Celebrate Books with Bite during
Teen Read Week 2008
October
12-18
 By Wendy Rosenfeld, Outreach Services Coordinator
Celebrate the 11th Annual Teen Read Week, October
12-18. Find something to sink your teeth into from
animals to cooking to vampires with books, graphic
novels, and exciting teen events! Brought to you by the
Palm Beach County Library System, other libraries,
schools and bookstores across the country.
Studies show that a regular reading habit increases
reading proficiency (and can also be fun!) |
Special Events |
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GREENACRES BRANCH LIBRARY
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Oct. 15, 2008
6:00 p.m. |
Teen Read Week: Books that Bite!
Share your favorite creepy, monstrous, or horrific
book. A prize will be given for the most
monstrous costume! Play a creepy game or
two. Snacks! Ages 12 & up. (90 min.) |
HAGEN RANCH ROAD BRANCH LIBRARY
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Oct. 14, 2008
6:30 p.m. |
Pizza Taste-Off!
Celebrate Teen Read Week: Books with Bite.
Bring your friends and enjoy our pizza tasting contest! Vote on your favorites from local pizzerias and sink your teeth into some books with bite. Grades 6-12. (60 min.) |
JUPITER BRANCH LIBRARY
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Oct. 21, 2008
6:30 p.m. |
Books with Bite
It’s Teen Read Week, so come for a bite (pizza) and we’ll talk about those books that bite. Bring a title you’d like to tell all about! Grades 6-12. (60 min.) Preregister. |
NORTH COUNTY REGIONAL LIBRARY
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Oct. 15, 2008
6:30 p.m. |
Candy Sushi
Create the look of sushi in tasty candy for
Teen Read Week. Ages 11-17. (45 min.) Preregister. |
SOUTHWEST COUNTY REGIONAL LIBRARY
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Oct. 14, 2008
6:30 p.m. |
Donuts and Pages
We’ll discuss “Thirsty,” by MT Anderson and bite into jelly donuts from five different bakeries. You judge which bakery makes the best. Check out the book. Grades 7 & up. (45 min.)
Preregister. |
TEQUESTA BRANCH
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Oct. 20, 2008
6:00 p.m. |
Books-N-Bytes
Teen Read Week is here so enjoy books, games.
and contests with bytes and then have a bite,
pizza and pop. We will check out "L8r, g8r" by
Lauren Myracle and "Hacking Harvard" by
Robin Wasserman among other cyber titles.
Grades 6-12. (90min.) Preregister |
WELLINGTON BRANCH LIBRARY
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Oct. 14, 2008
6:30 p.m. |
Teen Read Week: Twilight Trivia
Let's talk about Books with Bite. Test your
knowledge of the vampire/werewolf series
by Stephenie Meyer. Ages 12-17. (60 min.)
Preregister. |
Posted: 10/14/08 |
