February: TAB Meeting and Teen Writing Workshop

Got the February blahs? Ready to just hibernate until spring? We have the cure! Get your creativity revved up and bring it to the Library.

February 19 - 7:00 -8:00 pm Teen Advisory Board Meeting
We need some creative minds to come up with a plan for the Rodeo parade. We also need a suggestion for our suggestion box for the corner. No plain Lucite box for us! Maybe we'll use our ninja craft skills and make something that night? We also have a little problem with the Fear Factor event we planned for March - no live animals, no mold and we have so many allergy issues to watch for that we will have to, sigh, cancel it. Now we need an alternate plan.

February 21 - 1:00 - 4:00 pm - Teen Writing Workshop with Author Don Trembath.
I know there are lots of great writers out there who would like to polish their skills in this workshop. We had local author Don Trembath here at the Library two years ago and the participants all wanted to come back the next month! If you like to write, please take the time to try this out. No horrible embarassment, no marks, no pressure. Writing is fun when you do it just for yourself.

FAQ:
Do I have to be library member? No, but you do have to register before the program.
How do I register? Call the Adult Reference Desk at 780-459-1682.
Can I bring a friend? Of course, just make sure they registered!
What if I don't know anybody! No worries, everybody else is just like you, there because they like to write.

If you still have questions, call Kathleen at 780-459-1751.

Teen Advisory Board Meeting

In case you hadn't seen yet, the meeting will be Thursday, January 15 at 7:00 (yes that is tomorrow). Sorry for the late reminder.

Kathleen

And the Winner is...

Congratulations to Kelsey B. who won the grand prize Flip Video camera at last night's TeenSRC wind up party! There were only 16 names in the draw so the odds were pretty impressive.

We had lots of snacks (and way too much candy), played some Scattergories and talked books. Everyone who was at the party went home with a prize as well, just for showing up!

Here's some summer reading statistics to impress your parents:
Number of St. Albert teens signed up on TeenSRC: 53
Number of Reviews posted: 115!
Number of people in the final draw: 16

It has been a great year for the Summer Reading Club and I'm sorry to see it end. The website will be rebranded and put back up in September so if you haven't had enough yet, you can continue to post on the TeenRC site all year. Sorry no prizes :(

If you are looking for something new to do this September, why not join the Teen Advisory Board? I'm always looking for new ideas, opinions and suggestions for teen services here in the library. Our next meeting will be Thursday September 18 from 7:00 to 8:00 pm. Times and dates after that will be determined by YOU. If you have any questions, call me at 780-459-1751.

Kathleen

Teen Advisory Board Meeting

The Teen Advisory Board took a summer vacation but now we are ready to go for another year. Our first meeting will be Thursday September 20th from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. in the Main Floor Program Room. What will we do? I'm hoping we can come up with some ideas for fall programs but really the agenda is up to you. If this is your first visit to the TAB, bring a friend! I'll bring the snacks and see you there. If you have any questions you can call me at the library at 459-1751 or email me at kathleen@sapl.ab.ca

See you Thursday!
Kathleen

Grand Prize Winner...

Congratulations to Madeleine P. winner of the grand prize iPod Nano! I would have put up a photo of a happy Madeleine, but I forgot the camera. We enjoyed a killer game of Cranium, with the team of youngest players taking the lead throughout the game. Everyone ate their fill of pizza, chips and candy and agreed that the TeenSRC was a lot of fun and we would love to do it again next year.

Thanks to everyone who participated, I'm glad that you enjoyed your summer reading. Now that school is creeping closer don't give up on books. READ WHAT YOU LIKE.

Our next teen event will the Teen Advisory Board meeting on Thursday September 20th from 5 to 6 pm, but you can watch for more about that in the next few weeks.

Teen Advisory Board Meeting

Summer is coming and it's time to finalize the details of the summer reading program and start thinking about fall. Bring your ideas and a friend and stop by on May 24th! If you have any questions contact me .

Kathleen

Teen Movie Night

Drop in at the library on Wednesday night and join us for "Night at the Museum". No registration required, bring a friend and enjoy snacks from me (gum gum anyone?)! What's "Night at the Museum"? Here's the short form:

"In this wild comedy fantasy, a bumbling night watchman (Ben Stiller) at New York's Museum of Natural History inadvertently triggers a dormant curse that fully animates the dioramas, causing Mayans, Romans, Gladiators and cowboys to emerge, not to mention an angry T-Rex."

It's silly, it's funny and it's free! Hope to see you there. For more information, contact Kathleen at 459-1751 or Kathleen@sapl.ab.ca

March Teen Advisory Board Meeting

We will be meeting on March 15th so those of you heading out of town for Spring Break can finnish your packing the next week. Please bring your agenda items along. At the last meeting we made up a list of potential donors for the Summer Reading Club. I'm hoping that some of you bring your artistic talents along and create the posters for next month's creative writing workshop. If you have any questions call me or send me a note.

February Teen Advisory Board Meeting

At our last meeting we talked about the possibilities of a summer reading program for YA as well as siginging up extra reviewers for this blog. On the agenda this month is more planning for the Young Adult summer reading program, talking about an upcoming creative writing workshop and the Young Reader's Choice Awards. We'll meet on Thursday February 15th, 5:00 - 6:00 pm in the Training Room on the second floor. New members are always welcome!

January Teen Advisory Board Meeting

It's the start of a new year and we are excited to be planning new things for our Young Adult department. I am looking forward to the first Young Adult summer reading program, some new furniture for the Teen Corner and more programs. Our first T.A.B. meeting of the year will be Thursday January 18 from 5-6 p.m. Looking forward to seeing you there!

Movie Night!

December is such a busy month that we forget to stop and smell the cookies. Join us for a screening of How the Grinch Stole Christmas on Thursday, December 21st from 5:00 to 7:00. Snacks and goodies will be provided, registration not required. Bring a friend and take some time to relax.

Teen Advisory Board

Starting in January the Teen Advisory Board will have a scheduled meeting time! We will get together the third Thursday of each month from 5:00 to 6:00. It will be easier for all of us to schedule if we know in advance when we will be meeting. If you have any projects or programs to suggest please bring your ideas to the next meeting. We are looking at an afternoon Creative Writing workshop in the spring and possibly a book group. New members are always welcome. If you want more information, please contact me at 459-1751.