VISIT YOUR PUBLIC LIBRARY TODAY
YOU ARE INVITED!
Several things are happening at your
public library especially during the Summer.
The staff, management and Board of the Guam Public Library System would
like to invite you to its upcoming events.
Summer Events
2008
Summer Reading Program (SRP) Club.
The Guam Public
Library System and its Board are proud to announce the 2008 Summer Reading Program Club, “Catch a
Reading Bug!” to be held June 16 through July 26, 2008. The
main purpose of this event is to promote literacy, as well as the value of
reading by encouraging everyone in our island community to read for fun and
enjoyment.
The public is cordially invited to join us for weekly
programs at the Nieves M. Flores Memorial Library in Hagåtña and at its branch
libraries. We hope that
everyone will find their way into the library and “hunt” for a book or books
and “Catch the Reading Bug!”
We will have something for every one of ALL
AGES!! — “the young and
the young-at-heart!”
Schedule:
Merizo Branch: Monday, 2pm-4pm
Agat Branch: Tuesday, 2pm-4pm
Barrigada Branch: Tuesday, 2pm-4pm
Hagåtña Main Branch: Wednesday, 2pm-4pm
Dededo Branch: Thursday, 2pm-4pm
Summer Reading
Program Club Registration has
been extended until July 19, 2008. Visit your nearest branch library, the
Bookmobile, or the website to get your forms and reading log.
YOU
MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN AT THE “WRAP-UP” PARTY on Saturday, July 26, 2008, at
the Hagåtña Main Library. Enter early
and often!
Questions? For more
information you may call the Hagåtña Main Library Circulation Desk at 475-4751;
Agat Branch 565-5006; Barrigada Branch 734-5007; Dededo Branch 632-5503; Merizo
Branch 828-5008; Yona Branch 789-5010, or visit the Bookmobile.
Regular Event
Hagåtña Public Library Saturday
Story Hour. Saturday Story Hour at the Hagåtña Main
Library, including guest
readers and arts & crafts from 10:00 a.m.-12:00 noon, every Saturday.
For more
information, please call 475-4751/52.
JULY 16, 2008
GUAM PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM BOARD
REGULAR BOARD MEETING NOTICE
The Guam Public
Library System Board, Regular Board Meeting, is scheduled on Wednesday, July 16, 2008, at 11:30 a.m., on the 3rd
Floor of the Nieves M. Flores Memorial Public Library Conference
Room at
254 Martyr Street, Hagåtña, Guam.
Those requiring special
accommodations, auxiliary aid or services, please call (671)475-4753/4754.
Special Event - August
2008
“Run to Read!” 5K Run. The Guam Public Library System (GPLS) in Hagåtña will be
hosting a 5K “Run to Read” on Saturday,
August 23, 2008. This is our “first
ever” 5K and the Library is very excited! We anticipate the route for the 5K to begin at
the Hagåtña Main Library, continue towards Marine Corps Drive and south along
West Soledad Avenue into 6th Street , West O’Brien Drive and
conclude at the Hagåtña Main Library. A
confirmed route will be provided at a later date. Volunteers
are welcomed!!!!
Showtime: 5:00 a.m.,
Go Time: 6:00 a.m.
Entry Fee: $5.00 Individual, $20.00 group of five (5)
Race Day: $10.00 Individual, $25.00 group of five (5)
Applications will be made available in July 2008 at your nearest Guam Public Library System branch library or the
Bookmobile and also will be on the website.
Awards to the top three (3) finishers in each division. Free t-shirt for the first 250 finishers. More details will be announced.
2nd Annual Mini Carnival
and Book Sale. Everyone is invited!
Tell your family and friends to join GPLS during its 2nd Annual Book Sale &
Mini-Carnival on August 23, 2008 from 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. at the Hagåtña
Main Library. This is happening the same day as the 5K “Run to Read!”
So mark your calendar and join us at the Library!.
The Guam
Public Library System Carnival Bid is now open until August 1, 2008. See
bid packet for more details
For the Guam Public Library Carnival Bid Packet, click here...
October 2008
Teen Read Week.
More details will be for Teen Read Week 2008, Oct. 12-18. Teen Read Week's 2008 theme is “Books
with Bite @ your library!” Promotes the
joy of reading!
“Teen Read Week is an initiative of the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA),
which is the fastest-growing division of the American Library Association. 2008
marks the 11th anniversary of Teen Read Week!
Why is it important to
celebrate? For a
lot of reasons! Teens are not really reading for fun these days, and reading
scores have not been improving for this age group over the last few decades.
Also, it’s a great chance to let your school or your public library communities
know how important teen services are! Let teens know the possibilities that
exist within your doors, and within the covers of books.
More than 4,800 school and public libraries registered to
participate in Teen Read Week last year.”
SEE YOU AT THE LIBRARY!!!
View of the N. M. Flores Memorial Library fronting Martyr Street, middle photo fronting Superior Court and last photo fronting Route 4 in Hagåtña, Guam.