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Summer Reading Club 2012

Summer Reading Club 2012

The Summer Reading Club 2012 program invites children to “Dream Big.” The summer reading program includes educational activities, completing summer reading goals, and story times related to achieving dreams.

Summer Reading Club is free and is open to children, teens, and adults. Click the Summer Reading Club link to the Memphis Public Library & Information Center web page to read more and sign up.

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City summer camp registration opens Saturday

(WMC-TV) – Memphis kids can enjoy a summer filled with educational and athletic activities and even go on fun field trips if they enroll in the city’s camp.

Registration runs from 9 a.m. until noon on Saturday, May 12, at all Memphis Community Centers except Bert Ferguson and Hickory Hill. Those camps filled up during early registration.

The city’s summer camps start on June 11 and run through July 27, from 8:30 a.m. until 4:40 p.m. Camps will be closed on July 4.

Teen Internet Safety

Teen Internet Safety

Teen’s ages 12-17 can learn more about staying safe on the internet at the Poplar-White Station Library branch on Thursday, May 10 at 3:30 pm. Sergeant Len Edwards, of the Commission for Missing and Exploited Children is the guest speaker.

For more information, call 415-2777.

Information provided by the Memphis Public Library & Information Center.

 

Teen Technology Camp 2012

Teen Technology Camp 2012

It’s time to register for Teen Technology Camp 2012 at the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library. The application deadline is May 10. You can sign up at any Memphis Public Library & Information Center or follow the link Teen Technology Application to the Memphis Public Library & Information Center webpage to register.

Teen Technology Camp begins July 16 and is a week long technology-based Summer Camp for teens aged 13 to 15. The technology camp is sponsored by the Memphis Chapter of the Society for Information Management and the City of Memphis Public Library.

For more information, follow the link Teen Technology Camp on the Memphis Public Library & Information Center webpage to read more about the free Teen Technology Camp or call 415-2732.

Tennessee Ranks Low in Sexual Health Indicators

Planned Parenthood Greater Memphis Region urges the Tennessee General Assembly to reject abstinence-only sexuality education and focus on improving the state’s dismal sexual health as conveyed in the report “Sexual Health of Young People in the U.S. South: Challenges and Opportunities,”  recently released by Auburn University at Montgomery’s Center for Demographic Research. 

Tennessee ranked poorly in all the metrics studied in the report, including teenage birth rates, infant mortality rates, sexually transmitted infection rates and condom use.

Earth Day 5K Run

The Earth Day 5K Run will be held April 22, at 2:00 P.M., at Shelby Farms Park.  You can experience a new 5K course, with proceeds benefitting the park.  Dress in an "Eco-themed" costume and compete for prizes.  After the run, you can take part in a project to benefit the park, such as tree planting, or trail clean up.  You can register for the run at earthday5k.racesonline.com

Hollywood Library Branch Chess Club

Hollywood Library Branch Chess Club

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