Boys Rule Boys Read!: Cool Activities for Guys This Summer

Thursday, June 4, 2009

Cool Activities for Guys This Summer

Yes, there is some fun stuff coming up this summer, but first let us express our sympathies to one of our most faithful reader guys, cyber kid 303. He lost his grandfather yesterday and we know that must be tough. Our sincere thoughts and sympathies are with you.

As I said, we have some very cool activities lined up this summer. The first one will be the second meeting of the City of Ember Boys Bookclub this Saturday, June 6, at 2:00 pm here at Imaginon. We'll have some activities, snacks, and talk about The People of Sparks, the second book in the City of Ember series. Call 704-973-2720 to register. (You have to read the book first)

The next one will be the Last Olympian Party here in The Round at Imaginon on Thursday, June 18 at 2:00 pm. We’ll have some games, some discussion of The last Olympian, and a lot of fun! Come in costume!

Then we'll have (big drum roll, please) our first ever--

That's right!! Master Jedi Zack, Darth Bill, and I, the CARLMAN who brings balance to the Force, will host one-hour camps here at Matthews and Imaginon. Here are the times and dates:

The Jedi Way (hosted by Master Jedi Zack) Tuesday, June 23 at 6:00 PM at the
Matthews Library
Make Your Own Light Saber (hosted by Darth Bill) Thursday, June 25 at 2:00 PM at the Imaginon Library
Make Your Own Paper Airplane Starship (with a talk on The Science of Space Travel)
Tuesday, July 7 at 7:00 PM—Matthews Library (hosted by Master Jedi Zack)
Thursday, July 9 at 2:00 PM—Imaginon Library (hosted by the CARLMAN)
Grand Finale for all campers—Thursday, July 30 at 2:00 PM, Imaginon Library (this one will be from 2:00--5:00 pm. We'll have lots of fun stuff that day and-hopefully-show the Clone Wars movie!)

You've got to register for these programs, so call 704-416-5000, option # 2 for Matthews or
704-973-2720 for Imaginon. Hope to see you there

1 comment:

LBBlum said...: Aw MAN- can you guys PLEASE come on a road-trip to hawaii and host fun stuff at our library!?!? ( I guess it would be more complicated than a simple road trip... no roads lead to Hawaii...)

I think your summer plans sound CRAZY Awesome!

I just wanted to let you know of an on-line book club for kids-- hosted at Bookclub4kids.com.

Publishers are giving away 5 copies of the book- but you have to hurry and enter to win!; June 6, 2009 at 4:28 AM

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