Programs – Eat, Read, Repeat: Teen Edition

May the odds be ever in your favor

Calling all tributes! Do you love the Hunger Games? If you do, you need to check out what the Teen Room has going on this month!

The Ballads of Songbirds and Snakes movie hits theaters on November 17 and is based on the book of the same title that came out in 2020. Here is what we have going on to celebrate the new release:

Hunger Games Escape Room – Wednesday, November 15 3:30-5:30pm

Work with the other tributes to beat the Capitol. You will have 30 minutes to escape, but beware of traps the Capitol has hidden. May the odds be ever in your favor!

Hunger Games Movie Marathons – Friday & Saturday, November 24-25 10:30am

Come watch the first four Hunger Games movies with us in the lab. We will be watching volumes 1 & 2 on Friday and 3 & 4 on Saturday.

Want even more Hunger Games? Check out the books to brush up on your Panem knowledge.

Hunger Games

National Library Week

National Library Week is April 23-29 this year and the Campbell County Public Library has a lot to offer! Everyone knows that we have books at the library, but there is so much more to our story. We offer books, audiobooks, DVDs, vinyl records, and more for your entertainment. We also have 150 free databases for patron use and tons of programs for all ages. Here are some of the events we have to celebrate. Go to events for more information.

Teen Room

April 24-25, 3:30-5pm Teen Tech Petting Zoo Stop by the Teen Room and see all the cool technology we have available for teens to use.

April 25, 4-5:30pm Teen Chess Club

April 27, 4-5:30pm Teen Anime Club

Campbell County Public Library

April 27, 1-4pm and April 28, 12-3pm: Escape Room for Adults (ages 18+)

Gather your five-member team and see if you can solve the clues to escape the library! Fastest time wins gift cards, thanks to The Library Foundation! Sign up for a session: call 687.0115 or stop by the Reference Desk.

Saturday, April 29, 1:30-3pm: The Library Foundation 2nd Annual Cookie Wars

$5 at the door allows you to taste-test competing bakers’ cookies, view their creative decor, and vote for your favorite!

Want to be a baker for this event? Baker entry deadline is April 21, 2023. 14 spaces available, first come first serve. Adult and Junior (under 18) divisions. Rules and Regulations here: Cookie Wars

Saturday, April 29 -The Hunter Family:

Enjoy music in the atrium performed by Stan, Colleen, and family

All Week at Your Libraries in Gillette and Wright

Overdue fine forgiveness (up to $10) and free replacement library cards.

Winter Solstice Escape Room

The Winter Solstice is the shortest day and the longest night of the year for the Northern Hemisphere. People all around the world celebrate the Winter Solstice differently. There are festivals, feasts, and sometimes gift giving. It is not the same day every year, but falls on December 21, 22, or 23.

This year the Winter Solstice is on December 21 at exactly 21:48 UTC and the Teen Room is celebrating by hosting an escape room! Teens have 30 minutes to try and solve the puzzles before the sun sets on them. Sessions run from 2-4pm, call or stop by the Teen Room to sign up.

Want to stay in the festive mood? Here are some books you can read that happen during the Winter Solstice.

Jennifer A. Nielsen Author Visit

Jennifer A. Nielsen, New York Times bestselling author, will be visiting 7^th and 8^th grade classes at your school from October 24-28. She is the author of many historical fictions such as Resistance, A Night Divided, and her newest book, Lines of Courage. She is also the author of the Mark of the Thief and Traitor’s Game series. One of her more popular titles is Words on Fire, a historical fiction story following a family of book smugglers in 1893 Lithuania.

Anyone who loves reading, writing, history, fantasy, or just wants to pick an author’s brain will enjoy her presentations.

For those who may miss Jennifer at school, join us at Campbell County Public Library Thursday, October 27 at 7pm in the Wyoming Room for a presentation by the author!

If you are interested in purchasing a book, a selection of Jennifer Nielsen’s books will be available for purchase and autograph at all events throughout the week.

See you there!

For more information on Jennifer A. Nielsen visit her website at http://jennielsen.com/

Harry Potter: Read for Your House

Calling all muggles, witches, and wizards! CCPLS is hosting a Harry Potter themed reading challenge from September 1-October 24. The Harry Potter: Read for your House challenge will be completely tracked in the Readsquared website/app. If you need your username and/or password, stop by the Teen Room desk and we can help you. Pick your house and start logging your pages/minutes to earn points for your house. All members of the winning house that log will receive a small prize and will be entered to win a bigger prize drawing.

Don’t know your Hogwarts house? No problem! You can take the Pottermore sorting hat quiz, any other Hogwarts house quiz, or you can just pick a house.

You can read anything, not just Harry Potter literature. Happy Reading!

Readsquared

Oceans of Possibilities 2022 Summer Reading

It’s that time again! Our Summer Reading Program starts next week.

The last day of school is May 25^th and sixth graders officially become seventh graders. That means you can now come into the Teen Room and participate in all it has to offer! Stop by the Teen Room on May 25^th and pick up your paper reading log at our desk. You can also check out our website www.ccpls.org to participate in the program digitally.

2022 Oceans of Possibilities Teen Programs:

Summer Reading Kickoff– Movie in the Lab, June 4, 11-1

Sidewalk Seascapes- June 9 & 30, July 21, 1:30-3:30

Shipwrecks Escape Room-June 15, 1:30-5

Life Size Forbidden Island- June 22, 1:30-4

Shark Week! July 11-July 15, activities all day!

Final Party & Grand Prize Basket Drawing: July 27, 1:30-4

Please call us at 687-9227 or stop by the Teen Room desk with any questions.

1st Annual Library Foundation Cookie Wars

Do you like to bake?! If you said yes, we have the perfect program for you. This year the library is holding the 1^st Annual Library Foundation Cookie Wars, previously Cupcake Wars. This year we want you to make tasty cookies, decorate your table and area, and have fun.

There are two categories, decorated cutout cookies, and classic cookies. Any baker under the age of 18 can enter under the Junior division, there is also an Amateur and Experienced division. Registrations are available now and are due by April 1, 2022. But hurry, there are only 14 spaces available.

What: 1^st Annual Library Foundation Cookie Wars

Where: Campbell County Library

When: Saturday, April 9, 2022

For more information go to https://www.campbellcountywy.gov/DocumentCenter/View/19757/CookieWars22

Happy Baking!

Teen Winter Reading!

Join us for our first ever Teen Winter Reading Challenge! Read whatever you want: every 150 pages or 150 minutes you track will earn you a chance to win one of our four awesome prize baskets! Teens are encouraged to signup using the ReadSquared app or stop by the desk to pick up a reading log. Teen can click here to sign up for the challenge. The challenge will run December 23-January 31. We’ll draw our 4 basket winners on February 1!

One of four different prize baskets! Includes: 1 plush throw, 1 ceramic mug with hot chocolate, 1 box of Swiss Miss Cocoa mix and a $30 Gold Bucks certificate!

End-of -Summer Party

It’s the end of summer! Well, sort of. Come join us as we wrap up our Summer Reading program on July 28, 2021 from 1:30-4pm. Can you pick up things with your knees and run? Do you want to be a human ring toss? Come play these minute-to-win it games and have a snack. We will also hold a drawing for all the grand prizes you guys have been working so hard for! Can’t wait to see you!

Bracket Wars: Pasta Edition

Have you ever wondered which pasta noodle is the best pasta noodle? Welcome to Bracket Wars: Pasta Edition! Each week teens can vote on their favorite pasta. The pasta with the most votes that week will advance to the next round. Winners are posted Wednesdays at 5pm. Teens who vote get entered in for a chance to win a $5 gift card! This last week penne beat out rotini for a place in the top four! This week vote between fettuccine and conchiglie.