Photos from the Teen Horror Fest

Our zombies Antoine and Oliver got all spiffed up to attend the Teen Horror Fest last Saturday the 20th. Thirteen people attended and we had fun making masks, decorating chocolate chip cupcakes, and playing a word game. How many words can you make using the letters in "All Saints Eve" in one minute? For the word game we used old DVD cases and put letters inside the plastic... they look like giant Scrabble tiles! Oh, and I almost forgot several people decided to "zombie up." I'm not sure if this slang phrase has been used in other parts of the US, but at the Horror Fest it referred to dressing like a zombie and then taking pictures alongside that zombie. I love to zombie up! Anyway, check out how creative the teens were in how they decorated their masks and cupcakes. Click on any of the pictures to see a larger version.

Antoine, an unnamed spirit, and Oliver	Oliver, always cool and collected--even when covered in buckets of blood.
Antoine's so stylish everyone would like to hold his hand and skip around! Ahem. Or maybe that's just me...
	"Yuck, Oliver! Your heart popped out of your chest!"
	Creating words using the letters from "All Saints Eve."

Waiting for the Horror Fest...

Zombie1: It's only Thursday? I feel like I've been waiting forever for the Teen Horror Fest!

Zombie2: I know! But at least we can hang out in the Teen area while we ponder how we will decorate our masks!

"Oooo, these Private novels have quite the boarding school drama! They will provide a welcome distraction!"

"Ah, reading about history shall pacify me until the great Teen Horror Fest on Saturday."

"Hmm... does reading a book make me look less creepy? I wonder..."

"Okay. Just because I'm wearing a creepy mask that doesn't mean people will find me, as a zombie, creepy. Maybe people don't realize that zombies have feelings, too. Well, most don't. Practically all of them don't, I guess. Maybe I'm the only exception. Does that make me a zombie outcast? Oh man, I'm a zombie outcast!"

"Well, I may as well get some work done before the epic Teen Horror Fest. Time to blog about how much I love the Scott Pilgrim vs. the World soundtrack."

The zombies are coming!

Zombies and people in creepy white masks have been sighted hanging around the library...

Antoine, from France, was an intellectual hanging out in Paris when a zombie bit him.

Oliver, an English gentleman, is quite nonchalant about the blood all over his face and hands.

Don't miss our Teen Horror Fest this Saturday, October 23 at 2:30 PM. You can decorate your own very creepy white mask and arrange zombies Antoine and Oliver into funny poses. We promise they will be dressed in time for the party. Plus we'll have food, games, and classic horror movies to watch.

Attend our Open Mic Night during Teen Read Week

The theme for this year's Teen Read Week is Books with Beat @ Your Library. Come in to the library to check out books with beat. Maybe you're interested in...

◊◊ non-fiction books about musicians and bands (Check out call number 782.42166 !)
◊◊ poetry
◊◊ audiobooks
◊◊ fiction that features main characters who are musicians (stay tuned for a reading list)

Our Open Mic Night is Wednesday, October 20 at 7 PM. If you are interested in reading/performing something, show up a little earlier so you can sign in. You can also stop by just to listen. Snacks and refreshments will be available for attendees and participants.

Teen Horror Fest at the Dundee Library: Food, fun, and frights!

If you are excited for Halloween and want to celebrate early, come to our Teen Horror Fest program on Saturday, October 23 at 2:30 PM. We are going to use our creativity to decorate masks and also have some fun games planned. And nothing says "horror fest" like the inclusion of zombies, so of course they'll be there, too! If that hasn't gotten you interested, then how about this: Food! Beverages! Cookies! Have I gotten your attention now? You can register on the library website, or call us at 847-428-3661 x 308. Hope to see you there! I don't want to show up and be the only human hanging out with the creepy zombies.