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Tween Book Club

Tween Book Club The Tween Book Club is an at-home kit for tweens in grades 4-5. Each kit features a paperback copy of the book club selection, craft supplies and directions, and discussion prompts. The Tween Book Club kits will be available to pick up at your local branch library on the date(s) listed below. While supplies last. If you need a kit delivered, please contact Youth Services at 541-766-6794. Books and supplies are provided by the Friends of the Library. Upcoming Kits Upcoming Tween Book Club Kits will be offered on the following dates: Saturday, September 6, 2025 Saturday, November 1, 2025 Saturday, January 4, 2026 Saturday, March 7, 2026 Saturday, May 2, 2026 Saturday, July 11, 2026 The Tween Book Club kits will be available to pick up at your local branch library. While supplies last. If you need a kit delivered, please contact Youth Services at 541-766-6794. Penny Draws a Best Friend by Sara Shepard September 2025: Penny Draws a Best Friend by Sara Shepard Fifth grader Penny, who doodles to cope with anxiety, worries that her best friend is drifting away. Why does the cubby room always smell like farts? Who etched the words "I Am Bug Man" inside my desk? Why is Mom suddenly acting like she has a secret? Nobody said starting fifth grade would be easy, and Penny Lowry's anxiety means a million questions are always spinning through her thoughts. Luckily she's got a lot to look forward to, like her favorite after-school activity, Art Club, and seeing her best friend Violet again after spending the whole summer apart. The thing is, Violet has been acting weird ever since she got back. She [Read more]

2025-09-16T10:58:56-07:00September 30th, 2021|

Tween Leadership Group

Tween Library Leaders Legendary Library Leaders, the tween leadership group, gives input to staff about library events, spaces, and materials for tweens. Currently, we meet once a month virtually using GoToMeeting software. If you would like to apply, please fill out this form. Want to see more of what the tween leaders are up to? Visit us at https://cbcpltweens.weebly.com What’s a Tween Leader? Tween Leaders give input to our youth librarian about tween services at the Corvallis-Benton County Public Library. They… Give advice about the materials we buy, the space we have, and the events we host for tweens Help out at tween library events Attend regular meetings Write book reviews to guide other tweens to great reads Speak up in the community about what the library’s doing for tweens Help make the library the best place it can be for tweens! Who Can Join? Tweens who are… In 4th-6th grade Interested in the library and volunteering A leader among your peers (even if they don’t know it yet) A reader! A gamer! A movie fan! A pop culture expert! Want to Join? Here’s how! Fill out this form Or you can print one here and mail it to the address below: Tween Leadership Membership Application Mailing address: 645 NW Monroe Ave Corvallis, OR 97330 Attn: Elizabeth Johnson Got Questions? Contact our group coordinator, Elizabeth Johnson, Youth Services Librarian, at elizabeth.johnson@corvallisoregon.gov or 541-766-6784.

2024-01-04T12:41:46-07:00July 10th, 2017|
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