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Hello TAB Members and Teen Volunteers!How did the first week back in school go for everyone? Not TOO traumatic, I hope. Thanks to all of you that came to the Anime in April event this past week. We had 31 people total watching Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children. We also threw in an episode of Chrono Crusade at the end of the event. Be sure to check out the schedule below for newly added events.
The next TAB meeting is THIS Tuesday, 4/22, from 6:30-7:30pm. We will be talking about Anti-Prom and what you all want to do with it. This will be your LAST chance to submit your logo drawings for voting. You voted on a puffin as the main logo for TAB, but you can draw something incorporating that in any (moderately tasteful at least) way you like. The slogan you voted on, from among 15 or so, we "If you don't like me, you can kiss my.... puffin." So, figure out a good logo design to go with. The winning design will be turned into our TAB logo poster, plus become part of the TAB t-shirts in the near future. Sounds like a good chance for a real artist credit, huh?
Finally, start thinking about Anti-Prom, if you missed reading about it above. It's coming up soon on May 9th and it's up to you all to make the event what you want it to be.
Land O Lakes Library Teen Event Schedule - Volunteers are always needed for setup, cleanup, and to run the event!
**The Next Teen Advisory Board meeting is NEXT Tuesday, April 22, from 6:30-7:30pm. We will be talking about the TAB logo, voting on the TAB slogan, discussing t-shirts, and picking the movies for the movie marathon in April. Remember, you get 1 hour of volunteer credit for every TAB meeting you attend.
**Friday, April 18, 6:00-9:00pm - 16+ Video Game Tournament & Game Night - Adults and teens ages 16 and over are invited to our gaming tournament and game night especially for the older gamer crowd. We will have M-rated games we do not normally offer (or that usually require parental ok) such as Halo, God of War, and more. Feel free to bring your own games, systems, and controllers as well. Free snacks and drinks!
**Saturday, April 26, 2:00-4:00pm - All Ages Steel Drum Concert - Jam Music will be presenting a Caribbean concert featuring steel drum music from the islands. They will have a hands-on event afterwards where you can learn to play a steel drum (or just make noise in the library).
**Tuesday, April 29, 6:30-8:30pm - Tween Movie Night featuring Bratz! The Movie - Whenever we have 5 Tuesdays in a month, we gear the 5th one towards a special event. Tween movie night is geared towards those who are not quite ready for teen nights or who still like some younger stuff (or maybe this is a good time to bring a younger sibling?). Everyone ages 9-13 is invited to watch the movie and enjoy the free popcorn, snacks, and soda.
**Tuesday, May 6, 6:00-8:00pm - Land O Lakes Teen Anime & Manga Club - Otherwise known as LOLJAM (Land O Lakes Japanese Anime & Manga). This is the latest and greatest meeting of our club dedicated to all things Japanese. Every month we meet to talk about different parts of Japanese culture, try Japanese foods, and watch episodes of the latest anime, some not even yet released in America!
**Friday, May 9, 7:00-10:00pm - Teen Anti-Prom - Come enjoy everything that ISN'T prom. Wear whatever you want. Don't bring a date. Eat junk food. Dance how you want to the music YOU want to hear as played by our professional DJ (no lame slow songs here!). Plus, you can save on the limo rental.
**Monday, May 12, 3:00pm - Teen Lock-in Signup - This is the first day to sign up for the Teen Lock-in, which will be held on June 6 at 8:00pm until June 7 at 8:00am. Registration is limited to the first 35 people to fill out the permission slip and have it signed by their parents. Sign-up lasts until the last spot is filled, which could be 1 day or 20. So, come early and bring your parents with you to sign on the spot if you can.
**Friday, May 16, 6:00-10:00pm - Teen & Adult Halo 3 Tournament: Land O Lakes vs. Hudson & Game Night - This is our first-ever cross library online Halo 3 tournament. It will be an 8 vs. 8 team match for the honor of the Land O Lakes Library as we compete against Hudson Library for bragging rights. We will have 2 Xbox 360s at each library location and there will be several special matches throughout the night apart from the 8-on-8 tournament. Players will receive prizes if they can take Land O Lakes to victory over the nefarious Hudson Library team. This will also be a normal game night, with Wii, PS2, Guitar Hero 3, Dance Dance Revolution, Taiko Drum Master, Internet games, and more. Free snacks and soda will be served. ***YOU MUST HAVE PARENTAL PERMISSION TO JOIN THE HALO 3 COMPETITION IF YOU ARE UNDER 17. FORMS ARE AVAILABLE AT LAND O LAKES LIBRARY.***
**Tuesday, May 20, 6:00-8:00pm - Teen Tie Dye Night - Bring shirts, socks, towels (or anything white and made of cloth) to tie dye it in any color or pattern you want. We will have many colors of dye and lots of patters, or you can make up your own. This is an outdoor event, but wear something you don't mind getting wet or color stained. There will be a limited number of free white t-shirts available on a first-come, first-served basis if you can't bring your own. Free snacks and drinks!
**Tuesday, May 27, All Day - Teen Summer Reading Club Signup Begins - This is the first day to sign up for the Teen Summer Reading Club. Signup goes all summer long. Pledge to read 6 books (any books you want!) during June and July. Get a prize for signing up, a prize for every book you read, and a prize for finishing all 6 books. All you have to do is write up a short summary of the book with the title and author and submit it online, read it to us on the phone, or come in person at the library. Everyone who finishes all their books by the end of July will be entered in a special drawing. Last year's prize was an 80GB Video iPod, for example, plus this year we have a special extra prize of Volumes 1-14 of the Naruto manga in addition to the main drawing. Also (as if that wasn't enough) everyone who finishes their books gets invited to a party and an overnight lock-in at the end of the summer, with free pizza, ice cream, video gaming, and more. All this is in addition to the weekly events all summer long that you can attend whether you read the books or not.
**Tuesday, June 3, 6:00-8:00pm - Land O Lakes Teen Anime & Manga Club - Otherwise known as LOLJAM (Land O Lakes Japanese Anime & Manga). This is the latest and greatest meeting of our club dedicated to all things Japanese. Every month we meet to talk about different parts of Japanese culture, try Japanese foods, and watch episodes of the latest anime, some not even yet released in America!
**Friday, June 6, 8:00pm to Saturday, June 7, 8:00am - Teen Lock-in - Join us for an all night party to celebrate the start of Teen Summer Reading Club. We will have free pizza and soda all night, plus video gaming featuring Wii, Xbox 360, Xbox, PS2, Rock Band, Guitar Hero 1-3, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, DDR, Taiko Drum Master, and more, plus Internet games, board games, karaoke, and special events like lights-out hide & seek, chair races, a ninja tournament, and lots more. Everyone is welcome to attend, but you must turn in a signed parental permission slip. Attendance is limited to the first 35 teens with permission and signup begins on Monday, May 12. No sleep required!
Call me, e-mail me, or visit the library if you need anything or just want to talk. Also if anyone out there is receiving this and no longer wants to be on the mailing list, please let me know.
Paul Stonebridge
Reference Librarian/Teen Programmer
Pasco County Library System
Land O' Lakes Branch Library
2818 Collier Parkway
Land O' Lakes, FL 34639
Ph: 813-929-1214
http://www.pascolibraries.org
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Bunny at Land O'Lakes Library
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Alyssa , of Kids R Kids, admires the real bunny (17 pound Amelia Earhart) that Missy Ott, of Port Richey brought to the Bunny Hop Central on March 22 at the Land O’ Lakes Library. Ott is with Bunny Hop Central, an organization that rescues rabbits from abuse, abandonment, or from being euthanized. She told the audience different facts about having bunnies for a pet and that you shouldn’t feed them carrots as it can give them bellyaches. For more information, or to order cages, go to www.bunnyhopcentral.com. … Gabriella Buendia (on right), of Meadow Pointe, gets some assistance from her mom Aleidys Buendia petting the bunny (17 pound Amelia Earhart) that Missy Ott, of Port Richey brought from Bunny Hop Central on March 22 at the Land O’ Lakes Library as Land O’ Lakes’ Ani looks on. Bunny Hop Central is an organization that rescues rabbits from abuse, abandonment, or from being euthanized. Ott told the audience different facts about having bunnies for a pet and that you shouldn’t feed them carrots as it can give them bellyaches. For more information, or to order cages, go to www.bunnyhopcentral.com.
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Pasco County Library System
Offers New Service
Always at the forefront of technology and service, the Pasco County Library System is offering a new service on their website, pascolibraries.org, through ReadTheBooks.com. Using state-of-the-art 3D animation and the latest streaming video technology, ReadTheBooks.com offers an innovative and entertaining solution
to the book-searching experience for students, teachers and parents in Pasco County. One of the best features generates an Accelerated Reader/Reading Counts list that can be sorted and is linked to the Pasco County Library System’s online catalog! This list can be sorted several ways: by title, author, points, grade and lexile. After sorting the way you want, just check the libraries’ catalog for availability and place a hold to pick up at your neighborhood library. To access the Accelerated Reader/Reading Counts lists, go to pascolibraries.org and click on the Read The Books icon. What a timesaver!
PASCO COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM
8012 Library Road Hudson, FL 34667 727.861.3020
Contact: Linda Bragg lindab@pascolibraries.org pascolibraries.org
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Winners of the Adult Reading Program
The first-ever mystery program for adults, It’s a Mystery @ Your Library, was a resounding success at the Pasco County Library System. Over 160 participants read a total of 1,939 books! The program invited participants to read mystery books, earn a chance to win great prizes, and attend interesting programs including Author Cal Branche, who presented a program on Florida Mystery Writers, and illustrator Edward Gazst who presented Journey into Illustrating and Adventures in Getting Published. Other programs included a Mystery Films Series and Special Agent, Bill Estevez, who discussed the FBI’s fugitive profiling methods.
The winners of the PCLS 2007-2008 Adult Winter Reading Program are:
· MP3 Player: Diane Dare -- Centennial Park Branch
· Publix Gift Cards: Karen Roesler and Joan Drolle -- Centennial Park,
Frank Brandon -- South Holiday
· Macy’s Gift Card: Fredda Barlow -- New River
· Darden Gift Cards: Lucille Sadler -- Hugh Embry; Margaret Santos -- Hudson
· Starbucks Gift Packs: Jan Gernaat and Doris Bareiss -- Regency Park
· Staples Hobby/Office Organizer Set: Timmi Barker -- South Holiday
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PASCO COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM
8012 Library Road
Hudson, FL 34667
727.861.3020
Contact: Linda Bragg
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The Friends of the Pasco County Library System
Invite You to Their Annual Luncheon Event
The Friends of the Pasco County Library System invite you to their first eastside luncheon for a delicious meal and to enjoy the entertainment of Betty Jean Steinshouer as Marjory Stoneman Douglas. The luncheon will be held Wednesday, March 19 at noon at the Tampa Bay Golf & Country Club, located at 10641 Old Tampa Bay Drive in San Antonio. The luncheon includes an entrée of herb-baked chicken with Caesar salad, mashed potatoes, chef’s choice dessert, coffee and tea. Anyone with special dietary needs must contact Ann Coppola at 727.861.3040 no later than Friday, March 7. Tickets for current members of the Friends of the Library are $15.00. Other guests will pay $20.00 for the delicious lunch and exceptional entertainment. Tickets can be purchased at your local east branch of the Pasco County Library System. Please call Ann Coppola at 727.861.3040 for additional information. PASCO COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM
8012 Library Road Hudson, FL 34667 727.861.3020
Contact: Linda Bragg
lindab@pascolibraries.org pascolibraries.org
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HUDSON REGIONAL LIBRARY, 8012 Library Road, Hudson 34667
727/861-3040; TDD: 727/861-3024
OPERATING HOURS: MONDAY – THURSDAY: 9:00 A.M. TO 9:00 P.M.
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY: 9:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M.
REGENCY PARK BRANCH LIBRARY, 9701 Little Road, New Port Richey 34654
727/861-3049 OPERATING HOURS:
MONDAY & TUESDAY: 12 PM - 9 PM, WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY: 10 AM - 6 PM, FRIDAY & SATURDAY: 10 AM - 5 PM
The Friends of the Regency Park Library invite you to Food, Entertainment and Fun on
Wednesday, March 26 at 2:00 p.m. Enjoy an afternoon with Barbara Fredricksen, Arts
and Entertainment Editor of the St. Petersburg Times, Pasco Times.
Toddler Storytime, a program especially for children ages 1 – 2, is scheduled for Wednesdays at 10:15 a.m. through May 14. Registration requested.
Preschool Storytime, a program offering stories and activities for children ages 3 – 5, is scheduled for Wednesdays at 11:00 a.m. through May 14. Registration requested.
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Battle of the Bands XI: Rockus Maximus
Pasco’s ORIGINAL Battle of the Bands!
Rock out with the Pasco County Library System at Battle of the Bands XI: Rockus Maximus on Friday, March 28, 2008 at Crews Lake Park in Shady Hills. Beginning at 6:00 p.m., the eight qualifying bands will each perform for 25 minutes with each set including at least 2 original songs. Different genres of music will be represented. The bands will be judged on stage presence, vocals, songwriting, and general musicianship.
In addition to the live band competition, we’ve added something new this year. We have video/online documentaries of each participating band on the library’s MySpace website where bands are competing for your votes for best online presence. Eight weekly episodes will be posted on MySpace TV enabling anyone in the world to watch the bands and vote for their favorite! There will be a winner for each episode and an overall champion will be declared at the end of the contest. Go to the teen page on the library’s website, pascolibraries.org; the teen blog; or www.MySpace.com/pascolibraries to view all the episodes and to vote for your favorite band! More than 2,000 votes have been tallied in the first week with many of those votes coming from around the world: United Kingdom, Australia, Singapore, Canada, and Brazil. One vote even came from a boat in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean! Check out the online competition and get in your votes for your favorite band!**************************************Scroll Down****************************************