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Adams Public Library Summer Reading Program
• You must be ages 0-18 at the time the program starts on June 10th, 2019. You may pick up your packets in the library now.
• Your primary residence must be in the City of Adams to be eligible to win the grand prize.
• Your parent or guardian must document what books you read and sign your reading records. Please be honest.
• You must turn in each reading record as you complete them. Do not hold on to completed reading records and turn them in at the end of the program.
• Points earned will be tracked on a poster board in the library.
• The librarian will also track points on her computer in the program record.
• Anyone can participate in the program. You do not have to be a resident of Adams to participate, only to win the end of program prizes.
• You are not required to have a library card to participate but we strongly encourage you to get your card for access to tons of reading material.
• You can read books, magazines, newspapers, read along CD books or read aloud to another child who cannot read yet. When a child that is too young to read is read to they accumulate points too! Example: School aged child reads aloud to a toddler. (If you can read you must be the reader to accumulate the points on your reading record. Example: School aged reading aloud to another school aged child. The reader can accumulate points but the listener does not.)
• Youth who have disciplinary action from the city council such as being trespassed from the city park or community services due to vandalism at any time during the duration of the program, June 10th-August 16th, will be ineligible to win the grand prize.
How to earn points:
• Compete in the weekly search game called “Alien Hunt”. If you find the alien, you receive a gift card worth $18(2 adult tickets) to the Wildhorse Cinemas and an instant 10 points on your program record.
• Complete the “Galaxy Gazette” newspaper included in your packet for 10 points on your reading record.
• Complete the coloring poster included in your packet for 10 points on your reading record.
• Read and then read some more! Youth ages 0-11 get a point for every 15 minutes read and youth 12-18 get a point for every 30 minutes read.
The youth with the most program points at the closing of the library on August 16th at 6:00p.m. will be awarded the grand prize at the Community Picnic on August 24th @ 6:00p.m. All youth who turned in a reading record will receive a prize. This year the grand prize is an arcade game.
• You must be ages 0-18 at the time the program starts on June 10th, 2019. You may pick up your packets in the library now.
• Your primary residence must be in the City of Adams to be eligible to win the grand prize.
• Your parent or guardian must document what books you read and sign your reading records. Please be honest.
• You must turn in each reading record as you complete them. Do not hold on to completed reading records and turn them in at the end of the program.
• Points earned will be tracked on a poster board in the library.
• The librarian will also track points on her computer in the program record.
• Anyone can participate in the program. You do not have to be a resident of Adams to participate, only to win the end of program prizes.
• You are not required to have a library card to participate but we strongly encourage you to get your card for access to tons of reading material.
• You can read books, magazines, newspapers, read along CD books or read aloud to another child who cannot read yet. When a child that is too young to read is read to they accumulate points too! Example: School aged child reads aloud to a toddler. (If you can read you must be the reader to accumulate the points on your reading record. Example: School aged reading aloud to another school aged child. The reader can accumulate points but the listener does not.)
• Youth who have disciplinary action from the city council such as being trespassed from the city park or community services due to vandalism at any time during the duration of the program, June 10th-August 16th, will be ineligible to win the grand prize.
How to earn points:
• Compete in the weekly search game called “Alien Hunt”. If you find the alien, you receive a gift card worth $18(2 adult tickets) to the Wildhorse Cinemas and an instant 10 points on your program record.
• Complete the “Galaxy Gazette” newspaper included in your packet for 10 points on your reading record.
• Complete the coloring poster included in your packet for 10 points on your reading record.
• Read and then read some more! Youth ages 0-11 get a point for every 15 minutes read and youth 12-18 get a point for every 30 minutes read.
The youth with the most program points at the closing of the library on August 16th at 6:00p.m. will be awarded the grand prize at the Community Picnic on August 24th @ 6:00p.m. All youth who turned in a reading record will receive a prize. This year the grand prize is an arcade game.
Alien Hunt
A weekly game to entertain and earn points and prizes in the Adams Public Library Summer Reading Program, "A Universe of Stories" June 10th, 2019-August 16th, 2019
How to play: An ALIEN has been hidden in the city of Adams and you can find it! It is a 3 in square, flat ufo with a reading alien and a Library stamp on the back that looks just like the one in the upper, left hand corner of this article. The alien will be hidden somewhere in the City of Adams every Monday. At the opening of the library on Monday (1:00p.m.) a clue will be placed in the bulletin board in the park. If it is not found on Monday a new clue will be added to the bulletin board in the park at the opening of the library on Tuesday. If it is not found on Tuesday a new clue will be added to the bulletin board in the park at the opening of the library on Wednesday. If it is not found on Wednesday a new clue will be added to the bulletin board at the opening of the library on Thursday. If the alien is not found by the closing of the library on Thursday, it will be retrieved and the game will start over the next Monday. The librarian will not give anyone additional clues.
If the alien is found it should be brought to the library during open hours to redeem your prize of a gift card worth $18 (2 tickets) for Wildhorse Cinemas and receive your 10 points for your Summer Reading Program score kept on the librarian computer. Once the alien is found and turned in, a notice that it was found will be placed in the bulletin board and the game is over for the week. It will only be hidden once a week. Your parents can help, you can work as a group or on your own! The alien will always be in a public place. It will never be on private property, at the post office, near the creek, in flower beds or higher than 4 feet off the ground. Good Luck!
A weekly game to entertain and earn points and prizes in the Adams Public Library Summer Reading Program, "A Universe of Stories" June 10th, 2019-August 16th, 2019
How to play: An ALIEN has been hidden in the city of Adams and you can find it! It is a 3 in square, flat ufo with a reading alien and a Library stamp on the back that looks just like the one in the upper, left hand corner of this article. The alien will be hidden somewhere in the City of Adams every Monday. At the opening of the library on Monday (1:00p.m.) a clue will be placed in the bulletin board in the park. If it is not found on Monday a new clue will be added to the bulletin board in the park at the opening of the library on Tuesday. If it is not found on Tuesday a new clue will be added to the bulletin board in the park at the opening of the library on Wednesday. If it is not found on Wednesday a new clue will be added to the bulletin board at the opening of the library on Thursday. If the alien is not found by the closing of the library on Thursday, it will be retrieved and the game will start over the next Monday. The librarian will not give anyone additional clues.
If the alien is found it should be brought to the library during open hours to redeem your prize of a gift card worth $18 (2 tickets) for Wildhorse Cinemas and receive your 10 points for your Summer Reading Program score kept on the librarian computer. Once the alien is found and turned in, a notice that it was found will be placed in the bulletin board and the game is over for the week. It will only be hidden once a week. Your parents can help, you can work as a group or on your own! The alien will always be in a public place. It will never be on private property, at the post office, near the creek, in flower beds or higher than 4 feet off the ground. Good Luck!
The Adams Public Library also provides public wi-fi access and printing/fax services for a fee. Museum passes can be checked out with your card as well as a telescope and DVD movies. Come check us out!
Library2go is your library’s free virtual branch. It provides you with access to titles at home and on the go over the Internet. In our virtual branch you will find a selection of eBooks and audiobooks that are available to download and enjoy on your computer or portable device. Log in under LEO Listens_-Libraries of Eastern Oregon Here is a pdf document to help you!
Ready 2 LearnThis special , FREE card will give your child (ages birth through 5 years of age) access to a world of books, movies, music and fun activities, opportunities to meet other parents of young children and a free monthly newsletter packed with ideas! It also allows children to earn Early Learning Toys and Games!
FAQ’s What can we earn by using our Ready 2 Learn card? Every year, each participating child is eligible to earn an age appropriate prize pack valued at $25. How do we earn a Prize Pack? Every child who checks out 100 books in a year will earn a prize. Can we still earn Oregon College Saving Plan funds? Earn, no. Win, yes! Ready 2 Learn and Oregon College Savings Plan will be awarding three children a $1000 account EVERY MONTH, in addition to other great prizes. In order to be eligible, just use your Ready 2 Learn Card when you visit the library. Anything else I should know? Yes! Make sure that you "like" Ready 2 Learn on Facebook! Who should I contact if I have other questions: Contact the Adams Public Library and Stephanie will be happy to answer additional questions or check out our website for Ready 2 Read! |
Media Transfer Service Available
at the Adams Public Library Our library is offering patrons the ability to take pictures and movies on slide, negative, diskette and VHS and convert them onto disc. Wouldn't it be great to be able to watch those old movies in your DVD player or have slides shows on disc? How about preserving your family history in photos onto a disc and giving them to family members? We have purchased the necessary equipment and discs to allow you to do just that! (We do not have the equipment to transfer reel film.) There will be a $1 per DVD fee for supplies, the patron has to do the project themselves. Users must have a library card in good standing within Umatilla County to use the service. Please call to reserve the computer system for your project. 541-566-3038. 
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