FCL Teen Talk

Practice SAT test

2012-01-11T14:08:00.003-05:00

The library will be hosting a Practice SAT test on January 28th. You will be taking a test, timed like the real test, but the scores will not count. It is open to all 9th through 12th graders. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. Call Julie at 413-7083 or call the Children's Desk at 292-7382.

Get Your Ghoul On & Teen Fright Night

2011-10-17T11:41:00.003-04:00

Come join us this Thursday, October 20, from 5:00-6:30 to get your ghoul on. We will learn how do use theatrical makeup to look like a zombie, vampire, or faerie. You can use these for upcoming parties and festivals.
On Tuesday October 25, from 5:00-6:00, we will be having a Teen Fright Night. We will sit around the (fake) fire and tell scary stories. Feel free to tell one of your favorite stories. We will also be making s'mores to enjoy around the (fake) fire.

Both programs are FREE and open to all 6th through 12th graders. If you have any questions, please call the library at 292-7382.

Summer Movies

2011-05-24T15:35:00.004-04:00

Along with our summer reading programs, we will be hosting movies on Tuesdays. The movies will begin at 2:00pm and are FREE and open to all rising 6th through 12th graders. Movies are rated PG-13. Refreshments will be provided. This summer's movies are:

June 14-The Green Hornet
June 21-I am Number Four
June 28-Just Go With It
July 5-Unknown
July 12-Red Riding Hood
July 19-Beastly

Summer Reading

2011-05-09T11:54:00.002-04:00

I know you all are ready for school to be out and for summer to start. It isn't much longer. Remember that when you get bored this summer, the library has plenty of things to keep you busy. Our FREE programs start the week of June 16 and are open to all rising 6th through 12th graders. Programs are at 3:30 on Thursdays.

June 16-Geocaching
June 23-Chinese Painting
June 30-Medieval Life Demonstration
July 7-Movie
July 14-African and South American Drumming
July 21-Pizza Party *BY INVITATION ONLY*

We will also be showing movies on Tuesdays at 2:00 starting June 14. Come by the library to find out what movies are going to be shown.

Can Creations

2011-03-24T18:18:00.005-04:00

Today at Teen Time, we used old Pepsi, Coke, and other aluminum cans to create different objects. We are trying to do more with recycling materials as programs. Here are pictures of some of the things the teens made today and the process of making these items. Please feel free to join us every Thursday from 5:00-6:00 to make crafts and hang out.

Marshmallow Creations

2011-02-04T09:38:00.003-05:00

With all the snow that the U.S. has been getting and the cold weather, we decided to make marshmallow creations for out teen program. There were other types of candy that could be used also. Here are some pictures of the creations. Come and join us for other fun programs like this one.

Practice SAT test

2011-01-24T09:13:00.001-05:00

The library will be hosting another Practice SAT test on Saturday, February 12, 2011. All 9th through 12th graders are invited to participate. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. Call Julie at 413-7083 or 292-7382 to register by February 8, 2011.

Winter Programs

2011-01-14T09:09:00.002-05:00

Hey guys. Happy New Year.
We have started back teen programs for the year. We have our Teen Time every Thursday from 5:00 to 6:00. It is open to all 6th through 12th graders. We make crafts, play games, or just hang and talk.

The Anime Club meets every Third Tuesday from 5:00 to 6:30. Come watch anime and discuss manga with other 6th through 12th graders. Feel free to bring your own anime.

New Teen Area

2010-11-24T11:09:00.003-05:00

We now have a designated Teen Area at the Florence County Library. At the end of the teen shelves are some cafe tables and lounge chairs. Please feel free to use this area to study, hang out, and just be teens. Here are some pictures of the new area.

Teen Read Week

2010-10-22T09:14:00.002-04:00

October 17-23 is Teen Read Week. Teens get their own week to promote reading and using the library. This year's theme is Books with Beat @ your library. To celebrate, some teens made earbud holders and wrote Ipod poetry. They took the first lines of songs from an Ipod an wrote poetry. Here are some of the poems that were written:

Do you remember
when the snow falled
On the 1st of December
The church bells called

I walked cold and alone
Glaring at the sky
The patter on the stone
Remember that lie

My hear beat stronger
My mind echoes
My strides getting longer
Stop! Just go. . .
---Christine, 12

On your mark, ready, set, let's go
We're starting it over
I've been running longer
Oh, my life is getting stronger

Guess who just got back today
Seems like just yesterday
Think of a wonderful thought
When the going starts to get rough

Why are there so many songs about rainbows
Each day through my window
It's a world of wonder
I'm lost in thoughts I ponder
---Ameila, 12

Take me as I am
I made it through the wilderness,
You and me, we come from different worlds,
Try to remember
Everyone's watching
It's been a mystery
We are young

Look at this stuff
It's a sign of the times
Never want to fly
Oh, my life is getting stronger
As I walk alone
---Kaysona, 12

Starting it over
Take me as I am
As I walk alone
Everyone's watching me.
Guess who just got back today
I run from you
Been running so long
We're walking away; I don't know what to say
You and me, we come from different worlds
Do you remember?
Why are there so many songs about rainbows?
Oh, my life is getting stronger
Try to remember
We are young
---Nastassha, 13

Practice SAT test

2010-08-18T12:38:00.003-04:00

We will be holding another Practice SAT test at the library. It will be September 11 from 9:00-1:45 and is open to all 9th through 12th graders.. This is a test, not strategies. You will recieve scores, but they will not count. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED Call 413-7083 or 292-7382 to register.

Fall Programs

2010-08-18T12:22:00.002-04:00

I hope everyone has had a good first couple of days of school. I can't believe how fast this summer went by. We will begin programming again in September. We are going to change things up a little bit. We will meet each Thursday from 5:00-6:00. There will be a craft, games, or something going on during that time. It will be different each week. Come make the craft or just to hang out. The Anime Club will meet on the Third Tuesday from 5:00-6:30pm. I hope to see you at some of our programs.

End of Summer Reading

2010-07-29T09:39:00.002-04:00

This summer flew by. We had a great time at all the programs. I hope you were able to join us for one or two. We will not have programs in August because we are planning for the Fall. Please let me know if there is anything you would like for us to do as a program or movie. Come visit the library before you have to go back to school.

Summer Reading

2010-05-11T14:55:00.002-04:00

I can't believe that summer is already here. I know you will be glad to get out of school soon. The library has a variety of programs planned for the summer. We will be showing movies on Tuesdays at 2:00 and having programs on Thursdays at 3:30.

The movies are:
June 15-The Spy Next Door (Rated PG0
June 22-When in Rome (Rated PG-13)
June 29-New Moon (Rated PG-13)
July 6-Invictus (Rated PG-13)
July 13-Dear John (Rated PG-13)
July 20-The Lovely Bones (Rated PG-13)
Movies are FREE and open to 6th through 12th graders. Refreshments will be provided.

The programs are:
June 17-Art with Stephen Guyton
June 24-Marble Paper Journal Craft
July 1-Make Waves of Sound All Around with Jeff Holland
July 8-Movie-Sherlock Holmes
July 15-Sand Art
July 22-Pizza Party *BY INVITATION ONLY*
Programs are open to rising 6th through 12th graders

We will also be giving out prizes for those who read 8 and 16 hours this summer. Please join us for a fun filled summer

April Programs

2010-04-01T08:45:00.003-04:00

Wow. I can't believe that it is April already. Has this year flown by for you all also? Well here are the programs for April.

April 8 (5:30-8:00)-Movie-New Moon rated PG-13
April 15 (5:00-6:30)-Anime Club
April 22 (5:00-6:00)-Book Discussion-All We Know of Heaven by Jacquelyn Mitchard
April 29 (5:00-8:00)-Gaming Day- We will have a Wii and Playstation 2 to play

There will be no programs in May because we will be getting ready for summer reading. Hope you can join us for some of these FREE fun programs.

March Programs

2010-03-01T14:00:00.002-05:00

Hey guys. We moved two branches in February so I didn't get the schedule up but here are the programs for March.

March 4 (5:00-6:00)-Soap Making
March 11 (5:30-8:00)-Movie-2012 (rated PG-13)
March 18 (5:00-6:30)-Anime Club
March 25 (5:00-6:00)-Book Discussion-Crossing the Wire by Will Hobbs

All programs are open to 6th through 12th graders. Come join us for these programs.

Janaury programs

2010-01-12T13:34:00.002-05:00

I hope everyone had a good holiday. We are starting back with our Teen Thursdays. Here are the programs for January:
January 14 (6:00-8:00)-Movie-Fame (rated PG)
January 21 (5:00-6:30)-Anime Club
January 28 (5:00-6:00)-Book Discussion-If a Tree Falls at Lunch Period by Gennifer Choldenko

We will also be hosting a Practice SAT test on January 30. It is open for all 9th through 12th graders and you must call to register by January 26.

Changes happening at the library

2009-11-25T10:00:00.005-05:00

Many of you may have noticed that there have been a few changes at the library in the past few weeks. I wanted to let you know what is going on in the library system.

First, there are new changes to the Internet policy. You must have a library card to get on the internet. Your parent can sign you up for a card if you are present. They do not need the birth certificate if you are present. This pertains to ALL teens, anyone under 18. If you are 14 and up, you cannot register for a library card by yourself, a parent must sign you up. You still will be able to use the adult computers.

Second, we are going to a new catalog system. We have joined with libraries throughout the state to start SCLENDS. All the information is being tranferred now, so there are a few changes in checking out items. No DVDs will be checked out until December 4. You can only check out 5 items until December 4. We will go live with the new system then and you will be able to check out things like normal.

There is an exciting feature with the new system. Since we are partnering with other counties throughout the state, there is a greater chance of receiving a book. If our library doesn't have the book, we can get it from any of the other counties in the SCLENDS group. This will hopefully help with popular items.

November and December programs

2009-11-11T08:31:00.003-05:00

Sorry I am a little late with the post for this month. Here are the programs for November and December.

Nov. 5 (5:00-6:00pm)-Clean Out the Closet Craft Day
Nov. 12 (5:30-8:00pm)-Movie-Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Nov. 19 (5:00-6:30pm)-Anime Club
Dec. 10 (5:30-8:00pm)-Movie-Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Come join us for the teen programs at the library. They are FREE to all 6th through 12th graders.

October programs

2009-10-02T14:16:00.001-04:00

I know this is a little late, but here are the programs for October.

Oct. 1-Paper basket weaving (5-6pm)
Oct. 7-Movie-Ghosts of Girlfriends Past *rated PG-13* (6-8pm)
Oct. 15-Anime Club (5-6:30pm)
Teen Read Week-Oct.18-24
Oct. 20-Create your own fantasy character craft (5-6pm)
Oct. 22-Book Discussion on Wake by Lisa McMann (5-6pm)
Oct. 29-Old School Game Day (5-6pm)

Come join us for the teen programs. They are FREE and open to all 6th through 12th graders.

Teen Thursdays

2009-08-31T13:36:00.002-04:00

Well, school is back in session. I know you aren't happy about that, but we are because that means fall programming starts. We will be doing Teen Thursdays again at the library. There will be a program every Thursday around 5:00. Here are the programs for September:

Sept. 3 (5:00-6:00)-Make and Take Craft-Rubber Band Bracelets
Sept. 10 (6:00-8:00-Movie-17 Again (rated PG-13)
Sept. 17 (5:00-6:30)-Anime Club
Sept. 24 (5:00-6:00)-Book Discussion-Schooled by Gordon Korman

All programs are Free and open to all 6th through 12th graders. Come join us for the fun programs.

End of Summer Reading

2009-08-11T13:27:00.003-04:00

Hi guys. Sorry I have been bad at blogging lately. We finished Summer Reading on July 16 with a pizza party. We played Mario Kart and had a great time. Pics from all the programs will be put up soon. We are taking the month of August off to get ready for Fall programing. There will be programs for teens every Thursday starting around 5:00pm. We will be doing crafts, watching movies, watching anime, and having book discussions. If you have any requests for programs, please let me know. I can't wait to see some of you at our Fall programs. Remember they are FREE and open to all 6th through 12th graders.

Weeks 3 & 4 of Summer Reading

2009-06-30T16:46:00.004-04:00

We have been having a blast this year during summer reading. We watched New in Town and learned the Hannah Montana Hoedown Throwdown from Kelley's Fine Arts. We had a large group for Madea Goes to Jail and even learned how to make balloon animals.

This week we will be watching Inkheart on Tuesday at 2:00 and Twilight on Thursday at 3:30. The teens chose the movie.

We will be watching Confessions of a Shopaholic and Push and also making art out of recyclable materials in the next coupld of weeks. Come join us for these FREE fun programs.

Week 2 of Summer Reading

2009-06-12T14:57:00.003-04:00

Summer Reading started this week. It was great. We laughed like crazy at Paul Blart: Mall Cop and learned to play instruments Carnivale style. Next week promises to be just at much fun.

On Tuesday, at 2:00pm, we will watch New in Town. It is a romantic comedy about a strict New York professional who moves to a small Minnesota town to help run on of the plants. She soon finds out that the town helps fix her.

On Thursday, at 3:30pm, we will have a dance program with Kelley's Fine Arts. They will show us different styles of dances and teach us some of the styles.

Come join us for great FREE programs for rising 6th through 12th graders.

Summer Programs

2009-05-22T11:42:00.002-04:00

Hey guys. Summer is almost here and we have a variety of programs for you this summer. All programs are FREE and open to rising 6th through 12th graders.

We will be showing movies at 2pm on Tuesdays. Permission slips will be needed for those under 13 to attend the PG-13 movies. The movies are:

June 9-Paul Blart: Mall Cop (rated PG)
June 16-New In Town (rated PG-13)
June 23-Madea Goes to Jail (rated PG-13)
June 30-Inkheart (rated PG)
July 7-Confessions of a Shopaholic (rated PG)
July 15-Push (rated PG-13)

We will have programs on Thursdays at 3:30pm. The programs are:
June 11-Steel Drumming with Chris Lee
June 18-Dance Program with Kelley's Fine Arts
June 25-Balloon Sculpting with Marc Buxton
July 2-Movie (will be chosen by teens at first program)
July 9-Recyclable Art Craft
July 16-Pizza Party *By Invitation ONLY*

Please come join us for these fun, free events this summer.

May programs

2009-04-25T09:28:00.000-04:00

We will not have any programs in May in order to get ready for Summer Reading. The schedule has been set for this summer. I will put it up on the blog in the next few days. We will also be showing movies this summer. Check back soon for the all the things planned for while you are out of school.

April Programs

2009-03-31T14:18:00.003-04:00

Hey guys. Here are the programs that we are having in April:

April 2 (4:30-5:30)-Teen Advisory Club
*we will make Popsicle stick photo frames and talk about summer movies and programs*

April 16 (5:00-6:30)-Anime Club
*bring your anime to watch; also we will be discussing what else you want to do with the club*
*will be during Spring Break but come if you can*

April 23 (6:00-8:00)-Teen Movie-Quantum of Solace
*watch the new James Bond movie; it is Rated PG-13*

April 30 (4:30-5:30)-Book Discussion-Reaching for Sun by Tracie Vaughn Zimmer
*books will be at the Children's Desk to check out*

All programs are FREE and open to 6th through 12th graders. Please come and join us if possible

March Teen Programs

2009-03-02T13:26:00.005-05:00

Hey guys, here are the programs that we will have in March.

On the 6th, we will go Star Gazing from 5:30-6:30. Learn a little about the stars and then look at them through some home made telescopes.
On the 12th, we will watch the movie Star Wars: A New Hope. It will be from 5:30-8:00pm in the Children's Program Room.
On the 19th, we will have our Anime Club meeting from 5:00-6:30. Bring some of your favorite anime (on flash drive, CD-R, or DVD) and vote on what to watch.

Please feel free to come to any of these programs. They are open to all 6th through 12th graders. Contact Julie @ 413-7083 or teens@florencelibrary.org for any questions.

Step Show at the library

2009-02-19T16:10:00.001-05:00

Hey guys. We will be having another step show on February 28. West Florence will perform at 1:00pm. They will also teach us a few steps. Come join us for this fun activity.

Also, the book discussion will be on the 26th. We will be talking about Bucking the Sarge by Christopher Paul Curtis. It will be at 4:30 in the Children's Program Room.

Programs this week

2009-02-02T14:47:00.002-05:00

There are many programs this week at the library. We will have our Teen Advisory Club this Thursday, the 5th at 4:30. We will talk about programs and movies for April and the summer. On Friday, the 6th, we will show the movie The Express at 2:00. If you aren't in school that day, come join us for the movie. The big program will be the Step Show on Saturday the 7th at 1:00. South Florence High School's team will perform a few routines, talk about their squad, and show us some steps. All programs will be in the main meeting room, by the front doors. Please call the library if you have any questions.

February Programs

2009-01-29T13:39:00.004-05:00

Hey guys. February is going to be a busy month of programs for teens. I will post more about each program as it nears, but here is the full list:

Feb. 5 (4:30-5:30)-Teen Advisory Club.
Feb. 6 (2:00-4:30)-Movie-The Express
Feb. 7 (1:00-2:00)-Step Show featuring South Florence High step team
Feb. 12(6:00-8:00)-Movie-Space Camp
Feb. 19(5:00-6:30)-Anime Club-we will be watching Night Wizard
Feb. 26(4:30-5:30)-Book Discussion-Bucking the Sarge by Christopher Paul Curtis
*possible added program*-Feb. 28(1:00-2:00)-Step Show featuring West Florence High step team

Please feel free to come to any of these events. If you have any questions, you can call me at 413-7083 or email me at teens@florencelibrary.org

Snow Day

2009-01-21T09:50:00.002-05:00

How many of you loved that there was snow yesterday? I got some great pictures. Send me some of yours if you would like and I will put them on the blog.

Anime Club and The Dark Knight

2009-01-16T14:27:00.002-05:00

Hey guys. Next week, we will have the first meeting of our anime club on Tuesday. We will be watching Zombie Loan in the Children's Program Room. Bring any manga that you would like to discuss and also any ideas of anime that you might want to see. The program starts at 5:00 and lasts until 6:30.

We will be showing the movie The Dark Knight on Thursday. Come watch it one more time to see all the brilliant acting and action. It will be in the Children's Program Room and start at 5:30.

Holiday Closing

2009-01-16T14:26:00.000-05:00

We will be closed this Monday, January 19, for Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday remembrance. We will reopen on Tuesday.

January Programs

2009-01-05T16:38:00.001-05:00

We are going to try to have all our programs on Thursdays, and will be called Teen Thursdays. Here are the programs for January. Please come to any that you find interesting.

January 8 (4:30-5:30)-Teen Advisory Club (help plan programs for the next few months)
January 15 (4:00-5:00)-Soap Making
January 20 *this is a Tuesday* (5:00-6:30)-Anime Club. We will be watching Zombie Loan
January 22 (5:30-8:00)-Movie-The Dark Knight, Rated PG-13
January 29 (4:30-5:30)-Book Discussion-Sweet Miss Honeywell's Revenge

Holiday Closings

2008-12-22T15:05:00.001-05:00

We will be closed this Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday for the holidays. Regular hours will start on Saturday. We will close at 5:30 on December 31 and be closed January 1 for New Year's. Hope you have a fun and safe holiday.

Twilight

2008-11-23T09:07:00.002-05:00

I saw the movie on Friday night. I thought it was great. It did not follow the book exactly, but the extra scene helped the movie. It helped those who had not read the books understand stuff that might not have been explained. I thought that the casting went well and can not wait for New Moon. What did you think?

Twilight

2008-11-21T10:40:00.002-05:00

Are you going to see the movie today? Tell me what you think about it. Was it as good as the book? Did you like it as just a movie? I will let you know what I think after seeing it tonight.

Teen Programs

2008-11-06T10:57:00.001-05:00

The Teen Advisory Club will meet this Sunday, the 9th, at 3pm. Come help choose the programs, movies, and books for January and beyond. We will be making CD Dreamcatchers on the 13th from 4:30 to 5:30.

On the 20th, we will have an All Things Twilight party. Come discuss the books, play trivia, and other things before the movie comes out. We will be in the Children's Program Room from 5:00-6:30pm.

Teen Movie

2008-10-31T11:27:00.001-04:00

We will be showing the movie The Incredible Hulk on Tuesday, November 4, at 2pm. You are off school for Election Day so come by and enjoy the movie. Refreshments will be provided.

Teen's Top Ten

2008-10-20T13:11:00.000-04:00

The votes have been counted and the Teen's Top Ten for 2008 have been decided. They are:
1. Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer
2. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J. K. Rowling
3. Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
4. Vampire Academy by Rachel Mead
5. Maximum Ride: Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports by James Patterson
6. City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
7. The Sweet Far Thing by Libba Bray
8. Extras by Scott Westerfeld
9. Before I Die by Jenny Downham
10. Twisted by Laurie Halse Anderson

Hope your favorites made the cut. We have all of these at the library for checkout.

Teen Read Week Programs

2008-10-09T08:49:00.004-04:00

Next week, October 12-18, is Teen Read Week. We have a couple of programs planned to go along with the theme Books With Bite. On Tuesday, the 14th, we will make Gock puppets. Make sock puppets that look as Goth as possible. You can go as crazy as you want. It will be from 4:30-5:30pm in the Children's Program Room. On Thursday, the 16th, we will watch the 1931 Dracula. Bela Lugosi plays Dracula in this classic. It is one of the movies that started the horror movie genre. It will be from 6:00-8:00pm in the Main Meeting Room. All programs are FREE and open to all 6th through 12th graders. Please join us for these fun programs.

*don't forget to go to www.ala.org/teenstopten and vote for you favorite books of 2007/08*

Teen Advisory Club

2008-10-07T19:07:00.001-04:00

Because of scheduling problems, the Teen Advisory Club will meet on the THIRD Sunday this month. This means it will be October 19 at 3:oopm.

Teen Read Week

2008-10-01T15:56:00.003-04:00

Teen Read Week is October 12-18, 2008. Bookmarks are around the library with the titles of the nominees for the Teen's Top Ten. Read the books and vote during Teen Read Week. You can help choose the Teen' Top Ten books of the year. Go to www.ala.org/teenstopten to also see the list of nominees and to vote. Info on programs will come soon.

Old School Game Day

2008-09-22T11:42:00.002-04:00

This Wednesday many of you only have a half day of school. Come by the library for some fun from 1:30 to 3:00. We will have an old school game day where we will play old board games such as Sorry and Monopoly. We even have the new Monopoly World version. Feel free to bring your own board games also. Come hang out and have fun in the Children's Program Room for a couple of hours.

Teen Advisory Club

2008-09-03T15:58:00.002-04:00

Come help choose programs and movies for the library. The Teen Advisory Club will be Sunday the 14th at 3:00pm. It is open to all 6th through 12th graders. The meeting will last about an hour.

September Programs

2008-08-27T08:34:00.002-04:00

Hi guys. We have finally planned all the September programs. They are:

14th (3-4pm)-Teen Advisory Club
15th (5-6pm)- Book Discussion-Things Not Seen by Andrew Clements (copies are in the Teen Area)
18th (6-8pm)- Prom Night (Rated PG-13)
24th (1:30-3:00pm)- Old School Game Day. Play old board games and hang out with others your age. Feel free to bring any of you old games
30th (5:30-8:00pm)- Iron Man (Rated PG-13) Watch the movie the day it comes out on DVD

All programs are FREE and open to all 6th through 12th graders. Please come join us for these programs. Permission slips needed for those under 13 for movies.

Upcoming Programs

2008-08-07T15:35:00.003-04:00

This Sunday, August 10, will be our Teen Advisory Club meeting for the month. We will meet at 3pm. We will be discussing programs for the fall and choosing movies to show. We will be have a book discussion on Eldest, the second book of the Inheritance saga, on Friday August 15. It will be at 2pm. We will also choose the book for the next month before discussion Brisngr in October. Please fell free to join us for all of these programs.

Pics

2008-08-06T11:57:00.008-04:00

As promised, here are some pics of what we did this summer (all were taken by staff members):

Egbe Kilimanjaro African Caribbean Drumming

Sweetgrass Weaving

Juggling Workshop with Jef the Mime

Comic Drawing with Dave McDonald

We had a lot of fun this summer. If you came to any of these programs, please let me know what you thought. We will be having programs throughout the school year. Come join us for the programs.

Breaking Dawn

2008-08-06T09:50:00.002-04:00

So the final book of Stephenie Meyer's vampire series, Breaking Dawn, came out on Saturday. Have you read it? What did you think about it? We have copies here at the library to check out if you want to read any part of the series. Let me know what you thought.

Summer Reading's Over

2008-08-06T09:49:00.002-04:00

Hey guys. Well we have finished another summer reading program. It was the best one ever. We had a lot of fun and got to learn many new things. Pictures will be added soon. We will be starting programs again in September.

Closing

2008-07-01T17:59:00.001-04:00

We will be closed this Friday for Independence Day. We will reopen on Saturday July 5th. Happy Holidays

Summer Reading

2008-06-14T11:30:00.001-04:00

Summer reading began this week. We had a good group at the Egbe Kilimanjaro music program. We have movies on Tuesday at 2 and programs on Thursdays at 3:30. Join us for all the programs. Don't forget to pick up your reading packet to get prizes for reading this summer.

Memorial Day

2008-05-23T16:50:00.002-04:00

We will be closed Monday for Memorial Day. We will reopen on Tuesday. During the weekend, why don't you go to the May Fly here in town? I have heard the planes coming in and it sounds like it will be a great festival.

Summer Reading

2008-05-13T11:36:00.002-04:00

It's mid May and you need to start signing up for summer reading. It's going to be a great summer. We will hand out the bags at the first program and at the Children's Desk. Please come to all the programs that you can. See you this summer.

Summer Reading Registration

2008-04-30T14:44:00.003-04:00

I wanted to remind everyone that summer reading registration begins tomorrow, May 1, and goes until Friday, May 30. Programs are on Thursdays at 3:30. Here are a list of the programs for the summer:

June 12-Egbe Kilimanjaro Caribbean Music
June 19-Sweetgrass Weaving ***Limit 25***
June 26-Mime workshop
July 3-Movie
July 10-Comic Drawing with Dave McDonald
July 17-Origami

We will also be showing movies on Tuesdays at 2:00. Permission slips are needed for those under 13 to attend the PG-13 rated movies. Our summer movies are:

June 10-National Treasure: Book of Secrets (Rated PG)
June 17-The Eye (Rated PG-13)
June 22-Definitely, Maybe (Rated PG-13)
July 1-Spiderwick Chronicles (Rated PG)
July 8-Vantage Point (Rated PG-13)
July 15-College Road Trip (Rated G)
July 22-Step Up 2: The Streets (Rated PG-13)

Happy Spring Break

2008-04-14T13:44:00.001-04:00

I hope everyone has a fun and safe spring break.

April Things

2008-04-02T09:28:00.002-04:00

Just wanted to let you know about our April programs. We will have our Teen Advisory Club meeting on Sunday, April 6th. We will be choosing movies for the summer and what books to use for the book club. We will have an altered books workshop on Tuesday April 8th at 4:30. Take old books and create something new out of them. The movie will be Sydney White on Tuesday April 22 at 6:00pm. Please come and join us for these programs

Easter Closing

2008-03-19T11:08:00.001-04:00

We will be closed Friday-Sunday, March 21-23 for Easter holidays. We will reopen on Monday March 24.

Book discussion group ideas

2008-03-13T15:58:00.001-04:00

We are trying to start a book discussion group for teens here at the library. One idea I had was to read some books that are series just before the next installment comes out. Examples: Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer arrives in August. We could read Twilight in May, New Moon in June, and Eclipse in July. Also Brisingr by Christopher Paolini comes out in September. We could read Eragon in July and Eldest in August. What do you think?

Teen Tech Week

2008-02-25T14:37:00.008-05:00

Next week, March 2-8, is Teen Tech Week. It is a week to promote technology and services to teens in the library. The theme this year is Tune In @ Your Library. We will be having music based events all week. The programs are FREE and open to all 6th through 12th graders. They will begin at 5:00pm unless otherwise stated. Here is what will be happening next week:

Monday, March 3-CD Dream Catchers (we will make dream catchers out of old CDs)

Tuesday, March 4-Podcasting (learn what podcasting is and how to add to your blog or MySpace)

Wednesday, March 5-CD Swap (bring in those gently used CDs to trade with others)

Thursday, March 6-Movie-School of Rock (Rated PG-13)

Friday, March 7 (2:00-4:00pm)-Gaming (we will have a PS2 with DDR, a PS2 with Guitar Hero and a Wii with Wii Sports to play in the meeting room)

Another New Book

2008-02-20T09:40:00.004-05:00

A series that has gotten a lot of attention lately is the vampire series by Stephenie Meyer. The books published so far are Twilight, New Moon, and Eclipse. The final book of the series Breaking Dawn will be released on August 2. A companion book, Midnight Sun, is Twilight told from the guy's perspective. The movie of Twilight will come out in December. I highly suggest you reading the series.

New Book

2008-02-19T13:11:00.002-05:00

I have been meaning to let you know this for a while.

Christopher Paolini's third book in the Inheritance series will be out on September 20. The title is Brisingr. We will have it to check out as soon as it hit shelves. I can't wait, can you?

February stuff

2008-02-02T14:48:00.000-05:00

Here are the programs for the month of February:

The performers that were to come on the 8th cannot make it. Instead, we will watch the movie Stomp the Yard. It is rated PG-13 so permission slips will be needed for those under 13. It will be in the main meeting room and start at 2:00pm. Many students do not have school that day so come join us for the movie.

We will have our Teen Advisory Club meeting on the 10th. We will be discussing programs for April and for the summer. Any 6th through 12th grader is invited to attend.

We will show the movie Bridge to Terabithia on the 19th. It will begin at 6pm in the main meeting room. Refreshments will be provided.

January Programs

2008-01-09T14:25:00.001-05:00

Happy 2008!! Just wanted to let you know about the teen programs for this month.

We will be having our Teen Advisory Club meeting at 3pm on the 13th. If you would like a say in what programs and movies are held at the library, come and join this group. We will discuss programming for March and April, choose some books, and talk about a name for the group.

On the 15th, We will be making beeswax candles from 4:30-5:30. You can take home whatever you make.

On the 22nd, we will watch the movie Transformers. If you are under 13, you will need a permission slip signed by a parent.

Refreshments are provided at all events. Come join us for fun at the library this month.

Happy Holidays

2007-12-19T15:37:00.001-05:00

Happy Holidays everyone.
Here are our holiday hours:
CLOSED Monday-Wednesday December 24-26
Close at 5:30 Monday December 31
CLOSED Tuesday January 1

We will follow regular hours the rest of the time.

Teen Movie

2007-12-08T15:14:00.000-05:00

We will be showing Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix this Tuesday, the 11th. That is the day it comes out on DVD. The movie starts at 5:30 and refreshments will be provided. It is free and open to all 6th through 12th graders.

Did You Hear?

2007-12-04T13:36:00.000-05:00

The new Christopher Paolini book will be out on September 28, 2008. This is the sequel to Eragon and Eldest. He actually had so much stuff that there will be a fourth book in the series with that date to be determined later. We have both Eragon and Eldest at the library if you want to catch up before the new one comes out.

Teen Advisory Club

2007-11-26T11:35:00.001-05:00

We will have the first meeting of the Teen Advisory Club on Sunday (December 2) at 3pm. Anyone in the 6th-12th grades is welcome to participate. We will choose the movies for January and February, discuss programs, and start thinking about a name for the group. Please come if you are able.

Happy Thanksgiving

2007-11-20T10:30:00.000-05:00

The library will close at 5:30 on Wednesday the 21st and will be closed on Thursday the 22nd and Friday the 23rd for the holiday. We will go to regular hours on Saturday.

Trivia

2007-11-07T11:25:00.000-05:00

We have the pop culture Jeopardy next Friday, the 16th, at 4pm. We will be showing Spiderman 3 on Saturday the 17th. Come join us for one or both of these fun programs!!!!

Teen Read Week

2007-10-11T11:13:00.000-04:00

Teen Read Week begins this Sunday, the 14th. We will be celebrating the theme LOL @ Your Library by having Laugh Out Loud Comedies Throughout the Decades.

Tuesday - Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure from 6-8pm
Thursday - Clueless from 6-8pm
Saturday - Evan Almighty from 2-4pm

These are open to all 6th-12th graders and refreshments will be provided.

Please come and join us as we celebrate Teen Read Week.

Don't forget to vote for the Teen's Top Ten Books at:
www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/teenreading/teenstopten/teenstopten

Teen Chats

2007-10-02T10:32:00.000-04:00

In honor of Teen Read Week, YALSA and Readergirlz will be hosting the 31 Flavorite Authors chats. There is a chat each night in October with a different teen author. All you have to do is join the Readergirlz forum on MySpace and join in on the chat at 8pm each night. For more information go to the Readergirlz site. The authors are:

Week One

October 1st: Meg Cabot

October 2nd: Tiffany Trent

October 3rd: Brent Hartinger

October 4th: Lorie Ann Grover

October 5th: K.L. Going

October 6th: Nikki Grimes

Week Two

October 7th: Ellen Hopkins

October 8th: Justina Chen Headley

October 9th: Chris Crutcher

October 10th: Ann Brashares

October 11th: Sarah Mlynowski

October 12th: Cecil Castellucci

October 13th: Kirby Larson

Week Three
October 14th: Tanya Lee Stone

October 15th: John Green

October 16th: Sara Zarr

October 17th: Deb Caletti

October 18th: Rachel Cohn

October 19th: Kirsten Miller

October 20th: Mitali Perkins

Week Four
October 21st: Sonya Sones

October 22nd: Lisa Yee

October 23rd: Carolyn Mackler

October 24th: E. Lockhart

October 25th: Janet Lee Carey

October 26th: Gaby Triana

October 27th: Lauren Myracle

Week Five
October 28th: Holly Black

October 29th: Cynthia Leitich Smith

October 30th: Dia Calhoun

October 31st: Stephenie Meyer (Special time: 9 PM PST/MIDNIGHT EST)

Good SAT site

2007-09-28T12:55:00.000-04:00

We have a practice SAT in the Fall and Spring, but what can you do between those tests? A new website has been launched with study guides, test questions, and other materials. Check out this website by ProProfs.

www.proprofs.com/sat/

Useful College Website

2007-09-27T10:05:00.000-04:00

The Department of Education College Opportunities Online (COOL) has launched a website to help search for colleges throughout the country. You can enter certain criteria to see what school would be the best fit for you. The information provided includes programs offered, cost, financial aid available, accreditation, and others. Use this site if you have not decided which college to attend.

The site is: collegenavigator.ed.gov

Teen's Top 10

2007-09-25T11:45:00.000-04:00

Each year, to go along with Teen Read Week, the American Library Association has a Teen's Top Ten Books vote. Teens vote from a provided list for the books they think are the best. Any teen can vote by going to the website at the end of this blog. We will be having a movie marathon that week, but please take time to vote for your favorites. Voting begins October 14 and ends October 20. If you have not read these books, we do have them at the library to check out. The nominees are:

1. Firegirl by Tony Abbott
2. Clay by David Almond
3. Road of the Dead by Kevin Brooks
4. Secrets of My Hollywood Life by Jen Calonita
5. The Loud Silence of Francine Green by Karen Cushman
6. Just Listen by Sarah Dessen
7. How to Ruin a Summer Vacation by Simone Elkeles
8. In Search of Mockingbird by Loretta Ellsworth
9. The Christopher Killer by Alane Ferguson
10. What Happened to Cass McBride by Gail Giles
11. Hello, Groin by Beth Goobie
12. River Secrets by Shannon Hale
13. Shock Point by April Henry
14. Bad Kitty by Michele Jaffe
15. Born to Rock by Gordon Korman
16. New Moon by Stephanie Meyer
17. Kiki Strike: Inside the Shadow City by Kirsten Miller
18. Prom Anonymous by Blake Nelson
19. Maximum Ride: School’s Out-Forever by James Patterson
20. Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer
21. Penelope Bailey Takes the Stage by Susanna Reich
22. All Hallows Eve (13 Stories) by Vivian Vande Velde
23. Skin by Adrienne Maria Vrettos
24. The Unresolved by T.K. Welsh
25. Flora Segunda: Being the Magickal Mishaps of a Girl of Spirit, Her Glass-Gazing Sidekick, Two Ominous Butlers (One Blue), a House with Eleven Thousand Rooms, and a Red Dog by Ysabeau S. Wilce

For more information about the Teen's Top 10, please visit
http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/teenreading/teenstopten/teenstopten.htm

Don't Forget

2007-09-17T12:38:00.000-04:00

Programs begin this week. We will be having a craft day on Friday from 4-5. Refreshment will be provided and you can take home anything that you create. On Saturday, from 2-4:30, we will be showing the movie We Are Marshall. It will be in the main meeting room and refreshments will be provided. Come join us for both of these events.

Fall Programs

2007-08-27T13:22:00.000-04:00

We will begin the fall programming in September. All movies and programs will be on the third week of the month.

In September, we will have the Clean Out the Closet Craft Day on the 21st from 4-5pm. You can make whatever you want out of the materials provided and take it home. On the 22nd, we will be showing the movie We Are Marshall from 2-4:30pm.

We will celebrate Teen Read Week in October. The theme this year is LOL @ Your Library so we will be showing comdies from different decades the week of the 14th through the 20th.
Tuesday, October 16 (6-8pm)-Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure(1989) Rated PG
Thursday, October 18 (6-8pm)-Clueless (1995) Rated PG-13
Saturday, October 20 (2-4:30pm)-Evan Almighty (2007) Rated PG

We will be having a trivia challenge in November. On the 16th, from 4-5, we will be having a pop culture challenge. On the 17th, we will be showing Spiderman 3 from 2-4:30.

Come join us for some or all of the programs. They are free and open to all 6th through 12th graders. Refreshments will be provided.

Books made into movies

2007-08-21T11:36:00.000-04:00

Have you noticed that a lot of movies that have come out lately or in the near future are based on books? Here are few: (the library does have copies of these books)

The Bourne Ultimatum by Robert Ludlum
Stardust by Neil Gaiman
The Spiderwick Chronicles by Tony DiTerlizzi
The Golden Compass by Phillip Pullman

Come check out these books and see how they measure up to the movie.

FREE Practice SAT test

2007-08-08T11:48:00.000-04:00

The library will be hosting a FREE Practice SAT test on Saturday, September 8. It is open for all 9th through 12th graders. It is a real test, but the scores will not count. See how you might do on the real thing without having to pay the fees. Registration is required. Please contact Julie at 413-7083 or teens@florencelibrary.org to register.

Vampire/Gothic series

2007-08-02T11:19:00.000-04:00

If you like gothic/vampire series, especially those with romance, here are two series that you should look for.

Stephenie Meyer has written Twilight and New Moon. Both take place in Forks, Washington. A girl moves to live with her father. She becomes interested in a guy at school who seems to have something different about him. She finds out that he and his family are not the normal family. It is a good series, with the third book Eclipse, coming out next week.

Another series is the Blue Bloods series by Melissa de la Cruz. There are two titles right now, Blue Bloods and Masquerade. This story is set in New York and at a private school in the city. The students at the school find out something interesting about their families and ancestors. A true historical mystery plays a part in the storyline also.

We have each of these books at the library and will have the others once they are published. Come by and check out these great series.

Programs

2007-07-27T11:48:00.000-04:00

There will be no teen programs in August. We will be using this time to plan for the Fall. Please let me know if there is anything you would like the library to have. There will be a Practice SAT test on September 8. Registration will begin mid-August.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

2007-07-23T11:53:00.000-04:00

I just finished reading the book. I thought it was great and a wonderful way to end the series. I don't want to give away spoilers so I won't talk about story. What did you think?

The Count Down Begins

2007-07-16T15:31:00.000-04:00

Only four more days until Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows comes out. Do you have your ticket yet?

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

2007-07-13T08:43:00.000-04:00

Have you seen the movie yet? I went on Wednesday night. I thought it was great. It covered items in the book, but also kept the storyline simple so that those who hadn't read could follow along. I loved the lady who played Umbridge. She really made you want to hate her. My favorite is still Goblet of Fire, but this is now my second favorite. What did you think of the movie?

Only two more weeks left

2007-07-07T14:31:00.000-04:00

We only have two more weeks of summer programming. The movies will be Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire on the 9th and The Bourne Supremacy on the 16. We will be having a CSI program on the 12th and our pizza party on the 19th. Remember that that one is by invitation only. Please come join us for the rest of the summer programs.

Week of July 4th

2007-07-02T22:30:00.000-04:00

We will have programs this week. The movie Pride will be shown in the main meeting room tomorrow night at six. The movie Indiana Jones and Raiders of the Lost Ark will be shown in the Children's program room starting at three thirty on Thursday. Refreshments will be provided for both. Come join us for the movies this week.

Summer Programs

2007-06-24T21:48:00.000-04:00

The movie this week is Ghost Rider. It will be Tuesday in the main meeting room at 6pm. We will have Mac Arnold, blues musician, lead the program for teens this Thursday at 3:30. He will talk about the history of the blues and play a few songs. We will have programs the week of the 4th. On the 3rd, we will show the movie Pride, about one of the first all African-American swimming teams. That will be at 6pm in the main meeting room. On the 5th, we will watch Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark. The teens chose this movie. It will start at 3:30 and be in the Children's program room. Come join us for these events.

Summer Programs

2007-06-15T13:27:00.000-04:00

We have now completed two weeks of the summer reading programs. The storyteller and chinese painting programs were great. Don't forget that we have more programs to come. They are:
June 21-Craft Day
June 28-Blues music
July 5-Movie
July 12-CSI
Feel free to come to any of these programs.

The movies left for the summer are:
June 19-Daddy's Little Girls
June 26-Ghost Rider
July 3-Pride
July 10-Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
July 17-The Bourne Supremacy
Come to these movies on Tuesday nights also.

Don't forget to pick up your bag from the Children's area and write down all that you read. The required reading for school DOES count.
Hope to see you at the programs.

Don't Forget

2007-05-31T16:07:00.000-04:00

Summer reading programs start next week. The movie, Music & Lyrics, is on Tuesday in the main meeting room. The first program will be storytelling on Thursday. See you there.

May Blockbusters

2007-05-26T11:34:00.000-04:00

Have you noticed that there were three major blockbusters this May? Spiderman 3 came out on the 4th, Shrek 3 on the 18th, and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End on the 24th. Of course, I had to see them the nights they came out. Spiderman and Pirates were better than the previous ones and Shrek was just as good. Have you seen any or all of these? What did you think? What movies are you looking forward to seeing this summer? Would you want me to show these when they come out on DVD? Let me know your thoughts.

Summer Movies

2007-05-10T16:51:00.000-04:00

The list of movies for teens this summer is finally out. The movies will be on Tuesday nights at 6pm unless otherwise noted. Anyone sixth or seventh grader under the age of 13 must have a permission slip signed. You can register at the Reader's Advisory or Children's Desks. Let me know what you think of the choices. Here they are:
June 5-Music & Lyrics
June 12-The Messengers
June 19-Daddy's Little Girls
June 26-Ghost Rider
July 3-Pride
July 10-Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
July 17-The Bourne Supremacy

Come join us for fun, food, and movies.

Summer Reading

2007-05-02T17:13:00.000-04:00

Registration for Summer Reading started yesterday and will go through the entire month. All programs are free and open to 6th through 12th graders. I think that we have a great summer planned and hope that you will come join in at the programs. If you have any requests for movies to be shown this summer, let me know.

Summer Reading Programs

2007-04-24T13:24:00.000-04:00

We have finished programming for the school year. Registration for summer reading will begin next week, starting on May 1. We will be registering the entire month of May and programs will begin on June 7 at 3:30. There will also be teen movies on Tuesday nights, starting June 5, usually at 6pm. I have not gotten finalized the list of movies yet. If you have a request, please let me know. I hope that this will be a great summer.

April programs

2007-04-11T10:25:00.000-04:00

We will have the final programs for the school year next week. On the 17th, the Teen Advisory Club will have Duct Tape Designs. Make whatever you want out of duct tape. It will be from 4:30-5:30. On the 19th, The teen movie will be Freedom Writers. It will be from 5:45 to 8. Both are free and open to all 6th-12th graders. Please feel free to come and join us.

Practice SAT

2007-04-05T10:26:00.000-04:00

The practice SAT on Saturday was a success. 73 teens showed to take the test. I will not have a chance to have another test this semester, but hope to have one just before school starts next year. Let me know if you think it is a beneficial program. Would you come to one? What do I need to change about it?

Movies and Programs

2007-03-30T09:40:00.000-04:00

I didn't have anyone come see the movie Casino Royale on the 22nd. Let me know what movies would interest you more. Also the gaming program was a success. Seventeen teens showed and got to play the Nintendo Wii. Would you like this to be a recurring program? The practice SAT is tomorrow. There are still spots available if you want to come. Meet outside the library at 8:45. There will be programs in April. I will blog about those later. Hope to see some of you there.

South Carolina Book Award Nominees

2007-03-12T15:13:00.000-04:00

The South Carolina Association of School Librarians have made their list of the Young Adult Book Award winners for 2007-2008. We have most of them now and will have the rest soon. They will be in the front section of the YA stacks and have special stickers on the spine. Come check out these great books.

Practice SAT

2007-03-01T08:44:00.000-05:00

We will be having another FREE practice SAT test. It will be on March 31. Registration is required and starts today. All 9th-12th graders are welcome. This will be a test, not strategy session. You will find out how it is to take the test while timed and what the questions are like. Please come and use this great resource.

Teen Movie Night

2007-02-21T12:02:00.000-05:00

We will be having our teen movie night tomorrow night, February 22. It will be the movie The Prestige, rated PG-13. We will start at 5:45 because of the longer length. Please feel free to come and bring friends. Refeshments will be provided.