Teen
Summer Reading
AGES 12 TO 18
JUNE 5 through July 29
- Advance on your “kindness” journey by reading AND/OR completing the activities located in the Summer Reading Activites section. Each activity is worth 25 pages. In Beanstack, make sure you log 25 pages of reading under the “LOGGING” badge area for each additional activity completed!
- Your final destination is 1500 pages with “peace” stops for prizes at every 500 pages.
- You can collect a new prize every two weeks! Get prizes on or after the dates listed below.
- Digital books and audios are also allowed. Libby is available for free through your app store. Search for the Library Consortium of Eastern Idaho. Log on with your barcode and pin number.
- Two free audiobooks are also available each week through Sync, until August 2, 2023. Click the Sync button below for full instructions.
- Any reading done before June 5th DOES NOT COUNT towards summer reading challenges.
- You must have your initialed paper log OR have logged your reading online.
- You must choose either paper or online for the duration of the program, you cannot go back and forth.
- Don’t forget to join our Teen Discord Hangout! We’ll talk about books, anime, writing, and Dungeons & Dragons.
Program may not be repeated! Only 1 set of prizes per person per summer.
NO PRIZES will be given after Saturday, JULY 29, 2023.
Prizes
You can read ahead of schedule, but prizes won’t be available until their release date. If you miss a week, you can collect it the next time.
For example, if you come in July 3, and haven’t gotten any prizes yet, you can pick up prize number 1 and 2. If you’ve read past that point, and are ready for prize 3, you’ll have to wait until July 17 to get that next prize.
Prizes will be available any time after their first availability date until July 29, while supplies last.
NO PRIZES AFTER JULY 29
Prize Schedule
- Weeks 1 & 2: June 5-17: Program sign-ups only; no prizes available yet
- Week 3 & 4: June 20-July 1: Prize 1 available starting June 20
- Week 5 & 6: July 3-15: Prize 2 available starting July 3
- Week 7 & 8: July 17-29: Prize 3 available starting July 17
- Last Day to Sign Up: July 22
- Last Day to Collect Prizes: July 29
No Child Left Behind, and No Child Left Inside!
The Youth Explorer Passes from Idaho State Parks will waive the entry fee for one vehicle for one day to any Idaho state park.
Ask your librarian for more information!
Summer Reading Activities
Peace Stop 1
Peace Stop 2
Peace Stop 3
Peace Stop 1 Activities
Friends Forever / Community Connections
Each Activity is worth 25 pages!
- Read a YALSA or Madison Choice Award Book.
- Sign-up for the MLD Teen Discord Channel & introduce yourself. Or make a comment on one of the channels if you are already on the server.
- Participate in a teen library event.
- Make a friendship bracelet for someone else.
- Read a book about friendship.
- Participate in a community or church service event.
- Write a note or send a letter to someone who needs cheering up.
- Do a chore or job for someone else without pay.
- Visit a local business and write a positive review online.
- Find out when your city council meets and attend a meeting.
Peace Stop 2 Activities
Science that Serves / Expand Your World
Each Activity is worth 25 pages!
- Read a YALSA or Madison Choice Award Book.
- Sign-up for the MLD Teen Discord Channel & introduce yourself. Or make a comment on one of the channels if you are already on the server.
- Participate in a teen library event.
- Capture three acts of kindness with a camera.
- Read a book written by or about someone from a different country or culture.
- Make a food from a different culture.
- Compliment or say something kind on social media.
- Have a water fight.
- Learn two phrases that you use often in a different language.
- Watch a film or show in a different language with subtitles.
Peace Stop 3 Activities
Working & Playing Together / Kindness for Everyone
Each Activity is worth 25 pages!
- Read a YALSA or Madison Choice Award Book.
- Sign-up for the MLD Teen Discord Channel & introduce yourself. Or make a comment on one of the channels if you are already on the server.
- Participate in a teen library event.
- Write a short story with another person and submit it to the Teen Writer’s Contest by Monday, July 24, 2023.
- Participate in neighborhood “night games.”
- Show good sportsmanship while participating in a competitive sport.
- Read a book with a child.
- Attend the library’s International Block Party on Saturday, July 8, 2023.
- Participate in a yard cleanup.
- Learn a new board game with your family or friends (you can do this at the library on Mondays at 4:30 pm).
Summer Reading Events
Teen Summer Reading Kick-Off Party!
Friends and Literature Jeopardy Game
FRIDAY, June 9, AT 7:00 PM
Teens will be able to celebrate the beginning of Summer Reading with an after library hours party.
We will play a fun jeopardy game which will encourage unity and teamwork, playing for fun and prizes. (And lots of food, of course!)
BFF 2 WFF Teen Writer's Contest
Learn How to Enter
Summer STEM Lego Club!
for ages 6 to 18
Chess & Game Club
for ages 9 to 18
Crafting With the Library
Teen Action Council
Young League of Writers
Anime Club
Dungeons and Dragons for Teens
Dungeons and Dragons for Teens
Fridays, June 16 & 30, at 3:30 PM
Dungeons and Dragons for teens at the Madison Library District! In this classic role-playing game, you create your character, choose how they interact with the story, and use dice to decide the outcomes of your actions.
This event is open to all teens (ages 12 to 18). Both beginners and experienced players are welcome.
The game will consist of one, 1 to 2 hour session for first level characters. Experienced players may use their own character if they wish, but pre-made characters will also be available. All characters should be made using only the resources available in the core 5th Edition player’s handbook. As an added bonus, players will be able to gain perks for their characters by reading!
If you are interested in a grand adventure, want to meet new and old friends, and have epic fun, register by clicking the button below.
BFF 2 WFF Teen Writers Contest
Best Friends Forever to Writing Friends Forever
All Entries Due Monday, July 24
Do you and your friend love to write? Try writing a story together and perhaps you will become WFF’s… writing friends forever. Write a story about this year’s Summer Reading theme, “All Together Now,” for a chance win awesome prizes. Submit your short story to the Madison Library District “BFF 2 WFF” Teen Writer’s contest and see how your “collab” writing stacks up against other teens your age.
- Paired Participants must be ages 12 – 18 to enter.
- Open to Madison Library District residents only.
- 4,000 word limit.
- Limit 1 short story per paired authors.
- No photos or illustrations.
- Work must be original, not previously published, and titled.
- Submissions that are deemed inappropriate, culturally inaccurate, or possess negative stereotypical characterization will be disqualified.
How to Submit:
- Email your original work as an attachment to Gina Miller. This is the ONLY way to submit your work!
- Subject line must say: BFF 2 WFF Teen Writers Contest.
- Please include both author’s names, ages, and phone numbers in the email.
Deadline:
All entries must be received by Monday, July 24th, 2023.
Winners will be announced on Friday, July 28th, 2023, at the Teen Summer Reading Final Party.
Prizes:
ALL participants will recieve a prize!
First prize – $30 Amazon gift card for each paired author.
Second prize – $20 Amazon gift card for each paired author.
Third prize – Fat Cats date pack for each paired author.
For more information please email Gina Miller.
For a sneak peak into the judging criteria and cool tips on collaborative writing, come to Young League of Writers on Wednesday, June 14th @ 4:00 p.m. and meet with published author and experienced collaborator, Sian Ann Bessey!
Summer STEM Lego Club
Tuesdays at 2:00 pm
For Kids ages 6 – 8, Tweens ages 9 – 11, and Teens ages 12 – 18. Anyone under the age of 12 needs to be accompanyied by an adult.
Do you love Legos? Join other kids who love the ever popular bricks at Madison Library District’s amazing LEGO club!
DATES:
- June 27
- July 25
Chess and Game Club
MONDAYs, JUNE 12 & 26, AT 4:30 PM
For Tweens ages 9 – 11, and Teens ages 12 – 18.
Learn the art of Chess and other games with the master of fun and strategy, Nick Allison!
Games and supplies will be provided.
Summer Crafting
Thursdays at 4:30 PM
June 15: Tie Dye Hats
- Learn how to tie dye with sharpie pens and rubbing alcohol.
June 22: Morse Code Bracelets
- Learn a little bit about morse code, choose a phrase or word, and then make that phrase using beads to represent morse code.
June 29: Friendship Can
- Decorate a tin can using handmade friendship bracelets.
July 6: Clay Figurine Making and Baking
- Make a clay figurine for our D&D activities. You can make your character or simply make something that you would like to have as a figurine.
July 13: Magazine Beads
- Learn how to make beads out of magazine cutouts.
July 20: Dot Painting
- Make a masterpiece by solely using dots.
Star Party!
Friday, July 8, at 9:00 pm in the Community Room Parking Lot
EVENT CANCELLED DUE TO CIRCUMSTANCES BEYOND OUR CONTROL
Come out and gaze at the stars! We’ll have our big telescope set up, and Cathy Stanton, former Star Ranger, will be there to take you on a guided tour through the universe.
Don’t miss it!
Teen Action Council
Meeting Dates:
- Wednesday, June 7, at 4:00 pm
- Wednesday, July 5, at 4:00 pm
The Madison Library District Teen Action Council will meet regularly to provide input for teen events and programs, give feedback about YA materials purchases, and provide suggestions for improvements for other aspects of the Library as it relates to teens. In the event that the Madison Library District Teen Action Council is chosen as one of the nominee groups for the YALSA Teen Top Ten, providing book reviews and nominations for the award would also be required.
Young League of Writers
Would you like to share your writing with other teens your age or just make new friends? Join the Young League of Writers for ages 12-18. We will meet for an hour to share what we’ve all been working on and talk about what makes writing great.
Wednesday, June 14 at 4:00 pm: With Sian Ann Bessey! Let’s Collaborate
Local author Sian Ann Bessey will be coming to give advice on how to write a good first chapter that will capture editors and readers attention.
Anime Club
Teens ages 12-18 gather together to watch anime favorites, chat about manga, play Japanese card games, sketch your own manga portraits (markers and paper provided), and munch on yummy snacks!
Wednesday, June 28, at 4:30 pm: SK8 the Infinity
- For this activity, we will watch SK8 the Infinity. We will also make Asian shaved ice.
Game and Chess Club
Mondays at 4:30 pm in the Community Room
For tweens and teens ages 9-18. Learn the art of Chess and other games with the master of fun and strategy, Nick Alison.
Game supplies will be provided.
DATES:
- Monday, June 12, at 4:30 pm
- Monday, June 26, at 4:30 pm
Adult-TEEN 101
Last Wednesdays 4:30 pm in the Community Room
Teens gather to learn life skills that will prepare them for when they move out and are living on their own.
- Wednesday, June 29: As this is the kick-off starting program, we will be playing bingo to see how prepared you are for your adult life!
- Wednesday, July 27: Today we will learn “Bare Essential” Cooking using a kit provided for us by the Idaho Commission for Libraries. We’ll learn how to cook easy recipes. For exampl, how to cook creatively in a dorm room (ironed grilled cheese, anyone?).
Mancala Madness!
MONDAY, June 27, at 4:30 pm
For Teens and Tweens ages 9 – 18.
We wanted to do something a little different then usual and do an outside mancala game using squishy balls, buckets with water, and running around. It should be a lot of fun!
Don't Forget Our Free
Family Friendly Films
Every Wednesday at 1:00 pm in the Community Room
- June 14: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (PG)
- June 21: My Neighbor Totoro (G)
- June 28: Wreck-It Ralph (PG)
Parents, please pre-screen movies for appropriateness for your family.
Children under 12 MUST be accompanied by someone age 14 or older.
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Reading Resources
Thank You to Our Summer Reading Sponsors
These amazing businesses and organizations donated over $60,000 to make our 2023 Summer Reading possible. We appreciate their support of literacy in our community!
New Temporary Hours of Operation
Due to staffing shortages and until further notice our temporary hours will be:
- Monday: 9:00 am – 6:00 pm
- Tuesday - Wednesday: 9:00 am – 8:00 pm
- Thursday: 11:00 am – 8:00 pm
- Friday: 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
- Saturday: 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
- Sunday: CLOSED
Closures in 2023
- January 2 – New Year’s
- January 16 – Martin Luther King, Jr., Day
- February 20 – President’s Day
- March 24 – Staff Development Day
- April 1 – Closed for Maintenance
- May 27-29 – Memorial Day
- June 19 – Juneteenth
- July 4 – Independence Day
- September 2-4 – Labor Day
- September 28 - Library Conference (LCEI)
- October 7 – Closed for Maintenance
- November 10-11 – Veteran’s Day
- November 22 – Closing at 5:00 pm
- November 23-25 – Thanksgiving
- December 23-26 – Christmas
- December 30-31, 2023 – New Year’s
- January 1, 2024 – New Year’s Day
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Madison Library District
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Rexburg, ID 83440
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