Area teens in grades 5 through 12 are invited to participate in Teen Read Week at the Lee County Library beginning Monday, October 13. Teen Read Week is sponsored by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). It takes place each year during the third week of October, and focuses on young adult literature.
This year, YALSA of the American Library Association has teamed up with World Wrestling Entertainment toextend Teen Read Week by creating the first-ever WrestleMania Reading Challenge. You can compete to earn prizes, including a trip to WrestleMania, and can also win money for their local libraries.
All you have to do is read ten items between October 13 and January 15th, 2009 and keep track of them on a reading log. The items may include books, magazines, or graphic novels. Participants who turn in completed reading logs are eligible to design a bookmark to enter in the WrestleMania Reading Challenge. One winning bookmark from each grade level will be chosen, and the winners in each category will be entered in the national competition.
There is no cost for this event, and no registration is required. Pick up a reading log from the Lee County Library and browse our ever-expanding Young Adult collection. For more information, contact the Lee County Library at (919) 774-6045.
