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Book Group Participation
Guidelines
- Register and pick up book titles at
the ASK ME Desk.
- Registration is limited to 14 students
per book discussion.
- Register for all discussions or be
selective.
- Book discussion will start promptly
at 4:15 pm and will end at 5:00 pm.
- Bring a copy of the book with you
to the discussion.
- Feel free to bring a soft drink
or juice of your choice to the
discussion. Snacks will be provided.
Book
Group Etiquette
Listen when others are talking.
Respect other people’s ideas.
Speak when there is an opportunity; don’t interrupt.
- What you say needs to be contributed with responsibility and respect for yourself and for the group.
Registration
Saturday, June 7 – In-person and online program
registration begins
Tuesday, June 24 – Telephone program registration begins
Changes in Program Registration
This summer, you may log onto the Library’s web site and register for programs. To register
online each member of your family will need their own library card. To apply for or renew library cards: two pieces
of identification, one with name and current address, are required of the adult applying for a personal card or cards for
their children under 18.
Please check the expiration date on your Library card to be sure it is current. Staff will be glad to assist you at the Circulation Desk.
Registration Procedures:
Complete the registration form and have it with you when you
register.
Registration with ASK ME Staff
- To register members of a family/household, the child’s or
parent’s St. Charles Library card must be presented.
- To register members of another family/household, that
family’s St. Charles Library card must be presented.
- An adult may register no more than two families.
Online Registration
- To register online each member of your family will need their
own library card.
Registration is on a first come basis and continues until
all openings have been filled. Programs are overbooked.
Families living outside the Library District may register
for certain programs by paying a fee. Fee based registrations
are accepted only in person at the ASK ME Desk in Youth
Services. Advance registration guarantees seating and will be
accepted approximately two (2) weeks prior to the program. At
the door seating/payment is not guaranteed. At the door priority
is given to St. Charles Library cardholders.
Requests for special accommodations must be made 48
hours in advance of a Library program. If assistance is needed
in using the Library, please inform a Library Assistant at the
main Circulation Desk.
Attendance Guidelines:
Please call the ASK ME Desk at 630-584-9390 when you are
unable to attend a program you are registered for.
Requests for special accommodations must be made 48 hours in advance. If assistance is needed in using the Library, please inform the Library Assistant at the main circulation desk. The Discover Your Library! publication is available to St. Charles Library cardholders in large print, on audio cassette or in Braille by calling Special Services at 584-0076, Ext. 219.
Questions? Call us at 630-584-9390
Updated by Youth Services 5/08 |
Youth
Home
At the beginning of summer
vacation, Sam, Joe,
and Fred find themselves
transported to a bizarrely
bookish universe. They find
themselves trapped in their summer reading list. Can they find The
Book and get home before the Headless
Horseman and a dastardly Mr. (Teddy)
Bear do away with the heroes of their stories
OR will Alice become Frankenstein in
Wonderland?
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Their magic tree house
takes Annie and Jack to
Pompeii just as Vesuvius
is about to erupt and they
must find a Roman scroll
before everything is covered with burning
ash.
The mysterious death of
an eccentric millionaire
brings together an unlikely
assortment of heirs, one
of whom stands to inherit
$200 million. But in order
to collect it, he or she has
to expose the murderer,
who also happens to be
one of the heirs. 
Percy Jackson is a good kid, but lately,
boarding school is only getting worse— Percy could have sworn his pre-algebra
teacher turned into a monster and tried to
kill him. When his mom
finds out, she tells Percy
the truth. She sends him
to Camp Half-Blood,
a summer camp for
demigods, where he
learns that the father he
never knew is Poseidon,
God of the Sea. Soon
a mystery unfolds and
together with his friends-
-one a satyr and the other the demigod
daughter of Athena—Percy sets out on a
quest to prevent a catastrophic war between
the gods.
Six unforgettable kids, with no families
and no home, are running for their lives.
Max Ride and her best
friends are products of
an experiment: they were
engineered to fly. And
that’s just the beginning
of their amazing powers.
Now they’ve escaped,
and they need to know
who made them, who’s
hunting them, and why
they were designed to be
superior to all other humans. 
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