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

First Prize Draw is July 4th

I'll be making a draw for the first weekly prize tomorrow afternoon from all the users who have posted reviews. If you've got your account but haven't had a review posted yet, get to work! It takes the moderators a little time to get all the reviews approved and up on the site (we have to do it in between all that regular work!)

If you are having any problems with the site, please let me know.

Kathleen

Summer Reading Club is a Go!

If you haven't checked it out yet, log into TeenSRC.ca and see what's happening. The first prize draw will be next Friday afternoon, so get your reviews posted! Not sure what you have to do for a review? Check out the FAQ at TeenSRC for some helpful hints. Don't stress, you don't get marked, and spelling doesn't count! We just want your real opinion about what you've been reading, good or bad. Rave, rant, use an excessive number of excalmation marks!!!!!!!!!!!

If you're still not sure you want to join the club, just head over and check it out without signing up. If your parent's are concerned about the online part of the online TeenSRC, rest assured that all books, posts, and forums are moderated by friendly neighbourhood librarians from across Canada.

TeenSRC Update and Summer Programs

Only two weeks to go before school is done and you can read what you like! I've picked up the grand prize but I'm keeping it a secret for a little while yet. Our weekly prizes will be a library book bag with some goodies, and a book or dvd of your choice from my box. If you have other ideas, let me know.

When we did the Toilet Paper Prom dresses, I decided that we should do an altered jeans program this summer since the second Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants movie comes out in August. So hang on to those shabby jeans! We will be having our program on July 17 so we can wear them to the movie in August. I'll bring the paints, glitter, embroidery thread and beads, you bring the pants.

We will also be having a book launch party for Breaking Dawn. I thought earlier might be better than later since I hate it when somebody spoils a book I've been waiting for. We'll get together on July 31, but I'll let you know the details after TeenSRC is underway.

Teen Summer Reading Club Coming Soon!

It may not seem like it but summer is coming and with it time to Read What You Like (remember that's our motto around here). If you played last year you know all about the online TeenSRC, but if you don't here is the short form. You (and several thousand others from 13-17) sign up for an online account, read some books you like, post some reviews of those books, and maybe even win some prizes. This year you can also participate in forums and author chats. That's the gist of it. I'll post more details when the time comes. Oh, the theme this year is "I Liked the Book Better" and considering the number of books to films coming out over the summer we should have lots to talk about. Starts June 26!

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.

TeenSRC Weekly Winner

Congratulations to Tiona L., this weeks winner of the weekly prize draw! With only two weeks to go the odds of winning that iPod nano are still high! Get your reviews in soon!

TeenSRC Weekly Prize Winner

Congratulations to our first weekly prize winner Jessica M! With the first week of the summer reading club gone, we have 22 St. Albert teens signed up along with 17oo across the country! If you haven't started yet, it's not too late! It's summer, read what you like.

Teen Summer Reading Club Coming Soon!

The online Teen Summer Reading Club (TeenSRC) will launch soon. It will run for seven weeks and offer weekly prizes as well as a chance to win the grand prize of an iPod nano! Watch for details here and in the library, and get ready to `Book a Trip`with the Teen SRC!