Summer Reading Programs in Full Swing

Summer Reading Programs: Carnival, Fun with Cutting & Pasting, Otto Goes to the Library, Father's Day Craft

 Take part in a summer reading program at the Brown County Libraries. There’s one for everyone!

Be Creative @ Your Library for Children

Art Attack! for Teens

Master the Art of Reading for Adults

Un-Valentine’s Day Party- Think Outside the Chocolate Box

 Join us for Southwest’s

After Hours Un-Valentine’s Day Party

Friday, February 13th 5-7pm

Grades 5+, Call 492-4910 to pre-register

   Here are some ideas on how to throw an Un-Valentine’s Day Party:

• Encourage kids to wear black
• Play un-love songs in the background
• Un-valentine making table: Make a valentine for a friend or family member
• Pointless Poetry table: Imitation parchment paper (for writing not for cooking!), pens, and examples of silly poetry are available for kids to create non-romantic poems
• Alone Time table
•  Cookie decorating table: Heart shaped sugar cookie halves, frosting and sprinkles available for kids to create their own un-valentine cookies
• Create a personalized candy heart picture at Acme Heart Maker like this  

   

   

   

If You Liked…Bookmarks for Teens

Don’t know what else to read? Download these bookmarks (in pdf format)  for read alikes:

If You Liked Twilight

If You Liked The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

If You Liked A Child Called It

Thanks to Terra for creating these!

New at the Library

We’ve interfiled the adult fiction hardcover and paperback collections. It’s easier to see all books by author.

Used book sales all year long! You can purchase books for adults and children at most library locations at a fraction of the cost!

Cafe table and chairs in the TeenZone. Thanks to the Friends of the Brown County Library for purchasing sets for several libraries.

We have new adult non-fiction books on cds. They’re flying off the shelf!

Check out what we have Books on Cd (you can narrow the search by selecting the location as Southwest )

Children’s and Teen Programs Sept-Nov

We have cool, fun programs for all ages starting in September.  Click here for a listing of programs at SW.

Highlights:

Thrills and Chills Series held after school on Tuesdays, Sept. 30, Oct 21, & Nov 18 at 3:30. We’ll take a look at Monsters, Plagues and Diseases, and The Weird and Unreal. 

Kids in grade 5 and up can celebrate Teen Read Week with an all-out gaming bash (Wii, DDR, & Guitar Hero II) and a best costume prize on Friday, Oct. 7th from 5-7pm.

Storytimes will be held on Tuesdays, beginning September 2nd. Toddlers (ages 2-3) at 9:45 and Preschoolers (ages 3-5) at 10:30. Miss Jody wishes goodluck to the 4-yr old kindergartners and Hello! to newcomers. There’s lots of fun planned like a pirate theme, dress up like a prince or princess, making a volcano..and lots more!