Congratulations to Brandon Macpherson, winner of our Teen Summer Reading Grand Prize ($100 giftcard), and Ruth Amadio, winner of our Teen Summer Guessing Game ($50 giftcard). And thanks to all 302 of you who read books this summer at the library! You rock!

The Summer Reading program has come to an end, and we want to thank all of our teen volunteers for collectively putting in more than two hundred hours of volunteer time helping kids learn crafts and helping them with their Summer reading.

Show off those great vacation photos! Enter our photography contest! Win CASH PRIZES! Details are here, including the entry form. Good luck!

Calling all teen writers: the author Lisa McMann (Fade, Wake, Cryer's Cross, etc.) is sponsoring a contest to send a teen writer to NYC to learn about the publishing industry firsthand. Click here for the details, and good luck!

Our first ever Mario Kart tournament for the Wii had 28 racers participate, and in the end, Bryan came out victorious over Halle in the final matchup. Congratulations to them! They won GameStop giftcards, provided by the Friends of the Library, plus bonus swag from Pizza Hut. And Pizza Hut of Stow provided free pizza for all players! Thank you Pizza Hut! Stay tuned for our next Mario Kart tournament.

School-aged children who are reading will be paired with a teen to explore and read books together this summer. This program will take place in July and pairs will be asked to schedule four meetings during the month. Teen mentors, who must have completed the 7th grade, will be reading pals and not tutors. Together they will select and read books here at the library.

Sign up your child for this fun program - a chance to practice reading and make a new friend!

School-aged children who are reading will be paired with a teen to explore and read books together this summer. This program will take place in July and pairs will be asked to schedule four meetings during the month. Teen mentors, who must have completed the 7th grade, will be reading pals and not tutors. Together they will select and read books here at the library.

Sign up your child for this fun program - a chance to practice reading and make a new friend!

The Children's Room is an exciting place to be right now - they finally realized that it should be called "Spike's Place" and we have a new logo with a picture of me on it!!!  The librarians are fixing up the room for our summer reading program, "One World, Many Stories" and it is going to be alot of fun.  Miss Laurie is painting a beautiful rainforest on our windows.  Miss Joan, Miss Amy, Miss Kristin and Miss Jen are working on all sorts of decorations.  Miss Lydia even made a new Tween section for kids ages 8-12 to read and listen to cds and audiobooks.  So come

I am excited about the Library's Drupal implementation. The website has excellent functionality and great graphical elements, and it is easy to navigate. Drupal is a powerful tool. I am interested in the JQuery modules that enable interactive, animated features and calendar functions.

Don't be bored this summer! Help out at the library! The Children's Dept. needs teen volunteers to help with their programs. Get more info here.