May @ the Library

SNACK & PLAN
Mon. May 7 @ 4pm
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.

DUCT TAPE MANIA (11 & older)
Tues. & Wed., May 8 & 9 @ 4
A variety of colors of tape will be on hand to make duct tape creations. All materials & refreshments will be supplied.

GAMES GALORE, CHESS & MORE (school agers & older)
Tues. May 15 @ 4
Play a variety of board and card games. Help younger kids learn and practice chess & earn volunteer hours. All snacks & games will be provided.

VIDEO IT! (11 & older)
Mon. May 14 @ 4
Brainstorm a concept, write a script, cast, & shoot, a (very) short film. The video can be about the library or a favorite book--a book trailer. Bring your ideas and get ready to shoot!

GAMEFEST (11 & older)

Wii & PlayStation games! Wed. May 30 @ 3

SUMMER READING VOLUNTEER MEETING
Thursday, May 31 @ 3 OR 4:30
If you want to volunteer at the library this summer, attend this informational program. Duties of a volunteer will be discussed and applications will be handed out. Volunteers must have an application signed by a parent before they can sign up for hours. Parents are welcome to attend this meeting.

Recycling into Poetry

Teens turned old magazines into poetry.

 They also created 'repurposed book poems' by taking old books, picking a page with words they liked and circling those words while crossing out others. The result? A repurposed book poem:

Eliminate difficulties.

Beautiful considered.

Figure identified.

Toughest pleased.

Arrived.

Gift.

The Games..Live...& More

Check out pictures from programs in April.
Teens recycled a variety of materials to create something useful:

  

 Teens made bows & arrows, challenged each other in the Conucopia, Fear Factor & Trivia Games, made their own delicacies at 'Peeta's Bakery', including yummy goat cheese & apple tarts & more as they survived the first library Hunger Games.

More Programs in April: Let the Hunger Games Begin & More

Let the Hunger Games Begin
Thursday, April 19 @ 4

Feed your hunger with food you make at 'Peeta's Bakery'. Test your survival skills with fear factor challenges. Protect yourself with a bow & arrow you make. Create your own mockinjay pin. Show what you know with trivia challenges. And much more!

GameFest
Wednesday April 25 @ 3

Play Wii & PlayStation games. Compete in tournaments for prizes or enjoy open play. Snacks & pop, too!

Cool Crafts from Trash
All month long
Recycle bags, CDs, scrap paper, magazines, old books, & more into something creatively great!

Poetry--It's Fun
Compose poetry in many forms: take a book and write a repurposed poem--you get to write in the book & it's fun & simple!; use words & pictures from old magazines to create your poem; write a Haiku--or a Cinquain-we tell you how--& it's easy; write a 24 hour poem--one word for every hour of your day; write an acrostic poem--a word for every letter in a word of your choice. Pick a small prize for every poem. We will display it & put it on the blog if you want. Your name will be entered into a drawing for a library bag full of goodies. 

April @ the Library

Teens at the Cedar Lake Branch created a 'Mishmash" of crafts this week: t-shirt & socks tie dye & painting; t-shirt pillows; pop tab bracelets; recycled cd mobiles & other artistic creations. They also recycled magazines into visual poetry and made repurposed book poetry.

You Belong @ Your Library: Write a Poem & Win!

All month everyone can write a variety of poetry--cinquains, haiku, acrostic poems, 24 hour poems, repurposed book poetry, and visual poems. It's all to celebrate National Library Week & National Poetry Month. All poets will pick a small prize for each poem and will be entered into a drawing for a library bag full of goodies. We will display them & post them on the blog if you want. Check out some of the poems so far:

Cinquain (has 5 lines--line one is the one word title; line 2 has 2 words and describes the title; line 3 is a 3 word pharse that describes an action relating to the title; line 4 is a 4 word phrase that describes a feeling related to the titile; line 5 is one word that refers back to your title.) Here's one:

Insectopedia
Crawly bugs
Bugs crawling around
Nasty, disgusting, disturbing, yucky
Insects.

And another:

Spring
Fun time
Flowers are blooming
The smell of flowers linger.
Warmth. 

One more:

Reading
Every book
Turning unseen pages
A world of possibilities
Endless.

A haiku:
Make a difference.
Have fun. Enjoy your lifetime.
Go enjoy a book.

An acrostic poem:

L earning new things

I ntelligent people making a difference

B ooks with interesting facts

R eading a lot of books

A ll access to new knowledge

R are and intelligent facts for learning.

Y ou have ways of getting inside a book.

Repurposed Book Poem: (yes, they circled words in a book & crossed out others...):

Eliminate difficulties
Beautiful considered
Figure identified
Toughest pleased
Arrived gift.

March @ the Library

• Geek Out @ Your Library & celebrate Teen Tech Week. Play a new game every day during the week of March 5 & win prizes!
• Snack & Plan Teen Advisory Board (T.A.B.) meeting Monday, 3/5, @ 4. Play games, eat, help plan, & more to earn volunteer time. Open to teens 12 & older.
• Terrific T-Shirt Reconstruction Tues. & Wed., 3/20 & 21. Turn an old t-shirt into something new. Bring a shirt--everything else--& snacks--will be provided.
• GameFest Wii & PlayStation games & tournaments, too. Wed., 3/28 @ 3