High School Teen Advisory Board meeting minutes 11/12/07

GEPL High School Teen Advisory Board – Minutes 11/12/07 – 7:30 p.m.
No one interested in DLS Legislative Breakfast
Filled out member profiles
Assigned monthly mini-displays – each member will display 5-6 books of their choice (based on a theme or favorites list) for a month in the YA area on the display shelf opposite the windows
December – Rachel
January – Elizabeth
February – Maisie
March – Ruth
April – Ellen
· Everyone has a copy of the book discussion book, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, by Jonathan Safran Foer and Rachel checked out an extra copy for her friend. The discussion is scheduled for Monday, Dec. 3rd at 7:30 p.m. It has been agreed that book discussions will be scheduled every two months.
· Rachel wrote a review of Spud, byJohn Van de Ruit and Maisie wrote a review of The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
· The pizza and a movie night title is Ferris Bueller’s Day Off . The board members have agreed to distribute flyers for pizza and a movie night and have chosen where they want the pizza from and that bean bag chairs will the seating of choice.
· The board looked at several examples of other library’s teen homepages. The board would like to see links to authors’ blogs, links to their reviews and mini-display titles, links to entertainment news, library events, links to college information, a quick poll or survey – and of course a link to their TAB with their pictures and brief member profiles. They would like to name the page “Teen Scene” – which is also a possibility for a name for the YA area in the library.
· Finally, the board looked at examples of teen spaces in libraries and brainstormed for a new YA area. The board would like computers (four?), comfy chairs and cozy rugs, a disco ball, tables with board games set in them (namely Scrabble, Sorry, Checkers and Monopoly), some type of Ipod speakers and/or music, a space that appeals to both boys and girls, colorful décor, and the board is also interested in a soda machine, if possible. The board has also agreed that part of the wall space should be covered in a magazine collage that they have agreed to create.
· The board was informed that two sets of Guitar Hero have been borrowed and they expressed interest in a tournament, but we ran out of time before anything could be planned.
· Snacks for Finals Week were briefly discussed and Swedish Fish, granola bars, carrots and celery, and hummus and pita were at the top of the list.
· The meeting adjorned with a “field trip” down to the YA area so the members could see where their mini-displays will be located as well as where the new teen area will be.

high school teen advisory board meeting minutes 10/8/07

Monday, October 8th, 7:30 p.m. in the meeting room

Attendance:

Ruth Mulvihill
Ellen Mulvihill
Conor Loftus
Elizabeth Buckton
Maisie Sackett
Rachel Kahn

One Book, One Glenbard brainstorming

The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Running With Scissors
Author Carl Hiasson

Programming Ideas:

Author signings
Book discussions
“Reflections”

Movie and pizza night and movie ideas:

Pink Panther
Saving Private Ryan
Black Hawk Down
Catch Me if You Can
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
The Breakfast Club
Moulin Rouge
The Lives of Others
Pan’s Labyrinth
Life Is Beautiful

Book Discussion

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, by Jonathan Foer Safran
Monday, November 19 in the board room, 7:30 p.m.

Attention Middle Schoolers!!!

What are your top 3 favorite movies?

middle schoolers...

what are your top 3 favorite series?

Middle School Knitting Group

Come learn basic knitting skills or continue works in progress. Bring your own materials or use those supplied by the library. We'll have snacks and music.
Wednesdays 6:30 - 7:30 p.m., September 26th - November 14th in the meeting room.
Sign up by calling or stopping by the Youth Services desk.

Middle School Teen Advisory Board Minutes - August 21, 2007

-Monthly book reviews – picked books
-Did not come up with a monthly meeting time, but agreed to monthly meetings
-Expressed interest in Guitar Hero and DDR
-Expressed interest in decorating YA area with art or photography contest pieces
-Favorite snacks
Chips
Popcorn
Fruit
Cheese
-Ideas…
Scrapbooking
Card making
Storytime and continuation of Book Buddies
Baking – cookies
Cooking – Italian, food-related books (Redwall books)
-Book discussion – picked The Golden Compass, by Phillip Pullman
“Loungey” atmosphere
Discuss difference between movie and book
Read same book and write new endings

middle school teen advisory board

the middle school teen advisory board meeting has been rescheduled for tuesday, august 21 at 5 p.m. in the meeting room. we will have snacks and put the future of young adult services at the library in your hands! see you there!

book buddies and volunteer appreciation party

for all of your hard work this summer as either a library volunteer or a book buddy (or both), we are throwing you a party on wednesday, august 15 from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the youth services department. there will be pizza and games! be sure to r.s.v.p. by monday, august 13 with the kind of pizza you like best. can't wait to see you there!

hello!

hello, everyone. welcome to library of thought, where teens of the glen ellyn public library can think, talk, cry, complain and laugh freely. please feel free to post your thoughts on the library and ideas for programs you might be interested in doing, books, movies, music, current events, and other issues....