TEEN ADVISORY BOARD?
-Are you a Teenager in Burlington? Do you want to see better programs, books, and movies at the Fletcher Free Library? Do you need that extra line on your resume? Become a member of the Fletcher Free Library's Teen Advisory Board and make decisions. Our next meeting is Oct. 18th from 4-5. Please e-mail TAB advisory Will Sedlack at wsedlack@ci.burlington.vt.us for information. Candy is provided.
MIDDLE SCHOOL BOOK GROUP:
-Are you in Middle School? Do you like to read? Good, so do we. Come every Wednesday from 4-5 at the Fletcher Free Library and talk books with Teen Coordinator Will Sedlack. Our first books to discuss are Gary Soto's Baseball in April and Sherman Alexie's The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. Candy is provided.
HIGH SCHOOL BOOK GROUP:
-Come join a group of smart, well-read High Schoolers as we read and discuss great books. Past books have included: American Born Chinese by Gene Yang, The League of Extraordinary Gentleman, I-Robot, The Iliad, Much Ado about Nothing, Things Fall Apart and many more. Upcoming books include short stories by Junot Diaz and a story about the Northeast Kingdom by Howard Frank Mosher. Candy is provided.
If you have an idea for a program, please join the Teen Advisory Board or contact Teen Coordinator Will Sedlack at wsedlack@ci.burlington.vt.us
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Saturday, September 18, 2010
TAB (Teen Advisory Board)
Mondays, October 18 & 25, 4:00-5:00 p.m. High Schoolers: be a part of the process! Help decide what goes into the Young Adult (Teen) collection, and what activities we will have for teens. this could count toward your community service graduation requirement. For more information, call the Youth desk: 865-7216
Thursday, August 26, 2010
September Teen Programs!
TEEN BOOK GROUP: Wednesdays at 5:30 in the Fletcher Room. Join us for fun book discussions and great new reads.
TEEN ADVISORY BOARD: Monday September 27th 4-5pm. Be a leader in your library. Earn community service, share your thoughts and plan programs with the Teen Advisory Board.
TEEN COMPUTER CENTER AND GAMING: Thursdays 3-4:30 in the Fletcher Room and Tuesday September 7th and 28th 3-4:30 in the Fletcher Room. Join us afterschool for laptop gaming. Don't miss this chance for teens to have their own computer space in the library.
TEEN ADVISORY BOARD: Monday September 27th 4-5pm. Be a leader in your library. Earn community service, share your thoughts and plan programs with the Teen Advisory Board.
TEEN COMPUTER CENTER AND GAMING: Thursdays 3-4:30 in the Fletcher Room and Tuesday September 7th and 28th 3-4:30 in the Fletcher Room. Join us afterschool for laptop gaming. Don't miss this chance for teens to have their own computer space in the library.
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
The Lost Conspiracy
The Lost Conspiracy by Frances Hardinge
The setting is a tropical island (very much like Hawaii) with beaches, rocky shores, sleeping volcanoes and straight-laced colonists who impose their alien values onto the native inhabitants.
There are several different tribes of native people on this island, among them the Lace people, so-called because of the labyrinthine coastal cliffs full of caves and crevasses where they live. The colonists and the other native tribes all distrust the Lace, they smile and smile, and no one knows what they are thinking.
In this world, however, there is the phenomenon of the Lost, certain individuals born whose spirits have only a tenuous connection with their bodies. They are able to travel the winds, far and wide, remembering and reporting later all that they have seen and heard.
The Lost Council sends out Lost inspectors to find these children and bring them to the Council for training. They then become valuable messengers and information gatherers for the whole island.
What happens when a Lost child is found among the Lace? And when an Inspector sent to test her is murdered?
Read this enthralling book and find out!
Review by Christine Demarais, Youth Services
The setting is a tropical island (very much like Hawaii) with beaches, rocky shores, sleeping volcanoes and straight-laced colonists who impose their alien values onto the native inhabitants.
There are several different tribes of native people on this island, among them the Lace people, so-called because of the labyrinthine coastal cliffs full of caves and crevasses where they live. The colonists and the other native tribes all distrust the Lace, they smile and smile, and no one knows what they are thinking.
In this world, however, there is the phenomenon of the Lost, certain individuals born whose spirits have only a tenuous connection with their bodies. They are able to travel the winds, far and wide, remembering and reporting later all that they have seen and heard.
The Lost Council sends out Lost inspectors to find these children and bring them to the Council for training. They then become valuable messengers and information gatherers for the whole island.
What happens when a Lost child is found among the Lace? And when an Inspector sent to test her is murdered?
Read this enthralling book and find out!
Review by Christine Demarais, Youth Services
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Creative Tuesdays
Join artist-in-residence Frank Gonzalez and "sorcerer's apprentice"
Liz Crawford and use your imagination to be creative with recycled materials. Every Tuesday in June, July and August, 3:00-5:00 p.m. Free. All ages, under 10 with an adult. No preregistration needed.
Liz Crawford and use your imagination to be creative with recycled materials. Every Tuesday in June, July and August, 3:00-5:00 p.m. Free. All ages, under 10 with an adult. No preregistration needed.
Make a SPLASH, WRITE!
Wednesdays, July 7, 14, 21 & 28 and August 4. 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Do you love to write or want to give it a try? Explore the world of writing poetry and short story fiction in a six-week informal atmosphere. Free. Ages 10 & up. Teens welcome! Please preregister: 865-7216.
Do you love to write or want to give it a try? Explore the world of writing poetry and short story fiction in a six-week informal atmosphere. Free. Ages 10 & up. Teens welcome! Please preregister: 865-7216.
Friday, June 4, 2010
Summer Reading is not just for little kids!
Hey Teens, our Summer Reading Program,"Make a Splash, READ!" needs High School age volunteers to help sign kids up and stamp their reading logs. Get your Community Service hours in early! Contact the Youth Desk: 865-7216 if you're interested. Also, check out our Summer Reading Program brochure, for some fun programs that are open to teens!
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