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Kids events for the next 7 days
Naperville Community Heritage Month (NPL)
Saturday, May 18, 2013 at All Day -- All LibrariesMay 2013 - All Month Long
Check out the displays in Children's, Adult & Teen Services departments at all three libraries to learn more about Naperville.
So, You Think You Know Naperville? Challenge yourself by answering questions about our community's history. Participants can pick up a quiz at any Naperville Public Library location. Complete the quiz and drop it in a raffle box for a chance to win a prize. Prize winners will be contacted starting June 3. This quiz is for teens in grades 6 - 12 and adults. A current Naperville Public Library card is required to participate. For more information, please contact the Nichols Library Adult Services Desk at 630-961-4100, ext. 6311.
Kids Submit Stories:Theme -- Traveling! (NIC)
Saturday, May 18, 2013 at All Day -- Nichols LibraryThe Contest - Monday, May 6 - Sunday, June 30
Are you a young author entering 3rd - 5th grade next year? Write a story on the theme of traveling. It could be about a real trip you took once or a zany imaginary journey. Characters could be your family or animals or silly outer-space monkeys - anyone you can imagine. Write the story on your own and bring it to the Children's Services Desk for submission. Pick up the complete rules and some tips for creative writing at the Children's Services Desk beginning May 6.
All submissions must be received by June 30.
SHOW TIME!
In early July we will select 2 - 5 of the stories submitted to our writing contest to be adapted for a performance. If your story is selected, library staff will call you. On August 14, library staff will read your story aloud adding enhancements like puppets, props, sound effects or costumes. We invite everyone to come see what the selected authors have written for us at this performance.
Community Room, Wednesday, August 14, 11:00 - 11:45 a.m.
Bark For Books (95th)
Saturday, May 18, 2013 at 11:30 AM -- 95th Street LibraryRaise your paw, grab a book and read your story to a canine friend. Our dog/handler teams are certified through local organizations and are very good listeners. Free tickets are available starting at 11:00 the morning of the program. Parents and siblings are invited to meet the dogs and take photos at 12:30 p.m. following the program. For readers in grades 1 - 5.
Family Films (NIC)
Saturday, May 18, 2013 at 1:00 PM -- Nichols LibraryThe Smurfs (PG); 103 minutes
Children and families are invited to join us to watch movies. A short activity related to the film will start the event, followed immediately by the movie. Relax and enjoy!
Naperville Community Heritage Month (NPL)
Sunday, May 19, 2013 at All Day -- All LibrariesMay 2013 - All Month Long
Check out the displays in Children's, Adult & Teen Services departments at all three libraries to learn more about Naperville.
So, You Think You Know Naperville? Challenge yourself by answering questions about our community's history. Participants can pick up a quiz at any Naperville Public Library location. Complete the quiz and drop it in a raffle box for a chance to win a prize. Prize winners will be contacted starting June 3. This quiz is for teens in grades 6 - 12 and adults. A current Naperville Public Library card is required to participate. For more information, please contact the Nichols Library Adult Services Desk at 630-961-4100, ext. 6311.
Kids Submit Stories:Theme -- Traveling! (NIC)
Sunday, May 19, 2013 at All Day -- Nichols LibraryThe Contest - Monday, May 6 - Sunday, June 30
Are you a young author entering 3rd - 5th grade next year? Write a story on the theme of traveling. It could be about a real trip you took once or a zany imaginary journey. Characters could be your family or animals or silly outer-space monkeys - anyone you can imagine. Write the story on your own and bring it to the Children's Services Desk for submission. Pick up the complete rules and some tips for creative writing at the Children's Services Desk beginning May 6.
All submissions must be received by June 30.
SHOW TIME!
In early July we will select 2 - 5 of the stories submitted to our writing contest to be adapted for a performance. If your story is selected, library staff will call you. On August 14, library staff will read your story aloud adding enhancements like puppets, props, sound effects or costumes. We invite everyone to come see what the selected authors have written for us at this performance.
Community Room, Wednesday, August 14, 11:00 - 11:45 a.m.
Naperville Community Heritage Month (NPL)
Monday, May 20, 2013 at All Day -- All LibrariesMay 2013 - All Month Long
Check out the displays in Children's, Adult & Teen Services departments at all three libraries to learn more about Naperville.
So, You Think You Know Naperville? Challenge yourself by answering questions about our community's history. Participants can pick up a quiz at any Naperville Public Library location. Complete the quiz and drop it in a raffle box for a chance to win a prize. Prize winners will be contacted starting June 3. This quiz is for teens in grades 6 - 12 and adults. A current Naperville Public Library card is required to participate. For more information, please contact the Nichols Library Adult Services Desk at 630-961-4100, ext. 6311.
Kids Submit Stories:Theme -- Traveling! (NIC)
Monday, May 20, 2013 at All Day -- Nichols LibraryThe Contest - Monday, May 6 - Sunday, June 30
Are you a young author entering 3rd - 5th grade next year? Write a story on the theme of traveling. It could be about a real trip you took once or a zany imaginary journey. Characters could be your family or animals or silly outer-space monkeys - anyone you can imagine. Write the story on your own and bring it to the Children's Services Desk for submission. Pick up the complete rules and some tips for creative writing at the Children's Services Desk beginning May 6.
All submissions must be received by June 30.
SHOW TIME!
In early July we will select 2 - 5 of the stories submitted to our writing contest to be adapted for a performance. If your story is selected, library staff will call you. On August 14, library staff will read your story aloud adding enhancements like puppets, props, sound effects or costumes. We invite everyone to come see what the selected authors have written for us at this performance.
Community Room, Wednesday, August 14, 11:00 - 11:45 a.m.
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