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SRC Final Party for Teens: The Unveiling

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Miss Alicia sported her new hairdo at the Summer Reading Club Final Party and Lock-In for teens on Friday night.



A picture is worth a thousand words, so, need we say more?

5:16 PM

Zach at WWE SummerSlam in LA!

Hey, we know that kid! There's Zach and his Mom enjoying the show at WWE SummerSlam.

Zach was a Grand Prize winner and won airfare to Los Angeles for two, two nights’ hotel, two tickets and $200 spending money for WWE’s SummerSlam pay-per-view event on Sunday, August 23, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. All this for just checking out books!

To check out more cool pics of Zach, go to WWE.kids.com.

Congrats again Zach!

2:39 PM

Congratulations to all our Star Readers!

Congratulations to all our young STAR READERS who completed their reading


commitments and attended our Summer Reading Club Final Parties!

Our toddlers and preschool readers enjoyed the music, stories and fun of Dave Moran.












Our elementary readers enjoyed the balloons, balls and fun of "The Jiggle Man"
aka Banks Helfrich.












In addition to the final parties, each reader was presented with a Certificate of Completion and fantastic prizes. Our staff had a great time, too!

The Library is grateful to all of the sponsors of the Summer Reading Program, including the St. Petersburg Times, Connerton Foundation, and the Friends of the Land O' Lakes Library.


See you next year when the Summer Reading Program will be Bigger and Better than ever!

5:00 PM

Saturday, August 22nd, 2:00pm - Popcorn & a Movie "Hannah Montana"

Bring your friends and join us to watch Hannah Montana (rated G) on Saturday, August 22nd at 2:00pm. Free popcorn and drinks provided!



Elementary ages.

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Tuesday, September 1st, 6:30pm - Family Night Out

Want to spend more time with the kids, but don’t know what to do for fun? Join us on the first Tuesday evening of the month for an all ages program including a story, crafts and games for the whole family. This month’s theme is Dinosaur Hunters.

Tuesday, September 1st at 6:30pm.

Elementary ages. Registration requested.

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And the Winner is.....Rockin' Rainbow!

You did it! The Teens completed their goal of reading a total of 1000 books (actually 1230) for the Summer Reading Program, which means, Miss Alicia will be dyeing her hair as she promised! You voted and the winning color is "Rockin' Rainbow."

Be the first to see Miss Alicia's new hairdo by coming to the SRC Final Party if you completed your reading commitment and logged in your six books. It promises to be a great time!

11:23 AM

Teen SRC Final Party & Lock-In - Friday, August 14th @ 6:00pm to Saturday, August 15th @ 8:00am

1,2,3 o'clock, 4 o'clock rock...5,6,7 o'clock 8 o'clock rock...9,10,11 o'clock, 12 o'clock rock, we're gonna ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK TONIGHT! (Come on, you know you were singing along.) Get rockin' and join us for the SRC Final Party & Lock-In!

This is the final prize for all teens who read and log 6 or more books in the Summer Reading Club. The Lock-In is 14 hours of video games, food, music, dancing, crazy party games, and just about whatever else you want to do. NO sleeping required!

Registration is limited to the first 35 to turn in a signed parental permission form. If you don't get one of the 35 spots, but you still completed your Summer Reading Club goal, then you can attend the party portion of the evening from 6:00-9:00pm. This is also where we have our grand prize drawing from among everyone that finished the club. Last year it was an 80GB iPod and the first 14 Naruto manga. This year will be something even better!

So mark your calendars: the Final Party is from 6:00-9:00pm on Friday, August 14th. The Lock-In continues until 8:00am on Saturday, August 15th.

Registration for the Lock-In begins on Tuesday, July 28th at 10:00am.

Teens only.