High School Teen Advisory Board meeting minutes 3.24.08

• April 28 book discussion book chosen: Ballad of the whiskey robber : a true story of bank heists, ice hockey, Transylvanian pelt smuggling, moonlighting detectives, and broken hearts by Julian Rubinstein.
• New teen room: The board likes the name "Teen Scene." The board plans to begin construction of magazine collage for one of the walls in the teen room in May. The board suggested a Guitar Hero Tournament for the Grand Opening of the Teen Scene.
• Book drive for students in Uganda: The board will create signs and plan for bin locations at the next meeting, April 14.

Middle School Poetry Contest

Help the library celebrate April as National Poetry Month! If you're a middle school student and a budding poet, submit up to 3 original poems. There will be three winners for each grade level. Peoms must be submitted by the end of April. Winners will be announced on Monday, May 5. Entry forms are available at the Youth Reference Desk.

Earth Day Photography Display

If you’re a middle school or high school student and a budding photographer, come enter some work into the Earth Day Photography Contest at the library. All photographs must pertain obviously to nature or environmental issues. Enter as many photographs as you’d like. Pick up an entry form at the Youth or Adult Reference Desks. Display runs from April 21 to May 2.

Book Buddies

If you’re a middle school or high school student, come to the library to sign up to be a Book Buddy. You can read to a younger child (no younger than 4) for an hour each week. Applications at the Youth and Adult Reference Desks. Get your application in by April 7!

Ideas for next book discussion book

Let's think of some titles for our next high school book discussion on April 28th and discuss them!

2.11.08 Teen Advisory Board Meeting Minutes

Attendance
- Ruth Mulvihill +
- Ellen Mulvihill +
- Rachel Kahn +
- Conor Loftus +
- Maisie Sackett +
- Welcome new member George Rogers! +
- Elizabeth Buckton absent -

Update on spring high school programs
- Book Buddies now open to high school students as well as middle school students
- Earth Day photography display April 21-25
- Next high school book discussion will be April 28

Possible next book discussion book ideas
- Dairy Queen
- Running With Scissors
- How to Practice the Way to a Meaningful Life
- On the Road
- Spud

4th of July Parade
- Ellen and Ruth interested
- George can't because he works for the park district
- Maisie, Rachel and Conor not interested

Book drive for students in Uganda
- Need to collect useful textbooks, classic literature, dictionaries, books that would benefit
- By next meeting:
- Rachel and Maisie to make signs for advertising
- Get bins ready

Preliminary discussion of high school summer reading program
- More prizes!!
- Possible prizes:
- Gift cards
- Books
- Tickets to event?
- Ipod speakers

Next meeting:
- Choose book discussion book
- Finish organizing book drive
- Further discuss summer reading

Upcoming Teen Advisory Board Meeting

Monday, February 11 at 7:30 p.m.

We will discuss:

• Developing and planning new programs more actively
• What book to discuss on April 28
• How to recruit new members
• If we would be interested in volunteering for the ice cream social
• If we would be interested in representing the library in the 4th of July parade
• Possible organization of a book drive for students in need in Uganda