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 Summer 2008 Programs
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 Just for Fun!

Check out this fun video on You Tube created by the Library of Virginia that is sure to make you "Catch the Reading Bug" this summer.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=7YfKhCZDVk4
 Library's Family Fun Fest
‘Catch the Reading Bug!’ Summer Reading Club 2008 Kickoff
‘Bee’ Our Guest With Author and Illustrator Eileen Christelow

Watch Eileen draw a story and learn how she creates books kids love to read. Enjoy stories that will have everyone laughing. A treat for the whole family. No reservations needed. Sponsored by the Ruth Bowers Fund for Children’s Programming. Refreshments by Chapters Café and Rita’s Italian Ice. Read "Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed" as part of the One Book, One Community reading project.
      Boardman, 10 a.m., June 18
      Austintown, 2 p.m., June 18
      Main Library, 10 a.m., June 19
      Poland, 2 p.m., June 19
 Library's Family Fun Fest
Family Fun Fest is July 12 During Wick Avenue Festival
There’s something for everyone on Main Library’s lawn during the Library’s Family Fun Fest from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, July 12. Performers, crafts, games, prizes, surprises, tattoos and more! No reservations needed. We’re also a stop in an activity sponsored by the Mahoning County Convention & Visitors Bureau, which offers a chance for more giveaways and prizes! The excitement is part of the new Wick Avenue Festival, taking place during Youngstown’s Fabulous Weekend of Family Fun Festivals. Along with the Wick Avenue Festival on July 12, there will be the St. Nicholas Greek Festival July 10-13, the Downtown Wine and Jazz Festival on July 11, the Smoky Hollow 5K Run and Forté on the Fifty on July 12 and the YSU Summer Festival of the Arts July 12-13.
      Main Library, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., July 12
 Childrens Summer Reading

Fun for Children - Catch the Reading Bug!

At registration – get a Scrappers game voucher.
First 2 hours read – choice of coupon*
First 4 hours read – choice of coupon*
First 8 hours read – receive a Bug Kit containing a Bug Jug and Bug Tongs.*
Children are eligible for an entry in a drawing to win various other prizes after reading 2, 4, and 8 hours and for every additional four hours read beyond 8.

Parents of babies, ages 0-2, can register for the Baby Brilliant Summer Reading Program, learn early literacy techniques and earn a magnetic memo board.*
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 Teen Summer Reading

Fun for Teens - Change Your World - READ!

At registration – get a Scrappers game voucher.
First 4 hours read – get a choice of a coupon.*
For 12 hours read – get a FREE Cell Phone Case.*
At 12 hours read – get an entry to win a PS2, a portable DVD player, an iPod Nano or a flash memory wrist band.

READ – books, magazines, eBooks & graphic novels.
LISTEN TO – Audio eBooks, books on cassette, or books on CD.
Read for yourself or read to someone else. IT ALL COUNTS!
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 Adult Summer Reading

Fun for Adults - Change Your World - READ!

At registration – get a Mahoning Valley Scrappers game voucher.

At 12 hours read - get a FREE Book Bag.*
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*while supplies last
The Library is grateful for generous Summer Reading Club contributors: Library staff, Friends of the Public Library of Youngstown & Mahoning County, Friends of the Library in branch libraries, Build-a-Bear, Dairy Queen, Camelot Lanes, Chapters Café, Chick-Fil-A, Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley, Glow Fore It Miniature Golf, Mahoning Valley Scrappers, Master Park Martial Arts, Rita’s Italian Ice, Rotary Clubs of Boardman and Canfield, Wal-Mart and the Library Foundation’s Ruth Bowers Fund for Children’s Programming.
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