Winter & Spring 2012-2013
Winter & Spring 2012-13 @ Shorewood Library
December – May 2012-13
Hobbit Movie Release Party
When: December 13, 2012, 4-6 p.m.
Where: Village Center Meeting Room (lower level of library)
Who: Hobbits, elves, trolls, dragons, wizards. Or, you know, yourself dressed as any of the above!
What: Travel to Middle Earth for a party worthy of the Shire. We’ll play games, make Hobbit feet, explore the languages of Middle Earth, forge swords and more! There will be door prizes and, in true Hobbit fashion, some food!
Craft-A-Palooza!
When: Saturday, December 29, 1-3 p.m.
Where: Village Center Meeting Room
Who: All of you (6th-12th grades)
What: A craft blow-out of epic proportions! It’s Winter Break so you’ll be ready to spend a little afternoon sipping hot cocoa and making a pile of awesome crafts like duct tape stuff, magnets, and book hedgehogs!
Bucks Reading Program
When: January 2-February 27, 2013
Where: Everywhere that reading of any kind is allowed.
Who: Students in grades 3-10
What: Read your way to free Milwaukee Bucks tickets! Any kind of reading you do counts, because we know you do a lot of reading for school. It’s a chance to put your reading to work for you and win a ticket to a real pro ball game! It’s also just plain fun.
How: Register at the library between January 2 and February 27, 2013. Track your reading. You score 1 point for each page, with a limit of 100 points for newspaper/magazine reading, and no limit on book reading. Once you hit 500 points, you will receive a voucher for a free ticket to a Bucks game in March. Score 750 points and you get entered into two drawings to win extra Bucks swag from the library and the Bucks!
712 Book Club
When: CANCELLED
Milwaukee County Teen Book Award Voting
When: January – March 1, 2013
Where: Online at mctba.wordpress.com, via email to mctba.votes@gmail.com, and at the library!
Who: Teens in Milwaukee County
What: Vote for your favorite book of the year in the only LOCAL teen book award around! Milwaukee County teens have a huge say in which book gets chosen as number one, so make your voice heard. Find the list of nominees here and at the library.
Author Visit: Lisa McMann
When: Monday, February 11, 2013
Where: Village Center Meeting Room
Who: All ages.
What: McMann will be promoting the third book in the series The Infinity Ring (all written by different authors). She is also the author of the book, The Unwanteds, and its sequel Island of Silence, as well as the YA series the Wake trilogy (Wake, Fade and Gone)! It’s going to be a great time!
March Madness Read-A-Thon
When: Saturday, March 2, 2013, from 11-3. Dr. Seuss’s birthday!
Where: The entire library
Who: All ages
What: A reading marathon with quiet reading, loud reading, alone reading, and together reading. Bring your friends and family!
Spring Crafts
When: Wednesday, March 27, 2013, 2-4 p.m.
Where: Village Center Meeting Room
Who: All ages
What: Recycled crafts and more!
Halloween in April
When: Wednesday, April 17, 2013 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Where: Village Center Meeting Room
Who: Teens in grades 7-12
What: You’ve heard of Christmas in July, well this is Halloween in April! Dress up, hang out. All the Halloween traditions, none of the October 31!
Author Visit
See Author Visits page for more info!
