Adult Summer Reading is back @ MPL!

BEE a Reader: Pollinate Your Mind!

Summer Reading Program for Adults

 

Summer is a time for growing things, so why not grow your mind with Muncie Public Library’s Adult Summer Reading Program? The program runs June 1 - July 31 and adults 18-118 are eligible. For every book you read, fill out a short review and get your name entered in our grand prize drawing for a very secret, very grand prize. So, whether it’s the newest best sellers, or some great books on gardening, bee a reader this summer and bee a winner!

 

Maring-Hunt will host the annual Summer Reading kick-off on Saturday, May 31, from 1-4 p.m. Readers of all ages can get a jump on signing up for the Summer Reading Programs for children, young adults and adults while enjoying food, games and fun. Mark your calendars!

Hey Teens! Welcome to Summer Reading @ MPL!

Metamorphosis:

Summer Reading @ Muncie Public Library

For Young Adults in Grades 6-12

June 1 - July 31, 2008

  

Buzz into the Library this summer and find out how you can transform your summer into fun and prizes. Experience a metamorphosis of reading in your life. Plus, you will have fun and have chances

to earn cool prizes, *even* a computer!

 

Keep track of your time spent reading anything you choose–even magazines and graphic novels–and earn free food items, a free book to keep and certificates to local attractions. Plus, for each level you complete you will be eligible to enter drawings for your choice of an MP3 Player, a $50 Books-A-Million gift certificate, or a $50 iTunes Card. Plus, all summer reading participants completing the program will be eligible for a drawing prize to win a Free Computer!

 

Join us for the Summer Reading Kick-Off Celebration for free food, fun and games!  

Saturday, May 31, 2008 from 1-4 p.m. @ Maring-Hunt

 

Visit us online @ www.munpl.org and check out our calendar!  Sign up for special events by calling any Muncie Public Library location.

Carnegie Library: 741.5158 - Conley Library: 747.8126 

Kennedy Library: 741.7333 - Maring-Hunt Library: 741.5151

List of Summer Reading Programs available here.

             

Muncie Public Library cards are *free* for those living in Center Township.  Library cards can be obtained for a fee if you live outside of Center Township. Young adults may participate at the Library if they do not have a Library card.  

 

*Image title Escher’s Metamorphosis

Hey Kids! Catch the Summer Reading Bug for Summer Reading & Prizes!

Muncie Public Library Summer Reading Program for Kids
June 1 - July 31, 2008

Join us for our Kick-Off Celebration at Maring-Hunt Library with Free Food, Fun, Prizes, Clowns, Face Painting & Games:
Saturday, May 31, 2008 from 1-4 p.m.

For a sneak peek at other Summer Youth Events, visit us online @ www.munpl.org or sign up for special events by calling our Youth Department at 765.741.5151 or 765.741.7333.

Prizes this year are better than ever, with a chance to win a computer for ages three through high school and other special drawing prizes!  First 500 to register receive a book bag. Earn Book Bucks at each level and spend your Book Bucks at the MPL Bookworm store!
Sign up in June or July at any Library Location. 
Carnegie Youth Services hours are limited to 12-6 p.m. Monday - Friday.

Catch the Reading Bug this Summer at Muncie Public Library!

Go Buggy for Reading! 

Don’t miss the best Summer Reading Program ever!

     > First 500 to register receive a book bag.
     > Read or listen to any MPL Book or magazine for just 20-30 minutes a day. 
     > This year earn $5 worth of Book Bucks at each level, and spend your Book Bucks at the MPL Bookworm store!
     > Read your way to level 5 and be eligible for a drawing for a gift certificate of your choice from Wal-Mart, Books-A-Million or Toys R Us!  
     > Children who read to level 8 will be eligible for a drawing prize to win a free computer!
     > Check out 5 books each visit and you are eligible for a bonus book bag drawing prize!
     > Program ends July 31, 2008.  Pick up prizes by August 7, 2008.

Summer reading is open to children of all ages!  Children can be read to, read on their own, or read with their summer day camp or day care families to earn prizes.  Summer Reading Programs are also available for teens and adult of any age! 

Muncie Public Library cards are *free* for those living in Center Township!  Even children who do not have a Library card can participate in the Summer Reading Program by reading books while at the Library!

 

Hey Babies & Preschoolers: Catch the Reading Bug @ MPL for Summer Reading & Prizes!

Muncie Public Library Summer Reading Program for Babies through Preschool
June 1 - July 31, 2008

Join us for our Kick-Off Celebration at Maring-Hunt Library
with Free Food, Fun, Prizes, Clowns, Face Painting & Games:
Saturday, May 31, 2008 from 1-4 p.m.

For a sneak peek at other Summer Youth Events, visit us online @ www.munpl.org or sign up for special events by calling our Youth Department at 765.741.5151 or 765.741.7333.

Prizes this year are better than ever, with a chance to win a computer for ages three through high school and other special drawing prizes!  First 500 to register receive a book bag. Earn Book Bucks at each level and spend your Book Bucks at the MPL Bookworm store!
Sign up in June or July at any Library Location. 
Carnegie Youth Services hours are limited to 12-6 p.m. Monday - Friday.

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Read to Your Child from Birth!

Here are the facts - why should you read to your baby and toddler?

          > Reading to your child in the early years encourages closeness between you and your child and promotes a larger vocabulary. Research shows that children with larger vocabularies have higher school achievement! Duke, Neil and Annie Moses.10 Research-Tested Ways to Build Children’s Vocabulary, Scholastic Professional Paper.Scholastic, 2003

          > Knowledge of alphabet letters at entry into kindergarten is a strong predictor or reading ability in the 10th grade! Ehri, L., & McCormick, S. Phases of word learning: Implications for instruction with delayed and disabled readers. Reading and Writing Quarterly, 14, 135-163, 1998

          > 90-95% of poor readers can reach average reading skills with early intervention. If intervention is delayed until 9 yrs of age, then 75% of these children will continue to have difficulty learning to read throughout high school. Lyon G. Reid. Overview of Reading and Literacy Research. In Keys to Literacy edited by Susannah Patton and Madelyn Holmes Washington, DC: Council for Basic Education, 1998

          > By the time children reach age three, their brains are twice as active as those of adults. Activity levels drop during adolescence. Shore, Rima Rethinking the Brain: New Insights into Early Development MY: Families and work Institute, 1997

Summer reading is open to children of all ages!  Children can be read to, read on their own, or read with their summer day camp or day care families to earn prizes.  Summer Reading Programs are also available for teens and adult of any age!

Muncie Public Library cards are free for those living in Center Township!  Even children who do not have a Library card can participate in the Summer Reading Program by reading books while at the Library!

Catch the Reading Bug this Summer at MPL!

Come Celebrate Childrens’ Book Week @ MPL!

To celebrate Children’s Book Week MPL is:

• > Holding Scavenger Hunts at Maring-Hunt (Guess the Character) and Kennedy (Who am I)! 
• > Giving away a drawing prize for checking out a book - Pre-K through 8^th grade (one per day per customer)!  
• > And having a Children’s Choice Awards Voting at all locations!  

Come in at any time during May 14th - 17th and check at the Children’s Desks to participate in these activities!

Hey kids! Come in and fill out a voting log and get something from the MPL treasure chests!  You can also ask us about our drop-in crafts/coloring sheets available at all locations! 

Manga @ MPL

Manga is used in the English-speaking world as a generic term for all comic books and graphic novels that were originally published in Japan. However, Manga is often considered an artistic and storytelling style that can also encompass non-Japanese works. The term AmeriManga is sometimes used to refer to comics created by American artists in a Manga style. Manwha is the Korean equivalent of that idea. From WiseGEEKS.com

Jane Austen Book Discussion

 

 

Jane Austen speaks your language!! If you love the literary works of Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Persuasion and more, then come join us at MPL’s Reads for Teens when we discuss Jane’s fabulous works, have tea and participate in a Jane Austen activity.

For Young Adults, grades 6-12, the Jane Austen book discussion and fun begins at 4:00 pm on Wednesday, May 7th. Don’t miss it!

 

 

2008 Edible Book Winners!

Children’s Fiction/Non-Fiction

1^st Place: Barbara Frazier for “Emerging from the Pages” inspired by Little House on the Prairie

 2^nd Place: Terry and Sarah Ellis for “Your Dreams Will Come True!” inspired by Cinderella

3^rd Place: Don, Kim, and Benjamin Wurtz for “Hats off to Dr. Seuss!” inspired by the books of Dr. Seuss

Adult Non-Fiction

1^st Place: Christal L. Veatch for “Food for Thought” inspired by the Holy Bible

Adult Fiction

   1^st Place: Jeffrey Frazier for “Two Tasty Towers” inspired by Lord of the Rings: the Two Towers

   2^nd Place: Julie Kay Wine for her entry inspired by Moby Dick

   3^rd Place: Monica James for her entry inspired by Secret Life of Bees

   4^th Place: Fay Haskins for her entry inspired by Nora Roberts’ Key series

Sonata Glass Sculpture @ Kennedy

Nearly 75 people were in attendance to hear and see the presentation by noted glass artist, Christopher Ries. Immediately following his presentation, the crowd was joined by additional customers and Library supporters eager to get a glimpse of the sculpture. The art area at Kennedy was filled to capacity as Ries and Patricia Schaefer, who donated the sculpture to the Library, lifted the cloth to reveal Sonata. The glass sculpture is an etched blue crystal multi-dimensional disk. It weighs more than 700 pounds and is nearly 7 feet tall including its pedestal base. Also in attendance at the event was Tom Hawk, owner of Hawk Galleries in Columbus, Ohio. Virginia (Ginny) Nilles, Muncie Public Library Director, thanked Schaefer for sharing this magnificent piece of art with Muncie Public Library and the Muncie community!

Incredible Edible Books!

Don’t miss the fun and laughs and oohs and ahhs as participants display their entries in the Muncie Public Library Edible Books Festival. The public is invited to view all the entries in the festival.

Those who registered are planning and creating their displays that will feature books, authors and characters depicted in food. That’s right, all entries must be created of edible materials. Cakes, pies, vegetables and other food stuffs will be creatively displayed to depict literature.

Entries are due at 2 p.m. at Kennedy Library. Judging is at 2:15 and the displays are open for viewing until 4 p.m. (Due to health codes the food creations cannot be served or consumed on the Library premises.)

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Image courtesy of University of Minnesota.