Timberland Regional Library

(360) 943-5001 - Fax (360) 586-6838 - 415 Tumwater Blvd. SW - Tumwater, WA 98501
Reference & Information line: 704-INFO (360-704-4636) in Olympia area or toll-free 1-800-562-6022.
TRL Web site: http://www.trlib.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

June 21, 2006

Media Contacts: Leanne Ingle, TRL Communications Specialist: 704-4508; Susan Hanson, TRL Communications Manager: 704-4507.

Media Contact: Leanne Ingle, Communications Specialist: (877) 284-6237, ext. 2508.

This summer. For Teens Only. At Their Place: The Library

The place to be for teens this summer is—their place—The Library. Creature Feature

The Timberland Regional Library summer 2006 program theme for teens is "Creature Feature," focusing on pets, working animals and wild creatures, from wolves to werewolves. Teens can pick up a start-up packet and book bag at any Timberland library. Pacific County libraries will have plenty of books, magazines and audiobooks for teens to take back to their dens and talk about with friends.

Teens can also sign up on the Timberland Web site, www.trlib.org under "Creature Feature." The site includes lists of great books to read, links to Web sites about animals in the wild, animals in regional parks and zoos, and local events. Teens can share their favorite reads with the rest of the pack by writing and posting book reviews online. Middle school teens can also link to a statewide summer reading blog.

When teens turn in their prize claim ticket at their library in July or August, they will receive a set of coupons for free pizza and admissions to regional attractions. The ticket is part of a form where teens can keep track of what they’ve read. Many library branches also award other prizes throughout the summer.

For more information, including the summer program for preschoolers and school children, "Paws, Claws, Scales and Tales," stop by any Timberland library or check out the Web site, www.trlib.org.

Free library events for middle and high school teens are at the following locations:
(Teen events in Lewis, Thurston, Mason, and Grays Harbor counties)

South Bend Timberland Library, (360) 875-5532

Thursdays, June 22, June 29, and July 6, 2-4 p.m. Babysitting Workshops:
This workshop has three sessions. Sponsored by the Friends of the South Bend Timberland Library and Toni Gwin of the WSU: Extension Office of Pacific County.

Session 1: The Job, June 22: Learn about typical sitting tasks, coping with distractions, and helpful hints.

Session 2: Safety, June 29: Police Chief Dave Eastham and Emergency Medical Technician Scott McDougall will explain how to teach young children not to play in the street, what to do if there’s a fire and what to do if the telephone is out of order. Learn CPR and save a life—a child, a parent or a friend.

Session 3: The Child, July 6: Join Toni Gwin, Pacific County WSU Extension Agent and Librarian JoAnn Rucker to learn about reading to children and their basic health needs.

At the World Kite Museum, 303 Sid Snyder Dr., Long Beach. Presented by the Ilwaco and Ocean Park Timberland Libraries, (360) 642-3908, (360) 665-4184

Tues., July 25, 2-2:45 p.m. Wolf Recovery:
Howl like a wolf! Breaking away from the family pack, teenage "lone wolves" roam in search of lives of their own. Find out how humans are helping wolves, and how you could work with wolves and other animals. See skulls (and teeth!) from bears, wolves and bobcats. Presented by Wolf Haven International. Sponsored by the Friends of the Ilwaco and Ocean Park Timberland Libraries.

Timberland Regional Library serves the information, reading and lifelong learning needs of the Grays Harbor, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, and Thurston county public at 27 community libraries and 7 library service partnership locations. The library system is funded by local property taxes. For information on any subject, the public can telephone Timberland’s Central Reference Service librarians at 704- 4636) in the Olympia area or 1-800-562-6022, toll-free, from all other areas. Or they can "Ask a Librarian" online at www.trlib.org. Anyone needing special accommodations to participate in a library’s program may contact the library a week in advance.

Revised 06/23/06

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Timberland Regional Library serves Grays Harbor, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, and Thurston counties in Western Washington State.