September @ the Cedar Lake Branch Library

Join the fun! All programs are for teens, 11 & older, unless otherwise noted.

SNACK & PLAN

Mon. Sept. 12 @ 5pm

Members of T.A.B., Teen Advisory Board, & those wishing to join (12 to 17 years of age) will eat, play games, & plan programs for teens and younger kids. Earn volunteer hours.

COOL IT COLORAMA CRAFTING MANIA!

Tues. & Wed. Sept. 13 & 14 @ 4

Make sidewalk paint and chalk, make your own ice cream, enjoy ice cream floats and sundaes, too! Paint the library sidewalks or wait at least a day and draw with your homemade chalk! Experiment with splatter painting and paint a library mural, too!

GAMEFEST

Wed. Sept. 21 @ 3

Play PlayStation & Wii games. Compete in tournaments for prizes.

July @ the Library

The Cirque De Lune, site of the 'crime'.

Crepes & home made salsa!

Newest 'gold card' volunteer--over 100 hours of volunteer time!! Thank you!!

Maisy makes her entrance.

After the puppet puppet show audience members take turns behind the puppet stage.

In July teens solved the mystery at the Cirque de Lune at the Mystery Dinner Theater. The play was written by T.A.B. members and featured a missing trapeze artist and several circus performers who were prime suspects--all with reasons to hate Fred. Teens donned costumes to assume the various roles. Three teens nearly successfully solved the crime.

The Puppetteens performed to a capacity crowd early in July. Teens also assisted with a visit from Maisy the Mouse that day.

Teens also cooked up a variety of recipes from around the world. They played Wii & PlayStation games at Gamefest and enjoyed pizza and games at the Summer Reading Volunteer Recognition party. Many thanks to all the volunteers who helped make the library summer reading programs this year a success!!

Summer Fun @ the Library!

Battle of the Sexes--gross food competition (the girls made the best corpse fingers, dirty Q-tips, boogers on a stick & amazonian spiders, but the boys ate more of the gross food); Minute-To-Win-It games (boys won one, girls won one); Bubblegum sculptures (girls won); Library Scavenger Hunt (boys won); Garbage Can Scavenger Hunt (boys won); marble search in buckets of ice (boys won) & more. It was close. Boys won 64,000 points to the girl's 62,000. Congrats to all the brave and talented players.

And more to come in July...

*Just Eat It! Tuesday July 12 @ 4 Make godd from around the world. Eat some, take some home. Yum! Play Geography Twister & other games for fun & prizes, too!
*Mystery Dinner Theater Thursday July 21 @ 4 Play the parts as you work to solve the mystery. Eat a mysterious meal of food from around the world. Successful detectives will win prizes. Play games that involve drama, improv, & lots of laughs.
*Gamefest Wed. July 27 @ 4 Play a variety of PlayStation, Wii, & other games. Thoise who wish may compete in tournaments for prizes. Food & pop will be provided.
*Keep reading for prizes! Enter for every book, magazine, audio book or 100 pages you read. Weekly drawings & a grand prize drawing! Enter @ the library or online.

New Book by John Green

John Green, a well-known Indiana author who writes great books for teens, is coming out with a new book. Check it out: http://www.earlyword.com/2011/06/29/john-green-is-1/. It's already on bestseller lists and it's not actually out until sometime in 2012! You can help design the cover of the book if you want: http://fishingboatproceeds.tumblr.com/post/6990024657/tomorrow-afternoon-i-will-actually-announce-the.
John Green is the author of An Abundance of Katherines and Looking for Alaska, which both received a Printz Honor Award for great teen fiction. He received the Printz Award for best teen book of the year for Paper Towns. Most recently he co-authored Will Grayson, Will Grayson. Click on any of the titles for more information and to request them. Enjoy great books & win prizes for reading this summer!

Summer Crafting

Masks, X-Ray Art, Batiking, God'sWeyes, Worry Dolls, & more! Check out these pics & more on the right!

Summer @ the Library

Win prizes for reading! For every 100 pages, magazine or book you read or listen to you can enter weekly drawing to win. Fill out entry slips @ the library or go online http://www.lcplin.org/srp2011.htm#teen for an even easier way to enter.
We have programs every week, too:
*Tuesday, June 14, 4pm Here, There, & Everywhere Craft Mania
Choose from a variety of crafts from around the world -- recycled materials chip bags, masks, worry dolls, X-ray art, boomerangs, batik art, & more
*Thursday, June 23, 4pm Library Fear Factor: The 4th Annual Battle of the Sexes
Genders will compete in fear factor games, trivia, library flag football, and other challenges. Some will be outside, so come prepared to get wet. The girls were victorious last year. Who will claim the trophy this year?
*Wed. June 29, 4pm GameFest
Play a variety of PlayStation & Wii games. Those who wish may compete in tournaments for prizes. Food & pop will be provided.

Crafting @ the Library

More than 30 teens created amazing art at the U-Pick Craft Days in May. They made rubberband balls & jewelry--and jumped rope with a jumprope made from rubberbands. Then they made a 40+ foot long rope made of rubberbands that stretched around the library! Teens also made sunprint art, tie dye t-shirts, & duct tape hats, hoola skirts, boxes, & wallets: