Spring Break programs at the library

A full week of no school starts Friday afternoon! We have several programs going on at Dundee and Randall Oaks for grades 6 and up.

Teen Gaming Club
Saturday, March 21 @ 2 p.m. - Dundee Library Meeting Room

Come hang out with your friends and have fun playing Wii U, PS3, and Xbox 360 games! Bring along your DS and battle each other! Play Yu-Gi-Oh! Feel free to bring in your own games and controllers. Snacks and refreshments provided.

Insurgent Movie Release Party
Monday, March 23 @ 2 p.m. - Dundee Library Craft Room

Come discuss the book and movie with other fans, answer trivia questions, and create Divergent-inspired duct tape cuff bracelets. Please register.

Anime Club
Tuesday, March 24 @ 7 p.m. - Dundee Library Meeting Room
 
Discuss your favorite manga, make buttons and other fun crafts, play Magic and Yu-Gi-Oh, and more! Share your ideas of the activities you'd like to have at upcoming events and meet other anime fans. Refreshments and snacks will be provided.

Craft Lab: Duct Tape
Thursday, March 26 @ 2 p.m. - Randall Oaks Branch Library

Make flower pens, bracelets, phone cases, wallets, and more out of colorful duct tape. Please register.

TAG Meeting
Saturday, March 28 @ 2 p.m. - Dundee Library Craft Room

Plan future library events, review and discuss current teen literature, and make crafts and decorations. A great way for middle school and high school students to earn volunteer hours!

Help prepare for summer reading at this month's TAG meeting!

Summer is just around the corner, and that means two things:
1) No school
2) Summer reading!

Join TAG and earn volunteer hours as you help prepare for this year’s summer reading program “Have Book – Will Travel!” We will reuse old maps to make decorations for the teen area and Information Desk and discuss upcoming teen events at the library. Register for tomorrow's TAG meeting here.

Contact Danielle at dpacini@frvpld.info or 847-428-3661 x 5880 if you would like to volunteer but cannot attend a meeting.

October programs for teens

If you are interested in attending any of these programs, you can click on the link to register, or call 847-428-3661 x 5876.

Teen Gaming Club
TONIGHT! at 6:30 pm (in the Meeting Room)
Come hang out with your friends and have fun playing Wii and PS3 games! Bring along your DS and battle each other! Play Yu-Gi-Oh! Feel free to bring in your own games and controllers. Snacks and refreshments provided

Competitive Gaming
Tuesday, October 9 at 6:30 pm (in the Meeting Room)
Come participate in our 2nd tournament! The games are Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Tekken Tag Tournament 2.

TAG Meeting
Wednesday, October 10 at 6:30 pm (in the Craft Room)
The library is looking for new TAG members to help plan teen programs and share what they would like to do at the library. At this meeting we'll also work on fun autumn decorations for the teen area!

Anime Club
Tuesday, October 23 at 7 pm (in the Meeting Room)
We're having a Halloween Party with games, fun snacks, and a raffle for prizes! Costumes are encouraged!

TAG meets this Saturday

TAG meets at 1:30 PM this Saturday, December 3 in the Teen area. We will pull some Charles Dickens-related books to make a display and then head downstairs to the Meeting Room to set up for the Dickens in Dundee movie, The Muppet Christmas Carol. The movie has a 3 PM start time. TAG members will help distribute popcorn and drinks and then enjoy watching the movie!

Share your ideas for the new Anime Club

Our next TAG meeting is this Saturday, September 10 at 11AM. Come join us as we talk about our upcoming fall events, including the first meeting of the Anime Club (Saturday, September 24). Share your ideas and plan activities you'd like to participate in! If you can't make it, you can always post a comment on our TAG Facebook page.

Join TAG this Saturday

Our next TAG meeting is this Saturday the 4th at 11 AM in the library's downstairs Craft Room. We will be creating fun decorations and crafts for our Summer Reading Kick-Off Party. We will also talk about other teen events planned at the library for the summer. Plus there will be food and music! Come join us and get in the spirit of our summer reading theme, A Midsummer Knight's Read, which begins on Monday, June 6.

Join TAG on Facebook

TAG is the library's Teen Action Group. TAG members share ideas on what they want to do at the library, play games, discuss books, music, and movies, and get creative making crafts. TAG is a great way to meet new friends and hang out with old ones. It's never too late to join! We meet the first Saturday of the month. Our next meeting is May 7. If you cannot attend our monthly meeting, you can share your opinions on our Facebook page, where you can also check out our upcoming events at the library or view photos from past programs, like our Eclipse Movie Release Party.

Join TAG on Facebook -- all you have to do is click "Like!"

TAG meeting this Saturday

Don't forget that we have a TAG (Teen Advisory Group) meeting this Saturday, September 2, at 9:30 AM in the Craft Room. If you have never made it to a meeting before, no big deal! Newcomers are always welcome. We have some fun teen programs coming up in the fall!