no incentive to read books. After all, that’s something done at school, and summer is a break from school. The Library’s Reading Program for teens, called ‘You Are Here,’ is a great way for your teen to learn about different cultures. Some of the programs will focus on Australian history, Egyptian Hieroglyphs, and Mexican arts and crafts. The programs are every Monday between June 6th and July 11th at 2 p.m.; they last about an hour each.
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The Teen Reading Challenge also focuses on studying different cultures. Each teen must read one book, fiction or nonfiction, about one of six continents. (Antarctica is not included in the challenge).They also must fill out on a form provided to show they have actually read the book which asks some basic information about each continent. Once their challenge is completed, they will receive a book bag and be entered in a drawing for a Sony E-Reader! There will also be a challenge for teens that involves geog-