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STEAM CLUB EVENTS! Join us Fridays at 4:15 pm for fun with science, community partners, and more! Grades K-12.
YOUTH BOOK CLUBS Check out our do-it-at-home book clubs for all ages. All we ask is that you read the book: do as much or as little of the rest of it as you want. No matter how much you do, the book is yours! There are four age categories: grades K-3, grades 3-5, grades 5-8, and grades 9-12. Every book comes with links to explore, a review form, a few questions, and some activities that tie into the book. We will have posts on www.splyouth.org for anyone who wants to discuss the books or comment on the questions or activities. Supplies are limited, so grab yours today! Grades K-3: The Doll in the Hall and Other Scary Stories by Max Brallier “Who is that sitting in the hallway? What is itching underneath the cast? This scary story collection is perfect for beginning readers who are looking to be spooked,” (TDitH&OSS, 2021). Grades 3-5: Spooky Pranks by Marvin Miller “On a dark, dark night, in a dark, dark house, there was a dark, dark room, with strange noises, creepy spiders, ghostly messages, and levitating tables. Stage your own haunted house with more than a dozen frightfully fun pranks that will surprise your friends and spook your family!” (SP, 2018).
Candy Contests: Look for jars of Halloween candy in the children’s and teen areas. Come closest to guessing the number without going over and win the jar! |
Grades 5-8: Hide and Seeker by Daka Hermon “Justin knows that something is wrong with his best friend. Zee went missing for a year. And when he came back, he was ... different. At Zee’s welcome home party, Justin and the neighborhood crew play Hide and Seek. But it goes wrong. Very wrong. One by one, everyone who plays the game disappears, pulled into a world of nightmares come to life. Justin and his friends realize this horrible place is where Zee had been trapped. All they can do now is hide from the Seeker,” (H&S, 2020). Grades 9-12: Wickedpedia by Chris Van Etten “Cole and Gavin love playing practical jokes through Wikipedia… So after the star soccer player steals Cole’s girlfriend, the boys take their revenge by creating a Wikipedia page for him, including details about his bizarre death on the soccer field. It’s all in good fun, until he’s killed in a freak accident… just as Cole and Gavin predicted. The uneasy boys vow to leave Wikipedia alone but someone continues to edit articles about classmates dying in gruesome ways...and those entries start to come true as well. To his horror, Cole soon discovers that someone has created a Wikipedia page for him...” (Wickedpedia, 2014).
STORYTIME KITS Grab one of our do-it-at-home storytime kits! Shapes, magnets, rhymes, weblinks, stickers, activity pages, an instrument, a craft, and a free copy of the book included. Supplies are limited, so grab yours ASAP! Vegetables in Halloween Costumes by Jared Chapman It’s Halloween! All the vegetables are excited to dress up for Carrot’s Halloween party. But which costume should Carrot wear? Visit Storytime Sunshine at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKCOkjKprLg to watch their read aloud of the story. Then, enjoy the activities! Everything is yours to keep!
1,000 Books Before Kindergarten: Congratulations to Reagan (400 books)! This program is a nationwide challenge encouraging parents and caregivers to read aloud to their children. There are incentives for every 100 books finished. Participation is free. Visit http://1000booksbeforekindergarten.org/ or our website to learn more. |
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