List of fun things to do with your child before they enter kindergarten.
Challenge yourself to read diverse books this summer! Read a book by a Black author about the Black experience. Visit the teen room room to pick up a book list next time you are at the library or check out YA: Celebrate Black Voices with links to our online catalog. Once the mission is complete, you will earn 100 points towards: program completion and/or an additional entry into the grand prize drawing!
Attend a Teen Tuesday (High School) or Middle School Club (Thursdays) to complete this mission and earn 100 points towards program completion and entry into the prize drawing! Clubs are from 1-4pm and are drop-in, come when you can, leave when you must. Although we hope you can attend every week this summer, this mission can only be earned once. For more information, check out the events page, ELPL's website, or email the Teen Services Specialist, Janis, at jsalomon@cityofeastlansing.com.
Challenge yourself to read a book with an ocean theme this summer! This can be fiction or nonfiction and if you need some ideas visit the teen room for a booklist or check out an online list that links to our catalog here! Once the mission is complete, you will earn 100 points towards: program completion and/or an additional entry into the grand prize drawing!
Challenge yourself to read diverse books this summer! Read a book by a Queer author about the LGBTQ+ experience. Visit the teen room room to pick up a book list next time you are at the library or check out Pride All Year: LGBTQ+ YA Recommendations with links to our online catalog. Once the mission is complete, you will earn 100 points towards: program completion and/or an additional entry into the grand prize drawing!
Write a book review on the ELPL website to complete the mission and earn 100 points! Writing a review is simple. First go to elpl.org and login to your account. Next, search for a book in the catalog that you want to review. Then click on the title, give it a star rating, and scroll down to write 3-5 sentences about the book! Copy what you wrote on the website here on ReadSquared to complete the mission.
Challenge yourself to read diverse books this summer! Read a book about life with diverse abilities. Visit the teen room room to pick up a book list next time you are at the library or check out YA: Diverse Abilities with links to our online catalog. Once the mission is complete, you will earn 100 points towards: program completion and/or an additional entry into the grand prize drawing!
Attend a Library Event to complete this mission and earn 100 points towards program completion and entry into the prize drawing! Teen events this summer include the Pride Party on 6/30, Scary Movie Night on 7/27, yoga on Tuesday nights, CMS Youth Strings Concert, Deep Dive into Family History Series and more! *Teen Tuesdays & MSC do not count towards this mission. Although we hope you can attend every event this summer, this mission can only be earned once. For more information, check out the events page, ELPL's website, or email the Teen Services Specialist, Janis, at jsalomon@cityofeastlansing.com.
Challenge yourself to read diverse books this summer! Read a book about the Immigrant Experience. Visit the teen room room to pick up a book list next time you are at the library or check out YA: Immigration Stories with links to our online catalog. Once the mission is complete, you will earn 100 points towards: program completion and/or an additional entry into the grand prize drawing!
Volunteer for 100 minutes at the library this summer and earn 100 points towards: program completion and/or an additional entry into the grand prize drawing! Talk to the Teen Services Librarian (Janis) at Teen Tuesday or Middle School Club for more information or you can email her at jsalomon@cityofeastlansing.com. Volunteer options include children's services, cleaning around the library, organizing the shelves, putting crafts together, and other service as needed.
Challenge yourself to read a Classic book (published before 2000) this summer! You can find book suggestions posted in the reading list here or visit the teen room for a hard copy. Once the mission is complete, you will earn 100 points towards: program completion and/or an additional entry into the grand prize drawing!
Attend of the teen drop-in Tiny Art workshops to participate in ELPL's Tiny Art Show! Dates for teens are listed in the events section of ReadSquared and also on the ELPL website here. For more information, email the Teen Services Specialist, Janis, at jsalomon@cityofeastlansing.com.