TEEN
PROGRAMS
These programs are for students in grades 6-12.
Thank you to
The Pizza Guys for donating this year's pizzas!
Teen Summer Art Contest
The art pieces are up! Come to the library and see all of the fabulous entries! Judging will be soon!
Art Contest Viewing & Reception
Tuesday, August 10, 5:30-7 p.m.
Held on the first floor in the reading room.
Jean Purse Craft
Friday, July 30, 2:30 p.m.
Recylce a pair of old jeans & make a purse! All you will need to bring is a pair of jeans. Items for decorating & sewing will be provided!
Dumbledore's Army-Wizard Rock Band
Wednesday, August 4, 7 p.m.
Love Harry Potter & rock 'n roll? Then this program is for you! You can hear songs all about Harry & his friends. For grades 3 & up!
YAB
Tuesday, August 10, 1-2 p.m. Bring a brown bag lunch!
Anime Night
Friday, August 13, 7-10 p.m.
Come watch great Anime & make candy sushi!
Photography Workshop with Kris Thomas
Wednesday, August 11, 2-4 p.m.
Come with lots of questions & feel free to bring your camera and/or photos!
Space is limited, so please contact Kate to sign-up!
Game Night
Friday, August 20,
7-10 p.m.
Co-sponsored with North Reading Youth Services.
We have a Wii, PS2, Rock Band & DDR! Feel free to bring your favorite games.
Co-sponsored by North Reading Youth Services
YAB (Youth Advisory Board) meets twice a month during the school year and
occasionally during the summer.
Tuesday, August 10, 1-2 PM
Bring a brown bag lunch to the summer YAB meetings!
YAB is open to all students in grades 6-12. YAB members help choose books,
CDs, and DVD's, organize programs, and special events.
Email Kate Bell at kbell@mvlc.org to
find out more.
ANIME CLUB
The Anime Club meets once a month during the
school year. Our next meeting is Tuesday, August 13, 7-10:00 p.m.
Email Kate Bell at kbell@mvlc.org to
find out more.
We are members of the
ADVocates (ADV Films) and Operation Anime (FUNimation), so we have some awesome anime episodes
heading our way.
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YAB is on Facebook! Sign in and search for Flint YAB and add us as a friend. We'll send reminders and invitations to all of our great programs, or email Kate Bell for latest teen information: kbell@mvlc.org
READING COUNTS BOOKS
Did you know that we have Reading Counts books here at the library? Like the middle school library, the Reading Counts books here are designated by an orange sticker on their spine. The books are inter-filed with the regular paperbacks and hard covers in the Teen Corner on the 1st floor of the library (just like at the middle school library). Some of the books are in the Children's Room on the 4th floor - those are separated and on top of the low bookshelf by the chapter books.
We also have copies of the Reading Counts list on both the 1st and 4th floors. If you can't find a book that you like, we can request a copy for you from another library or recommend a similar title that you may like.
WHAT'S NEW FOR TEENS
SUMMER READING
Summer reading books are now on display in the teen section!
Register online for the Teen Summer Reading Program!
High School Book Club
Students in grades 9-12 are welcome to join the new high school book club.
Our next meeting is Tuesday, July 13,
2-3 p.m.
The book is "Graceling" by Kristin Cashore.
Please contact Kate if you have any questions.
Teen Scrapbook Workshop
Teen Summer Reading Kick-Off Party
Relay for Life Team Flint YAB
YAB members decorated t-shirts for their Relay for Life team.
Pillows for the Teen Section
YAB sewed pillows for the teen section with the help of staff member
Jeannine Briley.
Teen Grants
Second Annual Summer Art Contest
Winners
Three of the winners posed in the Teen Corner with their work: Hillary Stokes, Adam Sperry, and Ashley Doke.
Second Annual Summer Art Contest Winners
Photography
1st Place: Reflections by Ashley Doke
2nd Place: Ninja by Laura Penney & Salem Willows by Hillary Stokes
Drawing
1st Place: Skin Deep by Julia Stasio
2nd Place: It's Been a Long Day by Adam Sperry
Painting
1st Place: Castle at Dawn by Adam Sperry
2nd Place: Untitled by Kaylin Scher
Graphic Arts
1st Place: Heaven's Devil by Kat Catania
2nd Place: Ellen Page by Adam Sperry
3-D
1st Place: Here Comes the Bride by Kat Catania
2nd Place: The Cross by Amanda Catania
Teens created altered books at a workshop in March.
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TWO FEDERAL GRANTS FOR TWEENS AND TEENS!
The library is pleased to announce that is has received two grants that will benefit teens. Both are from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Library Services and Technology Act administered by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.
The first grant is a two-year $15,000 grant, Serving 'Tweens and Teens to be used to improve services, materials, and space for the youth of North Reading. The second is a one-year, $5,000 Equal Access grant.
The funds will be used to purchase new furniture for the teen section, provide educational and creative workshops, and to purchase new library materials for teens, such as books, graphic novels, audi books and DVD's.
YAB, the library's Youth Advisory Board is helping to make decisions about these new offerings. Please consider joining YAB. It is open to all teens in grade 6 to 12. Please contact Kate Bell: kbell@mvlc.org or call her at 978-664-4942.
All workshops, programs, and materials are brought with federal funds provided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services and administered by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.
Teens learned all about movie make-up at the workshop led by Erik Rodenhiser in July. The workshop was part of the federal Equal Access 'tweens and teens grant.
Andy Fish demonstrates a manga drawing at a LSTA Tweens and Teens workshop in December.
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Check out more photos from
teen events on the
Teen Links Page!