Tuesday, November 10th, 6:00pm - TAB Meeting

The next Teen Advisory Board (TAB) meeting is Tuesday, November 10th at 6:00pm. We'll be talking more about your fundraising ideas, the upcoming car wash and the new Gaming Club, and working on the rebuild of the teen website. Be sure to check out the revamped Library Teen Blog, see what you think, and subscribe to the update feed. We'll go over your thoughts at the meeting.  And, of course, we'll have free snacks and drinks.

And remember, you get volunteer hours just for attending!

See you there!

Tuesday, September 8th, 6:00pm - TAB Meeting

The Teen Advisory Board (TAB) helps the library determine all the great programs it should put on for the 11-18 crowd. TAB members earn community service hours just by attending meetings and offering their thoughts and opinions. Plus, members get to be the first to know about all the other volunteer opportunities available in the library. Free snacks and drinks are always served at meetings, so come hungry and be ready to have your voice heard! TAB meets on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays each month and we always have a full house.


This coming Tuesday is our first meeting with our new officers in place. We will be going over the Winter programs that you voted on and talking about fundraising and other volunteer projects for the Fall. Don't miss this if you want to lay claim to some service hours over the next couple of months.

Tuesday, July 7th at 6:00pm - Anime Club Meeting

Konnichiwa (Greetings!)

Crazy about anime? Can't get enough?

Join us on Tuesday, July 7th at 6:00pm to discuss manga, learn about Japanese culture, try foods from Japan and watch the latest in anime technology.

For ages 11-18. Snacks and beverages provided.
Registration requested.

Yokoso (Salutations!)

Friday, June 12th, 6:00-9:00pm - Teen Guitar Hero Tourney & Game Night

It's time for our first awesome event for teens as part of our Summer Reading Club!

If you have fingers of fire and want to test your skills, join us for a Guitar Hero Tournament on Friday, June 12th from 6:00-9:00pm. Teams of four can register to compete in a double-elimination tournament for fabulous GameStop gift cards.

If you just want to hang out or play other games, we'll still have our usual selection of cool gaming including Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360, Wii Fit, Rock Band, Halo 2 & 3, Guitar Hero 1-3, Taiko Drums, DDR, and much more.

Teens only. Refreshments provided.
Parental permission slips are required for mature rated games.

Teen Gaming Night - Friday, May 15th - 6:00-9:00pm

Can't get enough Guitar Hero? Always wanted to try your skills at Wii? Great! Bring your friends and come on in for a free night of teen gaming. We've got the latest in high tech console gaming: Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360, Wii Fit, Rock Band, Halo 2 & 3, Guitar Hero: World Tour, Taiko Drums, DDR, and much more.

Teen gaming is held every month. Visit us on Friday, May 15th from 6:00-9:00pm.

Teens only. Refreshments provided.
No prior registration, however, parental permission slips are required for mature rated games.

Anti-Prom - Friday, May 8th, 7:00-10:00pm

The Land O' Lakes Library is THE place to be for all things not prom. You don't need a date, you don't need a fancy dress or tux, and you don't have to spend a ton of money. We'll be decorating with spoofs of prom decor, spiking the punch with Monster, and dancing to a DJ who will be spinning his own remixes plus your requests. How often do you get to hear what you want at a prom?

We'll also be smashing a disco ball pinata and crowning a reverse king and queen.

Best of all, it's free! How cool is that?

Friday, May 8th from 7:00-10:00pm.

Teens only. Refreshments provided.

Battle of the Bands @ Crews Lake Park, Friday, March 20th, 6:00-11:00pm

Yes - it's finally here! The event we all have been waiting for - Pasco County Library System's 12th Annual Battle of the Bands!

Join us at Crews Lake park in Shady Hills for our latest and biggest concert extravaganza, now in its 12th year. We have 8 bands lined up to play and compete for fabulous prizes on the earth stage. As if 5 hours of solid music isn't enough, we will have a covered pavilion where we will have numerous game systems hooked up to play Guitar Hero and Rock Band, plus a food booth selling pizza, ice cream, and snacks.

We will also be giving away hundreds of glowsticks and wands for your after sundown amusement. The best part is that admission is free as long as you have a library card!

Friday, March 20th from 6:00-11:00pm.

Be there!

Teen Art Contest - Tuesday, March 17th, 6:00-8:00pm

Are you always drawing and doodling in your notebook? Do you like to make stuff out of clay? Or scrap metal? Then we have the event for you! Show off your talents at our Teen Art Contest.

We'll have three categories and you can enter a total of five exhibits:

"2D" which is any artwork, drawing, or painting.
"3D" which is sculpture, pottery or objects of art.
AND an "Anime/Manga" art category.

Prizes will be awarded for the winner of each category and there is no cost to enter.

You can submit your artwork any time beginning March 2nd and then join us on Tuesday, March 17th at 6:00pm where all pieces will be displayed for judging by local artists and library staff. Don't forget to put your name and number on each piece submitted.

Only teens ages 11-18 may submit artwork, however, everyone is welcome to view the gallery on March 17th.

Express Yourself!

Teen Halo 3 Tournament & Gaming Night - Friday, March 27th, 6:00-9:00pm

Are you ready to get your game on? Then join us for our Halo 3 Team Doubles Tournament!

The competition's been heating up and we'll be awarding prizes from GameStop for the first, second and third place teams. We already have 16 teams registered, but you can still get on the reserve list in case a team drops out.

If you're not into Halo, we'll still be having our regular games including Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360, Wii Fit, Rock Band, Guitar Hero 3, DDR, and much more.

Friday, March 27th, 6:00-9:00pm.

Don't forget, parental permission slips are required for mature rated games.

Teens only. Refreshments provided.

Anime in April - DEATH NOTE II - Tuesday, April 21st, 6:00-8:00pm

Yes - Death Note II is on the way to Land O' Lakes!

Be here to watch the awesome sequel to the original Death Note seen for the first time in America (rated TV-14.)

Get here early to reserve your seat as we expect a full house and claim your bragging rights that you saw it first!

Tuesday, April 21st from 6:00-8:00pm.

Teens only. Refreshments provided.

Teen Gaming Night - February 27th, 6:00-9:00pm

Can't get enough Guitar Hero? Always wanted to try your skills at Wii? Great! Bring your friends and come on in for a free night of teen gaming. We've got the latest in high tech console gaming: Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360, Wii Fit, Rock Band, Halo 2 & 3, Guitar Hero 3, DDR, and much more.

Teen gaming is held every month. Visit us on Friday, February 27th from 6:00-9:00pm.

Teens only. Refreshments provided.
No prior registration, however, parental permission slips are required for mature rated games.

Teen Movie Tuesday - The Dark Knight - February 17th, 6:00-8:00pm

Who doesn't love Batman? Nominated for 8 Academy Awards, "The Dark Knight" stars Christian Bale and Heath Ledger (rated PG-13.)

Join us this Tuesday, February 17th at 6:00pm to watch the coolest of cool and enjoy free popcorn and drinks.

Teens only.

Don't miss the signal!

Get Loud @ the Library Concert - Friday, February 6th, 6:30-10:00pm

Get ready to par-tay! The Land O' Lakes Library is hosting the Battle of the Bands massive kick-off party on Friday, February 6th from 6:30-10:00pm. This is your first chance to get a preview of the bands that will be competing in the Rockus Maximus Retro: Battle of the Bands XII Competition. Come and get a first look at four of the bands that will be competing: The Distance, For Every Endeavor, Hippodrome and Tomatoes & Radio Wires.

If you'd like to check out the other four bands that will be competing, the New River Library will also be having a concert on Friday, January 30th from 6:30-10:00pm. There you can get a first look at: Dead Like Emily, Set the Sights, Vanessa I Promise, and Variance (last year's defending Champs.)

The on-line voting begins on February 8th, where you can check out videos of each band and vote for your favorite. You can only vote one time each day, so visit the site daily to support your favorite band. The votes will be counted weekly, and voting will continue for the six weeks that new videos will be posted for each band. On-line voting will end on March 20th at 12 noon and the results will be announced at the final concert that night at Crews Lake Park in Shady Hills. To get more information, visit our my space page at MySpace.com/pascolibraries.

Free concert, free food, awesome competition. You can't beat that!

Rock on!

Teen Advisory Board - Tuesday, March 10th, 6:00-7:00pm

Have some cool ideas for teen programs? Thought of a great library fund-raising event like our highly successful Teen Carwash? Why not earn volunteer hours while brainstorming with your friends. We'd love your input and suggestions!

At our next meeting on Tuesday, March 10th, we will be going over the final summer programming schedule. All the programs have been suggested, so this will be your only chance to vote on the schedule before we turn it in on March 15th. We will also talking about the upcoming game night, the art contest, Battle of the Bands, and the Halo 3 Doubles Tournament for March.

Join us on Tuesdays, March 10th, March 24th, April 14 and April 28th from 6:00-7:00pm.

No prior registration. Teens only.

Come on out and vote for what you want!

Valentine's At the Disco - Friday, February 13th, 7:00-10:00pm

That's right, our anti-Valentine's dance is on Friday the 13th! Come celebrate all things non-Valentine's. No dates needed, no mushy cards, and you can help us smash a bunch of those nasty heart candies. We will have a live DJ spinning requests all night, so you can dance to your favorite tunes.

Friday, February 13th from 7:00-10:00pm.

Teens only. Refreshments provided.

13 CAN be a lucky number!

Teen Gaming Night - February 27th, 6:00-9:00pm

Can't get enough Guitar Hero? Always wanted to try your skills at Wii? Great! Bring your friends and come on in for a free night of teen gaming. We've got the latest in high tech console gaming: Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360, Wii Fit, Rock Band, Halo 2 & 3, Guitar Hero 3, DDR, and much more.

Teen gaming is held every month. Visit us on Friday, February 27th from 6:00-9:00pm.

Teen only. Refreshments provided.
No prior registration, however, parental permission slips are required for mature rated games.

Update from the Battle of the Bands XII Kick-Off Party

What a fantastic night we had on Saturday, November 22nd for our Battle of the Bands XII: Rockus Maximus Retro Kick-Off Party! We had a huge turnout of about 300 people to see John Gold and 7 other bands perform live. And, John gave away over 100 CD's!

See the blog below to view pictures from the event. To check out pictures and videos of last year's event, go to our websight at pascolibraries.org and select "teen page."

Don't miss your chance to get your band's registration form as 10 bands have already picked up their forms. Remember, only the first 8 bands with properly completed registrations can compete, so don't wait!

Stay tuned to find out which bands will be the select few to compete in this year's awesome Battle of the Bands tournament.

Rock on!

Pictures from our Masquerade Ball - October 24th

We had a great time at our Teen Masquerade Ball on October 24th! We had a record 78 participants who enjoyed dancing, smashing a pinata skull filled with 13 pounds of candy, and 61 entries in our fantastic costume contest. Below are the winners and runners-up from the costume contest:
Our first place winners: Most Diabolical: Raven Twins who won a $50 Hot Topic gift card; and Most Creative: Halloween in a Blender who won a $50 Spencers gift card.

Our second place winners: Most Diabolical: Paintball Ninja; and Most Creative: The Fairie Sisters, who each won 3 pounds of candy.

And that's our resident swordfighter, Librarian Paul Stonebridge, in the pictures, too.

Here's our 13 pound pinata skull, and Librarian/Fortune Teller, Madame Alicia.
Thanks to all for your creative enthusiasm and participation. It was a great night!

-LOL Staff

Battle of the Bands XII Kick-Off Party - Saturday, November 22nd, 6:00-10:30pm

Ready to rock out? Let's go! It's time for the Battle of the Bands XII: Rockus Maximus Retro Kick-Off Party!

Saturday, November 22nd from 6:00-10:30pm.

Be here to see John Gold in concert and celebrate the release of his brand new CD. We'll also have "special guests" you won't want to miss!

This is your first and only chance to get your band's registration form early. Remaining registration forms will be available at a later date. You must be present to register and only the first 8 bands with properly completed registrations can compete, so don't wait!

Now get ready for this year's awesome Battle of the Bands tournament. This year promises to be bigger, better, badder than ever!

Rock on!

Update!!!

Images from the Kick-Off Party

Teen Lock-In - Friday, December 12th, 8:00pm - 8:00am

It's back! Our infamous, crazy, spectacular, all-night Teen Lock-In!

Friday, December 12th, from 8:00pm through Saturday, December 13th at 8:00am.

Registration opens Monday, November 17th, so be one of the first to turn in your completed registration with parental permission. Only the first 35 will be able to attend, so don't wait!

We'll be up all night, with lots of cool activities. We'll have gaming including Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360, Wii Fit, Rock Band, Halo 2 & 3 and Guitar Hero 3. And of course we'll have food, food and more food!

So don't forget, only the first 35 completed registrations will be accepted, so get your's in fast!

See you there!