Durham Public Library

Mystery Book Discussion July

cshirshac — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 18:58:52 +0000

Instruments of Darkness by Imogen Robertson will be discussed on Tuesday, July 16 at 7:30. Copies of the book are available at the library.

TAG Ice Cream Social

kgardiner — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:33:08 +0000

The Teen Advisory Group is having its 3rd annual Ice Cream Social! Come make an ice cream sundae and share your ideas for how to improve the library!

Ages 12-18, please register

Wednesday, Aug. 21st 7:00-8:00pm

Summer Volunteen Pizza Party

kgardiner — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:28:14 +0000

Thank you to all our hardworking summer volunteers! This is a party to show our gratitude to you for helping out with our summer reading program. There will be pizza, drinks, cookies, games, and music!

All teen summer reading program volunteers invited!

Saturday, Aug. 17th 3:00-4:00

Shark Teeth Jewelry

kgardiner — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:24:53 +0000

Learn wire wrapping techniques for making jewelry and use those techniques to incorporate real shark teeth into a piece of jewelry. Plenty of other beading supplies available.

Ages 10-18/grades 5-12, Please register

Monday August 5th 2:00-3:00

Teen Flower Pot Painting

kgardiner — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:21:36 +0000

Decorate a flower pot of your own! Paint it, bedazzle it, cover it in duct tape, or fabric! Its your pot to decorate how ever you want! Afterwards you will get a mystery seed to plant in it and try to grow!

Grades 5-12/ages 10-18

Wednesday, July 31st 4:00-5:00pm

Sand Drip Bowls

kgardiner — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 19:03:18 +0000

Join us for this totally unique and beautiful craft!

Tuesday, July 23rd 7:00-8:00pm

Grades 6-12

Please register

(bowls made at this program will be available for pickup on Thursday morning after they have had 36 hours to dry)

Pirate Party

kgardiner — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 18:52:30 +0000

On Saturday we gunna be havin’ a scurvy pirate parrrty! We’ll dress up in our scurvy pirate best, speak like band ‘o pirates, swim like band ‘o pirates, put grub in me gullet like band ‘o pirates, fight scurvy pirate games, ‘n watch scurvy pirate clips from ye favorite scurvy pirate movies. be a jolly the hour!

Th’ parrrty gunna be Saturday, July 20th 3:00-4:30pm

Grades 6-12

Please Register

English translation: On Saturday we will be having a Pirate Party! We’ll dress up in our pirate best, talk like pirates, walk like pirates, eat like pirates, play pirate games, and watch pirate clips from your favorite pirate movies. Sorry but we won’t be drinking quite like pirates, no rum! Should be a good time!

The party will be Saturday, July 20th 3:00-4:30pm

Grades 6-12

Please Register

Teen Cuisine: Seafood

kgardiner — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 18:40:55 +0000

The underwater edition of our cooking class for teens! We’ll be making a salmon dip, baked fish, and sea salt brownies, YUM!

Wednesday, July 10th 4:30-6:30pm

Ages 12-18

Please register

Goldrush Afterhours: Teen Kickoff Party

kgardiner — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 18:34:20 +0000

Come to the library for our teen summer kickoff party! We’ll have snacks, play music, and have the library all to ourselves afterhours! Hundreds of ‘gold’ nuggets will be hidden throughout the library for you to find. Person who finds the most will win a gift certificate for ‘liquid gold’ (AKA Dunkin Donuts!)

Saturday, June 29th 5:30-6:30pm

Grades 6-12

Please register!

Summer Volunteer Training 2

kgardiner — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 15:08:05 +0000

Training session for the teen volunteers who will be working at the Summer Reading Desk this summer. All volunteens should attend 1 of the two training sessions. Today’s session will be 7:00 -8:00pm and there was another training session on Saturday the 22nd at 3:00. If you cannot attend today’s and didn’t attend the other session but plan on volunteering at the desk this summer then please speak to Miss Gardiner to get your training at another time.