Summer Reading Finale
Grades 6-8 Summer Newsletter 2017 All ages. Gear up for the Summer Reading Program! Complete activities to earn prizes and entries in the Grand Prize Drawing. Even the youngest members can participate! Register at the Adult or Kids Desks at the Main Library and at the Prospect Heights Branch beginning June 10.
Summer Reading Program Kickoff * Photo Booth 10 am-2 pm All ages. Register for the Summer Reading Program and get your picture taken with fun props in Chicagoland PBR’s photo booth. Drop in. Mad About Mugs 10 am-2 pm Ages 14 and older. Stop by the craft station to create a one-of-a-kind foil stamped mug with a quote and decorations of your choice. While supplies last. Drop in. The Great Frame Up: Decoration Station 10 am-2 pm All ages. Decorate a fun frame for your photo booth pictures in The Launch Pad. Bring your family and get creative together. While supplies last. Drop in.
Saturday, June 10, 9 am-5 pm
DIY Kids 10 am-3 pm Birth-grade 8. Register for the Summer Reading Program and make cool crafts. While supplies last. Drop in. Sing, Sing a Song With Laura Doherty 11 am-12 pm Most appropriate for children ages 2-8 with a caregiver. Dance and clap along to Chicago favorite Laura Doherty’s original, catchy tunes from her awardwinning CDs. Limit: 180. TR Minecraft Madness 12-3 pm Grades 6-8. Drop in for Minecraft gaming in the Middle Ground. The two gaming stations will be reserved for Minecraft play and members with their own login can play on the Mac computers. Snacks and a Minecraft project offered in the lounge area of the Middle Ground. R
Mr. Freeze Cryogenics Show 1-2 pm Grades K-8. Your summer is about to get super cool! Mr. Freeze uses liquid nitrogen to create spectacular and surprising effects. Learn interesting physics facts and find out how cryogenics is used at Fermilab. Limit: 80. TR Edible Art! 2:30-3:15 pm or 3:15-4 pm Grades 6-12. Join us in The Launch Pad to create your own unique cookies. We'll use edible ink markers to make tasty one-of-a-kind art. Register for one session only. R
Summer Reading Finale
Prepararse para el programa de lectura de verano!
Laser Cut Keychains 10 am-2 pm Ages 14 and older. Join us in The Launch Pad to help create a keychain engraved with our laser cutter. Drop in.
Completar actividades para ganar premios e participar en el sorteo del gran premio. ¡Incluso los miembros más jóvenes de la tripulación pueden participar! Regístrese en el escritorio de adultos o niños y en la sucursal de Prospect Heights a partir del 10 de junio.
Drop-in Discovery 10 am-2 pm Ages 3-grade 8. Challenge your creativity with hands-on activities and experiments, including cookie decorating with Mariano's Fresh Market. While supplies last. NR
*All Kickoff programs will be held at the Main Library.
Programs held in The Launch Pad
!
Saturday, July 29
Middle Ground Grades 6-8 Crafternoon: Scrambled Egg Drop Tuesday, June 20, 1-2:30 pm Grades 6-8. Create containers in which eggs can survive falls of increasingly greater heights. Will your egg go unscrambled? Materials provided. R
Grades 4-12 Harry Potter Party: Fantastic Beasts Edition Monday, July 31, 1-4 pm Celebrate Harry Potter's birthday in style. We’ll watch Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (rated PG-13) and enjoy food and fun! Costumes are encouraged but not required. R
Summer Spa Day Wednesday, June 28, 11 am-12:30 pm Grades 6-8. Learn to make nourishing bath products to pamper yourself at home or to give as a gift. Materials provided. R Crafternoon: DIY S'mores Oven Wednesday, July 12, 1-2:30 pm Grades 6-8. Harness the power of the sun to create s'mores without the use of a campfire. Materials provided. R Maker Club: 3Doodler Pens Tuesday, July 25, 4-5 pm or 6-7 pm Grade 6-8. Explore The Launch Pad by learning a new skill with this bi-monthly program. This month we will use 3Doodler Pens to draw in three dimensions! All materials provided. Please register for one session only. R
MS Book Club The Dungeoneers by John David Anderson Monday, June 12, 7-8 pm Grades 6-8. Discussion, activities and snacks are part of the fun in this book club. Register and pick up your free book, while supplies last, at the Kids Desk until May 29. Up Next: Real Friends by Shannon Hale & LeUyen Pham Monday, August 14, 7-8 pm Shannon and Adrienne have been best friends ever since they were little. But one day, Adrienne starts hanging out with Jen, the most popular girl in class and the leader of a circle of friends called The Group. Everyone wants to be Jen's #1, and some girls would do anything to stay on top– even if it means bullying others. I Will Always Write Back by Martin Ganda and Caitlin Alifirenka Tuesday, August 22, 1-2 pm It started as an assignment. Everyone in Caitlin's class wrote to an unknown student somewhere in a distant place. Martin was lucky to even receive a pen-pal letter. There were only ten letters, and fifty kids in his class. But he was the top student, so he got the first one. That letter was the beginning of a correspondence that spanned six years and changed two lives. Register and pick up your free book, while supplies last, at the Kids Desk between June 12 and July 31. Each member may only sign up for one August session.
R = Registration required | NR = No registration
Programs held in The Launch Pad
READING BY DESIGN INSTRUCTIONS 1. Build each item by choosing recipe ingredients from your inventory. 2. Complete a task to use that ingredient and cross it off of your recipe grid. 3. Each ingredient has an endless supply. Use them as many times in a recipe as you like! 4. You will receive your first prize when you complete Level 1 and your final prize when you complete Level 2. 5. Each time you complete a level, check in at the library and you will earn one grand prize ticket for the grand prize of your choice. 6. You may earn one additional grand prize ticket in the Master Crafter level. 7. Turn in your log by July 31 for all tickets and prizes to be earned.
Read a nonfiction book
Visit the Middle Ground
Check out a NEW book
Read for 30 minutes
Attend a library program
Make a craft
Visit the Middle Ground
Create something @ home
Read for one hour
Explore The Launch Pad and create something
Read or write fanfiction
Read for 30 minutes
Read a news article
Attend a library program
Check out a movie or game
Check out a magazine
Read for 30 minutes
Attend a library program
Explore instructables.com
INVENTORY AND TASKS
Write a book review and turn in or email to [email protected]
LEVEL 1 CRAFTING RECIPES
Complete each recipe grid to finish level. Pick up prize between 6/22-7/31.
LEVEL 2 CRAFTING RECIPES
Complete each recipe grid to finish level. Pick up prize between 7/6-7/31.
BONUS LEVEL MASTER RECIPES
After Level 1 & 2, complete two recipe grids to earn 1 extra grand prize ticket. Must be completed by July 31 to be eligible for the prize drawings.
* Must visit Launch Pad to complete this recipe.
Maker Club: 3Doodler Pens Tuesday, July 25, 4-5 pm or 6-7 pm
Crafternoon: DIY S’mores Oven Wednesday, July 12, 1-2:30 pm
Public Library District
Indian Trails
Real Friends by Shannon Hale & LeUyen Pham Monday, August 14, 7-8 pm
355 Schoenbeck Rd., Wheeling IL 60090 847.459.4100 • www.itpld.org
I Will Always Write Back by Martin Ganda and Caitlin Alifirenka Tuesday, August 22, 1-2 pm
Register and pick up your free book, while supplies last, at the Kids Desk between June 12 and July 31. Each member may only sign up for one August session.
MS Book Club
Harry Potter Party: Fantastic Beasts Edition Monday, July 31, 1-4 pm Grades 4-12. Celebrate Harry Potter's birthday in style. We’ll watch Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (rated PG-13) and enjoy food and fun! Costumes are encouraged but not required. R
Summer Spa Day Wednesday, June 28, 11 am-12:30 pm
Crafternoon: Scrambled Egg Drop Tuesday, June 20, 1-2:30 pm
Registration required
Grades 6-8 Programs
NAME
JUNE 10 - JULY 31, 2017
SUMMER READING PROGRAM
READING READING BY DESIGN DESIGN BY
MIDDLE SCHOOL
Summer Reading Program Kickoff * Photo Booth 10 am-2 pm All ages. Register for the Summer Reading Program and get your picture taken with fun props in Chicagoland PBR’s photo booth. Drop in. Mad About Mugs 10 am-2 pm Ages 14 and older. Stop by the craft station to create a one-of-a-kind foil stamped mug with a quote and decorations of your choice. While supplies last. Drop in. The Great Frame Up: Decoration Station 10 am-2 pm All ages. Decorate a fun frame for your photo booth pictures in The Launch Pad. Bring your family and get creative together. While supplies last. Drop in.
Saturday, June 10, 9 am-5 pm
DIY Kids 10 am-3 pm Birth-grade 8. Register for the Summer Reading Program and make cool crafts. While supplies last. Drop in. Sing, Sing a Song With Laura Doherty 11 am-12 pm Most appropriate for children ages 2-8 with a caregiver. Dance and clap along to Chicago favorite Laura Doherty’s original, catchy tunes from her awardwinning CDs. Limit: 180. TR Minecraft Madness 12-3 pm Grades 6-8. Drop in for Minecraft gaming in the Middle Ground. The two gaming stations will be reserved for Minecraft play and members with their own login can play on the Mac computers. Snacks and a Minecraft project offered in the lounge area of the Middle Ground. R
Mr. Freeze Cryogenics Show 1-2 pm Grades K-8. Your summer is about to get super cool! Mr. Freeze uses liquid nitrogen to create spectacular and surprising effects. Learn interesting physics facts and find out how cryogenics is used at Fermilab. Limit: 80. TR Edible Art! 2:30-3:15 pm or 3:15-4 pm Grades 6-12. Join us in The Launch Pad to create your own unique cookies. We'll use edible ink markers to make tasty one-of-a-kind art. Register for one session only. R
Summer Reading Finale
Prepararse para el programa de lectura de verano!
Laser Cut Keychains 10 am-2 pm Ages 14 and older. Join us in The Launch Pad to help create a keychain engraved with our laser cutter. Drop in.
Completar actividades para ganar premios e participar en el sorteo del gran premio. ¡Incluso los miembros más jóvenes de la tripulación pueden participar! Regístrese en el escritorio de adultos o niños y en la sucursal de Prospect Heights a partir del 10 de junio.
Drop-in Discovery 10 am-2 pm Ages 3-grade 8. Challenge your creativity with hands-on activities and experiments, including cookie decorating with Mariano's Fresh Market. While supplies last. NR
*All Kickoff programs will be held at the Main Library.
Programs held in The Launch Pad
!
Saturday, July 29
Middle Ground Grades 6-8 Crafternoon: Scrambled Egg Drop Tuesday, June 20, 1-2:30 pm Grades 6-8. Create containers in which eggs can survive falls of increasingly greater heights. Will your egg go unscrambled? Materials provided. R
Grades 4-12 Harry Potter Party: Fantastic Beasts Edition Monday, July 31, 1-4 pm Celebrate Harry Potter's birthday in style. We’ll watch Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (rated PG-13) and enjoy food and fun! Costumes are encouraged but not required. R
Summer Spa Day Wednesday, June 28, 11 am-12:30 pm Grades 6-8. Learn to make nourishing bath products to pamper yourself at home or to give as a gift. Materials provided. R Crafternoon: DIY S'mores Oven Wednesday, July 12, 1-2:30 pm Grades 6-8. Harness the power of the sun to create s'mores without the use of a campfire. Materials provided. R Maker Club: 3Doodler Pens Tuesday, July 25, 4-5 pm or 6-7 pm Grade 6-8. Explore The Launch Pad by learning a new skill with this bi-monthly program. This month we will use 3Doodler Pens to draw in three dimensions! All materials provided. Please register for one session only. R
MS Book Club The Dungeoneers by John David Anderson Monday, June 12, 7-8 pm Grades 6-8. Discussion, activities and snacks are part of the fun in this book club. Register and pick up your free book, while supplies last, at the Kids Desk until May 29. Up Next: Real Friends by Shannon Hale & LeUyen Pham Monday, August 14, 7-8 pm Shannon and Adrienne have been best friends ever since they were little. But one day, Adrienne starts hanging out with Jen, the most popular girl in class and the leader of a circle of friends called The Group. Everyone wants to be Jen's #1, and some girls would do anything to stay on top– even if it means bullying others. I Will Always Write Back by Martin Ganda and Caitlin Alifirenka Tuesday, August 22, 1-2 pm It started as an assignment. Everyone in Caitlin's class wrote to an unknown student somewhere in a distant place. Martin was lucky to even receive a pen-pal letter. There were only ten letters, and fifty kids in his class. But he was the top student, so he got the first one. That letter was the beginning of a correspondence that spanned six years and changed two lives. Register and pick up your free book, while supplies last, at the Kids Desk between June 12 and July 31. Each member may only sign up for one August session.
R = Registration required | NR = No registration
Programs held in The Launch Pad
READING BY DESIGN INSTRUCTIONS 1. Build each item by choosing recipe ingredients from your inventory. 2. Complete a task to use that ingredient and cross it off of your recipe grid. 3. Each ingredient has an endless supply. Use them as many times in a recipe as you like! 4. You will receive your first prize when you complete Level 1 and your final prize when you complete Level 2. 5. Each time you complete a level, check in at the library and you will earn one grand prize ticket for the grand prize of your choice. 6. You may earn one additional grand prize ticket in the Master Crafter level. 7. Turn in your log by July 31 for all tickets and prizes to be earned.
Read a nonfiction book
Visit the Middle Ground
Check out a NEW book
Read for 30 minutes
Attend a library program
Make a craft
Visit the Middle Ground
Create something @ home
Read for one hour
Explore The Launch Pad and create something
Read or write fanfiction
Read for 30 minutes
Read a news article
Attend a library program
Check out a movie or game
Check out a magazine
Read for 30 minutes
Attend a library program
Explore instructables.com
INVENTORY AND TASKS
Write a book review and turn in or email to [email protected]
LEVEL 1 CRAFTING RECIPES
Complete each recipe grid to finish level. Pick up prize between 6/22-7/31.
LEVEL 2 CRAFTING RECIPES
Complete each recipe grid to finish level. Pick up prize between 7/6-7/31.
BONUS LEVEL MASTER RECIPES
After Level 1 & 2, complete two recipe grids to earn 1 extra grand prize ticket. Must be completed by July 31 to be eligible for the prize drawings.
* Must visit Launch Pad to complete this recipe.
Maker Club: 3Doodler Pens Tuesday, July 25, 4-5 pm or 6-7 pm
Crafternoon: DIY S’mores Oven Wednesday, July 12, 1-2:30 pm
Public Library District
Indian Trails
Real Friends by Shannon Hale & LeUyen Pham Monday, August 14, 7-8 pm
355 Schoenbeck Rd., Wheeling IL 60090 847.459.4100 • www.itpld.org
I Will Always Write Back by Martin Ganda and Caitlin Alifirenka Tuesday, August 22, 1-2 pm
Register and pick up your free book, while supplies last, at the Kids Desk between June 12 and July 31. Each member may only sign up for one August session.
MS Book Club
Harry Potter Party: Fantastic Beasts Edition Monday, July 31, 1-4 pm Grades 4-12. Celebrate Harry Potter's birthday in style. We’ll watch Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (rated PG-13) and enjoy food and fun! Costumes are encouraged but not required. R
Summer Spa Day Wednesday, June 28, 11 am-12:30 pm
Crafternoon: Scrambled Egg Drop Tuesday, June 20, 1-2:30 pm
Registration required
Grades 6-8 Programs
NAME
JUNE 10 - JULY 31, 2017
SUMMER READING PROGRAM
READING READING BY DESIGN DESIGN BY
MIDDLE SCHOOL
