We have extended the deadline for turning in your Summer Reading Club volunteer applications until Friday, May 25, 2012 by 6 PM.

Don't miss out on this awesome opportunity to earn community service credit, meet new people, and be rewarded for all your hard work. Download the application and watch this short video for all the FYIs you need to know.

Celebrate FREE COMIC BOOK DAY by picking up your free comic at the desk by the Teen Department TODAY while supplies last.

Your younger brothers and sisters can have a free comic, too, which are available upstairs in the Children's Department.

If you miss out today, you can earn more free books, comics, and other prizes during the Teen Summer Reading Club!

Did you remember the Cosby Show from way back in the day? Well you can meet Bill Cosby's nephew, Braxton Cosby, when we Skype live with him to discuss he first teen novel, The Star-Crossed Saga: Protostar. 

Wednesday, May 23
4:00 PM
Turrentine Room

 

What would you choose: love or irrefutable duty?

On the brink of Civil War, the Torrian Alliance continues with its mission to obliterate Star-children across the universe in order to suppress an intergalactic evil. Bounty Hunter Prince William Derry has been sent to Earth to assassinate fulfill this age old prophetic practice. The quiet days of Madisonburg, Tennessee are officially over as Sydney Elaine now knows the full meaning of the phrase Be careful what you wish for when she is confronted by this strange visitor. As an unforeseeable event delays his assassination, William decides to study his target more closely and begins to form a connection with Sydney that challenges his inner being. But this conflict is the least of his problems, as a conspiracy back on his home planet Fabricius threatens the lives of those he loves and his father s royal legacy. Will William be able to complete his mission or will he choose love, sacrificing everything he stands for?

 

 

For teens and tweens ages 11+.

Brittany is the winner of our April Review Crew monthly drawing!!  Want to be a winner, too?!? Join the Review Crew.

Come and get 'em! Summer Reading Club Volunteer Applications are now available. Download your copy and return it to the Children's desk at the library by 8 PM on May 14, 2012.

Don’t Forget!

• Volunteers must be 14 years old by June 11, 2012
• Volunteers must be able to commit to working a minimum of 10 hours during the Summer Reading Club which runs June 11 – August 4, 2012
• Hours needed are Monday – Friday 10 AM – 6 PM and Saturday 10 AM – 5 PM in 2 hour shifts
• Volunteers must be able to attend 1 of the following training sessions:
  • Tuesday, June 5 from 5 – 7 PM
  • Thursday, June 7 from 2 – 4 PM
  • Saturday, June 9 from 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
  • Applications are due to the Children’s Desk by 8 PM on May 14^th
  • Volunteers will be notified the week of May 28. Please don’t call us to find out if you’ve been selected. We will call you as soon as the decisions have been made.
  • Volunteers are allowed 1 unexcused absence before being asked to no longer volunteer. An absence is considered unexcused if notification is made less than 2 hours prior to the start of the shift or if no notice is given.
  • Volunteers will earn community service hours and receive letters of recommendations in addition to a fabulous thank you party!

Application Check-list:

• Did you fill out every question on the application?
• Did you remember to get a reference statement from a teacher, coach, church leader, someone you babysit for, a volunteer coordinator, etc?
• Did you fill out which days/times you can volunteer AND which days you will be unavailable?
• Did you select a mandatory training session that you can attend if chosen?
• Did you sign it?
• Did your parent sign it?
• Did you turn it in to the Children’s desk by 8 PM on May 14, 2012?

If you have questions about the application please call 760-839-4837.

• Need community service hours for school next year?
• Looking for a way to beat the heat the summer?
• Will you be between the ages of 14- 18 by June 11, 2012?

If you answered "yes!" to these questions than you should come to the Summer Reading Club Information Meeting!

Tuesday, April 24
5 - 5:30 PM
Turrentine Room

Bring your summer calendars and your parents so they can hear all the details, too. The application process is different than last year, so even if you've volunteered before you should still attend this meeting. We'll go over everything you need to know including the application process, scheduling, time committments, and what you'll get out of this! Plus, this will be your first chance to get an application, so don't miss out.

Prom is upon us! It's time to pick out your dress and find a date.

Or if attending prom just isn't your thing you can read about all the fun and drama instead! So let's celebrate with a prom book GIVEAWAY!

Come check out the bulletin board of prom-themed books in the library's teen area.  (It looks like this...)

The first 3 people to comment on this post with their name, the title of their favorite prom book from the bulletin board, and their email address will win a copy of one of three prom titles (Will Work for Prom Dress by Aimee Ferris, The Anti-Prom by Abby McDonald, or It's Our Prom (So Deal With It) by Julie Anne Peters). 

Lauren is the winner of our March Review Crew monthly drawing!!  Want to be a winner, too?!? Join the Review Crew.

Ugh, it's finally Spring Break and these April showers and gloomy weather are bumming me out! But don't let your Spring Break go to waste. Enjoy this time just laying in bed and reading!

Luckily, I have my copy of the April In BeT(w)een Book Club title, Ranger's Apprentice: Ruins of Gorlan. I just started it last night, and I'm already 50 pages away from finishing it because I can't put it down. If you love action, adventure, fantasy, knights, and stories of good vs. evil this is the series for you!

They have always scared him in the past—the Rangers, with their dark cloaks and shadowy ways. The villagers believe the Rangers practice magic that makes them invisible to ordinary people. And now 15-year-old Will has been chosen as a Ranger’s apprentice. What he doesn’t yet realize is that the Rangers are the protectors of the kingdom. Highly trained in the skills of battle and surveillance, they fight the battles before the battles reach the people. And as Will is about to learn, there is a large battle brewing. The exiled Morgarath, Lord of the Mountains of Rain and Night, is gathering his forces for an attack on the kingdom. This time, he will not be denied . . .

Pick up your FREE copy at the Teen/Media info desk and join us for snacks, discussion, and activities on

Wednesday, April 25
4 - 5 PM
Turrentine Room

Thank you to everyone (all 75 of you!!) who attended our Hunger Games movie release party last Wednesday. I hope you had as much fun as I did with the survival stations (knot tying, edible plant identification, and Wii archery), the Cinna Makeover station where you could get your face painted or a temporary mockingjay tattoo applied, and the Project Runway: Katniss station where you could design an outfit for Katniss.

Some of these amazing Project Runway: Katniss designs are on display on the teen area bulletin board so go check them out!

We also had a SNACK BOMB where we tossed snacks attached to parachutes into the arena for everyone to collect. And the Cornucopia Challenge was awesome!

Check out all of our Hunger Games party pictures.

Be on the lookout for more amazing teen programs coming soon!