National Library Week WINNERS
The library celebrated National Library Week during April 15 to April 20. Winners of the two Nook SimpleTouch with Glowlights were announced on Monday, April 22. Nearly 200 patrons entered to win at the library by answering the question, “Why I Love My Library.” The second Nook was given away to one of 55 online entries explaining why “My Library Rocks.” The winners were Jeff Romack for the in-house drawing and Nathan Mestemaker for the online drawing. In addition, the library gave away approximately 100 eFriendly library book bags to patron who checked out more than 5 items. A special thanks to everyone for their kind words. Pictured are the winners in front of the display of entries.
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Thursday, May 9
7:00 pm
SUMMER READING
Can you dig it? We can!
The 2013 Summer Reading Program at the Mercer County Library
begins on May 30th and runs through August 2nd!
When school lets out, don’t get bored- EXPLORE!
Beat the rush! Early registration begins May 1st
We’ll start counting your books on May 31st!
The official kick-off with our pal, the incredibly fun Mr. Puppet, will be held
Thursday, May 30th at 10:00 a.m.!
Kids can sign up one week in advance for the weekly programs and some of the special events will be open to families too. Remember, the more you read, and the more events you attend, the more chances you’ll have to win some cool prizes!
The Kids Summer Reading Program is open to ages birth to 12, but if you’re older than 12, don’t worry! We also have a Teen Summer Reading Club for the older kids with its own programs and prizes!
COME AND JOIN THE SUMMER READING FUN!
Date/Time of Event | Name of Event | Date to Start Signing Up |
May 30th | Kick-Off For all Ages | No registration required! |
June 5th | Family Movie Night Space limitation of 40 Total | May 29th |
June 12th | Dig Into Reading! (Construction machines, digging) For Ages 6-10 | June 5th |
June 19th | Rooting around the Library (Gardening, root veggies, etc.) For ages 6-10 | June 12th |
June 26th | I Want My Mummy! (Egyptian Artifacts) For ages 6-10 | June 19th |
July 3rd | Mine Your Own Business! (Mining for gold and minerals) For Ages 6-10 | June 26th |
July 10th | Rockin’ at the Library (Rocks and Gems) For ages 6-10 | July 3rd |
July 17th | Gopher It! (Animals who live underground) For ages 6-10 | July 10th |
July 24th | No Bones About It! (Dinosaurs) For ages 6-10 | July 17th |
August 2nd | Grand Finale featuring Zak Morgan!! For ALL ages! | No registration required! |
We’re always planning and adding some great things, so make sure you keep tabs on all the fun stuff by checking out our website: www.mercerlibrary.org or by “liking” The Mercer County Library on Facebook!