Book Reviews

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Read for Fun & Win Prizes!

Check out our Teen Summer Reading program! You can enter online or in person starting June 1.  More

Writing Workshops with Kate—Cole & Ustick

Whether you're a beginning or advanced writer, you'll enjoy exploring the world of writing through a new lens with author Kate Riley. Kate will use a wide range of interactive tools to help you develop your imagination, discover your stories and become more open and adventurous as writers.

• June 17 & 24:  Drawing on Language
• July 8 & 15:  Flash Fiction
• July 22 & 29:  Creative Fiction vs. Non-fiction

Ages 11-15 years; limit of 12 per class; all genres and all levels of writing.  Register for one, two, three or all four two-week sessions!

Library! at Cole & Ustick

Thursdays, 1:30 p.m., Bitterbrush Room

To register or for more information:  570-6900

Minute to Win It — Main

Beat the clock to win!  Enter the Teen Zone for Game Night and complete a multitude of crazy tasks in 60 seconds to win prizes and amaze your friends. 

Main Library
Tuesday, July 6, 7 p.m.
Contact: Jen 384-4200

Image by purplemattfish on Flickr

Book Club—Collister

Join us for a lively, monthly discussion of interesting reads. For July, we'll discuss Paper Towns by John Green.

Library! at Collister
Thursday, July 8, at 4:00 p.m.
Contact: Alex 562-4995

Crafternoon  Drawing - Cole & Ustick 

Are you going to be the next M.C. Escher? Grab a pencil, pastel, or piece of charcoal and a sheet of paper to display your artistic vision. Snacks and sodas included. 
 

Library! at Cole & Ustick
Thursday, July 8, at 4:00 p.m.
Contact: Conner 570-6900

Button Making — Main

Wear your art on your sleeve (or hat, or bag, or . . . )!  Join us for craft night in the Teen Zone, where we'll provide all the supplies you need to make your own personalized flair.

Main Library
Tuesday, July 13, 7 p.m.
Contact: Jen 384-4200

Image by Warm 'n Fuzzy on Flickr

Teen Advisory Board—Collister

Want to have a sumo wrestling party at the library? Or how about decorating the teen area like a circus tent? Well, here's your chance to share your ideas, however crazy they might be. Come on out to our Teen Advisory Board meeting and make your voice heard. Make the library what you want it to be.

Library! at Collister
Thursday, July 15, at 4:00 p.m.
Contact: Alex 562-4995

Get the Keys To Buying Your First Car—Hillcrest

This summer, hundreds of Boise teens will receive driver’s licenses and begin shopping for their first car. Before they buy, teens and their parents are invited to stop by the Library! at Hillcrest for insider information from local experts on buying your first car. The program will begin at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 17, 2010.

We will host a panel discussion on questions to ask when buying a new or used car, tips on general car maintenance, and a presentation of library resources that may be useful for first-time car buyers. The program will conclude with a question and answer session.

Library! at Hillcrest
Saturday, July 17, at 2:00 p.m.
Contact: Jen 562-4996

Trippin' Teen Book Discussion — Main

Summertime is the best time for taking trips to new and exciting places, and a book is one of the easiest ways to get there.  Bring a book with a setting you'd love to visit (real or imagined) and we'll all share our ideas of the perfect vacation.  No trip would be complete without snacks!

Main Library
Tuesday, July 20, 7 p.m.
Contact: Jen 384-4200

Image by Urban Woodswalker on Flickr

Happy Birthday Harry!—Hillcrest

A Celebration Fit For a Wizard!

Harry Potter’s birthday is July 31, and we’re celebrating at the Library! at Hillcrest. Kids, teens, and parents are invited to join the fun on Saturday, July 31, beginning at 1:00 p.m.

Stop by the Library! to pick up your invitation, which will identify which of the Hogwarts houses you will join. Bring your invitation with you on July 31, and you’ll be ready to join your team for broomstick races, Harry Potter trivia games, and more. Uniforms are welcome, but not required. We’ll make potions and wands, and create Golden Snitches. We’ll sample delicious treats, including Butter Beer, Jelly Worms, and other treats from Honeydukes.

The fun begins at 1:00 p.m. and continues till 3:00 at the Library! at Hillcrest. Activities will spill from the breezeway into the Lemhi Room.

Library! at Hillcrest
Saturday, July 31, at 1:00 p.m.
Contact: Annie or Julie 562-4996

After3 Program Locator

The City of Boise's After3 service gives you a central place to quickly locate after-school activities in your neighborhood. Use the City's Youth Program Locator or call 2-1-1 to find a variety of activities in the Boise area.