Teen Summer Quest 2019

@ North Pocono Public Library

Teen Tuesday Join us each Tuesday at 4:00 PM for some summer fun! Registration is required for all events. Please sign up at the library or by calling 570-842-4700 June 18—Glitter Magnets

Come create some stunning magnetic art! All materials provided.

June 25—Taste Test Challenge: Oreo Edition

Bring your taste buds along and see if you can guess

the flavors of one of America’s favorite cookies.

July 2—Ozobots

Join us as we practice our coding skills and test out

these tiny robots.

July 9—Teen Foodie

Learn how to make PB&J sandwiches from scratch with

Katie from ShopRite.

July 16—T-Shirt Totes

Bring a T-shirt you no longer wear and turn it into a

stylish tote.

July 23—Photo Cubes

Paint or decoupage a wooden photo cube to hold your

favorite pics and notes.

July 30—Teen Foodie

Join Katie from ShopRite and participate in a cooking

competition inspired by Food Network’s “Chopped.”

August 6—Wall Art DIY

Come paint a piece of canvas wall art using painter’s

tape. All materials will be provided.

Even More Summer Fun! Please register for all events.

Tie Dye Extravaganza (All Ages)

*Bring your own prewashed t-shirt!

Saturday / June 22 / 1:00-3:00 PM

Crosson Magic (All Ages)

Artist of Illusion: Phil Crosson

Thursday / July 11 / 2:00 PM

Railrider Game (All Ages) Purchase tickets to support the library!

Friday / July 19 / 7:05 PM

501st Legion: Garrison Carida

Star Wars Meet & Greet (All Ages)

Saturday/ August 3 / 1:00-3:00 PM

National Night Out (All Ages)

Visit us on Van Brunt Street!

Tuesday / August 6 / TBA

Skins & Scales (All Ages)

Reptiles w/ Leo Spinner

Friday / August 9 / 3:00 PM

Out of this World Closing Party

(All Ages Welcome!)

Saturday / August 10 / 11 AM-1 PM

Register for Teen Summer Quest at the library!

Each time you check out library materials or attend a program,

you’ll receive a scratch off card. You will instantly win a prize

or get the chance to win a bigger prize.

New this year: Take our reading challenge for the chance to

win an 8GB Kindle Fire 7!!! For every 3 books you read this

summer, fill out an entry form and enter to win!

Battle of the Books 2019

Join a team and compete!

Grades 7-9 & 10-12

7-9th Grade Books

How We Roll (By: Natasha Friend)

Theodore Boone Kid Laywer

(By: John Grisham)

Artemis Fowl (By: Eoin Colfer)

Heir Apparent (By: Vivian Vande Velde)

10-12th Grade Books

A Study in Charlotte

(By: Brittany Cavallaro)

Dry (By: Neal Shusterman)

I Am the Messenger (By: Markus Zusak)

Looking for Alaska (By: John Green)

Review Session Schedule

Thursdays || 3:45 PM

June 20—Heir Apparent

June 27—Artemis Fowl

July 11—Theodore Boone

July 18—How We Roll

July 25—Review All

Each week we will review a new book

and all the previous books. Review Ses-

sions are helpful, but not required in

order to join a team.

Books are available for check-out at

the library! You may check-out one

battle book at a time.

This year we will not have any formal

review sessions with Grades 10-12.

Teams are welcome to use the library as

a meeting place to review.

Battle of the Books is a summer reading competition between 7-9 & 10-12 graders from

libraries throughout Lackawanna County. To participate, grab some friends and sign up as a

team or sign up alone and meet someone new! Read the books assigned to your age group

and then compete against other teams in the county at Marywood University on August 8th.

You must register by July 1st in order to participate!

Battle of the Books

Marywood University

Thursday, August 8th || 5 PM

You must be available on this date

in order to join a team. Teams must

include 3-5 members or they cannot

participate on the day of the event.