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Foil Art 3 4 Library Closed 5 6

7 8 9 Dance Central

10 11 Magazine Bowls

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14 15 16 Minute to Win It

17 18 Wire Pendants

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21 22 23 Super Smash Bros.

24 25 Beautiful Creatures Movie

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28 29 30 Teen Zombie Prom

31 TBC: Book Speed Dating

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20 21 Mario Kart 22

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26 27 28 Catching Fire Kick-Off

29 30 Zombie Felties

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2 3 4 Tekken 6

5 6 Movable Mummies

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9 10 11 Tie-Dye T-shirts

12 13 Fear Factor

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18 Dave James

19 20 Beaded Ear-buds

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23 24 25 TBC: Zom-bies

26 27 Fabric Boards

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2013 Teen Summer Reading Program Calendar

East Baton Rouge Parish Library 11260 Joor Road

Baton Rouge, LA 70808 (225) 262-2644

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The Teen Division offers a variety of free programs for teens ages 12-18 or grades 6th-12th. Don’t forget to also sign up for Beneath the Surface, our Teen Summer Reading Program,

and earn Library Bucks! For every 3 books you read you will receive an entry into our weekly drawing, where you have a chance to win great prizes. Just read 6 books, and you will

receive a cool backpack and more Library Bucks! You can also earn extra tickets by attending 3 programs or by completing a row on Bingo on your reading log!

Mario Kart

Tuesday, May 21st @ 4:30PM

Watch out for banana peels! Join us at Central for an hour of Mario Kart on the Wii.

Catching Fire: Life-Sized Board Game

Tuesday, May 28th @ 4:00PM

Play your way across the room in this life-sized board game, based on Suzanne Collins’ book Catching Fire. Answer trivia questions to earn character cards—the first to collect the set wins! But beware the black spaces, for almost certain death awaits those who land there!

Zombie Felties

Thursday, May 30th @ 4:00PM

Create a cute and creepy zombie feltie in celebra-tion of our summer reading theme, “Beneath the Surface!” Then, give your zombie a name and an awesome death story. Did your zombie have a taste for poetry in life that left him with a taste for poets after death? Is your zombie a vegan with a preference for grains rather than brains? You de-cide! At the end of the hour, we’ll all share our zombie tales.

Tekken 6

Tuesday, June 4th @ 4:00PM

Tuesday, June 4th @ 4:00PM Raise your fists and get ready to fight to the brutal finish! Join us at Central for an hour of Tekken 6 on the Xbox 360. Do you have what it takes to be the best?

Movable Mummies

Thursday, June 6th @ 4:00PM

Run for your mummy!!! Teens are invited to make movable mummies from linen scraps and wire.

Shirts to Dye For

Tuesday, June 11th @ 4:00PM

Teens are invited to put a new spin on an old shirt! Join us as we create tie-dye t-shirts for a retro look. **Teens are required to bring their own t-shirt for this program.**

Fear Factor

Thursday, June 13th @ 4:00PM

Do you think you have what it takes to face your fears? Compete in Fear Factor at Central! Race to complete challenges involving the sticky, the icky, and the downright gross. Things will get messy, so teens should bring an extra change of clothes.

Rhymes, Rhythm, & Rock: Dave James

Tuesday, June 18th @ 1:00PM

Join us for a special performance by Dave James! Dave James is a professional guitarist, singer, songwriter, and educator who has been working with Young Audiences for the past four years. He has been working in music for over 20 years and is proficient in many styles, including jazz, blues, country, rock and roll, and rhythm and blues. He also has performed with a number of different bands across Louisiana.

Beaded Earbuds

Thursday, June 20th @ 4:00PM

Add some personal style to your ear buds! We’ll show you how to decorate ear buds using Perler beads to give them an artistic flair. The library will supply the ear buds, but teens are welcome to bring a personal pair to decorate.

Teen Book Chat: Zombie Edition

Tuesday, June 25th @ 4:00PM

Join us at Central as we discuss the latest books! This month, we’re focusing on those books star-ring the relentless, repulsive, brain-craving zom-bie!! Refreshments will be served.

DIY Fabric Message Boards

Thursday, June 27th @ 4:00PM

Do you have photos, important phone numbers, and due dates that you can never find when you need them? Organize them with a fabric message board! Join us at Central as we use cardboard, fabric, and ribbon to create a message board for your room. Guy-friendly fabrics are also available!

Foil Art Program

Tuesday, July 2nd @ 4:00PM

Create a cool piece of art from some unlikely sup-plies! We’ll teach you how to put aluminum foil, glue, and shoe polish to good use.

Dance Central

Tuesday, July 9th @ 4:00PM

Get your groove on! Come to the library and play Dance Central on the Xbox Kinect.

DIY Magazine Bowl

Thursday, July 11th @4:00PM

Learn to put old magazines to good use! Upcyle them into a chic new bowl! All supplies provided.

Minute to Win It

Tuesday, July 16th @ 4:00PM

Got a minute? Compete to finish a series of chal-lenges in 60 seconds or less—each trickier than the last! Do you have what it takes?

Wire-Wrapped Marble Pendants

Thursday, July 18th @ 4:00PM

We’re providing you with a jewelry-making expert to show you how to create a jewelry pendant us-ing wire and a marble! Guest speaker: Kathy Rome.

Super Smash Bros.

Tuesday, July 23rd @ 4:00PM

Join us at Central for an hour of Super Smash Bros. on the Wii! Where else can you see Pikachu and Solid Snake engage in battle?

Teen Movie Time

July 25th @ 4:00PM

Teens are invited to screen the new movie based on Kami Garcia’s and Margaret Stohl’s hit YA book series, starring Alice Englert, Alden Ehrenreich, and Jeremy Irons.

Teen Zombie Prom

Tuesday, July 30th @ 6:00PM

Celebrate the end of Summer Reading with the event of the season! We’ll have food, music, and dancing, and we’ll crown a Zombie Prom King and Queen.

Teen Book Chat: Book Speed Dating

Wednesday, July 31st @ 4:00PM

Get outside of your comfort zone! Experience new kinds of books with our Book Speed Dating Chal-lenge. No reading required ahead of time!

Want more info about the library? Have questions? Need to register? Call us at 262-2644 or go to www.ebrpl.com and click on “Teens” to get more information!