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Summer Reading Club 2008
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Read...Naturally

Sunday, June 1 - Thursday, July 31

All district cardholders, ages 2 through adult, are invited to join the summer reading program “Read…Naturally” at the Palatine Public Library District. Enjoy nature as the outdoors comes inside the Library! This summer’s program will include reading, fun and prizes. For the very first time, high school readers will have their own category!  

Bring your Palatine Public Library card and sign up at the Main Library, beginning Sunday, June 1. Freeman Road and Rand Road Branches begin sign-up, Monday June 2. The Bookmobile will begin sign-up on Saturday, June 7. Participants junior high age and under will earn a half-way prize and Reading Rewards coupons for completing all of the reading requirements. Everyone who completes the program will receive a grand prize T-shirt, generously provided by the Friends of the Palatine Library. The program ends on Thursday, July 31, at the respective closing time of each location.

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Kids' Programs

Teen Book Club

Tuesday, June 24, 7:00 p.m.

This book club is open to eager readers in grades 7-12. 
Registration is required and begins one month prior to the date of each discussion; copies of the book will be available at that time. To register, visit the website www.palatinelibrary.org or call (847) 358-5881, ext. 132.


Life As We Knew It

by Susan Beth Pfeffer      

When a meteor crashes into the moon and alters the lunar cycle, the earth suffers a calamitous change in climate.  Sixteen - year - old Miranda documents, in her diary, her family’s struggle to survive. Registration begins on Tuesday, May 20.

Twilight Trivia Challenge

Monday, June 1 - Thursday, July 31

Is Twilight your favorite book? Are you Edward Cullen’s biggest fan? Take our Twilight Trivia Challenge for a chance to prove it! A different question about Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight saga will be posted in the Teen Lounge each Monday during our Summer Reading Program. Drop in anytime to answer the question and enter your name in a drawing to win a copy of the final book in the series, Breaking Dawn. One lucky winner will be selected on August 1. This contest is open to young adults (ages 12-18). Entries are limited to one per patron per day, so visit the Library often to maximize your odds of winning!