Summer Reading at HCH Library Starts June 18th

Free Summer Fun for Teens at the Henry Carter Hull Library

Are you looking for interesting and free summer reading activities for your teen? The Henry Carter Hull Library is your summer destination for free fun. We are busy getting ready to kick-off the 2014 Summer Reading “Spark a Reaction” theme which includes many science and technology related activities.  All students can register on-line for summer reading starting June 18th or by stopping in the library to register in person.  Summer Reading participants will win raffle tickets for each hour they read. Raffle tickets will be entered into a drawing for the opportunity to win amazing prizes! 

We are featuring two Summer Reading kick-off events this summer.  On June 27th at 7:00 pm we will host our first annual SNOOZE-A-PALOOZA sleepover for girls entering grades 7 & 8.  All participants will have fun with spa activities, preparing healthy snacks, late night movies, and of course, choosing summer reading books. On June 30th at 4:00 pm teens can have a blast at THE SUPER MARIO SMASH BRAWL Wii TOURNAMENT for a chance to win a $25 gift card to GameStop.

WANT TO BUILD A ROBOT? Teens can come to Robot Academy on July 7, 9, & 11 at 1:00 to build a solar powered robot and enjoy a pizza lunch. We have the potential to build 14 different solar powered robots in 3 sessions.  At the end of the week five lucky participants will go home with a robot.  This event is recommended for grades 6-9.

Teens can come to the library on Monday, July 14th, 21st, & 28th from 4:00-6:00 for our weekly Teen Summer Book Buzz.  Books are chosen from the 2014 Eliot Summer Reading List and 2015 Nutmeg selections.   July 14th   features  The Raft by S.A. Bodeen, July 21st is Ender’s Game by Orsen Scott Card, and on July 28th we will discuss One for the Murphy’s by Lynda Hunt.   Each book talk will feature a book-themed craft, dessert, or food creation.   All books are available in the HCH Teen Room. On August 7th at 6:00 pm teens can watch the blockbuster movie DIVERGENT with faction friends on the awesome big screen at the library. 

WHAT WOULD YOU DO? On August 11th at 6:00 pm teens can learn smart and practical self-defense and “situational awareness” strategies to avoid and handle dangerous situations. This interactive seminar will be led by Master Paul Longo of Kempo Academy in Clinton. This is a great session for teens heading off to college and teens who want to be prepared for any situation.  Recommended for ages 12 and up.

DO YOU WANT TO LEARN HOW TO CODE? Come to our Lunch and Learn Code Academy on August 12 & 14 from 12:00-2:00 in the teen room for pizza and coding classes. Understanding the basics of code—the language that makes websites, games and apps run—is a new literacy. Code Academy is an easy, interactive platform that provides fun coding classes in many languages. Learning to create computer code is a valuable skill and Code Academy will make it fun.  The END OF SUMMER READING PARTY is on Friday, August 15th at 1:00 in the Teen Room.  We will select the Summer Reading gift card winners and play the new PlayStation 4 Gaming Station in the teen room.  All teens in grades 6-12 are invited to the Library this summer to play a few games on the new Playstation 4 Gaming