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http://www.benicialibrary.org/teens
Hey fellow foxes and
gents :)
It’s your new TAB coordinators, Nicole
and Annie!!
We’re here lettin’ you know what you
either missed out on (dorks..just kidding) or would love to hear again(..dorks.
JUST KIDDING!) from our last TAB meeting.
Somewhere around 18 teens attended our
last meeting on Monday, June 29th. The enchiladas, rice, and beans
from Issy’s were AMAZING.
We started the party off with a BANG!
by asking everybody what they were currently reading or planned on reading this
summer for our ICE BREAKER. We got tons of responses, but our coolest book was
by far The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. Our very own Brandi Bette
recommended this to us, saying it was creepy and tense, a perfect summer book.
Check it out!!
Next, we had the TAB Meeting Awards.
These prizes, which consist of delicious candy bars, are awarded to teens who
have attended at least five meetings out of the past 6. The winners were
Michelle, Celena, Rachel, Michael, Madison, Kim, Nikki, Elaine and two others
but we can’t remember who they are (sorry). Congrats to you all!
And of course, our new coordinators
were introduced: Nicole Pruitt and Annie Curione!
We can’t wait to get this library up and kickin’(not that it isn't
already of course!)
Here’s a recap on RECENT EVENTS:
1. TEEN SUMMER READING PROGRAM:
Keep turning in your Bingo sheets, kids. If you have no idea what we’re talking
about, go to the library and sign up already! The Summer Reading Program is
cool this year with way better prizes, the biggest ones being: $50 to Sunvalley
Mall, $30 to Century 14 Theatres, and a sweet looking Skateboard Deck!
2. FINALS CAFÉ was on June 1st, from 6-8:30 PM. It was
a hit with 25 people attending! Plus, the hot cocoa, coffee, tea, and brain
(JUNK) food were all delicious. Forget studying ;).
3. TEEN VOLUNTEER PIZZA PARTY
was on June 9th, from 12 to 2 PM. This was a way for the
library to thank us for all of our hard work over the last year. Twenty-eight
people attended, including a variety of volunteers and library friends. There
was so much food; we took up three full huge tables! And we got our Teen
Volunteer T-shirts with Celena Tan’s amazing, winning design!
4. 48-HOUR MINI FILM CONTEST
was during the weekend of June 12th through the 14th. 8
films were entered with 35 participants!
5. 48-HOUR MINI FILM FESTIVAL
took place on Saturday, June 20th at 6 PM. It was a total hit with
65 people of all ages who came to watch!
6. TEEN BOOK CLUB:
The last meeting was on Monday, June 15th. Ten teens attended after
finishing ‘Pool Boy’ by Michael Simmons.
7. BENICIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY:
The Benicia Historical Society also had an Ice Cream Social at the
Fisher-Hanlon House on June 4. Rachel, Neda, and Celena were kind enough to
volunteer - thanks ladies, it sounded like fun!
8. RELAY FOR LIFE: Finally,
Benicia’s first Relay for Life was May 30th through the 31st.
It was huge for a "baby" relay and all together about $100,000 was
raised to fight cancer. Teens who attended said the event was a fun way to just
hang out and meet new people while supporting a great cause. If you are
interested in being on the Library’s team next year, contact Brandi Bette @
746.4345.
Now get ready for these amazing
UPCOMING EVENTS!
***Twilight: Movie & Costume
Contest: C’mon, guys. No duh
everybody is coming to this!! It’s taking place on Friday, July 10th
from 6-8:30 PM and is going to be a night of seriously crazy fun. Come
dressed as your favorite sci-fi, fantasy or Twilight character!! Your
costumes will be judged at the end of the movie. We need some more suggestions
for the snacks that you guys want, too. Please send those in ASAP! So far we’ve
gotten ideas like gummi bears and Red Vines. What d’you think?
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***TEEN BOOK CLUB: Our next Teen Book Club is coming
up on Monday, July 13th from 6-7PM. We’ll be reading Sandpiper by
Ellen Wittlinger. There are still copies available at the Information Desk.
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***MOONLIGHT
INDEPENDENT YOUTH FILM CONTEST: It’s here again and we can’t wait!! The deadline for entries is
August 24th at 9PM. Get your entry forms at the Ref Desk or download
them online. ....
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***TEEN SUMMER READING
PROGRAM: Also don’t forget the Summer
Reading Raffle on August 31st. You still have plenty of time to
earn prizes for completing BINGOs! ....
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***MOONLIGHT FILM
FESTIVAL is
on September 12 (starting at 2PM.) We need volunteers for set-up on September
11 - it would be super if we could have about 10 teen volunteers help out from
4-6PM. Please let Brandi Bette know if you want to help out. (Give her a call
or send her an email.) We will also need help during the Festival on Saturday.
There will be three different shifts during the actual festival. We also need
ideas on how to serve food at the festival. Since giving everyone an
individual bag at the door led to unwanted food being thrown away, we need
a different solution! We are hoping to put some volunteers in the Edna Clyne
room to serve food as an alternative.
..well, that
was long. So that we don’t take up any more of your time, we just wanna say it
was cool getting our first letter out to you kids and we hope to meet to you
all eventually! And feel free to throw in any ideas for future events!
Ta ta,
Nicole Pruitt &
Annie Curione