Wednesday, June 26th, 2-4 p.m. in the Carnegie Room. Were going to party just like the Hobbits. Tea, cakes & root beer will supplement rounds of Lord of the Rings trivia, riddle games and more. We’ll also watch and make fun of the animated Hobbit cartoon. Be sure to sign up at the upstairs librarians’ desk by Tuesday, June 25th.

Raffle tickets you earned during Prizes for Pages give you a chance to win movies, music, books, comic books, canvas bags, & more.  You’ll get these raffle tickets when you hit the 600, and 1400 page reading goals.  More tickets means more chances at prizes, as your name can be drawn multiple times!  The raffle will be held Friday, August 31st.

600 - one raffle ticket

1400 - three raffle tickets

Are fines preventing you from checking out books?  Sign up for summer reading and we’ll let you check out one book.   You read 200 pages and we’ll subtract $5 off your fines.  Read 400 pages and we’ll subtract an additional $5 off your fines (that’s up to $10 total).  If you still have fines after that we’ll get you on a payment plan and you can start checking out books again. 

Thursday, July 18th, 7-9p.m. Get dressed up and come party with us Goth-style. We’ll show videos, listen to music and try Dance Party with the game volume off but Goth music turned on. Snacks provided. Be sure to sign up at the upstairs Information Desk by 7/13.

Use your artistic skills to craft a logo for the underground band Beneath the Surface. The winning design will receive $50 in Downtown Bucks to spend in businesses along 3rd Street. See an upstairs librarian for an entry form. Submissions are due by Wednesday, August 14th.

Here’s what you get:

· Read 200 & 400 pages — $2 gift card to the Friends of the Library Book Sale or a $5-off library fines coupon

· Read 600 pages — One End of Summer Raffle ticket

· Read 800 pages — a pool pass to the McMinnville Aquatic Center good for one 

· Read 1000 pages — Pizza Buck and movie pass from Third Street Pizza & The Moonlight      Theater

· Read 1200 pages — A free Serendipity ice cream sundae.

· Read 1400 pages — Three End of Summer  Raffle tickets

· Read 1600 pages —A tasty pastry from Red Fox Bakery

· Read 1800 pages — A gift certificate to Cornerstone Coffee

· Read 2000 pages — A free book.  One of several choices! 

Great brain exercisers to test your smarts. A new one will be available every other week. Get a Serendipity Ice Cream Coupon for getting it right. Look for the forms around the Teen Escape area or ask a librarian.

The person who records the most total pages read for Prizes for Pages wins $50 in Downtown Bucks. All comics, graphic novels and manga, regardless of length, will be considered 25 pages.

The person who comes to the library and records at least 100 pages read for Prizes for Pages the most number of days wins $50 in Downtown Bucks. All comics, graphic novels and manga, regardless of length, will be considered 25 pages.

Click here for a list of great reads for teens about various types "underground" literature.

We would like to thank our sponsors:

Friends of the McMinnville Public Library

Cornerstone Coffee

3rd Street Pizza 

Moonlight Theater

Ranch Records  

Serendipity Ice Cream

Red Fox Bakery

McMinnville Aquatic Center