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Showing posts with label teens. Show all posts
11:45 AM
Whew! This summer is really rocking at your Land O' Lakes Library! If you haven't been in to your library lately be sure to stop by. Don't forget to sign-up online for the summer reading club and then join us for the weekly programs! Wednesdays @ 2:00pm for grades K-5, Fridays @ 2:00 for grades 4-7, teens on alternating Tuesdays and Fridays @ 6:00pm and 5 yrs and younger can join us for our storytimes on Fridays @ 10:15, 10:45 and 11:30.
Be sure to report your books online by July 23rd to be invited to the final parties and receive your awesome prizes!!!
1:13 PM
This is the latest and greatest meeting of the Land O' Lakes Japanese Anime & Manga Club, or LOLJAM. Come discuss a variety of topics about Japanese culture, youth society, fashion, art, cosplay, toys, history, anime, manga, and more! Try new foods from Japan every meeting and watch the latest in anime releases, some new to America. Club membership is limited and prior registration is required. Visit the library and ask at the reference desk for more info!
3:56 PM
*Family Night Out- Tuesday, Feb. 1st @ 6:30pm, I Love You Beary Much, Ages: All
*Storytimes- Fridays at 10:15am, 10:45am and 11:30am all with a love/Valentine's Day theme Ages: 1-5
*Kids Crafts- Saturday, Feb. 12th @ 2:00pm, Love Bugs, Ages: Elementary
*Anti-Valentine's Day Dance- Friday, Feb. 18th @6:00pm, Ages: Teens
11:15 AM
After this feast - you might rather have a famine! Twelve brave souls faced the horrors of a Paul inspired feast. Starting off gently with onions, artichoke, and yuca, the feast progressed to include: garlic pickled tomato, spam w/ sauerkraut, green Jackfruit, beets, perserved kumquats, pepperfish, cat food, soy skin, sailfish meat creamed rice, eggplant, milkfish in tomato sauce, clam juice, baby food, squid, cracker with wasabee, Limburger cheese, Jalapeno peppers, marmite and a snake fish. Every contest held strong until the Limburger cheese took down five contestants in one shot. Then came the final round with the dreaded Durian fruit - illegal in some countries due to its raucous smell. CJ, Troy, Adam, Nicki, and Natalie held tough till the very end, but the audience voted and settled a tie between Troy and Adam. Adam won the $50 prize, but all our finalists got bragging rights!
Wanna see the pics plus all of our other albums? Visit our PCLS Teen Facebook Fan Page and click on our PHOTOS tab! http://www.facebook.com/pclsteens
5:30 PM
Pasco County Library System's original Battle of the Bands ain't dead yet! That's right, Rockus Maximus is coming back for another year with another round of live concerts and hilarious online competitions.
We need 8 bands once again to take the Rockus Maximus challenge. Beginning December 11th and until December 29th, bands can register at any Pasco County Library location or online. Entry forms and all the other Battle of the Bands information are available now. Bands must have a minimum of 3 members with the majority of members under 21, must play their own instruments, must have at least 2 original songs on CD, DVD, or online, and must have an online presence such as MySpace, Facebook, YouTube, etc.
CLICK HERE TO ACCESS THE ENTRY FORM AND COMPETITION INFORMATION. (pdf file)
A free kickoff concert will be held on December 11, 2009 at Land O Lakes Branch Library (2818 Collier Parkway, Land O Lakes, FL 34639) from 6:00-10:30pm, featuring 4 local acts including past Battle winner Variance and Shallow Waters. Entry forms will be accepted from bands at this event.
This year's competition will involve 6 weeks of online videos in February and March of 2010, with viewers voting for their favorite band each week via our MySpace page, following by a live band battle at Crews Lake Park (16739 Crews Lake Dr, Shady Hills, FL 34610) on March 26th, 2010. Two different prize categories will be available this year. The top two bands of the online voting will receive $500 and $250 music store gift cards to buy instruments, repairs, etc. The winners of the live battle will get a recording package worth $3500 for first, $1750 for second, and $1000 for third at a local recording studio.
CLICK HERE to view past videos from previous Rockus Maximus events.
CLICK HERE to visit the Pasco County Library System MySpace page.
For more information, contact Paul Stonebridge, Teen Services Manager, at 813-929-1214 or 727-861-3040 or e-mail pauls@pascolibraries.org.
4:32 PM
Borders Books is going to be hosting a live webcast streaming from a Los Angeles store Sunday evening, 11/15, at 5:00pm (Florida Time.) You can watch for free online and post comments and questions on the official Twilight Facebook Fan Page and have them answered live on the webcast. For more info on the event, go to http://www.bordersmedia.com/newmoonlive or http://www.facebook.com/twilight.
Want to win free tickets to see New Moon? You have two possibilities coming up...
Friday, 11/13, at Blockbuster Video in Clearwater (2045A Gulf to Bay Blvd, Clearwater, FL 33765) you can win one of hundreds of tickets to a special pre-screening of New Moon on 11/19, a day before release! Trivia contests and other games will be held from 7:00-9:00pm to give away the tickets, followed by a special screening of Twilight at 10:00pm. There will be free food, prize wheels, and a howling contest, plus costumes are allowed (though shoes and shirts are required, even for werewolf characters).
11:43 AM
Who doesn't love CHOCOLATE? That's right - the Land O' Lakes Library is having a World of Chocolate event featuring all things chocolate.
Come on by Tuesday, September 15th from 6:00-8:00pm where you can taste all kinds of chocolates from around the world, share your thoughts, and indulge your sweet tooth. We'll also have a chocolate fountain with items to dip to test your culinary creativity. Video gaming will be set up following the event so you can use up the sugar rush on Rock Band 2, Guitar Hero, and Wii Sports Resort.
Did we mention we'll have chocolate?!
Teens only.
11:20 AM
Join us on Saturday, September 12th from 2:00-4:00pm when we'll discuss famous artist Salvador Dali and teach you how to "Draw Like Dali."
Ever seen the world of Salvador Dali? He was famous for his bizarre (insane?) paintings of surrealist landscapes covered in melting clocks and strange animals. Some say he was a genius…some say he was mad. Decide for yourself while you create art based on his unique style. Your work will be displayed in the library following the event for all to admire (if you want, anyway.) Check out some of his works on Google Images. Supplies and lessons will be provided free of charge, along with snacks and drinks
Teens only.
10:55 PM
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.
5:29 PM
Miss Alicia sported her new hairdo at the Summer Reading Club Final Party and Lock-In for teens on Friday night.
A picture is worth a thousand words, so, need we say more?
12:41 PM
You did it! The Teens completed their goal of reading a total of 1000 books (actually 1230) for the Summer Reading Program, which means, Miss Alicia will be dyeing her hair as she promised! You voted and the winning color is "Rockin' Rainbow."
Be the first to see Miss Alicia's new hairdo by coming to the SRC Final Party if you completed your reading commitment and logged in your six books. It promises to be a great time!
11:23 AM
1,2,3 o'clock, 4 o'clock rock...5,6,7 o'clock 8 o'clock rock...9,10,11 o'clock, 12 o'clock rock, we're gonna ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK TONIGHT! (Come on, you know you were singing along.) Get rockin' and join us for the SRC Final Party & Lock-In!
This is the final prize for all teens who read and log 6 or more books in the Summer Reading Club. The Lock-In is 14 hours of video games, food, music, dancing, crazy party games, and just about whatever else you want to do. NO sleeping required!
Registration is limited to the first 35 to turn in a signed parental permission form. If you don't get one of the 35 spots, but you still completed your Summer Reading Club goal, then you can attend the party portion of the evening from 6:00-9:00pm. This is also where we have our grand prize drawing from among everyone that finished the club. Last year it was an 80GB iPod and the first 14 Naruto manga. This year will be something even better!
So mark your calendars: the Final Party is from 6:00-9:00pm on Friday, August 14th. The Lock-In continues until 8:00am on Saturday, August 15th.
Registration for the Lock-In begins on Tuesday, July 28th at 10:00am.
Teens only.
10:35 AM
We know you love our game nights, and this is our LAST after-hours event of the summer, so be sure to come by and see us!
We'll have our usual selection of cool gaming including Xbox 360, Rock Band 2, Halo 3, Guitar Hero 4, Taiko Drums, DDR, Nintendo Wii, and much more.
Plus, we'll have 16 internet computers for your surfing enjoyment AND free food and drinks.
So if you want to play the latest in gaming technology, or if you just want to hang out with your friends, don't miss this one.
Friday, August 28th from 6:00-9:00pm.
See you there!
Teens only.
Parental permission slips are required for mature rated games.
11:29 AM
You know we ALWAYS get the hottest new movies before anybody else. We won't let you down!
Join us on Tuesday, August 18th from 6:00-8:00pm to watch a fantastic movie with all your friends. You voted at the TAB meeting on August 11th, and your movie of choice will be Van Helsing (rated PG-13.)
So come on in for a free movie, free popcorn and free drinks right here in air-conditioned comfort. LOL is the only place to be!
Teens only.
4:26 PM
Where did the summer go? This is our last SRC event for teens until the final party/lock-in in August. Dance the night away with a live DJ, lights, decorations, fog, and all songs by request from our library of two million tracks. Enjoy food, drinks, punch spiked with Monster, and so much more.
So you think you really CAN dance? Enter our dance contest for a chance to win cash prizes of $100 for 1st place, $40 for 2nd place and $25 for third place.
Friday, July 24th from 7:00-10:00pm.
Teens only.
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