Click on the links below to access the grade level required for the Wareham Public School's Summer Reading Pathfinder.
8th Grade ~ 9th Grade ~ 10th Grade ~ 11th Grade ~ 12th Grade
These guides will help you find grade specific titles at the Wareham Free Library.
You can either download and print these lists (two-sided, flip on the short edge), save to your device, or pick up a copy at the WFL.
Happy Summer Reading!
Join us on alternating Fridays after school (2:15-2:45 p.m.) to decompress with a creative activity.
The programs are FREE due to sponsorship by the FRIENDS of the WFL.
It's the WFL TWEEN/TEEN/YA programs!
Kids between 11 and 18 are welcome to join us for programs geared toward their interests!!
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10/24 MONSTER MASH: A Big Ryan Traveling Mystery Adventure
Discover your lineage! Are you a Vampire, Werewolf, or Witch?
Once discovered, you'll be tasked to earn enough doubloons - by doing tricky tasks and solving mind-tickling games - to purchase your clan totem. The totems, once put together, allow you to become the leader of your clan. Be the first to finish and win!
This program will be preceded by a PIZZA party (6-6:30pm), the mystery will run from 6:30-7:30pm, and will be followed by Halloween Treat Bags for the participants. Participants are encouraged to come in costume.
Please note that Vampires, Werewolves, and Witches must be a minimum of 11 years of age and socially/emotionally ready to work in tandem with tweens/teens within a diverse age range.
This FREE program, but registration is required HERE.
This program is sponsored by the FRIENDS of the Wareham Free Library.
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10/29 - Campfire Ghost Stories
Join us at the BBC Onset Boathouse on Wednesday, 10/29 at 5pm to ride the Bufflehead Launch over to Wickets Island for SPOOKY STORIES & S'MORES!
A time to share YOUR best New England ghost tales and listen to others while we toast s’mores around the fire.
The best youth & adult storytellers (audience choice) will receive prizes.
This is a FREE collaborative program coordinated with the Buzzard's Bay Coalition, but it does require registration HERE.
NEWS ALERT!
Now in its second year, The New York Public Library's National Teen Banned Book Club shines a spotlight on YA books that have been banned or challenged, and invites teens across the country to read together. Each title comes with free downloadable discussion materials and access to YA authors for schools, libraries, and community book groups so we can have positive and meaningful conversations about young adult literature, identity, censorship, and more. Learn more.
This year's Teen Banned Book Club focuses on graphic novels. Each book club culminates in an online author talk made available to watch anytime
This information has been taken directly from (Teen Banned Book Club at NYPL | the New York Public Library, n.d.).
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How the challenge works (for families):
Students and families can choose a book that fits the monthly challenge.
Local libraries and independent bookstores are great places to seek recommendations! See if your school, library, bookstore, or other community organization is participating by searching through the Reading Partners list below.
Each month, the student (and parent/guardian if student is under 13) can fill out a short form to tell us about the book.
Mass Center for the Book will run drawings for prizes. Monthly participation determines eligibility.
Have fun!
This is a FUN challenge and anyone can participate! We'd LOVE to hear your feedback and recommendations if you would like to "sound off" about any of your choices.
Friendship Bracelet w/Loom
Zentagles Yarn Butterflies Mason Bee Habitats
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Whipped Cream Dyed Eggs Peeps Mini-Wreaths Kindness Rocks
Funny Valentine's Crafternoon Tea Bath/Milk Tea Bath Sachets
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Handmade ornaments/paper gift boxes and decorated Christmas cookie fun
Pinecone Bird/Beast Feeders DIY Bodywash for good "clean" fun
Mini DIY Sensory Bottles
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Spooky Halloween Dollar Store Wreaths
Here is a picture of the puzzle picked by our tween/teen audience in progress & finished (thanks Bri!):
And here are the most recent adventures in puzzling (since Jan. 1st):
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We have LOADS of designs and options from 24 - 2000 piece masterpieces. We even have a few 3-D puzzles for those looking for a real CHALLENGE!
Puzzles are free to take with you, no library card needed.
We began in April of 2023 and the challenge is ongoing!
Grab your familes, friends, co-workers, and anyone else you can think of to WRITE or DRAW your version of an EXQUISITE CORPSE!
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This wickedly fun activity doesn't require any ONE person to be responsible and the results are hilarious - similar to a MadLibs game!
Forms for your corpse and the rules may be accessed by clicking HERE.
Check out the story behind the gruesome (but appropriate name) at this SITE.
Pictures on this page show the current corpses provided by staff & community members.
Looking for something to do?
Interested in fossils, astronomy, hiking, among other things?
The WFL has STEM Kits available for check-out! You can find them in the SAILS card catalog by typing in the NAME of the kit listed.
Click HERE to "check out" the list of kits and details about each one.
Prices are listed as the replacement value for any materials lost or damaged during borrowing.
HAVE FUN!