As this summer comes to a close, we are giving out some Hollywood-themed prizes to teens who participated in our summer programs.
Leland won the Midweek Matinee challenge as the only participant to come to every single movie showing this summer. Katelynn Barronton, Natalie Enns and Owen Enns were drawn as winners of the Teen Summer Reading Challenge.
Coming Soon: Weekly teen programs Weekly teen programs in the Hub will start back up in September. Tuesdays have been upgraded to Touch Grass Tuesdays, which includes outdoor events like nerf gun wars and backyard barbecues.
“Wednesday Crafternoons” will be filled with craft activities, like making Minecraft piñatas and popsicle stick catapults. Thursdays have been promoted to “ThrowDown Thursdays,” where teens get to face off against their friends to find out who is the best at games like Mariokart and Mario Tennis.
Back to school
School is starting soon, which means teens will start having homework again. Luckily, the Patrick Heath Public Library is here to help.
We have lots of resources for kids needing assistance with their homework and we would be happy to show them how they work. Some of the online homework help we offer can even be accessed from home if they have a library card, so make sure to stop in and get your teen set up with their very own account.
Encouraging your teen to read
Reading is one of the easiest and most fun ways to exercise your brain. Encouraging teens to read can help improve literacy and increase their ability to concentrate on tasks for longer periods of time.
Sometimes it may seem like teens just don’t like to read much, but maybe they just haven’t been offered the right reading material. In the library, there is something for everybody; it is just a matter of finding out what your teen enjoys.
The Hub offers books about school life and navigating teen life; fantastical tales where the characters fight monsters or fall in love; dystopian futures that are saved by people who believe they can change the world; and anything else you can think of.
Beyond just textual novels, the Hub offers Manga and Graphic novel series for more visual teen readers. Despite often getting a bad rap, Manga and graphic novels are true reading materials too. Even though it is a different kind of book than what most people are used to, your brain is just as stimulated while reading visual novels as it is with textual ones.
Even more studies show reading a graphic novel requires the brain to analyze more information than its textual counterpart since the reader has to analyze both the words and pictures on the page.
Ideas for encouraging teens to read:
* Start with a movie or TV show they like and suggest they read the book or book series it was based on.
* Offer to read the same book they are so you can discuss your favorites parts together.
* Offer to host a monthly book club lunch for your teen and their friends at your house or a local eatery. By the way, you may have noticed that teens love food and friends.
* Lead by example: Children who see their parents set aside time for reading are more likely to develop an interest in reading.
There is no secret sauce for making a teen love to read, but making sure that you let them lead the way when they are choosing what they read will certainly increase the likelihood that they enjoy it.
The whole library staff is looking forward to seeing your kids once school starts. We offer so much for them to do, and we’re a perfect place to encourage children to pursue their interests.
Call or email me to learn more. My email is: [email protected].
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