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East Baton Rouge Parish Library Carver Branch

720 Terrace Avenue Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70806

225-389-7450 www.ebrpl.com

2011 Teen Summer Reading Program Calendar

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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 Worry Dolls 2 3 4

5 6 7 Applying for College

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12 13 14 15 Didgeridoo 16 17 18

19 20 21 European Jeopardy

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26 27 28 29 30 Rock Band

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3 4 Fourth of July 5 6 Anime & 7 8 9

10 11 12 Harry Potter

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17 18 19 African Masks

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24 25 26 Wii Sports 27 28 29 30

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SUMMER 2011

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 Recycled Art 3 4 5 6

7 8 9 10 11 Minute to Win it!

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Tuesday June 12 3:00—5:00 Harry Potter Here at last! Are you a muggle with a passion for all things wizard? In anticipation of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2, come to Carver and play Harry Potter themed games such as Clue and Sce-ne It. Tuesday July 19 4:00—5:30 African Masks Learn about the ceremony and traditions associated with African masks. Then, make one of your own. Tuesday July 26 3:00—5:00 Wii Sports Have you ever dreamed of becoming an athlete? Test your athletic ability by joining us to play Wii Sports on the Nintendo Wii. Tuesday August 2 2:30—4:30 Recycled Art Turn trash into your treasure. Come and make recycled art from old magazine pages. Projects include magazine pots and jewelry beads. Thursday August 11 4:00—6:00 Minute to Win It! Do you have what it takes to win it in a minute? Come and compete in challenges such as Breakfast Scramble, Defying Gravity, Face the Cookie, Noodling Around, Nose Dive, and Separation Anxiety. *This program is supported in part by a Decentralized Arts Funding Grant from the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge in

cooperation with the Louisiana Division of the Arts, Office of Cultural Development, Department of Culture, Recreation and

Tourism, and Louisiana State Arts Council.

Wednesday May 25 2:30—4:30 Summer Reading Kickoff– Library Great Race Start the summer off right with a library scavenger hunt and sign up for summer reading. Wednesday June 1 4:00—5:30 Guatemalan Worry Dolls Stressed out? Come to Carver and make a worry doll, a Guatemalan tradition that is said to take worries away and grant wishes. Tuesday June 7 5:00—6:00 Applying for College Get prepared! A representative from LSU Admissions will be at Carver to give a short presentation and answer questions about the college and financial aid application process. Teens and their parents are welcome. Wednesday June 15 2:30—5:30 Didgeridoo Down Under * Calling all teen music-heads! You’ve heard that weird “drone pipe” sound in experimental, industrial music. Now’s your chance to check it out, up close and personal. Lindsey Dank will be at Carver to per-form on the Didgeridoo, an Australian musical instrument that aboriginal people of the Kadaku region have been playing for over 1500 years. Tuesday June 3:30—5:30 European Jeopardy Do you know what knockwurst is or the capitol of Portugal? Tweens and teens are invited to test their knowledge of European culture and geography. Thursday June 30 4:00—6:00 Rockband Have you ever aspired to become a rock star? Test out your rock star skills playing Rockband on the Xbox 360. Wednesday July 6 3:00—5:00 Anime & Candy sushi

The Teen/Young Adult Division of the Carver Branch Library offers a variety of free pro-grams for teens ages 12-18. Don’t forget to also sign up for You are Here, our Teen

Summer Reading Program. For every 3 books you read you will receive an entry into our weekly drawing, where you have a chance to win great prizes. After completing just 6

Do you see a program you like? Call the Teen desk @ 225-389-7450 for more information!