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Author, instructor Odom to teach writing workshop to Shawnee teens Print
Shawnee - Summer Reading - Teens
Tuesday, 06 July 2010 15:19

Mel Odom

With more than 150 published books and years teaching writing on the collegiate level, Mel Odom knows his way through the art of writing.

Now the author is bringing his expertise to teens through the Pioneer Library System’s Summer Reading Program. His writing workshop “Make Waves – Write!” will be offered at 2 p.m. Monday, July 12, at the Shawnee Public Library.

Odom will guide participants through traditional writing approaches and also explore the use of blogging as an avenue for imagination and creativity.

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Shawnee teens, tweens to remember summer with stepping stones Print
Shawnee - Summer Reading - Teens
Tuesday, 29 June 2010 14:54

Wave

Shawnee tweens and teens will have something special to remember this summer by, as part of a “Walk the Walk Stepping Stones” program Saturday, July 10.

Tweens (ages 9 through 11) will meet at the library’s Community Room A/B at 10 a.m. while teens will take their turn with the project at 2 p.m. in the same location.

Participants will go through the steps of creating decorative mosaic stepping stone, from creating their design to mixing the cement.

Registration is required through library staff.

For more information on any activities at the Shawnee Public Library, visit the library at 101 N. Philadelphia Ave., or call 275-6353.

 
Dive into “Water World” at Shawnee teen program Print
Shawnee - Summer Reading - Teens
Tuesday, 29 June 2010 13:03

SMO

Teens will never look at water the same way after Science Museum Oklahoma’s presentation of “Water World,” set for 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 7, at the Shawnee Public Library.

The program, part of the library’s Teen Summer Reading Program, will be presented by Chris Wilkerson and scientists from the museum.

Teens will get to see water that explodes, super-cooled water that crystallizes before their eyes and many other experiments and demonstrations.

Registration is required in person at the library or by calling 275-6353.

The program is sponsored by the Anne and Henry Zarrow Foundation.

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‘Upside Down Artist’ to work with teens in Shawnee Print
Shawnee - Summer Reading - Teens
Tuesday, 22 June 2010 14:27

Dana Helms, the “Upside Down Artist,” comes to the Shawnee Public Library for a teen program at 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 30.

Helms will present her style of art, in which she draws with the bottom side of her work turned up.

The University of Oklahoma graduate has a studio in Moore and has given workshops and performances at summer camps, festivals and many other events.

Registration is required in person at the library or by calling 275-6353.

 
Tweens dive into delicious dishes Print
Shawnee - Summer Reading - Teens
Tuesday, 15 June 2010 09:11

Apple

Shawnee-area tweens will dive into delicious dishes 2 p.m. Friday, June 25, at the Shawnee Public Library, 101 N. Philadelphia Ave.

The program, for ages 9 through 11, will provide information on the nutritional value of vegetables, as well as give tweens an opportunity to make salsa out of fresh-from-the-garden produce.

Lindsey Hix, OSU Extension Nutrition Educator, will be the presenter.

Registration is required in person at the library. For more information, call the library at 275-6353.

 
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