Teen summer programs meet on Wednesdays from 12:00-1:30 pm (unless otherwise stated). Lunch will be available for noon programs. All programs are FREE - registration is required each week. For more information about Teen Programs at the Springdale Public Library contact the Library's Young Adult Coordinator, Sharon Christian, at 479-750-8180 or by email sharonchristian@springdalelibrary.org
Want to be a summer program volunteer?
Enrollment starts May 1st for Summer 2012.
Applicants must be attending sixth through twelfth grade in Fall 2012 and capable of volunteering several hours a week. Duties include assisting librarians with activities associated with the children's summer reading program.
Important Dates
May 1: Applications Available
Stop by the Information Desk at the library to pick one up, or print one out right here (PDF file) and bring it in!
May 19 & 26: Summer Program Volunteer Training
Required session for all summer volunteers. All volunteers must attend one session.
May 20: Application Deadline
All applications for summer program volunteers must be turned in today!
Summer 2012 Programs
June 6: Get Off the Couch and Get Movin'
Dr. Ed Mink of the U of A Health Center will motivate
you to get fit with full body exercises.
June 13: A Taste of Home
Dr. Cynthia Haseloff from Mae Farm will give you
a taste of what life was like in rural 1920’s Arkansas.
Thursday, June 21, 10:00 am: Civil War Reenactment with the
Washington County Historical Society
Join us for a play by the Yeager sisters and a celebration
of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. (All Ages)
June 27: To Be Announced
Information for this program will be posted here as soon as it is available.
July 4: LIBRARY CLOSED FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY
July 11: To Be Announced
Information for this program will be posted here as soon as it is available.
July 18: Gravestone Poetry and Art
Join us and take a look at Arkansas
classic literature in the poetry of the graveyard.
Create some of our own gravestones
with original poems.
July 25: Shivering Ghost Stories
Ms. Oda Malloy from the Teller of Tales
of the Shiloh Museum will share some
fascinating ghost stories with us.
Thursday, July 26, 8:00 am - 12:00 pm: End-of-Summer Celebration
Teen Summer Volunteers will assist with games, snacks,
balloon animals, face paint and cleanup!
The 2012 Summer Inklings Teen Writing group will meet on Tuesdays, 5:00 pm, June 7 - July 11.
If you have a yen to write, this is the group for you. Led by library staff member and published author Brad Carter, Inklings writes, reads, and publishes their works in the quarterly Inklings journal that is available for checkout in the YA area!
For more information, contact Brad Carter at 479-750-8180 or by email bcarter@springdalelibrary.org
Check out all the Inklings publications here!