Teen Read Month 2012 Events & Programs

Don’t miss these fun opportunities to celebrate reading for the fun of it with crafts, games, contests and ZOMBIES @ Your Library! Over 30 fun and free events for teens and tweens are taking place at Tulsa City-County Library locations in October 2012 for Teen Read Month. Click Read More below to view the list.

►Featured Event

Zombie Prom featuring Best-Selling Author Carrie Ryan
Peggy Helmerich Library
5131 E. 91st St., 74137 • 918-549-7631
Thursday, Oct. 25 • 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Zombies love prom almost as much as brains! Help us celebrate Teen Read Month with a zombie costume and walk-off contest, an apocalypse survival box challenge, zombie peg doll crafts, and a zombie prom photo station! New York Times bestselling author Carrie Ryan, of zombie series The Forest of Hands and Teeth,will be on hand to dish about zombies, writing and her novels. A book signing will follow.  The Friends of the Peggy Helmerich Library and Tulsa Library Trust have generously sponsored this event. 

►Bixby Library
   20 E. Breckenridge Bixby, 74007 • 918-549 -7514

Skill Toys Interactive Program
Thursday, Oct. 18 • 2-3:30 p.m.
   Who needs batteries? Come and play with a variety of toys that can be spun, balanced and tossed using you own body as the power source. This event is for ages 10-14. 

►Broken Arrow Library
   300 W. Broadway Broken Arrow, 74012 • 918-549-7500

Read or Die Manga/Anime Club
Saturday, Oct. 20 • 12:30-2 p.m.

UFO Photos
Tuesday, Oct. 23 • 4-5 p.m.
Attention: Unidentified Flying Objects spotted in Broken Arrow! Design and create a flying saucer to hoax your very own UFO sighting.

►Broken Arrow Library /South
   3600 S. Chestnut Broken Arrow, 74011 • 918-549-7662

Dare to Come to the Library for the Fun of It!
Wednesday, Oct. 31 • 2:30-4:30 p.m.
Meet new friends, play games, join the Teen Advisory Board and solve the mystery of the missing book.

►Charles Page Library
   551 E. 4th St. Sand Springs, 74063• 918-549-7521

Mmmm Braaaaiiinss!
Thursday, Oct. 4 • 4-5:30 p.m.
Make yourself over as a zombie, discuss survival techniques for the coming zombie apocalypse, pick up a few zombie-related books and eat brain cake!

Character Costume Contest
Wednesday, Oct. 31 • 4-5:30 p.m.
Come dressed as your favorite character from a book. We'll have Halloween candy and decorations. Most elaborate and most authentic costume wins a prize. 

►Collinsville Library
   1223 Main Collinsville, 74021 • 918-549-7528

Scary-Good Book Matchup
Monday, Oct. 1 • noon-8 p.m.
Scary-mysterious, scary exciting, scary-romantic! Let us match you with the book of your dreams… or nightmares!

Enter the Mad Scientist's Laboratory!
Thursday, Oct. 25 • 2:30-4:30 p.m.
Take part in appalling, disgusting and exciting experiments. Refreshments provided by the Friends of the Collinsville Library. 

►Hardesty Regional Library 
   8316 E. 93rd St., 74133 •  918-549-7550

Skill Toys for Teens
Thursday, Oct. 11 • 4-6 p.m.
Discover props used by jugglers, jesters and fools. Skill toys have been used for hundreds of years to entertain royalty, hone survival skills and just have fun. Try flower sticks, kendama, spinning plates, chatter rings and diabolos. Preregistration is required. Register online at www.surveymonkey.com/s/SkillToys or leave message at 918-549-7556. Sponsored by Flow Circus Inc. 

Skill Toys for Tweens
Thursday, Oct. 23 • 4-6 p.m.
Discover props used by jugglers, jesters and fools. Skill toys have been used for hundreds of years to entertain royalty, hone survival skills and just have fun. Try flower sticks, kendama, spinning plates, chatter rings and diabolos. For ages 8-12. Sponsored by Flow Circus Inc. 

 ►Helmerich Library
   5131 E. 91st St., 74137 •  918-549-7631

Monster Cupcakes!
Thursday, Oct. 11 • 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Join the Peggy Helmerich Advisory Teens as we celebrate Halloween by decorating cupcakes as our favorite monsters or literary characters. Preregistration is required. Call 918-549-7631 to register. Sponsored by the Friends of the Helmerich Library. 

►Herman & Kate Kaiser Library
   5202 S. Hudson Ave., 74135 •   918-549-7542

Black-Light Painting
Saturday, Oct. 20 • 1-2 p.m.
Join us for this colorful, unique and groovy glow-in-the-dark painting class. For ages 10-16. Preregistration is required. Class size is limited. Call 918-549-7542 to register. 

►Judy Z. Kishner Library
   10150 N. Cincinnati Ave., Sperry 74073 •   918-549- 7577

Zombie Party
Tuesday, Oct. 16 • 3:15-4:15 p.m.
Come dressed as a zombie, play zombie games and make marshmonsters. Sponsored by the Sperry/Kishner Friends of the Library. 

Scary in Sperry!
Monday, Oct. 29 • 5:30-7 p.m.
Join us for food, games, prizes and lots of fun for the entire family! Costume Contest is at 6:30 p.m. For all ages. 

►Martin Regional Library
   2601 S. Garnett Rd., 74129 •   918-549-  7590

Teen Time
Wednesdays, Oct. 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 • 4-5 p.m
Join us for Wii and board games, work on your homework or enjoy other fun activities.

Martin Ninja School
Saturday, Oct. 6 • 1-2 p.m.
Train to be a stealthy ninja. Enjoy games and competition to test your patience, agility, composure and more. Ninja costumes are encouraged! For tweens and teens. 

Manga Ai!
Saturday, Oct. 20 • 2-3 p.m.
Munch on Pocky and meet up with other manga fans to discuss your favorite books and movies, characters and plot twists from this popular Japanese publishing trend. For sixth-graders and up.

Teen Advisory Board Meeting
Saturday, Oct. 20 • 3:15-4:15 p.m.
Help us plan library services for teens, provide a teen perspective on the activities and materials that the library offers for teens, and talk about your favorite books. 

Monster Mayhem
Monday, Oct. 22 • 4-5 p.m.
Chat about your favorite monsters from books and movies, challenge your friends at zombie-themed games and vampire jeopardy, plus chow down on werewolf kibble and other snacks.

Skill Toys
Monday, Oct. 29 • 4:30-6 p.m.
Discover props used by jugglers, jesters and fools. Skill toys have been used for hundreds of years to entertain royalty, hone survival skills and just have fun. Try flower sticks, kendama, spinning plates, chatter rings and diabolos. For ages 10-14. 

►Owasso Library
   103 W. Broadway, Owasso 74055 •  918-549-7624

Thai String Toys and Monster Bookmarks
Friday, Oct. 19 • 2-4 p.m.
We'll make Thai string toys and monster bookmarks, enjoy root-beer floats and preview some book trailers. 

►Rudisill Regional Library
   1520 N. Hartford, 74106 •   918-549-7645

Kuruoshii Manga Club
Thursday, Oct. 11 • 6-7:30 p.m.
This book and movie discussion group is for anime and manga lovers. For ages 13-18. 

Get Your Game On @ TCCL
Friday, Oct. 26 • 2-4:30 p.m.
Play board and Wii games. For teens. 

►Schusterman Benson Library
   3333 E. 32nd Pl., 74135 •   918-549- 7670

Teen Advisory Board
Tuesday, Oct. 23 • 4-5 p.m.
You have a voice here! Join us for refreshments while we talk about books and decide what programs YOU want at YOUR library!

Get Your Ghostly Game On!
Tuesday, Oct. 30 • 5-7 p.m.
Come in costume and enjoy creepy snacks, ghostly games and much more! There will be a prize for best costume. 

►Skiatook Library
   316 E. Rodgers, Skiatook 74070 •   918-549-7676  

Teen Time
Tuesday, Oct. 23 • 3:30 p.m.
Play Wii and board games.

Zombie Attack
Tuesday, Oct. 30 • 3:30-5 p.m.
Get a zombie makeover and prepare for a zombie attack. 

►Suburban Acres Library
   4606 N. Garrison, 74126 •   918-549- 7655

Monster Movie
Thursday, Oct. 18 • 4-6 p.m.
From book to big screen, join us for a movie that CAME FROM THE LIBRARY! Bring your own snack. Seating is limited.

Get Caught Reading Day
Saturday, Oct. 20 • 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Get caught reading and receive a thank-you gift and surprise.

Mummy Wrap Contest
Wednesday, Oct. 31 • 4-6 p.m.
Make a mummy. Prizes will be awarded. 

►Zarrow Regional Library
   2224 W. 51st St., 74107 •   918-549-7683  

Zombie Peg Toys
Thursday, Oct. 4 • 6-7:30 p.m.
Make a zombie toy out of wood using paint and other crafty supplies. 

Zombie Drawing Class
Thursday, Oct. 11 • 6-7:30 p.m.
Learn step-by-step how to pencil, ink and color one of the walking dead.

Zombie Game Night
Thursday, Oct. 18 • 6-8 p.m.
Play "Plants vs. Zombies," "Zombie Fluxx" and more!