End of Summer Tween event

Hey Tweens! Believe it or not, we need to start preparing for the summer wrap up event. We would like to hear from you ! Any and all ideas as to what you would like to do will be welcome. Also, we would like your input as to what you Tweens are looking for in library programs for the fall and winter. Your opinions count, so please let us know by commenting on the blog, coming in to visit us, or emailing us at mpiccoline@bernards.org!

Summer fun !

I have been on vacation with my family, but I am back and happy to hear so many of you had a great time at our Tween programs. The T-shirts look super, and the balloon fun sounds like it was a blast! We were in the Florida Keys--check out this visitor we had at the pool one day!

Diary of a Wimpy Kid #4 is Coming!

Mark your calenders! Greg makes his return in Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days on October 12th. I know you are all dying to see what Greg gets mixed up in this time around. All I know so far is that the book is about Greg's summer vacation. You can go the Wimpykid.com for more information.

Paint a T-Shirt a Big Success

Thanks to all the tweens who attended our paint a t-shirt craft on Tweens Night last Wednesday. As you can see, the creativity was flowing and the shirts were all fantastic. I put my shirt through the wash and it still looks great.

We are looking forward to seeing you all tonight for the balloon animals workshop. And don't forget, we will be showing the movie Inkheart this Friday, July 24th at 1:30 p.m. Don't miss it!

Book reviews

If you have read a really good book this summer, please let us know. We would love to publish your reviews on the blog, so submit them to us ASAP !

Duct tape sandals

It was great seeing everyone Wednesday making duct tape sandals! What creativity you all have--some really neat sandals were made and worn home that night! Hope to see all of you when we paint our ouwn designs on T shirts next week--what fun!

Bookwink--Booktalks for Tweens

Check out our new addition to the blog--Bookwink-- The mission of Bookwink is to inspire kids to read. Through podcasting and web video, Bookwink connects kids in Grades 3 through 8 with books that will make them excited about reading. The videos are approximately 3 minutes long and are updated monthly. Each video booktalk is about a different topic, and additional read-alikes can be found on the Bookwink website. You can look for books by subject, grade level, author or title. They are constantly updating the book lists with our newest favorite books.

Tween Yoga

Thanks to all of our Yoga tweens for coming out last night !
Practice Yoga at home with this video: