Middle School Candle Making program

Middle School students!

There is still space available in the after school craft program coming up on Monday, May 4 from 4 - 5 pm. Come make a candle or two just in time for Mother's Day! Sign up by calling or stopping the Youth Services reference desk.

Middle School Poetry Contest

Just a reminder: Winners will be announced this Wednesday, April 15 after school!!!! Stop by the Youth Services department to check out all the great poems that were entered.

April Book of the Month

Marcelo in the Real World
by Francisco X. Stork

17-year-old Marcelo has an Asperger's-like syndrome and is comfortable at his special school, where he has a job caring for ponies in the stable. When his ambitious father encourages him to work in his law firm's mailroom, Marcelo is forced to navigate through the office politics as well as the outside world. Told in a characteristically flat tone, Marcelo is at once believable and somehow relatable. Readers will find themselves engulfed in the world of someone who is both much like them, and not at all like them. Fans of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time will love this one!

Writing Comics Workshop with Russell Lissau

March 28, 2009 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
6th graders to adults: come to the library and learn from DC Comics' BATMAN STRIKES writer, Russell Lissau, everything you need to know about writing a comic, from penciling sketches to creating scripts.

Book Buddies

If you are in middle school or high school and are interested in reading to younger child each week at the library, sign up to be a Book Buddy in the Youth Services department by March 31, 2009. Be prepared to commit to a 6-week program ending May 17.

Middle School Poetry Contest

Middle school students!

Submit up to three of your original poems between March 2, 2009 and March 27, 2009. All poetry will be displayed in the Youth Services Department during the month of April in honor National Poetry Month. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place awards will be announced for each separate grade level (6th through 8th) on Wednesday, April 15, 2009 after school.

High School Volunteers

High school students!

Volunteer at the library! Log valuable volunteer hours for your resume and college applications and help your local library run more efficiently at the same time. After school hours are available. Please be willing to commit to a 6-week session from Mar 30 - May 8, 2009 or consider volunteering at another time. Get your registration form in by March 28, 2009. Pick up a registration form at the Adult Services or Circulation desks or in the Teen Scene.