May 2010 Teen Programs

TAB (Teen Advisory Board) Meetings, Mondays, May 3rd & 17th, 4:00-5:00 p.m.
Calling all High School Students! Do you like kids and Books? Are you interested in volunteering a few hours a week at the Library over the summer? We'd love your help as reading mentors to K-8th grade Summer Reading Program participants. It's a fun and easy way to earn community service credit for the following school year! Please attend one of the May TAB meetings to sign up to help, OR call and leave a message for Kaelyn: 865-7216 or send her an email: kmurray@ci.burlington.vt.us.

Teens Read! wednesdays, May 5th, 12th & 19th, 5:00-5:45 p.m. Participate in a book group for Middle & High School students and get started reading! Free. Students in 6th grade & up welcome. Please call the Youth desk for more information or to preregister: 865-7216.

After School Video Gaming for Middle Schoolers. Tuesdays and Thursdays May 4th through 27th, 3:30-5:00 p.m. Join other teens after school and play a variety of Wii and PS2 games. Free. Middle School students welcome. No preregistration needed.

Teen Movie Night! Saturday, May 22nd, 2:00-5:00 p.m. Join us for movies and snacks! Movie options are: The Cat Returns, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Howl's Moving Castle, Kiki's Delivery Service and Spirited Away. Free. Middle & High School Students welcome! No preregistration needed.

January 2010 Teen Programs

Teens Read!
Wednesdays, January 20th & 27th, 5:00-5:45 p.m.
Participate in a book group for middle schoolers. Free. 6th to 8th graders welcome. Call the Libary Youth Desk for info and to preregister: 865-7216.

After School Video Gaming for Middle Schoolers.
Tuesdays & Thursdays, January 4th through 28th 3:30-5:00 p.m.
Join other teens and play a variety of Wii and PS2 games. Free. Middle School students welcome. No preregistration needed.

Weekend Video Games for Teens.
Sundays, January 10th & 24th, 1:00-4:00 p.m.
Join other teens and and play Guitar Hero, Wii, Rock Band and a variety of PS2 games. Free. Middle & High School Students welcome. No preregistration needed.

November Teen Programs

TAB (Teen Advisory Board) Meeting, Mondays, November 2, 16 & 30, 4:00 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. Please call Rebecca Goldberg for more information or to sign up: 865-7216.

Teens Read! Wednesdays, November 4, 18 & 25, 5:00-5:45 p.m. Participate in a book group for middle schoolers and get started reading. Free. 6th-8th grade students welcome. Please call the Youth Desk to find out what book is currently being discussed and to preregister: 865-7216.


Celebrate National Gaming Day @ Your Library. Saturday, November 14th, 1:00-4:00 p.m. Join yeens from around the U.S. as you try your hand at Guitar Hero, Wii, Rock Band and a variety of PS2 games. Free. Middle and high school students welcome! No preregistration needed.

Vacation Gaming on the last Saturday!

RockBand made its debut at Fletcher Free Library!

James rocks out on the drums, arguably the most bodacious instrument

RockBand can have both bass and guitar playing together

CJ is all about the vocals

Volunteer David scrambles to keep up with two-mat DDR

Volunteer Emilie finds that RockBand vocals might be her calling


















Guitar Hero I-III is always an option


















Joe decided playing some Smash wasn't a bad way to celebrate his birthday!

Friends join him and battle it out on the big screen













Getting comfy in the Community Room







Enjoying the pizza generously donated by Big Daddy's

Games? In the Library?

Fletcher Free Library would like to host monthly open-play gaming tournaments! We're looking for volunteers to lend their console or game for a few hours, to help set up the event, and to spread the word! Give Cara a ring if you'd like to help make this happen: 865-7228. The tournaments will take probably place on a weekend late afternoon, once a month. They will be free and hopefully include food and prizes. Once we get a few going, it will be easier and easier to make game nights a regular event.... Click "comment" to give feedback!
To read about popular gaming programs at other libraries, check out: http://libgaming.blogspot.com/