Programs for Teens

FOR TEENS

Dragon Eyes - *Registration Required* Beguiling and intriguing to behold – Dragon Eyes! We will be painting on glass cabochons to create our own hypnotic dragon eyes, which can then be used to create jewelry or add embellishment to any item that needs a mysterious touch!

Registration will open on Eventbrite on Tuesday, June 23th at 4:00 p.m. Demonstration video: Monday, July 6th, 2:30 p.m. We may be having to celebrate our summer in a little different way this year, but that won’t stop teens from enjoying awesome activities based on the theme of “Imagine Your Story!” For certain programs, we will be offering free supply kits in limited quantities, so you will have to register at https:// weatherfordpubliclibrarytx.eventbrite.com to reserve your free “to go” packet.* Video presentations will all be on www.facebook.com/WeatherfordPL/. Please carefully check the individual descriptions for details. While anyone is welcome to watch our Facebook presentations, “to go” packets for programs will only be available for ages 12-18.

Wildlife On The Move

Sometimes imagining our story brings us into contact with unknown creatures. We may wonder, “Why do they look and act the way they do?” Wildlife On The Move’s Mr. B will present “Amazing Adaptations” to help us explore the remarkable realm of animal life.

Live presentation: Monday, July 13th, 2:30 p.m. Fairy-Scapes - *Registration Required*

Have you ever been fascinated by the tiny habitats where fairies and gnomes might dwell? We will be imagining our own fairy-scapes that will make delightful ornaments for your room. Who knows? Maybe a real fairy will feel right at home?

Registration will open on Eventbrite on Tuesday, July 7th at 4:00 p.m. Demonstration video: Monday, July 20th, 2:30 p.m. Imagine Your Escape! - *Registration Required*

Before we pull the drawbridge up on our summer adventures, we must use our wits and imagination to escape a mysterious lair. Will we have to outwit wizards or outmaneuver magical creatures? Find out when you accept the challenge to Imagine Your Escape! Registrants will receive a packet of puzzles and clues to unlock the code to escape!

Registration will open on Eventbrite on Tuesday, July 14th at 4:00 p.m. The video featuring solutions: Monday, July 27th, 2:30 p.m. * Reminder: Supply kits are intended for ages 12-18 only. When you register, more information about supply kit pickup will be provided. Storyteller Gary Whitaker

This year’s summer theme is all about stories, so let’s kick it off with an offering of fantasy tales from professional storyteller Gary Whitaker. Will we hear tales of knights, wizards, fairies, dragons, mermaids, or unicorns? Be sure to join us to find out what surprises Gary has in store!

Live presentation: Monday, June 8th, 2:30 p.m. Cosplay Creations

Have you ever been so engrossed in a story that you want to bring it to life? Cosplay is a great way to let your imagination loose! Cosplayers will present ideas and inspiration for ways to create props for your favorite role!

Video presentation: Monday, June 15th, 2:30 p.m. Mermaid & Dragon Eggs - *Registration Required*

Mythical creatures are fantastic, but did you ever dream of where they came from? If they hatched from eggs, wouldn’t those be fabulous capsules? We will let our imaginations take flight, or make a splash, when we create our own dragon or mermaid eggs. Registration will open on Eventbrite on Tuesday, June

9th at 4:00 p.m. Demonstration video: Monday, June 22nd, 2:30 p.m. Wizard Wands - *Registration Required*

If we are going to have a magical summer, we will need our own personalized wands! Get ready to create your own wizarding baton with the conjuring crew at Weatherford Public Library.

Registration will open on Eventbrite on Tuesday, June 16th at 4:00 p.m. Demonstration video: Monday, June 29th, 2:30 p.m.

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Weatherford Public Library Summer Reading Challenge 2020 June 1st - August 16th

At WPL, we use Beanstack to manage the Summer Reading Challenge programs. This online summer reading management program is a free service that will help you track and manage participation in the library’s Summer Reading Challenge Reading Rewards Program for kids and teens and the Adult Summer Library Challenge. You can set up as many profiles within your account as needed, so it is easy to track participation for the whole family. If you used Beanstack with us a previous summer, a new account is not needed, as you can continue to use the account that you have already. Your password can be reset if you have forgotten it; please do not create an additional account. Let us know if you need assistance. If you are new to Beanstack, setting up your account takes just a couple simple steps and doesn’t require that you download anything, as it is browser-based. An optional mobile app is available if you choose to download and use it as well. If you do not have access to a computer, tablet, smartphone, or other internet connected device at home, the library’s computers can be used to participate. Need help? Visit us at the library and we will be happy to assist you with setting up your account and showing you how to use it. 1. Go to weatherfordtx.beanstack.org. 2. Look for your age group and click register. 3. Enter the required information and you’ll be all set with your account (a library card is not required to sign up with Beanstack). Information on Beanstack’s privacy policies can be found at: https://www.beanstack.com/privacy/. In addition to tracking your progress in the library’s summer challenges, Beanstack will alert you when you have earned a prize to be picked up at the library and will track your entries into any prize drawings for the summer reading programs. At the conclusion of the summer reading programs, Beanstack will conduct random drawings to select our winners from all entries received. The prize drawings are sponsored by the Friends of the Weatherford Public Library (a 501(c)3 corporation), 1014 Charles Street, Weatherford, TX 76086. Drawings are to be held the week of August 17th through 21st, 2020.

Parental Notice:

Beanstack requires personal information. If you choose to use Beanstack, you can apply Beanstack’s privacy policy addressing children’s privacy at any time. This allows parents to request that all of their child’s data be deleted from Beanstack’s database by sending an email message to contact@beanstack.com with “Request for Child Information Removal” as the subject, and the name and age of the child in the body of the message. There are numerous paid and free parental monitoring apps available should you wish to keep tabs on when your children are accessing the Beanstack website or should you wish to block access altogether.

Additionally, if you are not comfortable sharing your children’s information, you may also opt out and use a paper log to participate in the program. 12

Summer Reading Challenge Reading Rewards Program

•Do you have a child aged from birth to 11 or a teen aged from 12 to 18 (and still in school)? •Are you a youth or a teen yourself? •Did you join our Summer Reading Challenge through Beanstack and can’t wait to earn prizes? You’re in the right place!

The Reading Rewards Program works in the same way for all youth aged from birth to 18 years. It’s all about counting the minutes you spend reading. Each minute you read is worth one point and it doesn’t matter what you like to read – books, magazines, comics and audiobooks all count toward your goals. Also, reading aloud counts, so if you are a parent reading to a baby, toddler, or preschooler, they can earn prizes. If you are a kid or teen who likes to read aloud with younger siblings and family members, it counts for both of you.

You can track your reading using Beanstack which will give you information about your prizes as you earn them. If you don’t have access to a computer or device that connects to the Internet or you prefer to track your reading on paper, you can use the reading log we have included on the next two pages and we will help you enter the information into our Beanstack website when you visit the library.

Prizes are earned once you have read 5 hours, 10 hours, 15 hours, and 20 hours. You’ll have plenty of time to work on reaching all these goals – the Reading Rewards Program lasts from June 1st until August 16th.

If you keep reading, you might become one of our Mega Readers. If you read 25 hours or more, you will earn a ticket to our Mega Reader Drawing for every 5 hours of reading done starting at 25 hours. If you can keep reading, you can keep earning tickets. You do need to get them all in by August the 16th, however, as the Mega Reader Drawings will be held the week of August 17th - 21st.

There are three separate Mega Reader Drawings: one for ages 0-3 with special prizes selected for our youngest readers, one for ages 4-11, and another for teens – and each drawing will have three winners. The prize packets will be the same for each drawing, but different depending on the age group, so that kids and teens can have prizes tailored to their interests.

We have also set up activities as part of the online Reading Rewards Program that challenge you to do something different and earn points! The activity points you earn will be combined with your reading points to earn badges. Whether you plan to earn rewards through reading only, or a combination of reading and activities, get ready to imagine your way through the best summer ever! 13

Are you an adult aged 18 or older?

If yes, our Adult Summer Library Challenge (SLC) was created just for you because we don’t believe that only the kids get to have fun over the summer!

How To Earn Points

Read, complete challenges, and participate in virtual events June 1st through August 16th, and you will earn points. Every minute read = 1 point, challenges and virtual events have point values from 5-25 points each, and book reviews you write count for 15 points per review. How to Earn Prizes and SLC Drawings Tickets On Beanstack, track your time spent reading (this includes graphic novels, magazines, eBooks, and listening to audiobooks), as well as each challenge you complete or virtual event that you participate in, in order to earn points, prizes, and tickets for the SLC Drawings. Every 300 points earned = 1 ticket for the SLC Drawings. Adult Prizes: the first 400 people to reach 600 points will win an exclusive laser engraved, wooden Weatherford Public Library bookmark. And, the first 175 people to reach 2,400 points will win an exclusive Weatherford Public Library bamboo journal/pen set. Bonus Reading Prize Opportunities: Read for at least 5,000 minutes and earn an entry to win Lunch for 2 from Golden Moon Restaurant. Read for at least 10,000 minutes and earn an entry to win a $50 gift certificate from Nizza Pizza. (Thank you to Golden Moon and Nizza Pizza for their generous donations of these prizes.) How to Redeem SLC Drawings Tickets Beanstack will keep track of the tickets that you earn. You can designate which prize(s) you want your tickets submitted toward for the SLC Drawings. Prize Distribution At the end of the Summer Reading Challenge, Beanstack will randomly select winners from all tickets entered in the SLC Drawings. Winners will be drawn the week of August 17th - 21st. Winners will be contacted and prizes must be claimed from the library by Wednesday, September 30th or we will have Beanstack draw a new winner.

Adult SLC Drawings - Prizes

Prizes #1 & 2 - Kindle Fire 7 Tablet with Alexa, 7” Display, 16 GB, (value $49.99) *There are two Kindle Fire tablets in the drawing.* Prize #3 - Shep’s Scoreboard $50 Gift Certificate Prize #4 - Nizza Pizza $50 Gift Certificate Prize #5 - Reflections Salon & Day Spa $50 Gift Certificate

3rd Thursday of the Month | 6 - 7:30 p.m. Adults of all ages are welcome to join us virtually to discuss the book of the month. Copies of the selected book for each month can be reserved by contacting Rachel at rreeves@weatherfordtx.gov while supplies last. Please contact Rachel for more information on how to access the virtual meeting. June 18th: Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover

Born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, Tara Westover was seventeen the first time she set foot in a classroom. Her family was so isolated from mainstream society that there was no one to ensure the children received an education, and no one to intervene when one of Tara’s older brothers became violent. When another brother got himself into college, Tara decided to try a new kind of life. Her quest for knowledge transformed her, taking her over oceans and across continents, to Harvard and to Cambridge University. Only then would she wonder if she’d traveled too far, if there was still a way home.

July 16th: The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah

Alaska, 1974. Ernt Allbright came home from the Vietnam War a changed and volatile man. When he loses yet another job, he makes the impulsive decision to move his wife and daughter north where they will live off the grid in America’s last true frontier. Cora will do anything for the man she loves, even if means following him into the unknown. Thirteen-year-old Leni, caught in the riptide of her parents’ passionate, stormy relationship, has little choice but to go along, daring to hope this new land promises her family a better future. In a wild, remote corner of Alaska, the Allbrights find a fiercely independent community of strong men and even stronger women. The long, sunlit days and the generosity of the locals make up for the newcomers’ lack of preparation and dwindling resources. But as winter approaches and darkness descends, Ernt’s fragile mental state deteriorates. Soon the perils outside pale in comparison to threats from within. In their small cabin, covered in snow, blanketed in eighteen hours of night, Leni and her mother learn the terrible truth: they are on their own.

August 20th: Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout At times stern, at other times patient, at times perceptive, at other times in sad denial,

Olive Kitteridge, a retired schoolteacher, deplores the changes in her little town of

Crosby, Maine, and in the world at large, but she doesn’t always recognize the changes in those around her: a lounge musician haunted by a past romance; a former student who has lost the will to live; Olive’s own adult child, who feels tyrannized by her irrational sensitivities; and her husband, Henry, who finds his loyalty to his marriage both a blessing and a curse. As the townspeople grapple with their problems, mild and dire, Olive is brought to a deeper understanding of herself and her life—sometimes painfully, but always with ruthless honesty. Olive Kitteridge offers profound insights into the human condition—its conflicts, its tragedies and joys, and the endurance it requires. 17

Join us for a virtual gathering of crafters. Our Needlework Group is now not only a great way to meet fellow crafters who enjoy crochet, embroidery, knitting, or any other type of hand work but a way for crafters of all types to come together and chat while you work on your projects from home. Share ideas, hone skills, show off your creative works, etc. Open to all ages and skill levels. Contact Rachel at rreeves@weatherfordtx. gov for more information on how to access this virtual gathering. **Note the new time!!** 3rd Tuesday of the Month | 4 - 5:30 p.m.

June 16th, July 21st, and August 18th

Get crafty at home with the library this summer and learn some new skills. We provide the supplies, step-by-step instructions, and a demonstration video for each project, and it’s absolutely free! Get ready to learn and have some fun! Supply kits are limited, so you must register at https://weatherfordpubliclibrarytx.eventbrite.com for the project you would like to make. When you register, more information about supply kit pickup will be provided, and then a video demonstration will go live on Facebook on the date shown for each project. Get ready to learn and have some fun! If you miss getting a kit, you can still learn with us by checking out the demonstration videos on Facebook and using supplies of your own.

Beaded Driftwood Windchimes Supply Kit open for registration: May 18th – 24th Demonstration Video will go live on Facebook: June 2nd | 9 a.m.

Mythical Creature Lanterns Supply kit open for registration: June 15th – 21st Demonstration Video will go live on Facebook: June 30th | 9 a.m.

Macrame Feathers Supply kit open for registration: June 29th – July 5th Demonstration Video will go live on Facebook: July 14th | 9 a.m.

Thursday, June 11th | 6 - 7 p.m.

Parker County receives around 30 inches of rainfall a year and with our population growth we are likely to face increased restrictions on the use of water in the home landscape. However, that does not mean we cannot have a beautiful landscape. This presentation by a Parker County Master Gardener will cover how to create and maintain a sustainable landscape while minimizing our use of water for irrigation.

Master Gardeners are representatives of Texas AgriLife Extension Service. Oasis in the Desert will be presented virtually via Go To Meeting. Register at https://weatherfordpubliclibrarytx.eventbrite.com/ to receive the log-in information for accessing the virtual presentation.

Join us on Facebook Live for health and nutrition education provided by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension. These programs are made possible through the Better Living for Texans program and the USDA. USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. This material was funded by USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — SNAP.

Stress Eating Wednesday, June 3rd | 1 - 2 p.m.

Having difficulty controlling the urge to eat foods high in fat, sugar, etc. when stressed? Discover additional tips to change stress eating habits.

Understanding the Nutrition Facts Label - Are You Label Able? Wednesday, June 10th | 1 - 2 p.m.

Do you read the nutrition label before purchasing foods? Do you know what’s considered a high and low amount of each nutrient? We will discuss how to use the nutrition facts label to your advantage.

Eating Healthy When Eating Out Wednesday, June 17th | 1 - 2 p.m.

Many of us enjoy eating at restaurants or getting takeout. Join our interactive program as we discuss how eating out can impact our health, trends in eating out, and tips for eating healthy when eating out. See if you can guess the correct answers for how portions sizes have changed in restaurants and figure out how much physical activity you’d need to engage in to burn off the extra calories.

I’ve Got—Or I’m Getting—My DNA Report: Now What Do I Do? (Beginner) Thursday, June 25th | 6 - 7:30 p.m.

Presented from a non-genetic genealogist point of view, this presentation explains in a fun and visual way how to choose a test, a company, what to do while waiting for the report, and how to maximize the report results. Whether deciding who to contact, how to use the research within the DNA report, or just how to link our trees to our DNA results, this session will be helpful. Besides spending time reviewing the report, the potential use of raw data is introduced with a visual step-by-step procedure for uploading raw data to other sites.

I’ve Got My Ancestry DNA Report: Evaluating My Test Results For Connections (Intermediate) Tuesday, August 4th | 6 - 7:30 p.m.

This presentation takes understanding the DNA report to the next level. As a warm-up, we will touch on the DNA Ethnicity Report, the DNA Circles and the DNA Story; more importantly, we will calculate, find matches, evaluate the degree of relationship, and compare DNA. This course is geared for those who are beyond beginner and looking to build a greater knowledge of the power of genetics in genealogy. These events will be presented virtually via Go To Meeting. Register at https://weatherfordpubliclibrarytx.eventbrite.com/ to receive the log-in information for accessing the virtual presentation.

Thursday, August 13th | 6 - 8 p.m.

Do you have questions on homeschooling your special needs child at home? Whether your child has classroom or clinic-based experiences, learning at home can really make a difference in outcome. This PowerPoint virtual event will discuss six key areas that are helpful for special needs children and how to modify their education in the home in ways they learn best, such as Discrete Trial Training and Applied Behavior Analysis. While the emphasis will be on students with cognitive difficulties, such as ASD and

Down Syndrome, parents of students with physical or behavioral issues may also benefit from this program. The six tip areas are: Rewards & Boards, Language Development, Sight-Based Reading (for those unable to learn phonics), Task Boxes & Busy Bags,

Incorporating Practical Life Skills, and Behavior Management & Stress Relief Techniques. This event will be presented virtually via Go To Meeting. Register at https://weatherfordpubliclibrarytx.eventbrite.com/ to receive the log-in information for accessing the virtual presentation. 21

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New titles hitting our shelves this summer! (through August 2020) NON-FICTION