Help Us Paint the Town Read!
The Public Library wants you to help "Paint the Town Read!". That’s “red” like the color but “read” as in the best indicator of success in a young person’s life, an act that brings people together and an activity that is simply a bunch of fun—for individuals and the whole community. The Paint the Town Read! program will kick-off on February 14. Simply go by your local PLCMC branch and receive your Paint the Town Read kit for yourself or your household. Track five fun reading experiences you, your family or friends have had together and receive a special PTTR sign for your yard or window as well as tickets to the Red Read Party that will take place during National Library week in April!
For information about this program contact the Youth and Outreach Services Director.
Want to volunteer to help out with Paint the Town Read! events? Contact us.
Here’s how it works:
- Pick up your “Painters Kit” at any library location and have 5 fun reading experiences (read out loud, share a book with a friend, talk about your favorite poem, read entertaining articles online—you get the picture, just have some fun reading).
- Check ‘em off on your “reading paint chip” (yep, it looks just like a paint chip).
- Bring your paint chip back to any public library to receive your Paint the Town Read! yard sign.
- Put the sign in your yard, your window, (even on your car) to show your support for reading and your public library.
To make it even more fun, do this:
- Take a picture of you, your family, or friends standing where you placed your Paint the Town Read! sign.
- Upload your picture(s) on www.flickr.com. Make sure to tag each picture with “PLCMCpaint” .
- View the pictures you and other folks uploaded.
The library is offering several programs and services to support Paint the Town Read!
- Family-Sized Party! Bring the whole family to the Red Read Party at ImaginOn on April 18, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. There will be games, music, giveaways and a whole bunch fun for all ages.
- Read Me Mixer. This party is for adults, aged 21 or older. Friends, couples, and singles are welcome to mix and mingle at Main Library. There will be food and drink, social activities and opportunities to meet new people. On April 18, the mixing begins at 7:00 p.m. and will go on until 10:00 p.m. Wear what’d you’d wear for going out on the town or come as you are.
- Family Portrait Days @ the Library Bring your family, friends or just yourself and have a photo taken with your favorite book
- Storytimes To Go are available to all libraries users! Beginning Feb. 14, open up boxes of reading fun that include terrific selections of books paired with puppets, puzzles and more. Great for teachers and parents on-the-go!
- Seeing Read? You’ll find red “book bundles” in libraries throughout the county. Check out a bundle (or more) and have fun reading with the kids in your life.
- Teens Go Virtual! Visit Eye4You Alliance Island where teens can "paint the town read!" in Teen Second Life. Join teens around the worlds. Visit Website
- Join the Club! Picture books are for everyone (ever notice the “E” on the spine?). Jump in and bring the family to a picture book club gathering—or start one in your own neighborhood!
Check out all the programs and experiences The Public Library is offering to support
Paint the Town Read!Upcoming Paint The Town Read Programs
Sit, Stay & Read
Come to the library and read with Kacy, Miesha or Greta, the library dogs, to improve your reading skills as part of "Paint the Town Read." Registration required. Call to register at 704-336-7825. (Grades K and up)
*** This program has multiple listings ***
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So, what is a “reading experience?”
Good question. A reading experience can be reading in-and-of itself. It can also mean talking with a friend about a favorite book or article. Or it can be posting a comment on your favorite author’s web site. A reading experience can be attending a book club or simply browsing books that you wouldn’t normally read. You get to decide. Just as reading is fun, we want Paint the Town Read to be fun, too!
Other ways to have fun, get informed and make connections while we
Paint The Town Read!:
- Bookhive Buzz. Find great book recommendations for kids the Bookhive
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- Join the Club. Adults and teens can find book reviews and suggestions with Readers’ Club.
- Get The Card. Do all the members of your family have a library card? If not, get them today (yes, even babies can have library cards at PLCMC!) You can go to any branch library or apply online.
- Free Downloads?! Yes! Download audiobooks, music, and eFlicks for free (yes, free) from PLCMC. learn more
- Comment, Please. Find the web site of one or more of your favorite authors or illustrators. If they have a “contact me” link, write them a note to let them know how much you enjoy their work.
- Seeing Re(a)d. Play a game of read “I spy” with family and friends. Pointing out the names and colors of objects is a particularly fun and smart activity.
- Magazines for the Masses. Yep, you can test drive some magazines outside of your regular subscriptions by checking out issues at the Public Library.
- Teens Love Reading. Find out what books teens on PLCMC's teen reading site, libraryloft.org.
- Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss! Read Across America Day is March 3, 2008. Celebrate with books and rhyme and everyone will have a great time….just as the Dr. would have it!
Read Across America Day
National Institute for Literacy
The National Center for Family Literacy
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