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Programs for Teen
March Madness Teen Book Tournament
Monday, February 6
March Madness is approaching, but why should basketball fans have all the fun? At your library or online at teens.dbrl.org, you can help us name a Mid-Missouri teen book champion. Starting February 6 with a pool of 32 of the most popular teen books of the year, your votes will narrow the list to a single champion. Support your favorite book, have fun in the tournament and enter to win prizes! Vote until February 26 for the Sweet Sixteen. March 5-11, vote for the Elite Eight; March 12-18, vote for the Final Four; March 19-25, vote for the championship round; and March 26-April 1 vote for the champion. We'll announce the winner April 2.
Poetry Out Loud Competition
Wednesday, February 15 › 10 a.m.
Columbia Public Library, Friends Room
Area high school students will be competing for a spot in the Missouri state championship at this poetry recitation competition. Missouri's winner progresses to the national Poetry Out Loud championship held in Washington, D.C. Come observe and encourage the students as they perform their poems. This program of the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation is coordinated locally by the City of Columbia Office of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the Missouri Arts Council. For more information, go to www.poetryoutloud.org.
Teen Game Night
Friday, February 17 › 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Southern Boone County Public Library
Come kick it old-school at the library while hanging out with friends and playing board games like Monopoly, Clue, Catch Phrase, Apples to Apples and more. Pizza served while it lasts. Ages 12-18.
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