Tween Gaming

Not a little kid anymore, but still not quite a teen? 

Join us for Tween Video Gaming for ages 9-12!

Play Wii, Guitar Hero, DDR and more!

Saturday

March 6

3:00pm

Results of our Teen Trading Card Tournament!

There were a lot of hard fought battles of the Yu-Gi-Oh Trading Card Game, but there could only be one Supreme Champion! Check out the brackets below to see the results! Just click and drag in the viewer below to see all the results!

Popcorn and a Movie

Join us to watch Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs! 
Free popcorn and drinks provided. 
Rated PG

  Saturday

February 20

2:00pm

          

Land O' Lakes Library is Wild About Books

Join us for a fun filled book celebration during our Family Night Out event.  Hear the story Wild About Books, make and create awesome crafts and become wild about reading.

Also, we will be holding a Children's Book Drive with the assistance of The Friends of the Land O' Lakes Library and Oakstead Elementary School.  They are collecting new and/or gentle used children's books for the library.

Tuesday, March 2

@ 6:30 p.m.

All ages

For more information call the Youth Services Department 
@ (813) 929-1214.

Looking For Local Authors!

If you are an author or you know an author in the area, we are looking for authors to participate in our Local Author Fair, scheduled for Saturday, March 20, from 1-4 pm.

Through the Local Author Fair we hope to encourage authors, both published and unpublished, by allowing participants and attendees to share their work and discuss the writing and publishing process.

Participants are encouraged to bring copies of their works to sell and autograph.  They may also display galleys or posters of their work at their tables.  We request that 10 percent of all sales be donated to the Friends of the Land O' Lakes Library to help support future programming.

Participants will be supplied with a table and chairs.

Please RSVP to Michelle Howard no later than Saturday, February 21.  She may be reached via telephone at (813) 929-1214 or via email at michelleh at pascolibraries dot org.  Feel free to contact Michelle if you have any questions.

Sign With Your Baby

Learn to communicate with your baby. For infants to 2 years and their parents/caregivers.

Thursdays

January 7-28

10:30 a.m.

For more information call (813) 929-1214

Digital Bookmobile National Tour to visit Regency Park Library - 12/17/09!

Regency Park Library to Host Digital Bookmobile (Magic Bus) National Tour Event

The Regency Park Library, located at 9701 Little Road, will host a Digital Bookmobile Thursday, December 17 in the north parking lot from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. This event invites the public to experience interactive demonstrations to learn how to download eBooks, audiobooks, music, and video! CLICK HERE for pictures and more info.

Developed inside a 74-foot, 18-wheel tractor-trailer, this nationally touring vehicle is equipped with broadband Internet connected PCs, high definition monitors, premium sound systems, and a variety of portable media players. Interactive computer stations invite visitors to search Pasco County Library System’s digital media collection, use supported mobile devices, and sample eBooks, audiobooks, music, and video. Patrons can take advantage of this download service 24/7 when they visit the library’s website: pascolibraries.org. They can browse the collection of best-selling, new releases, or classic titles, and check out a digital title with a valid library card. Digital files can be enjoyed on a computer or transferred to supported mobile devices. At the end of the lending period, titles will automatically expire and are returned to the digital collection; there are never any late fees or damaged items!

The Digital Bookmobile is a service of the Pasco County Library System and is operated by OverDrive, Inc., a leading full-service digital distributor of eBooks, audiobooks, music, and video.

Battle of the Bands Entry Forms Now Being Accepted!

Entries are now being accepted at any Pasco Library or by e-mail to pauls@pascolibraries.org. Bands ages 13-20 from any Florida county are eligible to enter!

CLICK HERE TO ACCESS THE ENTRY FORM AND COMPETITION INFORMATION. (pdf file)

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 our main 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.

Friday, December 18th, 7:00-10:00pm: Teen Winter Dance in the Dark

Yes!  After hours events have returned and its high time we had another dance event...this time to celebrate the winter break from school and the end of the year, with all its holidays.  A professional DJ will spin some of the best dance music and all your requests with the lights off.  The dance is free and free glow sticks, food, and drinks, including our famous Monster Spiked Punch, will be available for everyone.
Friday, December 18th from 7:00-10:00pm. Bring your friends, bring your requests, and bring your desire to dance!

Friday, December 18th, 10:30am: Breakfast with Santa!

Join us for a picture-perfect meet and greet with Santa and Mrs. Claus!  This is in place of our regular storytime, so bring your cameras!  A small breakfast will be included.

Friday, December 18th at 10:30am only.  Elementary ages.