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Winter Reading Challenge 2025
There's snow better time for reading than winter! Join our Winter Reading Challenge, running from January 1 - February 28.

Read books, complete fun activities, and earn the chance to win exciting prizes! This challenge is open to all ages, so whether you're a young reader or a lifelong book lover, there's something for everyone.

Start the year with a good book and the opportunity to win, sign up today!
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Tween Tuesdays Online

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Check out the Tween Tuesday online program of the month, Tween Trivia

Tween Trivia

Virtual: The Vampire Talk

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Vampire Talk

Virtual: How to Declutter Your Home

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Wholly Organized!

 

 

Attend our Facebook Live event featuring Lynne Poulton of Wholly Organized! 

Lynne will offer expert advice on organizing spaces. With the holidays not far away

and people working from home.  Now maybe the time to think about decluttering. This program will be presented on Facebook Live. 

 

Virtual Pet Costume Contest

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Pet parents ages 16 and up, E-mail a photo of your pet in their Halloween costume to reference@barbertonlibrary.org All entries must include the following information in the body of the email: • Name of photographer • Contact information: phone number, city of residence • Entries should include your pet’s name and/or short description of photograph Rules • Entries accepted between October 12, 2020 and October 26, 2020 • Entries must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. on Monday, October 26.

Hooks & Books

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Work on your current project and discuss the books you have been reading. There will be a Facebook Live on November 11 at 6:00 p.m.

 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/158644928055315

Teen Writing Contest

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Show off your writing skills for the chance to win a bag of Barberton goodies! Students in grades 9 - 12 can submit one entry in each of two categories: poetry or short story. Stories can be any genre, including fanfiction and must be fewer that 5,000 words. Choose one of two prompts: Use the following title: The Haunted Library Use the following as your first sentence: The lights went out without warning. All stories must be typed and emailed to Teen Librarian Sarah Granville at sarah.granville@barbertonlibrary.org with “Writing Contest” as the subject.

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