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Teens

  
Summer Reading!

If you registered for the Summer Reading Program, be sure to finish by August 31st, the last day to pick up prizes. Participants earn a book of their choice, a Blazers ticket and an Oaks Park coupon!

Cool Links
Reading for Fun: New Teen Booklists, links to your favorite authors, "What to Read," and more!

Beyond High School: Links to colleges, financial aid information, and more!

Homework Center: Your guide for online research.

READ OUR BLOG!
Visit the Tigard Teen blog to find out more about upcoming events, get book recommendations, and enjoy other fascinating tidbits.

TGF (Teen Game Fest) Get Schooled
Thursday, September 23
5-7 p.m. | Community Room

TGF n. 1. A gathering of teens to play Rock Band®, Wii™ games, Xbox 360® and other gaming devices. 2. A place with plenty of snacks. 3. An event featuring a special theme with crafts, activities and prizes. 4. A chance to pwn or be pwned. What’s your best game? Rock Band®? Mario Kart™? Super Smash Bros.™? Do you know how to find a secret level or unlock a special song? Trade tips with other gamers at our Get Schooled Game Fest!


Family Game Fest
Friday, October 22
2-4 p.m. | All Ages | Community Room

Bring the whole family and get your game on! We’ll provide board games, Twister®, Lego Rock Band®, other video games on the big screen and snacks.
Medieval Madness
Friday, October 29
5-8 p.m. | Community Room

Come for LARP (Live Action Role-Playing) at the library! Knights and knaves alike are invited to this evening straight from the Middle Ages. Costumes are strongly encouraged! Sample medieval flavors and games, and make your own boffer, while supplies last. “What’s a boffer?” Come to the program to find out!

National Gaming Day
Saturday, November 13
1-4:30 p.m. | All Ages | Community Room

Join hundreds of libraries all over the world to celebrate National Gaming Day!
1 – 3 p.m. Try the new Microsoft Kinect™ body tracking add-on for the Xbox 360™ and play video games on the Wii™ and Xbox 360™ in a gaming open house.
3 – 4:30 p.m. See your librarians as you’ve never seen us before as we become game show hosts for an interactive trivia game.

BookTRON
(Teens Read Outrageously Now)
The teen book group usually meets monthly on the second Thursday. Participants receive a free book and participate in discussion and book-related activities. Registration required. Please stop by the Children’s Reference Desk, or call 503-718-2656 and ask for the Children’s Reference Desk.
Read 'Em and Write
Read a good book lately? Your teen librarians would love to hear about it. Send your review (fiction or nonfiction) to either LisaE@tigard-or.gov or AnnaBr@tigard-or.gov., and it may be posted on the Teen Library Blog! Include title, author, mini plot (don’t give away too much) and what you liked about it.
Teen Zine
Submit your original book reviews, short stories, poems, drawings, photography, song lyrics, comic strips and editorials by bringing them to the Young Adult Desk or e-mailing them to LisaE@tigard-or.gov.
Teen Library Council Ice Cream Social
Thursday, September 16 | 4:30-5:30 p.m. | Puett Room

Have a sundae with the Teen Library Council! High school freshman are invited to mix and mingle with some of their peers. If you just started ninth grade, come meet some of the friendly faces you’ll see at school. Get some tips on how to make the most of your high school career.
Teen Make-Your-Own Monster
Sunday, October 3 | 2-4 p.m. | Puett Room

Use felt and a little sewing to create your own plushie monster doll. We’ll provide all the tools and accessories, so just bring your creative ideas. You can make your monster as cute-ugly or scary-ugly as you want! No sewing skills necessary.
A Hepkitten’s Teen Read Week Celebration
Thursday, October 14 | 5-7 p.m. | Community Room

Author Christine Fletcher will present A Hepkitten’s Guide to the War: Teens, Taxi Dancing and WWII, based on her fabulous book, Ten Cents a Dance. Learn what happens to 15-year-old Ruby when, in an attempt to escape poverty, she falls into the seedy yet deceptively fun, world of Taxi Dancing. After the author presentation, a local dance instructor will teach some popular dances from Ruby’s era, including Swing and Jitterbug. Those who survive the speed dance marathon will win prizes! Attendees can enter a drawing for our musical door prize, an iPod Shuffle.
Family Ties
Friday, November 26 | 2-5 p.m. | All Ages | Community Room

Tie up your Thanksgiving celebration with assorted clever crafts and start a new family tradition at the same time. Our annual crafts event adds a new activity this year. Record loved ones reminiscing about their lives and preserve their memories for years to come. We’ll provide the recording equipment and some questions to get you started. You provide the memories. Learn more about the National Day of Listening at www.storycorps.org/diy.
Otaku Teens
Thursday, December 2 | 5–8 p.m. | Community Room

In Yu Yu Hakusho, Yusuke throws himself in front of a car to save a child’s life and is given one chance to return to his own life: He must raise a “spirit egg,” but if he’s not careful, he could create a monster. Join us, Otaku Teens everywhere, and create your own spirit egg! Sign up ahead of time and get your free copy of Yu Yu Hakusho. Take part in the book discussion, and watch anime based on the manga!
All Ages Animanga
Thursday, December 30 | 4-6 p.m. | Community Room

Bring your whole family to watch an anime film, sample some tasty Japanese treats, and enjoy making crafts and playing traditional Japanese New Year’s games.




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