Teen/Tweens Summer Reading Program - the Minot Public Library

516 Second Ave. SW • Minot, ND 58701 

Phone 701-852-1045 

The 

Minot Public Library • Summer 2008 

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www.minotlibrary.org 

Partially Funded by the Friends of the Minot Public Library 

Catch The Reading Bug This Summer at the Library 

Fast bug, slow bug, red bug, blue bug. Big bug, little bug, good bug, bad bug. Catch the Reading Bug! at the 

Minot Public Library this summer where children can explore the world of bugs and enjoy other activities during 

the library’s summer reading program. 

Children who read a minimum of thirty minutes per week will be eligible for weekly drawings that will be held 

throughout the summer. Children will be given a time log to keep track of the time they spend reading each 

week. They will be given one chance to win for each symbol crossed off the time log. Children reading a 

minimum of one hour per week for two weeks will receive a pass for one round of golf at the Jack Hoeven 

WEE LINKS golf course. Children will also be given a chance to win each time they check out materials. 

Drawings will be held weekly throughout the summer. Grand prizes will be given at the 

end of the program. Prizes include: a Barnes and Noble Gift Card given by THOMAS EYECARE AND EYEWEAR; 

a Room, Breakfast, and Pool Party given by HOLIDAY INN; a Family Pass for 2009 to ROOSEVELT ZOO; and 

a Scheel’s Gift Certificate given by SIGNAL REALTY. 

Children may sign up for the summer reading program at 1:30 pm on May 29 in the Minot Municipal Auditorium 

Room 301. At 2:00 pm, Charlie Williams, the Noise Guy, will entertain children and adults with a special summer 

reading kick-off show. 

The program will conclude with final prize drawings at Roosevelt Park Zoo, August 8th. Watch your local 

newspaper for the time and details. 

Teen Summer Programs 

Metamorphosis @ your Library–Change your inside, change your outside, change your things, change your life! 

Programs are offered for ages 11 to 17. Register in 

advance at 852-1045 or to kmurtha@srt.com (put the 

name of the program in the subject line of your 

email). 

One Book, One Summer: All teens are encouraged 

to read The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time 

Indian by Sherman Alexie. The final program of the 

summer, Game Night, will include a trivia contest 

based on the novel. If all copies are checked out, ask 

at the Circulation Desk to be put on the reserve list. 

T-Shirt Transformation: June 3rd, 6:30 PM in the 

South Meeting Room. Turn a t-shirt into a tote bag. Bring a medium 

or large t-shirt (or 2 t-shirts for a sturdier bag). 

My Space: June 12th, 6:30 PM in the South Meeting Room. 

Looking for ideas to flip your bedroom? Nanni Bremer of the 

Interior Design Centre (located in Slumberland Furniture) will help 

you find your design style and express yourself. 

Geocaching: June 19th, 6:30 PM meet at Oak Park Shelter #15. 

Try a high tech treasure hunt with a Global Positioning System 

(GPS). Jim Simmons and the Minot Geocashers will teach you how 

to use a GPS unit and the art of hiding and finding caches. 

Afterwards, we’ll break into teams and search for caches. This 

program is limited to 20 teens. 

Mini-Camp: June 24th, 25th, & 26th from 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM 

in the North Meeting Room. In this two-part program English 

teacher Steve Grainer offers a writing workshop “From Prose to 

Poetry” and Magic City Junior, Noelle Brooks, 

teaches you how to make amazing animated movies 

with Windows Movie Maker. This program is limited 

to ten teens. 

Book Making: July 1st, 6:30 PM in the South 

Meeting Room. Make a folding scrapbook and mini 

notebook. Start with cardboard, card stock, paper, 

ribbon, and glue, and transform these pieces into 

scrapbooks to hold pictures, keepsakes, or autographs. 

Alka-Seltzer Rockets: July 8th, 6:30 PM in the 

North Meeting Room. What happens when Alka- 

Seltzer tablets are mixed with water in a confined space? Learn the 

concepts of flight by joining Science Teacher John Melland to 

create and test Alka-Seltzer rockets. Experiments will take place in 

the parking lot. This program is limited to 15 teens. 

Murder Mystery Game: July 17th, 6:30 PM in the South 

Meeting Room. Try out your skills at being a sleuth! Become a 

detective or a suspect in this interactive murder mystery party game. 

Find it @ the Library: July 22nd, 6:30 PM in the South Meeting 

Room. Work in teams with your fellow teens for a scavenger hunt in 

the library. Use library materials to solve a series of clues. 

Game Night: July 31, 6:30 PM in the North Meeting Room. Wrap 

up the summer with a trivia contest of our One Book, One 

Summer novel, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by 

Sherman Alexie. Bring your favorite board game to play. Snacks 

and drinks will be provided.

Newbery and Caldecott Winners Announced 

The 2008 Newbery Medal winner is: 

Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village 

by Laura Amy Schlitz, illustrated by Robert Byrd, and published 

by Candlewick. 

The 2008 Newbery Honor Book winners are: 

Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis (Scholastic) 

The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt (Clarion) 

Feathers by Jacqueline Woodson (Putnam) 

The 2008 Caldecott Medal winner is: 

The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick (Scholastic Press, an imprint of 

Scholastic) 

The 2008 Caldecott Honor Book winners are: 

Henry’s Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad illustrated by 

Kadir Nelson, written by Ellen Levine (Scholastic Press, an imprint of Scholastic) 

First the Egg, written and illustrated by Laura Vaccaro Seeger (Roaring Brook/Neal 

Porter) 

The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain, written and illustrated by Peter Sís 

(Farrar/Frances Foster) 

Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity, written and illustrated by Mo 

Willems (Hyperion) 

Flicker Tale Children’s Book 

Award Winners Announced 

Flicker Tale 

The School Library and Youth Section of the North 

Dakota Library Association recently announced the winners 

of the Flicker Tale Book Award. 

Picture Book Category: 

Bad Dog, Marley by John Grogan 

Award 

Intermediate Book Category: 

Toys Go Out: Being the Adventures of a Knowledgeable Stingray, a Toughy Little 

Buffalo, and Someone Called Plastic by Emily Jenkins 

Juvenile Book Category: 

Marley, A Dog Like No Other by John Grogan 

Non-fiction Category 

Go To Sleep Gecko! by Margaret MacDonald 

Grant to establish teen services at library 

On February 7, 2008 the library received a $34,000 grant from the Bremer 

Foundation to establish a Teen Services Program. Components of the grant include 

establishing programs and activities for teens and tweens ages 11 to 17, developing 

a teen Web page, marketing the teen program, enhancing 

and expanding the teen area, adding 2 computers for teen 

use, subscribing to electronic resources that appeal to teens, 

and building a core collection of PlayAway audiobooks. 

PlayAways are similar in size to an Ipod and come preloaded 

with an entire audiobook. Since teen input is crucial to the 

success of the program, an organizational meeting of a Teen 

Advisory Group (TAG) was held in March. TAG members 

helped develop nine summer programs, made 

recommendations for PlayAway title selections, and are 

helping develop the teen Web page. More programs are 

planned for the fall. If you are interested in joining the TAG, 

call Katie at 852-1045. 

GUYS READ @ 

THE LIBRARY 

Dads and kids are invited to these fun 

and informational programs at the the 

library. We’ve set them up for nights, so 

dads can be sure to attend. 

June 30th–FLY TYING If you like 

fishing you won’t want to miss this 

program. 

July 28th–MODEL AIRPLANES 

Come discover the fun of model 

airplanes. 

Both programs will start at 7:00 PM in 

the Imagination Station. 

Read a Book and 

Relax at Wee Links 

What could be 

more fun than 

reading and playing 

golf? The Children’s 

Library has teamed 

up with the Jack 

Hoeven Wee Links Golf Course to 

offer a special incentive to summer 

readers. Children reading a minimum 

of 1 hour per week for two weeks will 

receive a pass for one round of golf. 

Children can receive only one pass 

during the summer. Be sure to get 

your summer reading time log and get 

started today. 

The Noiseguy is coming! 

Charlie 

Williams, “the 

man of 1000 

sound effects,” 

takes a new 

approach to 

storytelling with 

his vocal 

aerobics. Enjoy 

traditional and not-so-traditional stories 

told in an energetic, fun new way. 

You’ll even learn to make a few sound 

effects yourself from a true sound 

impressionist! Don’t miss it. 

The Kick-Off will take place on 

Thursday, May 29th in Minot Municipal 

Auditorium Room 301 starting at 2:00 

PM. Children may sign up for summer 

reading at this time. Children not able 

to attend the Kick-Off may sign up any 

time after May 29th at the library. Make 

plans to attend today.

Kindergarten Party 

Planned 

Children who are entering 

kindergarten this fall are invited to the 

Library’s annual party that will be held 

on August 6th at 2 PM in the 

Imagination Station. Children will hear 

stories about going to school and will 

be given treats. Children must be preregistered 

by August 5th. For more 

information or to pre-register contact 

the Children’s Library at 838-0606. 

Hop Over To Your 

Library For Story 

Hour 

Hop on over to the library for one of 

our many story hours this summer. 

Book Worms–A story time for 

independent children ages 3-6 will be 

held on Mondays and Wednesdays at 

10:30 AM starting June 2nd and 

continuing through August 6th. The 

story hours will be different, so plan to 

attend both. 

Reading Bugs–Stories for children and 

their caregiver, parent or grandparent 

will be held on Tuesdays at 10:00 AM 

starting June 3rd and continuing 

through August 5th. 

Bed Bugs–Special evening story times 

will be held on Tuesdays at 6:30 PM 

starting June 10th – July 15th for 

children and their parents. 

Baby Bugs–Stories for the littlest bugs 

ages 18 months to 3 years of age and 

their parents, will be held at 9:30 AM 

on Mondays starting June 9th and 

continuing through July 28th. 

Library Antics–Activity based story 

hours for children in Grades 1 and 2 will 

be held on Mondays at 2:00 PM. 

(CHILDREN MUST BE FINISHED 

WITH KINDERGARTEN GOING 

INTO FIRST GRADE) Starting June 

9th and continuing through July 28th. 

TO “BEE” CONTINUED–Story 

Hours for children in Grades 3-5 will be 

held on Wednesdays at 1:30 PM. Each 

week we will read a few chapters, stop 

for a healthy snack, and read a few more 

chapters. The book will be continued the 

following week until it is finished. 

Starting June 11th through July 30th. 

Metamorphosis (Change) Teen/Tweens 

Summer Reading Program 

Teens and tweens, ages 11 through 17, may take 

part in the teen summer reading program. 

Registration starts May 29th and ends July 14th. 

Reading logs will be accepted through August 1, 

2008. Participants will read 1800 pages during 

those weeks and will receive a $10 book store gift 

card when they finish. Lists of suggested reading 

will be provided, but participants may read any 

age-appropriate books. Participants in this 

program may not take part in Catch the Reading 

Bug in the Children’s Room. 

Weekly Awesome Summer Programs (WASP) 

Join us on Thursday afternoon for our WASP programs. 

These programs are for children in grades 1-6 with the 

exception of the July 3rd program. 

June 12th–Come to the GRASSHOPPER HOP. We’ll 

have a grasshopper toss and make a grasshopper that you can 

take home. 

June 19th–Join us for a 

whole program on 

WORMS. We’ll do fun 

things like have worm 

races, eat fried worms, and 

other disgusting things. 

June 26th–Help us find the bugs in the children’s 

library. We’ll have a BUG SCAVENGER HUNT 

and make a cup bug collector that you can take home with you. 

July 3rd–A special WASP program just for children ages 4-7. Do you have rumbly 

in your tummy? Do you hear a buzzing in your ears? Come to a special Winnie the 

Pooh Party where we hear some great stories and make some special bees. 

July 10th–It’s a BUTTERFLY BASH. We’ll be 

doing all sorts of butterfly activities. 

July 17th–The BUZZ ABOUT BEES. We’ve invited 

a beekeeper to tell us all about honeybees. 

July 24th–CREEPY CRAWLY CRITTERS at the 

library. We’ll have spiders and cockroaches galore. Be 

sure to join us. 

For more information regarding these programs 

contact the library at 838-0606. 

On-Line Adventures 

The Minot Public Library Children’s Room 

will be offering ON-LINE ADVENTURES, a 

series of computer classes for children going 

into grades 4-6. The 4-week sessions will 

include training on the library’s online catalog 

and educational databases. For more 

information on these databases or dates and 

times of classes, call Susan at 701-838-0606 or return this completed form to the 

Minot Public Library, 516 2nd Ave SW, Minot, ND 58701. Class sizes are limited. 

Name _______________________________Phone_______________Gr._________

May 29 Summer Reading Kick-Off 

Minot Municipal Auditorium Rm 301 

June 2 Bookworm Story Time 10:30 AM 

3 Reading Bugs Story Time 10:00 AM 

T-Shirt Transformation 

Teen Program 6:30 PM 

4 Bookworm Story Time 10:30 AM 

9 Baby Bugs Story Time 9:30 AM 

Bookworm Story Time 10:30 AM 

Library Antics 2:00 PM 


Bed Bugs Story Time 6:30 PM 


To Be Continued Stories 1:30 PM 

12 WASP Program 2:00 PM 

My Space Teen Program 6:30 PM 








19 Library Board Meeting 12:10 PM 

WASP Program 2:00 PM 

Geocaching Teen Program 6:30 PM 




24 Teen Mini-Camp 9:30 AM 

Reading Bugs Story Time 10:00 AM 










Guys Read 7:00 PM 

July 1 Reading Bugs Story Time 10:00 AM 


Book Making Teen Program 6:30 PM 



Calendar of Events 


4 LIBRARY CLOSED – 

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY 

7 Baby Bugs Story Hour 9:30 AM 





Alka-Seltzer Rocket Teen Program 6:30 PM 













Murder Mystery Game 


21 Baby Bugs Story Hour 9:30 AM 




Find It At the Library 





28 Baby Bugs 9:30 AM 



29 Reading Bugs 10:00 AM 



31 Game Night Teen Program 6:30 PM 

Aug. 4 Bookworm Story Time 10:30 AM 



Kindergarten Party 2:00 PM 

8 Wrap Up Party Roosevelt Park Zoo 2:00 PM 


Adult Computer Training 

The Library will be offering computer training for adults on the 

topics below in June and July 2008 at no cost. Preregistration is 

required and class sizes are limited. Please send this registration 

form to Minot Public Library, 516 2nd Ave. SE, Minot, ND 58701 

or call Marci at 852-1045 for more information. 

I would like to register for the following training: 

___Computer Basics and the Library Catalog ___Tues., June 3-8:30 am 

___Tues., June 10-6:30 pm ___Tues., July 8-1:30 pm ___Tues., July 15-1:30 pm 

___Internet Tips and Searching 

___ Wed., June 4-8:30 am ___ Wed., June 11-6:30 pm ___ Wed., July 9-1:30 pm 

___Full Text Magazine/Consumer Health Electronic Resources 

___ Thurs., June 5-8:30 am ___ Thurs., July 10-1:30 pm ___ Wed., July 16-6:30 pm 

___NetLibrary eAudiobooks Thurs., June 12-6:30 pm ___Genealogy Basics Thurs., July 17-6:30 pm 

___Consumer Health Resources on the Internet Thurs., June 12-2:00 – 3:30 pm 

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Thank You Sponsors 

Summer Reading Program 

Library Hours 2008 

Mon.-Thur. ....................9 a.m.-9 p.m. 

Fri. ..................................9 a.m.-6 p.m. 

Sat. ..............................10 a.m.-5 p.m. 

Sun. ..................1-5 p.m. (Sept.-May) 

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Adult/Reference ....................852-1045 

Children’s..............................838-0606 

Information Referral ............852-0333 

Talking Books ............1-800-843-9948 

Fax ........................................852-2595 

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