Teen 2013 Winter Reading

dirtyjobsTeen 2013
Winter Reading
Begins February 4th

Think your homework
is tough? Try wading
through sewage after
a flood, scooping up dog
poop at the animal shelter
or emptying a dumpster full
of rotting trash: These are
just a handful of the dirty
jobs tackled by thousands
of unsung heroes
everyday.

Do you have what it
takes to do a dirty job?
Learn about the dirty, yucky
and smelly jobs that people
do every single day through
Poplar Bluff Municipal
Library’s annual winter
reading program,
Dirty Jobs @ Your Library. The program will kick off on
Feb. 4.
Check back to see Children’s Librarian and
Youth Coordinator, Ashley
Robertson, as she takes a totally
hands-on approach to the
“dirty jobs” theme. Miss Ashley has personally signed
on to get her hands dirty, all in the name of encouraging
reading. So far, she’s made arrangements to scour
kennels at the Poplar Bluff Animal Shelter and clean up damage
and disaster with ServPro of Poplar Bluff, Dexter and Kennett.
More dirty jobs are in the works, she said.

“By taking a hands on approach to the dirty jobs, I’m encouraging kids to take an involved approach to reading and building literacy
skills,” Robertson said. “I also think getting my hands dirty will help library users appreciate the otherwise unpleasant jobs people do
everyday, both in Poplar Bluff and beyond.”
Catch Miss Ashley in the ACT!!!!
The camera is following Miss Ashley around town as she performs her “Dirty Jobs.”
These videos will make their debut after Feb. 4th!

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Aside

Teen 2012 Fall Reading

Begins October 1st

TEENS, ages 11 – 15, are invited
to READ, REVIEW and BLOG 
with the Library this Fall
to earn chances to WIN 
some great prizes.
Choose between a Kindle e-reader,
Twilight Movie Money, or the complete
Diary of a Wimpy Kid book series.
Have fun SOUNDING off about
great READS and great AUTHORS.

The more you read, 
the more chances you have to win 
a grand prize.

Teen 2012 Fall …

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Coming FRIDAY

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Join your friends at MAD SCIENCE @ YOUR LIBRARY, a special event to celebrate the end of summer reading! The fun starts at 11 a.m. on Friday, August 3.

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COUNTDOWN: Summer reading ends FRIDAY

This summer’s reading program will wrap up Friday, July 27. This will be the final day for participants to submit reading logs and complete blog entries here for even more chances to win!

Prizes will be awarded Friday, August 3 at the program’s grand finale event, Mad Science @ Your Library!  The fun will kick off at 11 a.m. Hope to see you there!

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Mark Twain Nominees, Part 2

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Are you looking for a good book? Look to this year’s list of Mark Twain Readers Award nominees. All of the books on this list have been chosen because they can enrich your personal life and promise to be interesting reads.

What’s been your favorite read so far this summer? Why?

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Over the air: Catch PBPL on the radio!

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Catch updates about Poplar Bluff Public Library on the first Friday of each month on KWOC’s local news broadcast, Brittney on the Bluff. Children’s Librarian Ashley Robertson will join host Brittney McKay to discuss the latest library happenings for adults, teens and kids. Join her at 8 a.m. on the first Friday of each month on KWOC 930 AM!

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Are you ready to dig deep?

What if digging for dark family secrets transported you to a scary, underground world?

That’s what happened to 14-year-old Will Burrows, an archeology geek who happened upon a dark colony of underground tunnels below the streets of London.

Tunnels, the first book in Roderick Gordon’s series, will take you on a wild ride with lots of twists and turns through the darkest of places. Readers will travel deeper and deeper into the story with each book, until you’re completely submerged in the deepest parts each characters’ mind.

The books in Gordon’s series include Tunnels, Deeper, Freefall, Spiral and Closer.

If you’re ready to sink into a good book, check them out today! The entire series is available at Poplar Bluff Public Library!

When was the last time a story really took you away? Post your thoughts and reviews in the comments!

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