Book Drive for Students in Uganda

The GEPL Teen Advisory Board has organized a book drive in an effort to provide students in Uganda school materials. Currently, there is a green bin in the lobby of the library where you can deposit gently used textbooks, dictionaries, or copies of classic works of literature. Every little bit counts!

Book of the Month: In the Time of the Butterflies

by: Julia Alvarez

In the Time of the Butterflies embodies the wonder, horror and mystique of the era of Trujillo in the Dominican Republic. It tells the heroicially heart-breaking, perhaps mythic story of the Mirabal sisters, enemies to the Failed Cattle Thief, folk heroes to the pueblo. The story is told in flashback, beginning in the present day with an interview with the one surviving sister. The story then launches into a chronological build-up to the sisters' acts of resistence toward the ruthless dictator. This is an absolutely engrossing tale that will appeal to fans of history, magical realism, strong women, and heart-breaking defiance in the face of heavy oppression.

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In the Time of the Butterflies

Poster Contest - win $1,000!

The Illinois Library Association and Illinois Reading Enrichment and Development (iREAD) are sponsoring a Poster Contest to promote Teen Reading.

Theme: Scare Up a Good Book
Contestants: Open to all middle school and high school students
Rules: Each poster should:

• illustrate the theme, Scare Up a Good Book
• include images of books, a library, or something related to reading.
• have all original art (no existing cartoons or comic characters please).
• should be appropriate to hang in libraries
• be UP TO 19 inches by 26 inches
• have art that is computer-generated, or a painting, drawing or collage using traditional media

Winner: Will be the basis for the Young Adult iREAD Summer Reading Program in 2010. The statewide winner will be announced in October 2008 and will receive $1,000 in prize money.

Entry forms may be picked up at either the Youth Services reference desk or at the Adult Services reference desk.

All forms are due in the library on July 31, 2008 - and will then become property of the Illinois Library Association.

Teen Storytimes

Come practice and perform a storytime for younger children! Read old favorites or look for new picturebooks! Sing and dance! Sign-up at the Youth Services reference desk.

Wednesday, June 11
Wendesday, August 9

Practice: 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Perform: 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Get in the Game: Teen Gaming Afternoons

Middle school and high school students welcome. Come to the library's Meeting Room and play Guitar Hero II, Wii Sports, MarioCart and others! Snacks will be served! No sign-up necessary.

Wednesday, June 18, 2-4 pm
Wednesday, July 16, 2-4 pm
Wednesday, August 20, 2-4 pm

Summer Reading

Get in the Game: Read! 2008 Summer Reading, May 28 - August 9

Middle School Summer Reading: Read all summer and get rewarded! Various prizes will be handed out just for reading for a certain amount of time. Sign up at the Youth Services reference desk.

High School Summer Reading: Read all summer and get rewarded! You could even enter a chance to win IPod speakers or a digital camera! Sign up at the Adult Services reference desk.

High School Book Discussions

Attend book discussions just for high school students at the library this summer. Snacks will be served! (In the library's Board Room) Copies of the book are available at the front Circulation desk.

A Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley
Monday, June 30, 7:30-8:30 pm

Spud, by John van de Ruit
Monday, August 25, 7:30-8:30 pm