Library Filled with Activities for Teen Read Week 2018

It’s Written in the Stars @ PFTSTA Library
Teen Read Week October 9th -12th


1. Annual Library Book Mark Contest: Two winners, one from middle 
school and one from high school, will receive a $20 gift card to Amazon, 
and their bookmark reproduced to give away to the PFTSTA community. 
You can visit the library for a hard copy or open here: 
bit.ly/bookmarkcontest2018 to print out from the web.
All bookmarks are due in the library by Wednesday, October 24th at 2:30PM. 

3. Now showing in your library: Visit the library at lunch on Tuesday to 
watch "Third from the Sun" an episode of the television show The Twilight Zone. 
A treat will be served.

2. Who is the star? Guessing Game: On Wednesday and Friday, visit the 
library to get a clue about a starring character in a book or a starring 
actor in a movie. If you guess the name of the character or actor correctly, 
you will receive a small prize.

4. Get Crafty: Visit the library on Thursday to make a paper star to hang in a window. 
All the instructions and materials will be provided for you.

5. Rate it One to Five: Visit the library on Friday and use our star rating system 
to tell us your opinion of any book that you’ve read. We’ll take your picture and 
share your recommendation on the library website.

6. Fine Forgiveness Week: You may return any overdue book/s during 
Teen Read Week without having to pay a fine.
(You are still responsible for fines for overdue books returned before October 1st)

7. Guess the Number of Stars in the Jar: See if you can figure out how many candy 
stars are in the jar. To win, your answer must be closest to the correct number without
 going over. The person with the winning guess will get to take home all the candy 
in the jar.

8. Vote for Teen’s Top Ten: Help select the 2018 top ten best books. Vote for up to 3 of 
your favorite books here: bit.ly/2018teenstopten. Voting ends Oct 13th.


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