TEEN READ WEEK in October!!!!!!!!!!!!

Celebrate with Allen Public Library during the American Library Association's National TEEN READ WEEK October 16 to October 22.

TEEN READ WEEK


PICTURE IT! @ THE ALLEN PUBLIC LIBRARY


Sunday, October 18 to Saturday, October 22


Teen’scape, the Teen Room at the Allen Public Library, will have GRAPHIC NOVELS displayed, with art and photography contests for teens to enter.


EVENTS FOR PICTURE IT! @ THE ALLEN PUBLIC LIBRARY


PICTURE IT! ENVELOPE ART AND PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST


Teens ages 12 to 18 may enter work for judging, starting October 1 until October 15, with the winners showcased at a program on Thursday, October 20. Check out the rules on the back.


Picture It! Sports Mascots! Sunday, October 16, 2:00 pm in Teen’scape Choose to color a familiar sports team’s logo or design one of your own. Free and open to teens, ages 12-18.


Picture It! The World! Monday, October 17, 4:00 pm in Teen’scape


Come check out all the great cultural and international books available at the library and get a special brochure to keep track of your reading. Free and open to teens, ages 12-18.


Picture you eating …Candy sushi! Tuesday, October 18, 4:00 pm in the Meeting Room – For tweens and teens, ages 8 to 18, registration required.


Howl’s Moving Castle! Wednesday, October 19, 4:00 pm in the Meeting Room – Watch the movie and make Howl’s moving cardboard boxes.


For tweens and teens, ages 8 to 18, registration required.


Picture It! Contest Awards! Thursday, October 20, 4:00 pm in the Meeting Room – Winners announced. Come and see who won the Teen Read Week Art and Photography Contests. Snacks provided. Free and open to teens, ages 12-18.


Picture It! Scavenger Hunt! Friday, October 21, 4:00 pm in Teen’scape – Solve this visual puzzle and win a prize. Free and open to teens, ages 12-18.


Picture It! Art on You! Saturday, October 22, 2:00 pm in the Meeting Room – Henna painting for tweens and teens, ages 8 to 18, registration and permission form required. Registration and permission form can be found online at allenlibrary.org.


– PICTURE IT! @ YOUR LIBRARY



Teen Read Week is an initiative of the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association. Teen Read Week started in 1998. This year's theme is Picture It @ your library®, which encourages teens to read graphic novels and other illustrated materials, seek out creative books, or imagine the world through literature, just for the fun of it. Libraries across the world celebrate Teen Read Week with a variety of special events and programs aimed at encouraging teens to read for pleasure and to visit their libraries for free reading materials. Teens have so many options for entertainment, so it's important to remind them to spend time reading for pleasure: it's free, fun, and can be done anywhere! Research shows that teens who read for fun have better test scores and are more likely to succeed in the workforce. This week lets teens know the possibilities that exist within the doors of the library, and within the covers of books.


Best-selling author, Jay Asher, who wrote Thirteen Reasons Why, is the spokesperson for 2011 Teen Read Week.