Summer is almost here! That’s the perfect time to visit the Johnson County Library!! WHY? Because we have:

WHY?

Because we have:

BOOKS Magic Tree House Junie B. Jones Chronicles of Narnia Redwall Ramona Spiderwick Gregor the Overlander series Star Wars Ghosthunters Mike Lupica Rainbow Magic Fairies Time Warp Trio Geronimo Stilton Goosebumps And MORE!

Magic Tree House

Junie B. Jones

Chronicles of Narnia

Redwall

Ramona

Spiderwick

Gregor the Overlander series

Star Wars

Ghosthunters

Mike Lupica

Rainbow Magic Fairies

Time Warp Trio

Geronimo Stilton

Goosebumps

And MORE!

DVDs Disney Harry Potter Miss Spider Dinotopia Ben 10 Clifford Speed Racer Caillou Curious George Little House on the Prairie Dora Secret Life of Alex Mack And MORE!

Disney

Harry Potter

Miss Spider

Dinotopia

Ben 10

Clifford

Speed Racer

Caillou

Curious George

Little House on the Prairie

Dora

Secret Life of Alex Mack

And MORE!

VIDEO GAMES Formats: Nintendo Wii Playstation 2 Playstation 2 Xbox 360 Titles: Twisted Metal Need for Speed Sonic Unleashed Guitar Hero My Sims Kingdom Nancy Drew Video games are available at the Lackman and Blue Valley Libraries or by placing a Hold online at http://www.jocolibrary.org And MORE!

Formats:

Nintendo Wii

Playstation 2

Playstation 2

Xbox 360

Titles:

Twisted Metal

Need for Speed

Sonic Unleashed

Guitar Hero

My Sims Kingdom

Nancy Drew

Video games are available at the Lackman and Blue Valley Libraries or by placing a Hold online at http://www.jocolibrary.org

And MORE!

BOOKS on CD Pendragon series Junie B Jones series Gregor series Skulduggery Pleasant Ramona Bartimaeus Trilogy Septimus Heap Chasing Vermeer Allie Finkle’s Rules for Girls Princess Academy Bud, Not Buddy Crooked Kind of Perfect And MORE!

Pendragon series

Junie B Jones series

Gregor series

Skulduggery Pleasant

Ramona

Bartimaeus Trilogy

Septimus Heap

Chasing Vermeer

Allie Finkle’s Rules for Girls

Princess Academy

Bud, Not Buddy

Crooked Kind of Perfect

And MORE!

MUSIC Rock Country Reggae Classical Latin Rap Gospel Pop Jazz And MORE!

Rock

Country

Reggae

Classical

Latin

Rap

Gospel

Pop

Jazz

And MORE!

MAGAZINES Each branch has a different selection of magazines you can check out including: Nintendo Power Kids Discover American Girl Ladybug Nick Jr. Seventeen Young Rider Your Big Backyard Zoobooks Mad Wizard Game Pro Twist Spin National Geographic for Kids Sports Illustrated for Kids Transworld Skateboarding And MORE!

Each branch has a different selection of magazines you can check out including:

Nintendo Power Kids Discover

American Girl Ladybug

Nick Jr. Seventeen

Young Rider

Your Big Backyard

Zoobooks Mad

Wizard Game Pro

Twist Spin

National Geographic for Kids

Sports Illustrated for Kids

Transworld Skateboarding

And MORE!

Graphic Novels Juvenile : Pokemon Babysitter’s Club Johnny Boo Legend of Zelda Babymouse Real Ghostbusters Magic Trixie Young Adult : Magic Pickle Sardine in Outer Space Knights of the Lunch Table Batman Justice League Teen Titans Spiderman And MORE!

Juvenile :

Pokemon Babysitter’s Club

Johnny Boo Legend of Zelda

Babymouse Real Ghostbusters

Magic Trixie

Young Adult :

Magic Pickle

Sardine in Outer Space

Knights of the Lunch Table

Batman

Justice League

Teen Titans

Spiderman

And MORE!

Summer means NO HOMEWORK! Now is your chance to: READ what you want LISTEN to books and music WATCH performers and movies PLAY video games Win prizes and a book And you can do it at the Library!!

Now is your chance to:

READ what you want

LISTEN to books and music

WATCH performers and movies

PLAY video games

Win prizes and a book

And you can do it at the Library!!

Be Creative! Bring in your artwork to be on display in a Youth Services Art Gallery at one of these JCL libraries locations: Corinth De Soto Lackman Shawnee

Bring in your artwork to be on display in a Youth Services Art Gallery at one of these JCL libraries locations:

Corinth

De Soto

Lackman

Shawnee

Creative Writers Workshops Every Wednesday in July, 2-3:30pm at Shawnee Library (Ages 11-14) Creative Commons – A Writers’ Workshop (Grades 9-12) at Central Resources June 14 & July 12, 1:30 pm Art Starts from Poems and Stories (Ages 11 – 18) at Spring Hill Library June 23, 3:00 pm Be Creative !

Create the Book @ De Soto Library Lackman Library Write a short story to add to the notebook at the YS desk for everyone to read.

The Summer Reading Program at the Johnson County Library Brings you PERFORMERS:

Bongo Barry “Doin’ the Dewey Decimal Stomp”

Jo Ho – Storyteller Kid-authored Whoppers!

The Summer Reading Program at the Johnson County Library Brings you CLUBS:

Anime Clubs at these JCL libraries: Central Resource, Corinth, Shawnee

Lunch Bunch @ Antioch Library Every other Tuesday June 2 - July 14 @ Noon

Every other Tuesday June 2 - July 14 @ Noon

Mother /Daughter Book Club @ Corinth Library The third Thursday night of each month at 7:00pm

The third Thursday night of each month at 7:00pm

The Summer Reading Program at the Johnson County Library Brings PROGRAMS to a library near you:

Read to a Dog at these JCL Libraries: Oak Park, Shawnee, Lackman, Blue Valley and Corinth

Chess Classes and Tournament @ Blue Valley Library Attend the 3 part classes on June 16, 17 & 18; then play in the tournament on June 19 th .

Attend the 3 part classes on

June 16, 17 & 18; then play in the tournament on June 19 th .

Splatter Paint @ Shawnee Library July 9, 11-Noon (Ages 9-13) Splatter Paint and Homemade ice-cream! Learn how historic settlers decorated and try your hand at making some dessert with a modern twist.

Online at our Classes & Events calendar: www.jocolibrary.org/events Find out the events happening this summer at your JCL Library:

Online at our Classes & Events calendar:

www.jocolibrary.org/events

Or Pick up a copy of our Summer Catalog of Classes and Events the next time you visit your JCL library location. Corinth Central Resource Antioch Blue Valley Cedar Roe Shawnee DeSoto Edgerton Gardner Lackman Oak Park Spring Hill

Weekly Prizes! Weekly Drawing for Kids up through 5 th grade T-shirt & Tote Bag Weekly Drawing for Kids 6 th grade and up $15 Gift Cards Best Buy, Barnes & Noble, Starbucks, Target, Oak Park Mall, AMC Theaters, Cold Stone Creamery, Vintage Stock, GameStop, Chipotle

Weekly Drawing for

Kids up through 5 th grade

T-shirt & Tote Bag

Weekly Drawing for

Kids 6 th grade and up

$15 Gift Cards

Grand Prizes Grand Prize for Kids up through 5 th grade Grand Prize for Kids 6 th grade and up 3-$100 VISA Gift Cards A READ Poster PERSONALIZED with your own picture!

Grand Prize for

Kids up through 5 th grade

Grand Prize for

Kids 6 th grade and up

3-$100 VISA Gift Cards

A READ Poster PERSONALIZED

with your own picture!

How do I start the Summer Reading Program??

Get your Summer Reading Log Pick one up at the Library starting May 26 Log onto the Library Web site and download a log at: www.jocolibrary.org/summerreading OR

Pick one up at the Library starting May 26

Log onto the Library Web site and download a log at:

www.jocolibrary.org/summerreading

Or Get a Sneak Preview! Attend the Family Science Night At Central Resource Library May 12 Starting at 6:00pm

Attend the

Family Science Night

At

Central Resource Library

May 12

Starting at 6:00pm

Every time you visit the library: Pick up books, movies Read a magazine Log onto the computers Ask a friendly librarian for suggestions about what great book to read or listen to. Enjoy yourself…It’s Summer Vacation! And don’t forget To enter the Weekly Drawing For PRIZES!

Pick up books, movies

Read a magazine

Log onto the computers

Ask a friendly librarian for suggestions about what great book to read or listen to.

Enjoy yourself…It’s Summer Vacation!

And don’t forget

To enter the

Weekly Drawing

For

PRIZES!

And Keep Track of What You Read! By Filling Out the Summer Reading Log

By

Filling Out the

Summer Reading Log

Starting July 6 You can turn in your LOG And get your PRIZE BOOK

You can turn in your LOG

And get your PRIZE BOOK

ENJOY YOUR SUMMER ! Be sure to: READ! PLAY! SWIM! DRAW! DANCE! WRITE! LAUGH! HAVE FUN! And… VISIT THE JOHNSON COUNTY LIBRARY NEAREST YOU!

Be sure to:

READ!

PLAY!

SWIM!

DRAW!

DANCE!

WRITE!

LAUGH!

HAVE FUN!

And…

VISIT THE

JOHNSON COUNTY LIBRARY

NEAREST YOU!