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The wildly popular pop quartet Big Time Rush of Nickelodeon fame is likely to take the Wyoming Valley Mall in Wilkes-Barre by storm at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, and you can win a shot at a private meet-and-greet. You have until 4 p.m. today to put your name in the mix at the mall Customer Service Center. Ten winners will be selected, and each will get to bring one guest. (One entry per person.) On Sunday, radio station 97BHT will broadcast live from 12-2 p.m. near JCPenney. Until 2 p.m., you can enter another drawing, from which 40 names will be chosen. Those winners also can bring one guest each. And just who is this Big Time Rush? Well, none other than four real-life best friends: Kendall Schmidt, James Maslow, Carlos Pena Jr. and Logan Henderson.

THIS WEEK: FEB. 11 to 17, 2011

Furry Tales Reading Partners. Practice your reading skills with therapy dogs. Pittston Memorial Library, 47 Broad St., Pittston. Saturday at 10 a.m. Registration: 654-9565.

Valentine’s Day Storytime, stories, refreshments and crafts. Barnes & Noble, Wilkes-Barre Township. Saturday at 11 a.m. 829-4210.

Owl Pellet Investigation. Dissect owl pellets with the recently formed Junior Bird Club and learn which owls are common in the area and what they are up to this time of year. Nescopeck State Park, 1137 Honey Hole Road, Drums. Sunday at 1 p.m. $5. Registration: 403-2006.

Teen Poetry Workshop, hosted by local poet and author Rachael Goetzke. For ages 11 to 19. Osterhout Free Library, 71 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. Monday, 4 to 5:30 p.m. 823-0156.

Black History Month Story Time, children’s books celebrating freedom and desegregation. Barnes & Noble, Wilkes-Barre Township. Tuesday at 10 a.m.; Thursday at 6:30 p.m. 829-4210.

Video Game Night, for ages 11 to 19. Osterhout Free Library, 71 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. Wednesday, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. 823-0156.

American Girl Club, stories and activities including the book “Aloha, Kanani!” Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Arena Hub Plaza, Wilkes-Barre Township. Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. 829-4210.