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WANTED: Shoe Donations
March 1 – April 15, 2014 Please help the Christian Star Academy collect gently used shoes to donate to West Africa. Their goal is to give “new life to old shoes” by gathering 1000+ pairs of men’s, women’s and children’s shoes. Athletic shoes, cleats and sandals are welcomed. NO boots (it doesn’t snow in West Africa!) or high heels (not practical) or shoes with holes please. Questions? Please contact Angela Centofanti by email at growing.roses@yahoo.com.1 - 6
Service Men and Women Care Packages
Donations are being gathered through March 6 for care packages that are sent annually to all service men and women from St. Alban’s Township. Personal care items (travel size soaps, shampoos and lotions), lip balms, individual serving food packages (granola bars, gum, sunflower seeds, oatmeal, crackers, etc) are all helpful. Best gift of all? Letters and cards!9
Spring Forward
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Teen Movie
Teens 6th grade and older are invited to attend our premiere showing of a PG or PG-13 movie. This month, we’ll be showing a surprise PG-13 movie at NORTHRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL. Dianne is still deciding on a title, so if you have a suggestion, let her know. Home school students are welcome to join us!
NEW: Teen Winter Reading
Teens 6th grade and older can compete for Boredom Busting Prizes beginning January 21 and running through February. To qualify, keep track of the book, author and number of pages read so far. (If it’s an audiobook, count the chapters listened to.) All titles must be found in the YA or adult section of any library. Juvenile titles will not count. Extra credit for attending any programs OR for filling out a quick (and painless!) book review.
Report your reading progress here.
Fill out a book review here.
Good luck!
Learning Express Library
If you are getting ready to take your OGT, ACT, SAT or ASVAB tests, don’t forget about practice tests that are available through the Learning Express library on the Alexandria Public Library web site. Statistics prove that taking practice tests can decrease test anxiety and improve your scores on these important exams. Click here to start taking exams! We also have study books that can help prepare you for the tests. We have materials on writing college entrance essays, preparing for college and how to find money for college. All of these aids are available for check out to use at home.