Selected 2002 Texas Reading Club Events in Texas Libraries
Arlington
Arlington Public Library
(817) 459-6968
The library sponsors a kick off event on Jun. 1, 2002, at all branches.
A variety of activities and programs are planned for all age groups throughout
the summer, including Texas history programs, musicians, animals, storytellers,
and theater productions. The library will also sponsor a special Read
Across Texas Day at the Fielder House Museum, Jul. 13, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Austin
Austin Public Library
(512) 974-7302
The library obtained a grant to provide one special program a week at
each of the 21 branches of the Austin Public Library. Pajama parties,
storytimes for toddlers, preschoolers and mixed-ages, as well as bilingual
and Spanish programs, are planned throughout June and July. Teens can
participate in the Rule the Road, a Teen Read Club. A full schedule of
programs at Austin Public Library can be found here: http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/library/images/bridge3.pdf
Azle
Azle Public Library
(817) 444-7114
Azle Public Library will begin its Texas Reading Club on Jun. 6. The
library is planning several Texas-themed programs, including live native
Texas animals, a Texas game day and a visit from the new Cowgirl Hall
of Fame Museum in Fort Worth. The library also sponsors an annual snowball
fight during the summer.
Buffalo
Buffalo Public Library
(903) 322-4146
Participants will be invited to write a poem or draw a picture about
Texas which will decorate the library. After the summer program concludes,
the library hopes to publish a book with them. Teen volunteers will help
coordinate many of the programs this summer, and a wrap-up party and award
ceremony will be held Jul. 30.
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Bulverde
Bulverde Public Library
(830) 438-3666
Participants will receive a free T-shirt. Additional prizes will be awarded
based on the number of books read by each child. A kick off program on
Jun. 5 includes ventriloquist Joe Libby and his pal Sagebrush. Other programs
include Native American storytimes, Texas animals, a theater production
and a campfire sing-a-long. A local dance studio will teach participants
how to do a Texas line dance, and everyone will celebrate at the watermelon
party at the park on Jul. 24.
Carrollton
Carrollton Public Library
(972) 466-4929
The library will host a Summer Camp on Jun. 12 for ages 7-12. Participants
will learn camp songs, crafts and relay games and listen to spooky stories
told around an edible campfire. The library sponsors a Chapter-a-Week
program each Monday at 3:00 p.m. June - August.
Cedar Park
Cedar Park Public Library
(512) 529-5353
Infants through adults are invited to participate in a variety of storytimes,
puppet shows, a Mad Science program, magic shows, and storyteller programs
this summer.
Clifton
Nellie Pederson Civic Library
(254) 675 6495
Puppet Wise Productions will perform a puppet show and teach participants
how to make puppets on Jun. 17. Other events will include storytimes,
children-produced puppet shows and readers' theater.
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Dallas
Renner Frankford Branch
(214) 670-6100
The library sponsors an art program titled Go-Van-Gogh, an acting workshop,
Poetry in Motion, movie days, storytellers, Seussology, music programs,
a Russian program, magic shows, jugglers and a program with live birds.
The End-of-Summer Reading Program Party will be at the Dallas Zoo on Aug.
10.
Denton
Denton Public Library System
(940) 349-8568
Each child that completes one reading log can select a free book, thanks
to the Friends of the Denton Public Library. A special program called
"Travel Across Texas" invites children to read a variety of different
books with a Reading Map. Kids can "drop in" on the destinations that
interest them, and for each destination visited through books, participants
will receive a prize coupon. All participants who complete at least one
reading log will be invited to the Library's Sizzling Summer Pool Party
on Aug. 17, at the Civic Center Pool.
El Paso
El Paso Public Library
(915) 543-5470
More than 48 special performers will be visiting the main library and
branches in El Paso this summer as part of the Texas Reading Club. All
children from infants through 8th grade are invited to read at least eight
books during the summer to receive a certificate. The Japanese Women's
Association of El Paso will teach origami workshops at a number of El
Paso libraries.
Gatesville
Gatesville Public Library
(254) 865-5367
Author Evelyn Horan will be at the kick off event on May 29, with her
book Jeannie, a Texas Frontier Girl. The library will host a Scholastic
Book Fair and a Cowboy Magic Show.
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Georgetown
Georgetown Public Library
(512) 930-3623
The kick off event will be May 29, 2002, in Chatauqua Park, where performer
Joe McDermott will sing cowboy songs and children can get pony rides.
Volunteers have converted the outside of the children's library into a
barn. Texas storytimes and entertainment is scheduled each week from Jun.
5 - Jul. 19. The Georgetown Library Foundation sponsors a family event
in the Palace Theater on Jul. 17. Kim Lehman will entertain with stories
and songs, and the Random Acts Puppet Theater will perform "The Wisdom
Merchant."
Groesbeck
Maffett Memorial Library
(254) 729-3667
Reading Club programs will include storytellers and crafts. Special Texana
programs include the origin of the "Yellow Rose of Texas," the fish of
the Texas Gulf, and Texas Tall Tales. The library's kick off event is
Jun. 12, 2002.
Houston
Harris County Public Library System, High Meadow Branch
(281) 590-1456
In addition to reading programs to be hosted at the library, a special
program called Books and Tennis for Life will be available throughout
the summer. The program includes tennis equipment and training to 300
financially-disadvantaged youth. The library will have books, magazines,
videos and computers available to participants so they can learn about
tennis, health, nutrition and the importance of setting goals in life.
Irving
Irving Public Library
(972) 721-2457
The library begins the Texas Reading Club on Jun. 5. A celebration of
reading and families takes place Aug. 3, at the Northlake Community College
campus. READA-PALOOZA will include face painting, book characters, balloons,
train rides, petting zoos, free refreshments and karaoke.
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Kingsland
Kingsland Library
(915) 388-3170
The kick off event will be May 29. The library hosts programs this summer
from area cowboys, singers and an archeologist.
Longview
Longview Public Library
(903) 237-1027
The program kicks off on Jun. 5 with a puppet program, "Reading Wrangler's."
Other programs include improv comedy acts, a visit by the animals of the
Caldwell Zoo, and Mr. and Mrs. Berenstain from the Berenstain Bears.
Mount Calm
Mount Calm Public Library
(254) 993-2761
For every five books read, participants can select a prize from the
library's "goodie box." The library's kick off is Jun. 3.
Richardson
Richardson Public Library
(972) 744-4358
Through Aug. 3, toddlers, children and adults can participate in one
of three clubs: Read-Aloud Club, Reading Club, or Adult Reading Club.
Reading logs will track the number of books read, and readers will help
create a coyote mural in the library. In addition, based on the total
number of books read, the library and Friends of the library will donate
children's books to local community centers. The library hosts a kick
off party Jun. 1, 2002, featuring Willy Welch, the artist who wrote and
performed the official 2002 Reading Club song, "Reading Across Texas."
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Round Rock
Round Rock Public Library
(512) 218-7005
Round Rock has a reading program for everyone, infants through adults.
Participants who read 25 books or complete five hours of reading will
earn coupons, incentives, and chances for prize drawings. Special storytimes
for all ages, as well as animal programs, musicians, Pecos Bill, and puppet
programs, are scheduled throughout June and July. The library is planning
a Summer Reading Party on Aug. 10, with Joe McDermott performing.
Schertz
Schertz Public Library
(210) 658-6011
The reading club participants keep track of the number of minutes spent
reading library books. Completed reading logs can be traded in for great
prizes. Storytimes, a dinosaur program and presentations by the Institute
of Texan Cultures on cowboy and Native American life. On Jun. 12, everyone
is invited to visit with players from the San Antonio Missions baseball
team and their mascot, the Ballapeņo.
Taylor
Taylor Public Library
(512) 352-3434
The library sponsors a kick off event on Jun. 3, 2002, at 10:30 a.m.
Summer programs include Mad Scientist, magicians, storytellers, School
House Safari, puppet shows, a zoo show and a cooking program. Programs
will be held on Monday evenings and Wednesday mornings. Reading incentives
and prizes will be awarded.
Temple
Temple Public Library
(254) 298-5556
As part of the Texas Reading Club, the library will have summer storytimes
and crafts each Wednesday. Local police, fire and EMT personnel will present
a program titled Community Helpers. Several storytellers and a live animal
program are also planned. A grand-finale party will take place Jul. 20.
Texarkana
Texarkana Public Library
(903) 794-2149
The library will host Terrific Tuesdays and Wacky Wednesdays throughout
June and July. Special programs include Jungle Jim's Bugs of the World,
Craft day, Snakes of the Ark-La-Tex, Come Alive with Music, Etiquette
for Teens, Mysteries and Clues, Suminagashi paper marbling and storytimes
and book discussions.
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