Teen Summer Reading Program at the Putnam County Library!

Express Yourself @ Your Library

Calling all teens! Area teens are invited to “Express Yourself @ Your Library”, the Putnam County Library’s teen summer library program, June 1st-18th. Teens are invited to come to the library and read for prizes, as well as to take part in special events offered throughout the month, including our “One Summer, One Book” event.

Special events this summer at the Cookeville library will include a Guitar Hero tournament, creative writing sessions, jewelry-making, and many more crafts and activities. Beginning May 18th, teens in middle school and high school can register for the summer program and to attend these free events. Teens will also be given activity logs to record any books they read and library events they attended in order to earn points toward prizes. Teens who attend all PCL teen programs will receive a special prize!

At our final program event, the “Express Yourself” party on June 18th, we’ll host our book club discussion of the “One Summer, One Book” title How to Steal a Dog, and afterwards provide pizza, video games, and suggested reads for the rest of your summer. Contact the Cookeville library to RSVP at 526-2416.

“Express Yourself @ Your Library” teen summer library program is sponsored by the Friends of the Putnam County Library and by a donation from Dr. Lisa Whiteaker.

“One Summer, One Book”

Teens all across Putnam County will be reading the same book this summer! By participating in the Putnam County Library’s teen summer library program “Express Yourself @ Your Library”, teens will have the opportunity to read the same book, and at the end of this summer’s events, participate in a discussion of the book with others just like them! The book selected for this year is How to Steal a Dog by Barbara O’Connor. In this book teens will read about Georgia Hayes, a girl desperate to hold her struggling family together who is inspired after she spots a poster offering a $500 reward for the return of a missing dog. All she has to do is "borrow" the right dog and its owners are sure to offer a reward!

Upon registering for the teen summer library program at any library location (Cookeville, Baxter, Monterey, or Algood) teens will receive a registration packet and a free copy of the book. Contact your local library branch for registration dates and book discussion dates.