Teens Find Fun, Technology @ the Library

The Purcell Public Library, 919 N. Ninth, has planned two special programs for teens ages 12 through 18 for the last two weeks of June.  Tuesday, June 17, at 2 p.m. artist Sharon Von Schriltz will show teens how to create an altered book collage using discarded books during the Altered Book Workshop. All supplies are provided; therefore registration is required and limited. Call the library at 527-5546.
 
Tuesday, June 24, at 2 p.m. another art workshop, Mixed Media Art, is planned with artist Lynn Melton demonstrating how to modify traditional watercolor painting techniques to create a mixed-media masterpiece. Supplies are provided. Register to attend.
 
Blanchard Public Library, 300 N. Main, has the Mixed Media Art workshop set for Thursday, June 19, at 2 p.m. Supplies are provided. The following Thursday, June 26, at 2 p.m. teens can try the latest high-tech games including Nintendo Wii during Teen Gaming. Registration is required for both programs. Call the library at 485-2275.
 
Newcastle Public Library, 705 NW 10th, is offering Mixed Media Art  Friday, June 20, at 2 p.m. Supplies are provided, so registration is required. Friday, June 27, at 2 p.m. teens are invited to conduct their own T-shirt Surgery. If they bring an oversized T-shirt to transform, artist Kiona Wooton-Millirons will lead teens through altering their shirt to make their own fashion statement. Supplies other than T-shirts are provided; and registration is required. Call the library at 387-5076.
 
Saturday, June 21, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. is Library Day at the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History at the University of Oklahoma. Get free admission with a Pioneer Library System library card.
 
All the events of the Teen Summer Reading Challenge at Pioneer Library System libraries are free, and programs, rewards and prizes are made possible through the support of local sponsors and Friends of the Library groups in each community.
 
Summer Reading Challenge programs continue through July. For more information about all that your hometown library offers this summer, visit your library or log on to www.justsoyouknow.us  for calendars, driving directions and phone numbers.