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Home › Youth Services › Let's Talk Books

LET'S TALK BOOKS!

For students in grades 2–8
4:00–4:45 p.m. ■ Huntley Meeting Room

Read the book and have fun talking about it with other kids. Copies of the books are available at the ASK ME Desk. Snacks and lemonade provided. Discussions are limited to 18 students per session. Sponsored by the St. Charles Optimist Club. REGISTER

Students outside the District: $2 per date. You may register 2 weeks before.

Participation Guidelines
Book Group Etiquette
Registration Procedures

Student Book Reviews - written by students who participated in the Let's Talk Books Student Book Discussion Groups.

Book Capers

for students who have completed Grades 2 & 3
4:00–4:45 p.m. ■ Huntley Meeting Room

Popcorn by James Stevenson
Wed., June 27
A book of short poems with such titles as “My New Bird Book,” “The TV in the Woods,” “The Mack Truck and the Shovel” and “Popcorn.” Grin, think, feel, giggle and enjoy!

Bugs for Breakfast by G. E. Stanley
Wed., July 25
Sara didn’t want to go camping in the first place—especially not with her little brother, Higgins. Higgins likes to eat bugs! Now, Sara and her family are lost in the woods, and the only people around who can help look like cavemen. But, there aren’t any cavemen around anymore, are there?

Scene Stealers

for students who have completed Grades 4 & 5
4:00–4:45 p.m. ■ Huntley Meeting Room

Thurs., July 12
The Place of Lions by Eric Campbell
When the plane flying Chris and his father crashes on the Serengeti Plain, Chris sets out to find help and finds that his journey is paralleled by that of an aging lion.

Wed., Aug.1
Do Bananas Chew Gum? by Jamie Gilson
Able to read and write at only a second grade level, sixth-grader Sam considers himself dumb. But feeling stupid is no simple matter. Like digging for treasure, there’s no telling what you might find going on inside someone’s head.

View Point

for students who have completed Grades 6–8
4:00–4:45 p.m. ■ Huntley Meeting Room

Wed., July 18
Book of Enchantments by Patricia Wrede
A collection of ten short fantasy stories full of swords and sorcery, wizards and enchantments, heroes and heroines and even a bit of humor.

Thur., Aug. 2
The Day They Came to Arrest the Book by Nat Hentoff
Students and faculty at a high school become locked in a battle over a censorship case involving the book “Huckleberry Finn.”

* Funded by the St. Charles Optimist Club.

Book Group Participation Guidelines

Register and pick up book titles at the ASK ME Desk.
Registration is limited to 14 students per book discussion.
Register for all discussions or be selective.
Book discussion will start promptly.
Bring a copy of the book with you to the discussion.

Book Group Etiquette

Listen when others are talking. Respect other people’s ideas. Speak when there is an opportunity; don’t interrupt.
What you say needs to be contributed with responsibility and respect for yourself and for the group.

Attendance Guidelines:

Please call the ASK ME Desk at 630-584-9390 when you are unable to attend a program you are registered for.

Requests for special accommodations must be made 48 hours in advance. If assistance is needed in using the Library, please inform the Library Assistant at the main circulation desk. The Discover Your Library! publication is available to St. Charles Library cardholders in large print, on audio cassette or in Braille by calling Special Services at 584-0076, Ext. 219.

Registration & Attendance Procedures

Registration form - Spring 2012
Registration form - Summer 2012

Youth Services programs are offered for children and students through grade 8 residing in the St. Charles Library District. A child’s, student’s, or parent’s St. Charles Library card is required. Grandparents may register grandchildren for certain programs. Check program listings for these events.

The child or student must be the appropriate age or grade to be registered in a program. Each eligible person attending a program must be registered. Registration is on a first come basis and continues until all openings have been filled. Drop-in seating may be available for some programs.

Families living outside the Library District may attend certain programs for a fee of $2 per person on a space available basis. Check-in at the ASK ME Desk 15 minutes before the program. All attendees must meet the age/grade requirements. Non-resident seating will begin 5 minutes before the program. Check program listings for events that include nonresident attendance.

Programs will begin and end promptly. Meeting Room/Story Room doors will open 10 minutes before the program is scheduled. Seating for registered participants will be guaranteed until 5 minutes before the scheduled start time when drop-in seating will begin.

Late admittance is limited.

Please call the ASK ME Desk at 630-584-9390 when you are unable to attend a program for which you are registered.

For your child’s safety, a parent or adult must accompany all children seven (7) years of age and under while in the Library. Please review the “Keeping Safe in the Library” brochure with your child/children.

Requests for special accommodations must be made 48 hours in advance of a Library program. If assistance is needed in using the Library, please inform a Library Assistant at the Circulation Desk. Talk with Youth Services staff about your child’s developmental needs.

Registration forms are available online or in Youth Services at the ASK ME Desk.
Registration form - Spring 2011
Registration form - Summer 2012

ASK ME Staff will be glad to assist you in-person or by phone at 630-584-9390.

Three Ways to Register for Programs

Registration Information -
Spring 2012 - Registration form
Summer 2012 - Registration form
• IN PERSON
Summer – begins Saturday, May 19
Register everyone in your family with one Library card and a completed registration form at the ASK ME Desk.
• ONLINE
Summer – begins Saturday, May 19
Register members of your family with each person’s individual Library card via the Library’s website
• TELEPHONE
Summer – begins Tuesday, June 12
Register everyone in your family with one Library card by calling the ASK ME Staff at 630-584-9390.