Posted by: Ann Pechacek
NEWS FLASH NEWS FLASH NEWS FLASH
The 2009 Summer Reading Program makes a final bow on Saturday, August 1. If you are still reading books to complete your reading record you have THREE days to finish!
Get your green on!
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Add/Read Comments (2)Posted by: Sarah Cofer
It is up to all of us to find ways to save water! According to True Green Kids by Kim McKay and Jenny Bonnin, the average US household uses 127,400 gallons of water per year! WOW! That is enough for 5 families to fill an Olympic size swimming pool every year.
Five things YOU can do now to help conserve water:
- Turn off the faucet when brushing your teeth. Leaving the water running uses about 3-5 gallons of water!
- Cut your shower time from 7 minutes to 4 minutes and you could save more than 6,600 gallons of water each year.
- Store drinking water in the fridge rather than letting it run until it is cool enough to drink.
- Don't flush tissues or "trash" down the toilet. Drop your tissue in the trash and save water.
- When you have ice left in your cup from a take-out restaurant, don't throw it in the trash, dump it on a plant.
For more information on saving water, try these sources:
Posted by: Ann Pechacek
I love to draw on the sidewalks with colorful chalk (I am not an artist though so most of mine ends up being sad looking trees and flowers)
DO YOU LOVE CHALK? If you do then join us at the Old Worthington LIbrary on Saturday, June 13 @10am to get your chalk drawing skills a movin. The theme is "green" recyling, environment, Mother earth, etc. You will have 1 hour to create your own work of art outside the library for everyone to see. We have chalk but bring your own if you would like. I would love to see if that new 3-D chalk actually works.
Also, around 11am Renuka Bhatt will be designing henna tattoos for anyone interested .
Check out this amazing sidewalk artist, Julian Beever (the pictures below are his)
And here is Columbus' Via Colori website (sidewalk art in C-bus)
Posted by: Sarah Cofer
Get Your Green On! Worthington Libraries Teen Summer Reading Program starts today! YAHOO! Stop by your nearest Worthington library and sign up today.
Why should you sign up for the summer reading program?
- Reading keeps your brain working since it makes you think
- Free pizes!
- Summer is a time when you can read what, when, and how you please
- Free pizes!
- Books can teach you something new, perhaps how to make or do something.
- Free pizes!
- Read to discover new worlds
- Free Prizes!
- Books can can break the boredom
- Free pizes!
- Reading can boost your vocabulary
- Did I mention free prizes?
Do you read for other reasons? Let us know!
Posted by: Sarah Cofer
Get your green on!
Make the world a better place and "Get Your Green On!"
Remember the three Rs— register as soon as possible, read every day, receive fun prizes!
How it works:
Earn points when you:
- Read books or read to a child.
- Attend library programs.
- Post comments on the Worthingteens blog.
- Sign up to follow the Library on Twitter.
- Become a fan of the Library on Facebook.
- Subscribe to a New & Now Newsletter.
Pick up an Activity Record in your library and bring it in to receive:
- Prize #1 (15 points)
a recycled Zing Ring flyer - Prize #2 (30 points)
an aluminum sports bottle and you're entered into a drawing for an iPod Nano
Posted by: Sarah Cofer
JUST READ IT! Worthington Libraries' 2008 Teen Summer Reading Program officially starts June 7th!Pace yourself, stay hydrated and you'll earn points by reading books, writing reviews and posting comments on the library's teen blog! Cash in those points for some pretty sporty prizes:
- 13 points: card wallet
- 26 points: backpack
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To get you in the mood for reading, the staff at Worthington Libraries made this funny video, which you can watch on YouTube. Can you spot Ann P.? How about Heather or Amy? ENJOY!! To learn more about this video, check out Programs to Go! |
Posted by: Sarah Cofer
Ahoy mateys! Summer Reading starts June 9! Even if it's a pirate's life for you, after a hard day of swashbuckling, you just want to unwind, right? Sign up for the library's teen summer reading program, and you can earn prizes perfect for a pirate on the go, plus they're small enough to stow in a foot locker, no problem.This year, you get points for reading books and writing reviews. When you reach 10 points, you can pick out a free paperback book. Twenty points gets you an 8 MB flash drive, plus you'll be entered into the grand prize drawing for a 30-minute point-and-shoot camcorder! Yo ho ho!
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At 10 points: You get to choose a free paperback book. (There are lots of titles to choose from!) |
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At 20 points: You'll receive an 8 MB flash drive. |
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And last but not least...when you finish the Teen Summer Reading Program, you can enter a drawing for a free point-and-shoot digital camcorder! |
Posted by: Ann Pechacek
Congrats Teens!!
You voted and Ann P's hair has turned an interesting color of ....
PURPLE! 
The winning color was actually PINK but...... Ann tried twice to color her hair pink and it kept looking like a strawberry blonde hair style and never got to the color needed. So PURPLE was the second place winner. Head on over to the Old Worthington Library to check out your teen librarian's hairdo.
Why'd she do it?
For those of you not familiar with Ann's "coiffure covenant", she promised local teens that she'd dye her hair whatever color they wanted—so long as an impressive number of them completed the Summer Reading Program this year. They stepped up and met her requirements, so she met theirs.
Posted by: Sarah Cofer
| Today is the last day of the 2006 teen Summer Reading Program! You must bring your completed Tune In! Read activity sheet to the library before 6pm today (August 5th) in order to get your prizes and earn an entry in the drawing to win an iPod shuffle!! |  |
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In the entertainment industry, they call it "swag." It's the free stuff given to performers for simply showing up at events. This is your chance to live the rock star life and get some free stuff of your own. All you have to do is read a few books, attend some great library programs or write a book review to earn points.
Each completed activity will earn you one point. When you earn 10 points, you'll get to choose from a great selection of paperbacks. When you earn 20 points, you'll get a really cool black messenger bag—big enough to hold books, sketchpads and more! Plus attend the "Decorate your Bag Party" to make your bag unique.
The prizes will be earned on a point system. One point can be earned for the following activities.
1. Reading for 1 hour
2. Writing a book review
3. Attending a program
4. Pick a book off the teen booklists
Plus, you'll be entered into a final prize drawing at each branch to win your very own iPod shuffle. If you are really cool and want to read more than 20 points, you will be entered into the Worthington Libraries' Teen Grand Prize for a 20GB iPod, but only if you dare.
