Twin Lakes Library System

presents
Vacation Reading Club 2009

Children's Reading Club:
Be Creative @ Your Library
(ages 0-11)

Teen Reading Club:
Express Yourself @ Your Library
(ages 12-18)

Adult Reading Club:
Master the Art of Reading
(ages 18-up)

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Be Creative @ Your Library

June 1 - July 29
(Sign-up begins May 21)

Sign up online
Rules and Information:

All our Vacation Reading Clubs have an online sign-up!

All you need to do is click the link provided below and then fill out the simple online registration form. Once you've done that, you'll have access to the items you'll need to participate in this year's Vacation Reading Clubs.

Click here to sign up!

  • Sign up begins May 21 and goes through July 22.
  • Books read before sign-up do not count.
  • Books must be from the Twin Lakes Library System or
    another public library (for example, if you go on vacation,
    you may use another public library).
  • Only books can be counted (comic books, magazines, videos,
    etc. will not count).
  • Make a list of all books you read in the Reading Program booklet.
  • Complete your reading by July 29.
  • Read on your reading level (you are allowed to read above your reading level).
  • Preschool children may have books read to them.
  • Reading must be completed by July 29.
  • No prizes will be awarded on the same day you sign up.
  • Prizes will be awarded June 1 - July 29. NO prizes will be awarded after July 29.
  • All prizes must be used by their expiration date.
  • Prizes will be available Monday-Friday at the Mary Vinson Memorial Library, the Lake Sinclair Library, and the Floride Allen Library.


Express Yourself @ Your Library

June 1 - July 29
(Sign-up begins May 21)

Sign up online
Rules and Information:

All our Vacation Reading Clubs have an online sign-up!

All you need to do is click the link provided below and then fill out the simple online registration form. Once you've done that, you'll have access to the items you'll need to participate in this year's Vacation Reading Clubs.

Click here to sign up!

  • Sign up begins May 21 and goes through July 22.
  • Books read before May 21 do not count.
  • Books must be from the Twin Lakes Library System or another public library (for example, if you go on vacation, you may use another public library).
  • Books and graphic novels can be counted. You must read three (3) graphic novels to count as one YA novel. Magazines, videos, etc. will not count.
  • Reading must be completed by July 31st. No prizes will be awarded on the same day you sign up.
  • Prizes will be awarded June 1-July 29. NO prizes will be awarded after July 29.
  • All prizes must be used by the expiration date.
  • Prizes will be available Monday-Friday, at the Mary Vinson Memorial Library, the Lake Sinclair Library, and the Floride Allen Library.

Directions:

  • Read any four books of your choice from the Young Adult or Adult collections, plus one book each from these four categories: Science Fiction, Mystery, Classic, and Non-Fiction. After you complete your first four books, you can claim the first set of prizes. Complete your next four books and you can claim the second and final set of prizes. Read ON or ABOVE your reading level. Picture books, condensed versions, “Illustrated Classics,” or pocket-versions of a book will NOT count toward your final total.
  • You must write a review for each of your books at the Library's online book club. To post your reviews, go online and visit our “Book Club on the Go” page, available online at www.tllsga.org/bookclub/. Click on “register” at the top and create a user account, if you haven't already. Sign in and click on the “Young Adult” section of the board. Post a review of a book you read using the title and author of the book and your initials as the subject (example: “I Know What You Did Last Summer by Lois Duncan, EJB”). Then add your review beneath the title. Please include a little information describing what the book is about - but don't give away the ending! Also include your most and least favorite characters and why (if applicable), then tell why you did or did not enjoy the book. When you come to pick up your prizes, we will check your reviews!


Master the Art of Reading

June 1 - July 29
(Sign-up begins May 21)

Sign up online
Rules and Information:

All our Vacation Reading Clubs have an online sign-up!

All you need to do is click the link provided below and then fill out the simple online registration form. Once you've done that, you'll have access to the items you'll need to participate in this year's Vacation Reading Clubs.

Click here to sign up!

  • Sign up begins May 21 and goes through July 22.
  • Books read before May 21 do not count.
  • Books must be from the Twin Lakes Library System or another public library (for example, if you go on vacation, you may use another public library).
  • Books and graphic novels can be counted. You must read three (3) graphic novels to count as one novel. Magazines, videos, etc. will not count.
  • Reading must be completed by July 29. No prizes will be awarded on the same day you sign up.
  • Prizes will be awarded June 1-July 29. NO prizes will be awarded after July 29.
  • All prizes must be used by the expiration date.
  • Prizes will be available Monday-Friday, at the Mary Vinson Memorial Library, the Lake Sinclair Library, and the Floride Allen Library.

Directions:

  • Read ten (10) books of your choice, then write a review on the Library's Message Board each time you finish a book. After you complete your ten books, you can claim your prizes. Read on your reading level; picture books, condensed versions, "Illustrated Classics," or pocket-versions of a book will NOT count toward your final total.
  • You must write a review for your books at the Library's online book club. To post your reviews, get online and go to our "Book Club on the Go," available online at www.tllsga.org/bookclub/. Click on "register" at the top and create a user account. Sign in and click on the appropriate genre section of the board (example: "Fiction" for a general fiction novel). Post a review of a book you read, using the title and author of the book and your initials as the subject (example: "Sick Puppy by Carl Hiaasen, TKC"). Then add your review beneath the title. Please include a little information describing what the book is about - but don't give away the ending! Also tell your most and least favorite characters and why, then tell why you did or did not enjoy the book. When you come to pick up your prizes, we will check online for your reviews!