Teen Gaming Party on Wednesday Dec. 30!

Teen Gaming Party @

the Twin Falls Public Library

Wednesday 12/30 from 5-7 p.m.

*Come try your luck at poker and blackjack (using candy instead of money, of course)

*Play board games like Scrabble, Clue and Battleship

*Show off your skills on the Wii

Teen Holiday Party!

Don’t miss our Teen Holiday Party at 6:30 on Thursday!

We’ll drink hot chocolate, eat Christmas goodies, play games, and listen to music. If you want to participate in the gift exchange, don’t forget to bring a wrapped gift that cost $5 or less. Hope to see you there!

December Teen Events at the Twin Falls Public Library!!!

Happy Holidays, everyone!

The holiday season is here, and the Twin Falls Public Library is celebrating this fun time of year with some awesome teen events! Here's a list of events we’re doing in the month of December:

Tuesday 12/1 @ 4 p.m.: Tuesday Teen Flicks

Thursday 12/3 @ 6:30 p.m.: Teen Open Mic Night
This is your chance to get up in the spotlight and shine! You can come sing a song, recite a monologue, play the guitar, read a poem, or even do a stand up comedy routine! If getting up in front of a crowd isn’t your thing, then just come hang out and cheer on the performers! As always, there will be snacks and drinks!

Saturday 12/5 @ 2 p.m.: Decorate Yscapes for the holidays!
Help us make Yscapes look festive and fun! We’ll listen to Christmas music and have cookies and hot chocolate!

Tuesday 12/8 @ 4 p.m.: Tuesday Teen Flicks

Thursday 12/10 @ 4 p.m.: Teen Book Club— Coraline
Read Neil Gaiman’s book about a girl who discovers an alternate world inside her new house!

Tuesday 12/15 @ 4 p.m.: Tuesday Teen Flicks

Thursday 12/17 @ 6:30 p.m.: Teen Holiday Party and Teen Advisory Board Meeting
If you would like to take part in the gift exchange, bring a gift that costs less than $5.

Tuesday 12/22 @ 4 p.m.: Tuesday Teen Flicks

Tuesday 12/29 @ 4 p.m.: Tuesday Teen Flicks

Wednesday 12/30 @ 5 p.m. “Between the Eves”
Come try your luck at poker and blackjack (using candy instead of money, of course), play board games like Scrabble and Battleship, or show off your skills on the Wii.

Teen Flicks Tuesday and Teen Advisory Board meeting!

We’ve got two great teen events coming up next week:

Tuesday 11/17 @ 4 p.m.: Tuesday Teen Flicks

Come to Tuesday Teen Flicks and watch the newest movie about the crew of a space ship that takes an amazing trek through the stars! ;-)


Thursday 11/19 @ 6:30 p.m.: Teen Advisory Board Meeting!

Come to the TAB meeting to decide what movies we’re watching next month, choose our next 4 books for the Teen Book Club, and plan our teen events for December! Don’t forget, if you being a friend to the meeting, you both get a candy bar!

See you next week!

-Erica

LIVE video chat with Maureen Johnson

Twin Falls Public Library Teen Book Club Presents:

A LIVE video chat with author

Maureen Johnson

Thursday Nov. 12 @ 4 p.m.

Come to our LIVE video chat with Maureen Johnson, author of 13 Little Blue Envelopes, our November Book Club pick! She also write Suite Scarlett, Girl at Sea, and other great books! We will be chatting with Maureen all the way from New York City, and you can come ask her questions about her books, the writing process, getting published, or anything else that’s on your mind! Maureen is taking time out of her super busy schedule to talk to us, so we want lots of people to come take advantage of this awesome opportunity! (PS: You can come even if you haven’t read the book!) There will be snacks, drinks and free gifts, so don’t miss it!

Teen Open Mic on Thursday November 5!

Teen Open Mic @ the Twin Falls Public Library!

Thursday November 5 @ 4:00 p.m.!!!

Don’t miss Teen Open Mic at the Twin Falls Public Library Thursday November 5 at 4:00 p.m.! Teen Open Mic is a chance for you to get up in the spotlight and shine! You can come sing a song, recite a monologue, play the guitar, read a poem, or even do a stand up comedy routine! If getting up in front of a crowd isn’t your thing, then just come hang out and cheer on the performers! As always, there will be snacks and drinks. Plus, everyone who comes will get an awesome keychain that doubles as a cardholder for your activity card, driver’s license, activity card, or whatever!

Hope to see you there!

-Erica

Win a Flip video camera @ the Teen Costume Contest

WIN A FLIP VIDEO CAMERA!!!

You can win a Flip video camera at the-

TEEN COSTUME CONTEST @

TWIN FALLS PUBLIC LIBRARY

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24

FROM 2-5

With Halloween right around the corner, it’s the perfect time to enter the Teen Costume Contest at the Twin Falls Public Library!

You can compete individually or in pairs, and there will be prizes for both categories! (Including a Flip video camera!!!) Be prepared to tell the judges how your costume fits in with this year’s Teen Read Week theme, Read Beyond Reality. (Think sci-fi and fantasy.) You can also participate some fun challenges that will earn you extra points!

Questions? Message me or call the Library, 733-2964 ext. 110.

Hope to see you there!

-Erica

October Teen Events!!!

OCTOBER TEEN EVENTS!

October 6 @ 4 p.m.: Tuesday Teen Flicks— Get Smart

October 8 @ 6:30 p.m.: Teen Video Game Night

October 13 @ 4 p.m.: Breann is organizing a group of TAB members and other teens to act out some of the songs from “The Nightmare Before Christmas.” If you are interested in being a part, meet in Yscapes October 13 @ 4:00 and we’ll get the ball rolling!

October 13 @ 4:30 p.m.: Tuesday Teen Flicks— The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

Teen Read Week : October 18-24
Don’t miss Teen Read Week 2009! This year’s theme is “Read Beyond Reality,” so it’s all about sci-fi and fantasy!

October 20 @ 4 p.m.: Tuesday Teen Flicks— Race to Witch Mountain

October 22 @ 6:30 p.m.: Video Game Night

October 24 from 2:00-5:00: Teen Costume Contest
You can sign up individually or in pairs, and there will be prizes for both categories! Be prepared to tell the judges how your costume fits in with this year’s Teen Read Week theme, Read Beyond Reality. (Think sci-fi and fantasy!) Come ready to participate in a fun challenge that will earn you extra points!

October 27 @ 4 p.m.: Tuesday Teen Flicks— Nightmare Before Christmas

October 29 @ 6:30: Teen Book Club
Come to our very first Teen Book Club discussion! We’ll be talking about the book “The Witch of Blackbird Pond” by Elizabeth Speare.

Meet author Jessica Day George!!!

Meet author Jessica Day George!

Thursday, September 24 @ 7 p.m.

Twin Falls Public Library

Join the Twin Falls Public Library for an evening filled with royalty, magical creatures and lots of adventure as we welcome author Jessica Day George!

George will be at the Library at 7 p.m. on Thursday, September 24. She will read from her books, discuss the process of writing and getting published, and answer questions from the audience!

George has published five books, including the popular “Dragon Slippers” trilogy. The series revolves around a young woman named Creel the adventures she has with her dragon friend Shardas. She has also published “Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow,” which is based on a Nordic legend, and “Princess of the Midnight Ball,” her take on the fairy tale of the 12 dancing princesses. “Princess of the Midnight Ball” has been nominated for the 2010 Best Books for Young Adults award from the Young Adult Library Services Association.

A native of Idaho, George currently lives in Salt Lake City with her husband and their son. Along with writing, she enjoys reading and knitting.

For more information, contact Erica at 733-2964 ext. 110.

What: Author visit with Jessica Day George
When: 7 p.m. Thursday, September 24
Where: Twin Falls Public Library program room
Who: Everyone is welcome! The event is free and open to the public

Teen Video Game Night tomorrow! (Thursday)

If you love Guitar Hero, then make sure you come to the Twin Falls Public Library tomorrow (Thursday) at 6:30 for TEEN VIDEO GAME NIGHT! We’ll bring out the Wii and hook up the guitar, bass, drums and mic for an awesome night!

See you there!!!

-Erica

What: Teen Video Game Night
When: Tomorrow (Thursday) @ 6:30
Where: Yscapes, Twin Falls Public Library
Who: All 6th-12th graders

Don't miss Tuesday Teen Flicks @ 4 p.m. on Tuesday, September 8!!!

We'll be watching a movie staring Steve Martin as a bumbling, hilarious French detective. See you there!!!

What: Tuesday Teen Flicks


When: Tuesday September 8 @ 4 p.m.


Where: Yscapes at the Twin Falls Public Library


Who: Anyone in 6th-12th grade

Teen Open Mic Night is TOMORROW!!!! (Thursday!)

Don’t miss Teen Open Mic Night TOMORROW (Thursday) @ 6:30 at the Twin Falls Public Library!!! You can come sing a song, recite a monologue, read a poem, or even do a stand up comedy routine! If getting up in front of a crowd isn’t your thing, then just come hang out and cheer on the performers!

Hope to see you there!

-Erica

Wanna hang out with some cool people, eat yummy food, play great games and just plain have fun?

Do you want to hang out with some cool people, eat yummy food and play great games? (And earn community service hours while you’re doing it?)

Then join the Teen Advisory Board and come to the Teen Advisory Board meeting on Thursday @ 6:30!

The Teen Advisory Board, or TAB, is a group of 6th-12th graders who help decide what kind of activities we do here at the Library, and what kinds of books, magazines, DVDs and CDs we order. We meet once a month to talk about upcoming activities and programs, but the meetings are anything but boring— we have food, play games, and just hang out! If you are looking to earn community service hours, the time you spend at the meetings and helping with the activities counts as volunteer hours! How cool is that?!?

We’ve got some awesome new activities coming up for the new school year, and we would really like to get as many people involved in TAB as we can so more people can have input on what we do here at the library! The more the merrier, right?!? So grab a friend and come on down!

If you have any questions, you can message me or give me a call here at the Library— 733-2964 ext. 110.

Hope to see you Thursday at 6:30!

-Erica

Fall Teen Events!!!

Just because the Summer Reading Program is over and school has started again doesn't mean we stop having awesome teen events here at the Twin Falls Public Library! Here are some of the great activities we have lined up for this fall!

*Teen Advisory Board Meeting: Thursday August 27 @ 6:30*
Don*t miss the games, food and fun at the August Teen Advisory Board Meeting! We*re going to vote on what movies to watch on Tuesday Teen Flicks, talk about starting a Teen book club and vote on potential books to read as part of the group, and organize our big Back to School event!

*Tuesday Teen Flicks: Tuesday September 1 @ 4:00
Join us every Tuesday for a great movie, good company, and yummy snacks!

*Open Mic Night: Thursday September 3 @ 6:30

*Tuesday Teen Flicks: Tuesday September 8 @ 4:00

*Video Game Night* Guitar Hero: Thursday September 10 @ 6:30

*Tuesday Teen Flicks: Tuesday September 15 @ 4:00

*Teen Advisory Board Meeting: Thursday September 17 @ 6:30

*Tuesday Teen Flicks: Tuesday September 22 @ 4:00

*Tuesday Teen Flicks: Tuesday September 29 @ 4:00

Guitar Hero Tournament tomorrow!!! (Wednesday)

Don’t miss the Guitar Hero Tournament TOMORROW (Wednesday) at 3:00 here at the Twin Falls Public Library! Grab your friends and come down for food, prizes, and a ton of fun!

Hope to see you there!

What: Guitar Hero World Tour Tournament

When: TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) @ 3 P.M.

Where: Twin Falls Public Library

Why: Food, prizes and Guitar Hero. Need I say more?!?

ArtsMania!!! Teen Arts Workshops @ the Twin Falls Public Library

ArtsMania!!!

Teen Arts Workshops @ the Twin Falls Public Library

What: Arts Mania— Teen Arts Workshops @ the Twin Falls Public Library
When: Wednesday, July 22 @ 3 p.m.
Who: Open to all 7th-12th graders
How: Reservations are not required, but they are very much appreciated! To sign up, contact the Library at 733-2964 ext. 110.

You can go to 2 workshops, and there are 4 to choose from:
***Line and swing dancing with Galen Slatter
***Writing and publishing your own book with Jared and Jarom Swenson
***Theater workshop with AJ Hoffman
***Guitar lesson with Ethan Tucker

To sign up or for more information, contact the Library at 733-2964 ext. 110.

Photo Scavenger Hunt is TOMORROW!!! (Wednesday)

Don't miss the Photo Scavenger Hunt TOMORROW (Wednesday) at 3 p.m. at the Twin Falls Public Library! It's going to be a ton of fun, and it's really easy to participate!

1. Get some friends together and come to the library. If at all possible, please have someone in your group bring their digital camera. (If they have the cords that can connect the camera to a TV, even better.) If you don’t have a camera, we have a few to lend out, but please try to bring your own.

2. We’ll give you a list of photos you have to take, like a photo that makes everyone in the group look small, or an action photo where everyone is blurry. Here’s the challenge: you have to stay in the library, and you only have one hour.

3. After the hour is up, everyone will meet back in Yscapes and we’ll put the pictures up on the big screen for everyone to see.

So, are you up for it?

-Erica

What: Photo Scavenger Hunt
When: Wednesday July 15 @ 3:00 p.m.
Where: Twin Falls Public Library
For more information, call Erica at 733-2964 ext. 110.

Photo Scavenger Hunt!!!

Think you and your friends have some crazy photography skills? Then come to the Photo Scavenger Hunt at the Twin Falls Public Library on Wednesday July 15 at 3:00.

Your mission is simple:

1. Get some friends together and come to the library. If at all possible, please have someone in your group bring their digital camera. (If they have the cords that can connect the camera to a TV, even better.)

2. We’ll give you a list of photos you have to take, like a photo that makes everyone in the group look small, or an action photo where everyone is blurry. Here’s the challenge: you have to stay in the library, and you only have one hour.

3. After the hour is up, everyone will meet back in Yscapes and we’ll put the pictures up on the big screen for everyone to see.

So, are you up for it?

What: Photo Scavenger Hunt

When: Wednesday July 15 @ 3:00 p.m.

Where: Twin Falls Public Library

For more information, call Erica at 733-2964 ext. 110.

Wanna melt some crayons?

Wanna melt some crayons?
(Well, crayon shavings anyway.)

Teens, come make some Melted Crayon Art at the Twin Falls Public Library on Wednesday July 8 @ 3 p.m. We’ll use crayon shavings to make fantastic designs on bookmarks, greeting cards, or you can even try your hand at recreating a famous painting like Starry Night or The Scream.
Check out the picture below to see what they look like when they’re all done!

What: Melted Crayon Art

Where: Twin Falls Public Library

When: 3 p.m. Wednesday, July 8

For more information, contact Erica at the Twin Falls Public Library at 733-2964 ext. 110.

Teen Gaming Day TODAY!!!

Don’t miss Teen Gaming Day TODAY @ 3 p.m.!!! We'll have the Wii set up, along with all kinds of other games like checkers, chess, Twister, Scrabble, Boggle, and Pictureka!Feel free to bring your own games, too!!!

What: Teen Gaming Day

When: TODAY @ 3 p.m.

Where: Yscapes @ the Twin Falls Public Library

For more information, call Erica at the Library @ 733-2964 ext. 110.

Battle of the Bands or Back to School Fashion Show?

When school starts again this fall, we want to have a huge, and we mean HUGE teen event to start the year off right. We also want to hear your thoughts on what we should do. Which event would you rather come to—a Battle of the Bands, or a Back to School Fashion Show? Comment or email us with your choice!

Teen Gaming Day is Wednesday!!!

Don’t miss Teen Gaming Day @ the Twin Falls Public Library on Wednesday at 3:00 p.m.! We will have the Wii set up, along with all kinds of other games like checkers, chess, Twister, Scrabble, Boggle, and Pictureka! Feel free to bring your own games, too!!!

What: Teen Gaming Day

When: Wednesday @ 3 p.m.

Where: Yscapes @ the Twin Falls Public Library

For more information, call Erica at the Library @ 733-2964 ext. 110.

Teen Open Mic TODAY!

That's right, folks- it's finally here! Teen Open Mic is TODAY at 3 p.m.!!! Hope to see all of you there!

What: Teen Open Mic

When: TODAY at 3 p.m.

Where: Yscapes @ the Twin Falls Public Library

Want more information? Call Erica at 733-2964 ext. 110.

Teen Open Mic is TOMORROW!!!!

We're counting down! T-minus 22 hours until Teen Open Mic Night! Don't miss it the entertainment, food and FUN!

What: Teen Open Mic

When: TOMORROW (Wednesday) @ 3 p.m.

Where: Yscapes @ the Twin Falls Public Library

Want more info? Call Erica at 733-2964 ext. 110

Teen Open Mic on Wednesday!

Summer Reading '09 is about to enter week #3! Don't miss our Teen Open Mic on Wednesday at 3 p.m. Come hang out in Yscapes and read your favorite poem, sing a song, play the guitar, or do your standup comedy routine—just express yourself! If getting up in front of a crowd isn’t your thing, that’s OK— come hang out and cheer on all the performers and have some yummy snacks!

What: Teen Open Mic

When: Wednesday at 3 p.m.

Where: Yscapes @ the Twin Falls Public Library

More info: Call Erica @ 733-2965 ext. 110.

Win Edward Cullen! (Well, a life-size, cardboard cutout of Edward anyway.)

Yes, it’s true— you can win your very own live-size cardboard cutout of Edward Cullen, courtesy of the Twin Falls Public Library! There are threes ways you can enter the contest:

1. READ!!! For every book you read this summer, fill out a Hot Summer Reads form. All entries go into the drawing for Edward.

2. ADD US! If you go to our Myspace page at myspace.com/twinfallspubliclibrary and add us as a friend, that’s worth another entry into the contest

3. PARTICIPATE! Every time you come to one of our Summer Reading Program events on Wednesdays at 3 p.m., that’s worth another entry, too!

Murder Mystery Day is TOMORROW!

That’s right, it’s finally here! Tomorrow (Wednesday) at 3 p.m. is the kickoff for Teen Summer Reading 2009: a Rock and Roll Murder Mystery. It’s kinda like the game Clue, only live. There will be crime scenes, evidence, statements from suspects and everything. Watch CSI and Law and Order to brush up on your detective skills, because you’ll have to figure out who the murderer is, how they did it, and why. As always, there will be snacks for everybody and prizes for the winning detectives, so BE THERE!

What: Rock and Roll Murder Mystery
When: 3 p.m. Wednesday June 10
Where: Twin Falls Public Library
Why: To hang out, have fun and to solve a mystery
Want more info? Contact the Library @ 733-2964 ext. 110.

SEE YOU THERE!

Register for Summer Reading this week!

It’s almost time to Express Yourself @ Your Library!!!

Be sure to stop by the Library this week and register for our 2009 Summer Reading Program! The program is completely free, and registration only takes a second. You can also pick up our calendar of events, or just scroll down to the post below for more information!

Also, don’t forget our big kick-off event on Wednesday June 10 at 3:00! Brush up on your detective skills by watching CSI or Law and Order, then come to our Rock and Roll Murder Mystery! Come check out the three crime scenes and follow the clues to solve the mystery before the other groups!


We hope too see you for Summer Reading 2009!

Teen Summer Reading '09!

Teen Summer Reading ’09: Express Yourself @ Your Library!

How do you express yourself? With music? With art? With theatre? With technology? However you like to get your feelings across, you can do it this summer at the Twin Falls Public Library’s Teen Summer Reading Program!

Here’s our schedule so far:

June 10: Rock and Roll Murder Mystery
Use your detective skills to follow clues across the library and solve the mystery before the other groups.

June 15-20: Create an Avatar Contest
What would you look like online? Make an avatar and find out! When you’re done, add it to your MySpace or Facebook page!

June 24: Open Mic Night
You can read your favorite poem, sing a song, play the guitar, or do your standup comedy routine—just express yourself!

June 29-July 4: Famous First Lines Contest
Match up famous first lines to the books they come from.

July 8: Melted Crayon Art
You’d be surprised at the amazing art you can make with melted crayons! Come make a bookmark, key chain or a card.

July 13-18: Make Your Own Masterpiece Contest
Make your own version of a classic painting like the Mona Lisa or Starry Night.

July 22: ArtsMania Workshops
Come for an afternoon of 4 different workshops— writing, theatre, dance and art— all under one roof.

July 29: Guitar Hero World Tour Tournament
Check out the library’s new Wii and battle it out on the guitar, drums and mic.

Saving Juliet

Saving Juliet - Suzanne Selfors

Seventeen-year-old Mimi Wallingford's stage fright and fight with her mother on the closing night of Romeo and Juliet are nothing compared to the troubles she faces when she and her leading man are transported to Shakespeare's Verona, where she decides to give the real Juliet a happy ending.

97 things to do before you finish high school

97 things to do before you finish high school - Steven Jenkins and Erika Stalder

Discover new places, new people, new hobbies, and open your eyes to the world. Learn about the stuff they don't teach you in high school like how to host a film festival, plan your first road trip, make a podcast, spend a day in silence, or shut down a house party before the police do. Interest, amuse and educate youself--because your life doesn't stop at 3 PM each day, it just gets started.

Keeper of the Grail

Keeper of the Grail - Michael P. Spradlin

In 1191, fifteen-year-old Tristan, a youth of unknown origin raised in an English abbey, becomes a Templar Knight's squire during the Third Crusade and soon finds himself on a mission to bring the Holy Grail to safety.