Stanly County Public Library invites all teens in Stanly County to join us for our 2010 Teen Summer Program.....check this page in Spring 2010 for all the details.
How does the program work?
Prizes and incentives will be awarded to teens that read a minimum of 300 pages and additional rewards will be given to teens reading 600 pages and 900 pages.
Teens' Top Ten, Where Teens Choose the Winners! About the Teens' Top Ten
Teens' Top Ten is a "teen choice" reading list, where teens nominate and choose their favorite books from the previous year! Nominators are members of teen book groups in fifteen school and public libraries around the country.
Nominated books were read during the summer of 2009. Teens voted for their favorites at the YALSA's Teens' Top Ten website from August 24, 2009 through September 18, 2009. The winners of the 2009 Teens' Top Ten were announced announced in a webcast featuring WWE Superstars and Divas during Teen Read Week, October 18-24, 2009.
History of Quiz Bowl
The Public Library Quiz Bowl began in 1980. It is a program of academic competition among teams of North Carolina high school students. 2009 is the 26th year that Stanly County has participated.
Would you like to help out with Quiz Bowl?
We need a few good volunteers. Requirements? It depends on the job. If you're interested, give Ruth Cotton, the local coordinator, a call at the main library: 704 986-3758.
How to Prepare for Quiz Bowl Competition
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Know the rules. Read the manual--ask your coach or Ms. Cotton for the manual nearest you.
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Keep up with current events. Read the newspapers. Don't ignore local, regional or state happenings. Scan the weekly news magazines. A few of our favorite news websites: www.cnn.com, www.moreover.com, www.usatoday.com, www.msnbc.com.
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Memorize The World Book Encyclopedia. Just kidding. But! There are several good, concise, general reference tools out there, to bone up on the basics. Here's just a few: The World Almanac, Information Please, The New York Public Library Desk Reference, Everything You Need to Know About World History Homework.
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Stay awake in class. Do your homework. Not kidding. Learn something in school that might be useful later? Hey, stranger things have been known to happen...
Teens' Top Ten is a "teen choice" reading list, where teens nominate and choose their favorite books from the previous year! Nominators are members of teen book groups in fifteen school and public libraries around the country.