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Online Services
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READ OUR BLOG!
Visit the Tigard Teen blog to find out more
about upcoming events, get book recommendations, and enjoy other fascinating tidbits.
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TEEN VOLUNTEERS WANTED
Ages 12 & Up
The Library is a great place to volunteer! Positions for teens include assisting with
Children’s and Teen events, shelving, searching for books and more. Teen volunteers
learn valuable skills, meet new people and help the library!
Contact Trish Stormont
at 503-718-2516 for more information.
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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.
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Monthly Events |
BookTRON
(Teens Read Outrageously Now)
Thursdays | 4:30 - 6 p.m.
Puett Room
- Thursday, November 12
- Thursday, December 10
Grab your free book (thanks to the Friends of the Library!), read it at home, and then
meet with other teens to talk about it. Sign up at the Teen Desk or Children’s Desk
to pick up your copy! Email annabr@tigard-or.gov for more details.
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Teen Animanga Club
5-7 p.m.
Community Room
- Tuesday, November 24
- Wednesday, December 23
4-6 p.m. (All-Ages Animanga!)
Want to watch anime on the big screen? Eat Japanese candy? Share your fan artwork?
Hang out with other anime/manga fans?
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Read 'Em and Write!
Read a good book lately? Your teen librarians would love to hear about it.
Send your review (fiction or non-fiction) to either Lisa (lisae@tigard-or.gov)
or Anna (annabr@tigard-or.gov) and it may be posted on the Teen
Library Blog! Details to 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.
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Card Sharks
Friday, November 6 |
Friday, December 4 |
5:30-7:30 p.m. | Conference Room
Come all ye card enthusiasts--Yu Gi Oh, Magic or others--and spend an evening at the library playing cards and munching goldfish.
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A Gathering of the Ages
Friday, November 13 |
3-5 p.m.
Community Room
Some local teens had a brilliant idea: Why not offer different generations a chance to
mingle and play at the library? Grab your parents, grandparents, siblings, or just bring
yourself. Enjoy an afternoon of swing dance music, gaming, snacks, crafts, board
games, bingo and Wii bowling. Make a card or gift for a loved one!
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TGF (Teen Game Fest)
Thursday, November 19: Teen Wolves (New Moon Movie Release Party) |
5-7 p.m. | Community Room
TGF n. 1. A gathering of teens to play Dance Dance Revolution, Guitar Hero,
Wii games, bingo, Twister and other gaming devices. 2. A place with plenty of snacks.
3. A program often featuring a special theme with crafts and activities.
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Teen Project Runway
Sunday, December 6 |
1:30-3 p.m.
Puett Room
Think you can design some fierce fashion? Participants will team up to create their own unique
designs using the tools and materials provided. Show them off on the runway and see if you win. Work it!
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Stuff Swap
Wednesday, December 30 |
4-5:30 p.m.
Puett Room
Did you get some new stuff over the holidays? Got any old stuff you wanna unload? Swap it with your fellow teens. You never know what you're gonna get! Leave your baby books and holey socks at home, please. In other words, good stuff only!
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