Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Are you interested in a comic writing workshop?
Please email Will Sedlack at wsedlack@ci.burlington.vt.us to help him gauge interest in a comic/manga workshop.
January Programs
Please not: the library will be closed on Monday, January 17th in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
For more information on any of these programs contact our Teen Librarian, Will, at wsedlack@ci.burlington.vt.us
Teen Advisory Board
Monday January 3rd, 10th, and 24th
4-5 pm
Open to all Middle and High School Students.
Come be a part of the process! Help decide what goes into the Teen Collection, and what activities the library will have for teens. This could count toward your community service graduation requirement and it looks great on a resume. Bring friends!
Open Computer Time/Board Games
All Tuesdays and Thursday in January
3-4:30 pm
Play your favorite flash games on the library's laptops, or just check in online under the supervision of the Teen Librarian. We will also be playing Settlers of Catan and other board games.
Middle School Book Group
All Wednesdays in January
4-5 pm
Join other middle schoolers in discussing good books.
High School Book Group
All Wednesdays in January
5-6 pm
Join other high schoolers in discussing plays, graphic novels, novels, and short stories.
For more information on any of these programs contact our Teen Librarian, Will, at wsedlack@ci.burlington.vt.us
Teen Advisory Board
Monday January 3rd, 10th, and 24th
4-5 pm
Open to all Middle and High School Students.
Come be a part of the process! Help decide what goes into the Teen Collection, and what activities the library will have for teens. This could count toward your community service graduation requirement and it looks great on a resume. Bring friends!
Open Computer Time/Board Games
All Tuesdays and Thursday in January
3-4:30 pm
Play your favorite flash games on the library's laptops, or just check in online under the supervision of the Teen Librarian. We will also be playing Settlers of Catan and other board games.
Middle School Book Group
All Wednesdays in January
4-5 pm
Join other middle schoolers in discussing good books.
High School Book Group
All Wednesdays in January
5-6 pm
Join other high schoolers in discussing plays, graphic novels, novels, and short stories.
Monday, November 29, 2010
Richard Sala's Delphine
If you are a graphic novel fan, or just a fan of good kind of spooky books. Check out Richard Sala's Delphine series. Come stop by the Young Adult Graphic Novel section and pick up a copy today.
Recommended for: 8th grade and up
Recommended for: 8th grade and up
December and January
Our book groups are continuing and gaining speed.
If you are a high schooler, please stop by Wednesdays at 5pm. We are finishing Stranger in the Kingdom by Howard Frank Mosher and will be starting Junot Diaz's drown soon.
As for the middle schoolers, we have read some great books! Our next book will be the Lost Years of Merlin by T.A. Barron and we meet every Wednesday at 4 pm.
Stay tuned for more information about lunch time book groups at Edmunds and Hunt Middle School. The tentative plan is to do a full length discussion of Suzanne Collins' Hunger Game Series.
If you have any questions, email me at wsedlack@ci.burlington.vt.us
Hope to see you at the Library!
-Will
If you are a high schooler, please stop by Wednesdays at 5pm. We are finishing Stranger in the Kingdom by Howard Frank Mosher and will be starting Junot Diaz's drown soon.
As for the middle schoolers, we have read some great books! Our next book will be the Lost Years of Merlin by T.A. Barron and we meet every Wednesday at 4 pm.
Stay tuned for more information about lunch time book groups at Edmunds and Hunt Middle School. The tentative plan is to do a full length discussion of Suzanne Collins' Hunger Game Series.
If you have any questions, email me at wsedlack@ci.burlington.vt.us
Hope to see you at the Library!
-Will
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Write a Novel
That's right! You read correctly. Come join Will and a group of intrepid writers at the Fletcher Free Library as we celebrate NaNoWriMo (National Write a Novel Month) by...writing a novel!
We will meet every Monday in November from 5-6 and workshop, support each other, and share what we have created.
The first meeting is November 1st at 5pm.
For more information about NaNoWriMo, stop by their website at http://www.nanowrimo.org/
We will meet every Monday in November from 5-6 and workshop, support each other, and share what we have created.
The first meeting is November 1st at 5pm.
For more information about NaNoWriMo, stop by their website at http://www.nanowrimo.org/
Will is taking the Fletcher Free Library on the road
The Fletcher Free Library (by way of Will, our new Teen Coordinator) is taking reading on the road.
Starting this month you can find the Fletcher Free Library at:
EDMUNDS MIDDLE SCHOOL:
-Will and Rebecca will be at BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT. So stop on by and talk books and programs October 7th.
BURLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL
-Come stop by during the Wednesday open period and talk books with Will. Location is still being decided on by Burlington High School. This program starts once testing ends.
-Library card sign up. Don't have a library card? Why not? That can change quickly on Oct. 26th, 27th, and 28th during lunch at BHS. Look for Will dressed up as: Tigger, a yet to be decided character from Harry Potter, and a mystery character. There will be prizes!
HUNT MIDDLE SCHOOL LIBRARY:
-Come talk books and graphic novels with Will Sedlack of the Fletcher Free Library. Every Friday, Will will come to Hunt Middle School to talk about your favorite comics, books, short stories, movies, and graphic novels. This is a great way to find out about new books to read. Fridays from 3-4. Oct. 29th-December 17th.
If you haven't met Will yet, stop by these events or stop by the Fletcher Free Library's Paul Post Teen Room from 10am-5pm and talk books, movies, music and more.
Starting this month you can find the Fletcher Free Library at:
EDMUNDS MIDDLE SCHOOL:
-Will and Rebecca will be at BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT. So stop on by and talk books and programs October 7th.
BURLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL
-Come stop by during the Wednesday open period and talk books with Will. Location is still being decided on by Burlington High School. This program starts once testing ends.
-Library card sign up. Don't have a library card? Why not? That can change quickly on Oct. 26th, 27th, and 28th during lunch at BHS. Look for Will dressed up as: Tigger, a yet to be decided character from Harry Potter, and a mystery character. There will be prizes!
HUNT MIDDLE SCHOOL LIBRARY:
-Come talk books and graphic novels with Will Sedlack of the Fletcher Free Library. Every Friday, Will will come to Hunt Middle School to talk about your favorite comics, books, short stories, movies, and graphic novels. This is a great way to find out about new books to read. Fridays from 3-4. Oct. 29th-December 17th.
If you haven't met Will yet, stop by these events or stop by the Fletcher Free Library's Paul Post Teen Room from 10am-5pm and talk books, movies, music and more.
This month (for Teens) at the Fletcher Free Library
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
-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
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