Register for Teen Summer Reading programs

Teens (ages 13 to 18) are invited to register for our Teen Summer Reading program. We have lots of fun activities planned for July and August.

July

Read-A-Thon — Registration Required
Teen Room
Wednesday
July 13
4 – 6 P.M.

Get a head start on your school summer reading assignment, or read for pleasure. If you read for at least an hour and a half,you will be able to join us for a pizza party at 5:30 p.m. and receive a free book.

Make Short Films — Registration Required
Community Event Room
Wednesday
July 20
4 – 7 P.M.

Make a variety of short films: a silent film, a Godzilla-style movie, a spaghetti western and/or a Bollywood-style film. There will be pizza and refreshments. Please register and have your parents sign a permission form so that the movie can go on our webpage.

Movie Program
Community Event Room
Wednesday
July 27
4 – 6 P.M.

This sci-fi actioner travels around the globe and into the intimate and infinite world of dreams. Dom Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio) is a skilled thief, the absolute best in the dangerous art of extraction, stealing valuable secrets from deep within the subconscious during the dream state, when the mind is at its most vulnerable. Cobb's rare ability has made him a coveted player in this treacherous new world of corporate espionage, but it has also made him an international fugitive and cost him everything he has ever loved. He is offered one last job that could give him his life back, but only if he can accomplish the impossible—inception.

This PG-13 movie is shown in compliance with a license from Movie Licensing USA.

August

Make a Photo Album — Registration Required
Teen Room
Wednesday
August 3
4 – 6 P.M.

Create your own photo album to store your summer memories! All supplies will be provided.

Book Discussion — Temping Fate — Registration Required
Teen Room
Wednesday
August 10
4 – 5 P.M.

Discuss Temping Fate by Esther Friesner. Ilana is relieved to finally get a summer job, but her employers give her the bizarre assignment of typing up death certificates — at a textile company. Ilana does some investigating and finds out that her employers are part of a mythological world she has only read about in books. Please register and pick up a free copy of the book in the Children’s Department before the discussion. Books are funded by the Friends of the Vineland Public Library.

Potluck End of Summer Party — Registration Required
Community Event Room
Wednesday
August 17
4 – 6 P.M.

Watch our short films from July 20, and bring some kind of food to share for this potluck meal and celebration of the end of the summer. Our theme will be “Foods from around the World.” Share your ideas for fall programs, too! Please register and let us know what food you’re bringing!

For more information, or to register call the Vineland Public Library Children's and Young Adult Department.