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Kids Action Mission: Read with Voices!
Action: Read aloud with enthusiasm! For a Raffle Ticket

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Kids Action Mission: Shhh....Listen!

Action Mission - Shh!

Check out an audio book in any format and listen to it.



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Kids Action Mission: Book Art!

Action Mission Art -

Create something from a Book you read.  For a Raffle Ticket!



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Kids Action Mission: Book Selfie!

A Book Selfie would be a photo of you reading a book.  It could be very basic or something artistic!



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Kids Action Mission: Craft with Us!
Use the Craft Room to make a Summer Reading craft!

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Kids Action Mission: Follow Bella!
Action Mission: Follow us on Social Media!!

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Kids Action Mission: Share a Joke!

Action Mission Joker--Memorize a Joke!

For a Raffle Ticket!



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Kids Action Mission: Young Chef!
Action Mission for a Raffle Ticket!  Can you cook?  Let's find out!

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Kids Genre Mission -- Fantasy Book!

Genre: Fantasy!

A Fantasy book usually takes place in another world, and features magic and magic users, quests, and creatures like dragons, gryphons or unicorns.

(If it takes place in our world, magic is always involved.)



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Kids Genre Mission -- Graphic Novel!

Find a Graphic Novel you have not read before.  Graphic Novels can be any topic, but the key element is that they have panels and illustrations and word bubbles.

Complete the two activities to earn a Raffle Entry!



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Kids Genre Mission -- Historical Fiction!

Genre: Historical Fiction


Historical Fiction takes place in the past.  It may be centered on a very well known event (like the American Revolution) or just about daily life in a different time (like wagon trains moving West).  It can take place in our country, or anywhere around the world.

Some Historical Fiction could have even happened in your lifetime!



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Kids Genre Mission -- Non-Fiction!

Genre: Non-Fiction!


Non Fiction are the books in the library shelved by Dewey Decimal Number.  They are filled with information and true facts about a topic.  




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Kids Genre Mission -- Novel in Verse!

Kids Genre: Novel in Verse!

Novels in verse are stories written using poetry instead of the usual sentence and paragraph form. The poems, often written from the point of view of several characters, tell a complete story in an unexpected way.

If you have trouble finding a Novel in Verse, ask a Librarian for help!



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Kids Genre Mission -- Realistic Fiction
Genre: Realistic Fiction

Realistic Fiction is a story that could take place right now.  Characters could be very similar to people you might know in your own life.




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Kids Genre Mission -- Sports Books!

Do you love sports? 

Read a Fiction or a Non-Fiction books about a sport like baseball, tennis, soccer, football...you get the idea!



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Kids Genre Mission -- Survival Story!
Genre: Survival

You can choose to read either a fiction or non-fiction book. 
A survival story is about a person or a group of people who are cut off from civilization and survive some kind of adventure in the wilderness.
(For Fiction, look for a Survival Sticker. For Non-Fiction, look in Dewey number J 613.69.)




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Kids Genre Mission--Biography!

Read a Genre:

Biography or Autobiography!


A Biography is a true book about someone's life written by someone else. 

An Autobiography is a true book about someone's life written by the person who lived it.



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Kids Reading Challenge: Book Review #01

Read a Book and Write a Review.

Start off with the Title of the Book, the Author, then a short summary of what it's about, then add short statement about why you liked (or didn't like)  it!



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Summer Activity: Alphabet Walk!

Go for a walk and look for letters of the alphabet all around you! 

For example, if you go on a walk and spot a squirrel, you can fill out the Letter S Activity. 

(If you want to make this a little more difficult, you could also try looking for the shape of the letter in nature.  An S might be a snake moving on the ground, or a blade of grass in the water.)

This is not for a prize, it is an activity to share with your preschooler (or family) over the summer.



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Summer Activity: Growing in the Garden

These activities are designed to help you and your preschooler interact and think creatively about the natural world. 

This is not for a prize, just some suggestions for activities to do together this summer!



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Summer Activity: Parent and Child Funtime!

For the joy of togetherness this summer, complete these activities together!

This is an activity to share for reading fun.  It's not a prize activity.



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Summer Activity: Reading Space
Construct a Reading Space!

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Summer Activity: Share a book!

Share a book with your pet (or stuffed animal!)  


Did they like it as much as you did?



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Teen - #Bookface
Create a "Bookface."  Find a book with part of a face or a body and line up the book with your own face or body.  Take a selfie of you and the book to create a "bookface."

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Teen - Attend Escape the Terrible Thicket program
Sign up and attend the Escape the Terrible Thicket program on Tuesday, July 21st at 6:00 pm.


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Teen - Attend the Block Printing Workshop
Sign up and participate in the Block Printing Workshop on Thursday, July 30 at 6:00 pm.

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Teen - Attend the Henna program
Sign up and attend the Henna program on Thursday, July 29th from 6:00 - 8:00 pm.

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Teen - Attend the Pirate Show
Sign up and attend the Teen Pirate Show on Monday, August 10, 2026 at 6:00 pm.

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Teen - Attend the Pop Up Art School Felted Seagull Hoop program
Sign up and attend the Pop Up Art School Felted Wildflower Hoop program.


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Teen - Attend the Pop Up Art School Hydrangea Painting Program
Sign up and attend the Pop Up Art School Hydrangea Painting program on Thursday, August 23rd at 6:00 pm.

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Teen - Attend the Teen Candlestick program
Sign up and attend the Teen Candlestick program on Wednesday, August 12th from 6:00 - 7:00 pm.

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Teen - Attend the Teen Crime Lab program
Sign up and participate in the Teen Crime Lab program on Tuesday, July 28th at 3:30 pm.


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Teen - Attend the Teen Metal Bookmark program
Sign up and attend the Teen Metal Bookmark program on Wednesday, July 8th at 6:00 pm.

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Teen - Become a Blogger
Become a blogger. Read a book and write a review.  Write about a genre of books that you like and why.  

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Teen - Book in a Jar 1
Check out the "Book in a Jar" at the Weston Library and guess what book it is.

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Teen - Book in a Jar 2
Check out the "book in a jar" at the Weston Public Library and guess what book it is.  

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Teen - Book in a Jar 3
Check out the "book in a jar" at the library and guess what book it is.

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Teen - Book in a Jar 4
Check out the "book in a jar" at the library and guess what book it is.

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Teen - Book in a Jar 5
Check out the 'book in a jar" at the library and guess what book it is.

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Teen - Book in a Jar 6
Check out the "book in a jar" at the library and guess what book it is.

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Teen - Book Spine Poetry
Write a poem using the titles on book spines.

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Teen - Check Out the Prize Case
Check out all the prizes in the prize case and write down five prizes  you would like to win.

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Teen - Download a Book on Libby
Download a book on Libby and read it.  Describe your experience and how it compares to other ways of reading a book.

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Teen - Download a Book or Movie Using Hoopla
Try using Hoopla.  Download a book or movie.  Write about your experience.  

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Teen - Download an ebook on Overdrive
Download an ebook on Overdrive.  Write about your experience.

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Teen - Follow us on Instagram
Follow the teen library scene on Instagram @wpl_teen.

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Teen - Get a Library Card
Sign up for a library card.


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Teen - Host a Book Club
Host a book club.  Invite some friends to read the same book and meet to discuss the book.

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Teen - Read to a Pet
Read to a pet.  Take a picture of yourself reading a book to a pet.

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Teen - Read to a Younger Sibling or Friend
Share the joy of reading with a younger sibling or friend.  Take a photo of yourself reading a picture book to someone.

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Teen - Reading in a Favorite Spot
Read a book in a favorite spot.  Take a selfie of yourself reading in your favorite nook and upload it.

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Teen - Technology Assistance
Give tech help to a family member or friend.  Describe the problem and how you helped solve it.

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Teen - Use a Library Book to Make Something
Use a library book to make something.  You could use a cookbook to make something to eat or you could use a craft book to make a project.  Take a photo of what you made.

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Teen - Use New Databases
Try out one of the library's databases.  Write about the experience.

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Teen - Write a Postcard and Send it to the Library

Write a postcard and send it to the library.  

Karen Baldwin

Weston Public Library

87 School Street 

Weston, MA 02493



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Teen - Your Input Needed
Your input is needed.  Write down 5 ideas for activities or events or displays you would like to see at the Weston Library.

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