Showing posts with label summer reading program. Show all posts
Showing posts with label summer reading program. Show all posts

Thursday, May 31, 2007

2007 Stellar Summer Reading Program: The Teenager's Guide to the Galaxy


Registration for this year's summer reading program starts tomorrow (June 1st). As always, you can register at the Reader Services desk at the main library or either of the branch libraries. Don't forget to pick up the free gift (side note: it should keep until April 2009 in optimal conditions, i.e. not roasting in the back of a car).

Here's how the program works this year:

1) Register at the Reader Services Desk at the main library or at either the Hanover Park or Hoffman Estates Branch libraries
2) Pick up your mission pamphlet (each one comes with 3 book review forms) and a maybe even a few extras if you're an avid reader!
3)READ.
4) Fill out a form for every book you finish.
5) Turn forms into the Reader Services Desk or the branches, and redeem your forms for prizes!

Prize breakdown:
1 mission book review form - MISSION READ green metallic pencil
2 forms - one magnetic travel game or sparkle MISSION READ pen (limit 5 on each)
6 forms - $5 off overdue fines coupon (limit 2)
9 forms - $5 McDonalds coupon (limit 1)


We will also have drawings periodically for gift cards to places like Best Buy, Borders, and Target.

Happy reading everyone!

Thursday, February 15, 2007

The Summer Reading Program Theme...as Voted by You!

Looking out the window into the snowy landscape or just stepping outside into the bitter cold--the summer seems a long way away; but here's something to remind you about the warm days ahead of us--the votes are tallied for the summer reading program! Thank you to all that voted and submitted alternate themes (we received some great ones!).

Based on your votes, the sci-fi related theme will be:
The Teen's Guide to the Galaxy

The theme is a take on the classic humorous sci-fi novel by Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
If you haven't had a chance to read this novel, we highly recommend it -- a must-read for sci-fi fans; it is the "most popular known reference book in the milky way," after all. For more information on the novel, check out these links:
Hitchhiker's Guide Review on Teen Ink
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Wiki
Hitchhiker's Guide on Scifidimensions.com

If you interested in checking out this novel at the library, click here to access the library catalog.