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Monday, March 03, 2008 

Movie Matinee
Come see "The Critic" starring Jon Lovitz.
"In the animated series, The Critic, Jay Sherman
is a New York film critic who has to review films
he doesn't like for a living (imdb.com)." Approx.
120 minutes.
Mon Mar 3rd @ 4:30 pm

Anime Club
Monthly meeting.
Tue Mar 4th @ 4 pm

Video Editing with Movie Maker
Learn how to make clean and interesting videos
using the software program Movie Maker.
Wed Mar 5th @ 4:30 pm

Teen Advisory Board (TAB) Meeting
Come be a part of the TAB and help the Library by
signing up to work on audio, video, graphics
and additional projects.
Wed Mar 5th @  5 pm

Open Recording Studio
Attention Teens, we'll have a recording studio
set up for you to use; so bring in your instruments,
 songs to sing with, poems to read, etc. and walk
away with the audio file.
Thu Mar 6th @ 4:30 pm
 
Flux Studio
Learn how to make your own web-ready,
3-D models and animations using Flux Studio.
Tue Mar 11th@ 4:30 pm

Graphics with Game Maker
Learn how to create better graphics for Game
Maker.
Wed Mar 12th @ 4:30 pm

Poetry Slam
Show off your artistic side at our Tech Annex
poetry slam, featuring a poetry writing tutorial
by Tiffany Cole.
Thu Mar 13th @ 4:30 pm

St. Patrick's Day Movie Matinee
Come see "Waking Ned" starring Ian Bannen.
"When a lottery winner dies of shock, his fellow
townsfolk attempt to claim the money (imdb.com)."
Rated PG. Approx. 91 minutes.
Mon Mar 17th @ 4 pm

Passport to Ireland
Explore a new country every month! This month's
destination: Ireland! Enjoy some food, listen to 
music and travel the country using Google Earth
and other means.
Mon Mar 17th @ 5:30 pm

Mario Composer
Make your own musical masterpiece with Mario
Composer, as made famous by Mario Paint
for the SNES.
Tue Mar 18th @ 4:30 pm

Digital Photography
Come learn how to play with the manual
settings (shutter speed, aperture setting and
ISO speed) on a digital camera to create
cool effects.
Wed Mar 19th @ 4:30 pm

Cooking with Darren & Jim
Teens, come and enjoy interesting, one-dish
meals in the Tech Annex.
Thu Mar 20th @ 4:30 pm

Animating with Scratch
Learn how to create your own animations and
videos using the program Scratch.
Wed Mar 26th @ 4:30 pm

Open Mic Night
Come show off your talent! Style and material
can range from spoken word, poetry, dance or
musical acts.
Wed Mar 27th @ 5 pm

Wednesday, January 02, 2008 

Happy '08 everyone! Here are this month's Tech annex programs for January!

 

Anime Club
This month's showing will be "The Melancholy
of Suzumiya Haruhi."
Wed Jan 2nd @ 3 pm

Teen Advisory Board (TAB)
Come be a part of the TAB and help your library
and community by signing up to work on audio,
video, graphics and additional projects.
Wed  Jan 2nd @ 5:00 pm
 
Movie Matinee
"Shaolin Soccer", Miramax Films
Get ready to kick some grass! In this wild,
action-packed, martial arts comedy, a group of
Shaolin monks and an ex-soccer star use
the power of kung fu to take the soccer world
by storm.
2001, rated PG, 113 minutes.
Thu Jan 3rd @ 3 pm

Lego Designer
Like Legos? Then come by the Tech Annex and
learn about Lego Designer, the virtual Lego
building program. Learn how you can build
an infinite variety of objects with an infinite
selection of virtual blocks at your fingertips.
Mon Jan 7th @ 4:30 pm

Digital Photography
Come learn how to play with the manual
settings (shutter speed, aperture setting and
ISO speed) on a digital camera to create
cool effects.
Wed Jan 9th @ 4:30 pm
 
Paint.Net
Learn how to create art with Paint.Net,
a free, versatile image-editing program. See
how you can use layers, colors, and various
tools to create your own digital art.
Tue Jan 15th@ 4:30 pm

Open Mic Night
Come show off your talent! Style and material can
range from spoken word, poetry, dance or musical
acts..
Thu Jan 17th @ 4:30 pm

Unreal Tournament
Get ready to face off in this intense, award-winning
First Person Shooter game. Prizes and bragging
rights will be given to the 2 top players
(Must be 13 or older to participate).
Wed Jan 23rd @ 4:30pm
 
Game Maker
Ever wanted to create your own games? With
Game Maker, now you have the perfect chance!
Come down to the Tech Annex and learn how to
make your own game with this easy-to-use
game development program.
Thu Jan 24th @ 4:30pm

Board Games
Join us in the Tech Annex for an evening of
various board games.
Tue Jan 29th @ 4:30 pm

Tiffany Cole presents "Publish Yourself!"
"A workshop for those who want to improve
their writing skills and get their stories on the
web."
Wed Jan 30th @ 4:30 pm

Passport to...?
Explore a new country every month! This month's
destination:  Italy!  Enjoy some food, listen to 
music and travel the country using Google Earth
and other means.
Thu Jan 31st @ 4:30 pm

Thursday, November 29, 2007 

Hope you enjoyed our November Wii game day, everyone!

December events are:

Anime Club
Monthly Meeting
 Wed Dec 5th @ 4 pm
 
Teen Advisory Board (TAB) Meeting
Come be a part of the TAB and help the Library by signing up to work on audio, video, graphics and additional projects.
Thu Dec 6th @ 5 pm
 
Open Mic Night
Style and material can range from spoken word, poetry, dance or musical acts.
 Tech Annex
 Thu Dec 6th @ 5:30 pm
 
Movie Matinee
"Elf" Starring Will Ferrell
 97 mins, Rated PG 
 Wed Dec 11th @ 4 pm
 
Painting Techniques
Learn with water-based acrylics in a demo of colors and hues
Tue Dec 18th @ 4 pm
 
Passport To ?
Visit the Tech Annex on this month's experience of another country's culture through Google Earth, music, maps and food.
This month we celebrate JAPAN!
 Thu Dec 20th @ 4 pm

Hope to see you all this month!

Monday, November 05, 2007 

Teen Advisory Board (TAB) Meeting
Come be a part of the TAB and help the Library by signing up to work on audio, video, graphics and additional projects.

Thu Nov 1st @ 5 pm

 

Passport To ?
Visit the Tech Annex on this month's experience of another country's culture through music, maps, and food. This month we celebrate
Native America

Thu Nov 1st @ 5:30 pm

 

Movie Matinee Spiderman 2:
starring Toby Maguire and Kirsten Dunst
Rated PG-13, 128 minutes

Mon Nov 5th @ 4 pm

 

Anime Club
Wed Nov 7th @ 4 pm

 

Paint.Net
Learn techniques in an intermediate image editing software program. Paint.Net is free to download for your PC.

Mon Nov 12th @ 4 pm

 

Wii game Day
Come play Wii Bowling, Tennis, and Baseball.

Thu Nov 15th @ 4 pm

 

Open Mic Night
Style and material can range from spoken word, poetry, dance or musical acts.

Thu Nov 29th @ 5 pm

Monday, August 06, 2007 


Anime Club Monthly Meeting
 Wed Aug 8th @ 3 pm
 
Book Club

This month's book is "Maximum Ride: The "Angel Experiment" by James Patterson. Be ready to discuss it! Next month's book will be "The Water is Wide" by Pat Conroy.
 Tech Annex Mon Aug 6th @ 3 pm
 
Game Time
This month come and play SceneIt. Answer questions about your favorite movies on the big screen!
 Tech Annex Tue Aug 7th @ 4:30 pm
 
Movie Matinee - Edward Scissorhands
starring Johnny Depp and Wynona Rider. 1990, rated PG-13, 105 min
 Tech Annex Mon Aug 13th @ 4 pm
 
Intro to Paint.net
Learn how to use the features of the image editing program here at the library.
 Tech Annex Tue Aug 14th @ 3 pm
 
Techniques of Cinematography
All are welcome to this demonstration on how to make better use of scenes with recorded movies.
 Tech Annex Tue Aug 21st @ 3 pm
 
Intro to Mixing
Come learn how to mix audio from a TV, computer, guitar, keyboard and mic all at the same time and record your output.
 Tech Annex Thu Aug 23rd @ 5 pm
 
Movie Matinee - "The Breakfast Club"
Come see the teen hit starring Emilio Estevez and Molly Ringwald. "They only met once, but it changed their lives forever."1985, rated PG-13, 97 min.
 Tech Annex Mon Aug 27th @ 4 pm
 
Passport to ...?
Explore a new country every month! This month's destination: Turkey! Enjoy some food, listen to music and travel the country using Google Earth and other means.
 Tech Annex Tue Aug 28th @ 3 pm
 
Creativity's Where Its @
Calling all ladies 12 and up! Are you creative, bored and need to get out of the house? Come to the Tech Annex to use technology or traditional methods to express your creativity.
 Tech Annex Wed Aug 29th @ 5 pm
 
Digital Photography
Come learn how to play with the manual settings (shutter speed, aperture setting and ISO speed) on a digital camera to create cool effects.
 Tech Annex Thu Aug 30th @ 5 pm
 

Tuesday, June 12, 2007 

New Coordinators elected.

 

Minutes of June 6, 2007 TAB meeting:

President- Mario

Secretary - Susie

Treasurer – Taj

Video Production Coordinator – Mario

Video Production Staff –

Marketing Coordinator – Brit

Operations/Events Coordinator - Kyle

Audio Production Coordinator – Kyle and Carlos

Graphic Arts Coordinators – Sarah and Alex

Materials Selection Coordinators – Gary, Mario, Kyle, Edwin

Interior Design Coordinator – Sarah

Game Design Coordinator – Gary

Game Design Staff – Mario, Jeffery

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Book Club was discussed. Meetings will be held the first Monday of every month. The first meeting will be July 2nd reading the book Eragon by Christopher Paolini.

 

The book display will be put together by TAB members once a month. The first month, July, will be Horror and set up by Mario.

 

Report from the treasurer: $62.25 in the bank.

 

Tuesday, May 29, 2007 

Scene-it/Trivial Pursuit
Come play Scene-It and Trivial Pursuit on the big screen
 Tech Annex Tue June 5th
@ 3:30 pm
 
Anime Club Meeting
The first ever BIPL Anime Club Meeting
 Tech Annex Wed June 6th
@ 3 pm
 
Customizing mySpace
Learn tricks and techniques to make your mySpace page look more like your space
 Tech Annex Wed June 13th
@ 3 pm
 
Family Game Day
Attention Families: Come and play computer, playstation and board games in the Tech Annex and History Museum. Bring your own games and consoles if you want.
 Tech Annex Thurs June 14th
@ 3 pm
 
Creativity's Where It's @
A time for the ladies to get creative with Scrapbooking and more
ages 12 and up
 Tech Annex Wed June 20th
@ 11 am
 
Movie Matinee - "Employee of the Month"
 Tech Annex Wed June 27
@ 2 pm
 
Open Mic Night
This is a time for you to bring in your instruments to play or voice to be heard and recorded. Register for this event via e-mail
 Lower Level Meeting Room
 Thurs June 28
@ 6:30 pm