Oceans of Possibilities!

Our Summer Reading Program will begin Saturday, June 11 and continue through Saturday, August 27.

Children and teens are invited to read and listen to books, earn prizes, and participate in events this summer.  

TNT (Teen and Tween) events for 6th - 12th graders include game nights, book club, art projects, volunteer opportunities, and more.

See more information and register in the Summer Reading tab on this page (here).

TNT Events

 Our TNT (Teen & Tween) events for 6th - 12th graders for the next few weeks are:

Virtual: MiLibraryQuest - online scavenger hunt

Thursday, July 22 at 1:00 on Zoom

You'll work together to locate unusual animal descriptions on libraries' websites, identify the animals using an online Field Guide, and enter to win a prize!

Register here and we'll send you the Zoom link

If you prefer to complete the Quest on your own, you can participate independently at mi.gov/MiLibraryQuest. Or participate with the group and on your own.  The more animals you find and identify, the more entries you'll have in the prize drawing.  

Virtual: TNT Game Night

Thursday, July 29 at 6:30 on Zoom
and the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month.

We are partnering with other libraries in Michigan for Game Night. We meet on Zoom and play on Board Game Arena.  We are currently playing Solo (like UNO), Coup, Incan Gold, Fluxx, Sushi Go, Just Desserts, and Battle Sheep. We also add games based on the group's suggestions, so if you have an idea, let us know!

Please register here and we'll send you the Zoom link.  

In person:  Painted Cactus Gardens

Tuesday, August 10 at 1:00 in Wilson Park

You'll paint rocks to look like cacti and decorate a plant pot to "plant" them in! We'll meet in the new pavilion in Wilson Park.  

Registration is required (so we'll have the right number of supplies for everyone).  Please register here.

Additional Events

Additional events will be scheduled throughout the summer.  We'll announce them closer to the time of the events.  Check back or register here and we'll send you emails when new events are scheduled. 

We hope to see you for one or all of our events!

MiLibraryQuest

MiLibraryQuest is a state-wide virtual Quest for teens.  6th through 12th graders may participate.  It begins on June 1 and ends on June 31. 

You can participate and enter on your own.  We will also have an event this summer to meet and participate in the Quest together.  You can have up to 8 entries, so you can do some alone and some with a group from our library.  

To participate in MiLibraryQuest:

1. Go to the MiLibraryQuest website here.  

2. Use the links to participating libraries (beginning on June 1) to visit libraries' websites.

3. Find the MiLibraryQuest logo (image of koalas and a book) and the animal description near the logo.

4. Use the field guide on the MiLibraryQuest website to identify the animal being described.

5. Enter the animal name by the name of the library where you found it on the entry form.

6. Identify and record 20 animals and you'll be entered in our prize drawing.

You can find up to 160 animals for a total of 8 entries if you find them all! 

See additional summer events here.  

Back to School

 

We wish all students, teachers, parents, and caregivers a great start to the school year!

If you're looking for books to read - for fun or for school - you can request a personalized Book Bundle here or email us at youth@milanlibrary.org and we'll provide suggestions or choose books for you to check out through Curbside Pickup.

Also, see our online resources here for ebooks, research help, ACT/SAT test prep and more.

If you have any questions, please let us know: youth@milanlibrary.org.

Weekly Challenge 7

MI Library Quest (for 6th - 12th graders) continues from last week. Find clues on library websites, save the kingdom from the bronze dragon, and be entered to win prizes! Enter by July 30; winners will be announced on July 31. See details here.

Fairy Tale Fitness

Thank you, Huron Public Library, for allowing us to share your Fairy Tale Fitness activity!

Watch the video below to see fun Fairy Tale Fitness activities: roll like a carriage, climb up a beanstalk, and more! You can download the cards to print at home or request a copy to pick up from the library tomorrow afternoon. Choose a card, do the activity, and repeat!

See the video here:

Download and print the cards here. 
To request a copy of the cards to pick up from the library, fill out this form.

Weekly Challenge 6: MI Library Quest

6th through 12th graders are invited to participate in MI Library Quest. Search library websites for tools to save King Thaddeus Brockwright III's kingdom from the dreaded bronze dragon. Succeed and you'll be entered to win a gift card to a local business or bookstore of your choice.  

This is a state-wide quest.  Prizes are being awarded by each library, so someone (or a few someones) from our library will win a prize!

You can read King Thaddeus's plea for help below and then get started at mi.gov/MiLibraryQuest.  

I am King Thaddeus Brockwright the Third and I request your aid in ridding my kingdom of the dreaded bronze dragon. The destruction and devastation to our villages is horrendous, and we can’t hold out much longer. We know the dragon is strong so you will need to gather additional supplies for your journey. Luckily dragons are predictable and after a week of eating, it will take a full month of rest to digest its full stomach. This means you have exactly 30 days to retrieve your items and face the dragon before he is awake again at full strength.

Each of my villages has prepared and hidden items on their library website to help you along your journey; you will need to retrieve at least 23 of these items before you will be able to face the dragon. Collect your 23 items and log their names under the name of the village library where you collected them in the Dragon Eradication Inventory in order to proceed. Once the dragon is defeated, each province will be distributing awards randomly among the participating adventurers. 

Good luck, and come back victorious!

The Quest ends on July 30, 2020.

Weekly Challenge 3

The TNT challenge this week is to write a letter to someone or to write a text message conversation between two characters in a book you have read.

You can write a letter to anyone you know and send it to them - a family member, a friend, anyone you know!  You can send it as a physical letter or an email. See if they write back.

Or you can write a text message conversation between two character in a book you have read. What do you think they'd say to each other? If you'd like us to share your conversation, you can email it to us at youth@milanlibrary.org. As a thank you for participating, if you send us a conversation, you will get an entry in our Summer Reading prize drawing.

And, last week's Share Your Story challenge also continues through July 15.  See details here.