Final Week of Xtreme Read!

We are in the final week of Xtreme Read. Congrats to all the winners from the past two weeks!

This week's events include: Monday: at East--Talent Show--come show us your skills! North--Teen Read Night--share a book or story you especially like!
Tuesday: Northwest--En Garde! Come to the fencing demonstration!
Wednesday: Southwest--Cheap Movie Date! How about a FREE movie?
Thursday: Central--If you missed the fencing program at NW, you have another chance at Central!

This week's prize? A $20 Target giftcard!

Don't forget the Xtreme Read finale on Tuesday, July 31! Northwest Branch, 6:30.

Poetry Workshops at Northwest Library

Come to the Northwest Library on W. 9th and learn the art of poetry from members of Slamarillo, Amarillo's slam poetry group. Workshops are from 3-4 Tuesdays and Thursdays in July! You will learn how to write and perform your own poetry. Feel free to bring your own notebook and pen, but we can provide paper and pencils too!

It's another way to express yourself @your library!

JULY TAG MEETING SATURDAY!

The next Teen Advisory Group meeting is Saturday, July 14, at 3 pm.
If you are interested in being a part of this group please attend!

Congratulations to Week 1 Winners!

We held our drawings at 4 pm on Friday for Week 1 winners! Congratulations to Sara Lim at Southwest Branch, Kerry Ferrell at North, Wesley Southern at Central, Cheyanne Jones at East, and Gage Rowland at Northwest! They are the lucky winners of a Movie Prize Pack, which included a $5 Hastings gift card, movie candy, popcorn, and a list of new movies available for check out at your libraries!

Big happenings this week too!

• The Harry Potter Fest at North is today at 6:30 pm
• Teen Hair and Skin care at East today at 6:30 pm
• Boss 420 and The Art of Mendhi at Northwest at 6:30 pm
• DDR and Guitar Hero II at Southwest Wednesday at 6:30 pm
• Tribal Fusion dance at Central Thursday at 4:30 pm

Our drawing will be Friday July 13th, at 4 pm! To be eligible, you must read at least 7 hours this week and turn in your reading log by Friday. Get another chance to win by attending our programs!

Good luck!

Happening this week at the library

Sign-up for Xtreme Read begins July 1! You will receive your reading log, an application for the Teen Advisory Group if you aren't already a member, and a bookmark. The reading log is also your entry for prize drawings each week. You tear off the pieces week by week. Remember, you must read at least 7 hours a week to enter the drawings! The events are on the back of the log, so read that carefully so you don't miss any of the fun!

Monday we have DDR at the East Branch, and Drug Awareness at the North Branch. Both programs start at 6:30. See you there! If you would like to volunteer to help, please call Karlah at the North Branch at 381-7931, or Shannon at the East Branch at 342-1589.

Thursday we have "Pirates of the Caribbean" and a craft at Central at 4:30. Slight change of plans from your reading log calendar: I looked everywhere for plain eyepatches for us to decorate, but the ones I found were already decorated. So you will have a choice of making a bandana treasure map or decorating a hug for your soda can! If you want to volunteer for this give me a call at 378-3089 for more info, or post a response here.

Xtreme Read begins Sunday, July 1

We are mere days away from the beginning of Xtreme Read 2007. The basics you need to know are:

• Sign up at any of 5 libraries
• Read a minimum of 7 hours per week to enter the drawings for fabulous prizes!
• Attend our programs to get more chances to win!
• Meet new friends, experience new things!

Monday July 2 North Branch will have a program on Drug Awareness, and East will be hosting DDR! Thursday July 5 Central will be showing "Pirates of the Caribbean" and then we will do some pirate crafts! We'll see you there!

Bored? Come help us out!

We have some jobs for our TAG members. The mission, should you accept it, is to help us with a Summer Reading Program event at the North Branch on July 6. That is a Friday, and you'll be helping with Water Balloon Games. For more information call me at Central, and I will tell you who to contact!

I need people here at Central to create Poetry Scramble kits! Xtreme Reading is less than 2 weeks away, and I don't have enough kits! Please help me out! Bring a friend, or brother or sister, and let's get it done!

I am currently reading Twilight by Stephenie Meyer. Anyone else read this book? What did you think? Did you check out Stephenie's website yet?

Call me at 378-3089 or email me at melody.boren@amarillolibrary.org to help out the library! Hope you're having a great summer!