Winter Programs

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.

Fall Programs

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.

April Programs

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

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

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.

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.

Teen Thursdays

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

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.

April Programs

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

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.

February Programs

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

Anime Club and The Dark Knight

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.

January Programs

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