Super-powered Teen fun and learning for ages 12 to 18 at the Rock Island Libraries include :
Thursday, June 11: Teen Superhero Murder Mystery, 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm, Rock Island 30/31 Branch, 3059 30th Street. The unthinkable has happened - a superhero has been murdered! Teens will follow the trail of clues in a scavenger hunt to solve the mystery and bring the culprit to justice. Besides the satisfaction of making the world safe for superheroes, teens can win prizes. Snacks served.
Wednesday, June 17 and Wednesday, July 7: Teen Gaming Night, 6:00 to 7:30 pm, Rock Island Southwest Branch, 9010 Ridgewood Road. Teens gather to play a variety of Wii and Xbox 360 games together on the big screen. The fun includes board games and snacks.
Thursday, June 25: Library Mini-Golf, 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm, Rock Island Main Library, 401 19th Street. Put your golfing superpowers to the test on the library's 18-hole book themed indoor mini-golf course. Golf for prizes and bragging rights around the library. Snacks served.
Tuesday, June 30: Teen Superhero Night, 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm, Rock Island Main Library. Everyone loves a good superhero movie, and so do we. Join us for a super movie showing on the library's big screen, make a superhero collage or your own graphic novel and enjoy some super snacks.
Tuesday, July 14: Teen Anime Night, 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm, Rock Island Main Library. Anime, the Japanese style of animation, has led to the rise of some unique superheroes. Teens will choose which anime to want to watch from the Crunchyroll website, while enjoying Japanese snacks and learning to write Japanese characters.
Thurs, July 16: Melted Crayon Art, 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm, 30/31 Branch. Teens will melt crayons on canvas to create one-of-a-kind artworks. Participants should wear old clothing, as this is a super messy craft. Materials supplied.
Thursday, July 23: Paper Towns Party, 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm, Rock Island Main Library. Celebrate the upcoming release of the movie based on John Green's bestselling book, Paper Towns, with crafts and snacks based on the film, and showings of YouTube videos by the movie's actors, and by the vlogbrothers team of John and Hank Green.
Thurs, July 30: Epic Cosplay Night, 6:00 to 7:30 pm, Rock Island Main Library. Teens can wear costumes and take pictures with friends a photo booth. Attendees will learn about Cosplay and how to make costumes and accessories, and watch videos.
The Rock Island Library's Escape the Ordinary teen and adult reading contests run from May 30 to July 18. Reading incentives and more than 60 free events are designed to help keep children, teens and adults active, productive and learning over the summer. More than a century of research shows that students who don't read and learn over the summer score lower on standardized tests at the end of summer vacation than they do on the same tests at the beginning of the summer.
For more free programs, visit www.rockislandlibrary.org or pick up a summer reading brochure at the Rock Island Main Library, 30/31 or Southwest Branches.
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Founded in 1872, the Rock Island Public Library provides resources to enhance personal achievement and stimulate the imagination through the Main, 30/31 and Southwest Branches, community outreach efforts, and online opportunities
