubliclibrary.org.

Numbered Chairs Music Trivia

Join us as we play "Numbered Chairs" on Thursday, March 6 from 6-7 p.m. at the Mahomet Public Library. How do you play numbered chairs? I will have a list of 20 music trivia questions. Each team will have 20 strips of paper, each with an answer to one of my trivia questions. I will read a question, and each team will look through the answers for a correct one. The runner from each team will run to a chair in the front of the room when their answer is found. Each chair will have a different point value, so the first person with an answer will sit in the chair with the highest point value. If your answer is correct, you get the points assigned to your chair. If your answer is wrong, you LOSE the points assigned to your chair. Team with the most points after the 20 questions have been asked is the winner!

Snacks will be provided, and feel free to invite friends to watch the fun, even if they don't want to particpate. We will need a minimum of 8 people registered by Monday, March 3rd to hold this program.