2012 Teen Summer Reading Program June 1 - August 8
See the reverse side of this flyer for Teen Summer programs & events. Sign up online or at the library, start reading, and start earning prizes! Each week you finish a book you earn a prize. Go to summerfun.portagelibrary.info to register or record a title of a book you read. Sponsored by the Friends of the Portage District Library
OWN THE NIGHT: MIDDLE SCHOOL & HIGH SCHOOL READING ROGRAM June 1st – August 11th
CLASSIC SCIENCE FICTION FILM FEST: FORBIDDEN PLANET Thursday, July 19th • 5:30 PM
Age Group: MIDDLE /HIGH SCHOOL
Age Group: MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL, ADULTS
Teens earn prizes for each week they finish and submit a book into the reading program, “Own the Night”. Participants can submit books of their choice as well as school summer reading requirements. Stay up late, “Own the Night” and read! Starting June 1st, sign up for any of the reading programs online at www.summerfun.portagelibrary.info or visit the Portage District Library for a summer full of good reads! Happy Reading! All Summer Reading Programs & Events are generously sponsored by the Friends of the Portage District Library.
5:30-6:15 PM discussion (pizza & pop provided) Lawrence Kapture, discussion leader 6:30 PM Film: An interstellar expedition journeys to planet Altair-4 to look for the survivors of an earlier voyage. Morbius (Walter Pidgeon) and his daughter (Anne Francis) are the only survivors to escape the wrath of a terrifying space monster in this classic sci-fi adventure set in the year 2200. Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis, Leslie Nielsen; Directed by Fred McLeod Wilcox Not Rated; 98 minutes; 1956
TEEN SCIENCE EXPLOSION Tuesday, July 24th • 6:00 PM Age Group: MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL
Join our science expert, Brian Newman, and experiment with everything from propulsion catapult accuracy (target practice) to magnets and dry ice. Registration required.
TEEN MOVIE: HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER’S STONE Friday, June 15th • 9:45 PM
TEEN WEARABLE ART Wednesday, August 8th • 7:00 PM
Location: CELERY FLATS HISTORICAL AREA Age Group: MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL
Make something fun to wear or give away! Samples available at the Youth Desk in August. Registration required.
Join the City of Portage Youth Advisory Committee for a Movie Party in Celery Flats. Lie on the grass, or bring your own lawn chair or blanket and enjoy the classic first ever Harry Potter movie on the big screen! Concessions will be available for purchase. Gates open at 8:30 PM.
TEEN CUPCAKE WARS WORKSHOP Tuesday, June 26th • 7:00 PM Age Group: MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL
Try out your cupcake creativity! Fill and decorate cupcakes, build a display, and set up the perfect cupcake photo op for our online “cookbook.” Registration required.
Age Group: MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL
TEEN MOVIE: MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: GHOST PROTOCOL Friday, August 17th 9:45 PM Location: CELERY FLATS HISTORICAL AREA Age Group: MIDDLE/ HIGH SCHOOL
Bring your friends and come to an outdoor movie at Celery Flats! Bring your own lawn chair or blanket and watch a great movie under the stars. Concessions will be available for purchase. Gates open at 8:30 PM.
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