Summer Reading Program for Grades 6-8 (grade you are entering next year)

The 2008 Summer Reading program for grades 6-8, "Metamorphosis @ Your Library!", will be June 16 through August 22, 2008. Register and decide on the number of books (audio books count, too!) you will attempt to read - or listen to - over the summer. There will be prize bags for all who reach their goal at the program's end! You’ll also be entered to win a grand prize!

Book Reviews
If you feel strongly about a book (good or bad!) fill out a book review form (PDF). Your book review will be posted on the library's website - by first name only. Tell your friends about the next great book they should read...or warn them away form the bad ones!

Check out these book reviews:

Olivia Kidney, by Ellen Potter (PDF)
Journey to the River Sea, by Eva Ibbotson (PDF)
Spirit Walker, by Michelle Paver (PDF)
The Titan's Curse, by Rick Riordan (PDF)

Programs: 

Wednesday, June 18 @ 2:00pm: INTERESTING INVERTREBRATES!
Meet live tarantulas, scorpions, and Madagascar hissing cockroaches in this up close, safe look at animals without backbones! "Interesting Invertebrates"(PDF) will be presented by NC Museum of Natural Science. 

Wednesday, July 9 @ 2:00pm: MOVIE: ARACHNOPHOBIA
What has eight legs, two fangs, and an attitude? Find out when we screen the cobweb-covered comedy/thriller "Arachnaphobia"(PDF)! Enjoy popcorn and creepy-crawly snacks, too. Rated PG-13.

Wednesday, July 23 @ 2:00pm: GETTIN’ BUGGY WITH CRAFTS!
We'll put together some truly creepy-crawly creations - Gettin' Buggy with Crafts (PDF)! “Bee” sure not to miss this craft-travaganza!