Can Creations

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.

Summer Reading

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

November and December programs

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

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.

End of Summer Reading

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

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.

Don't Forget

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

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.