Teen Book Discussion: The Hunger Games & Thirteen Reasons Why

It's readers' choice at our next Teen Book Club meeting on Tuesday, July 7th at 7pm! You can read either The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins or Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher -- or you can read both! Both books are available on display at the library for you to check out. We'll also be talking about any other books we've read since our last meeting. Open to teens in 6th grade and up.

For more information, contact Heather at (708) 301-7908 or hcolby@homerlibrary.org.

Teen Movie Night: Thursday, July 2nd

It's almost time for another Teen Movie Night! Grab your friends and head to the library on Thursday, July 2nd at 7pm! We'll provide the popcorn and drinks. Call the library at (708) 301-7908 (or email Heather at hcolby@homerlibrary.org) for movie title and length. Open to teens in 6th grade and up.

Teen Advisory Board: First Meeting!

Teens in 9-12 grades are invited to join the library's new Teen Advisory Board! Members will have the opportunity to influence the Homer Library's teen services. TAB will meet once a month to discuss books, programming, and other library topics. Members will receive volunteer hours for attending TAB meetings. Summer TAB meetings will be held on Thursday, June 25th at 7pm and Thursday, July 23rd at 7pm. Interested in attending? Email Heather at hcolby@homerlibrary.org to let her know!

June YAC Meeting

The next meeting of the library's Youth Activity Committee is on June 24th at 4:30pm! YAC members volunteer for events in the library and the larger community and have fun while doing so. It's a friendly group, and new members (in grade 6-8 as of Fall 2009) are always welcome. Members will receive volunteer hours for attending YAC meetings.

For more information, contact Heather Colby at (708) 301-7908 or hcolby@homerlibrary.org.

Teen Movie Night: Thursday, June 18th

Grab your friends and head to the library's Teen Movie Night on Thursday, June 18th at 7pm! We'll provide the popcorn and drinks. Call the library at (708) 301-7908 (or email Heather at hcolby@homerlibrary.org) for movie title and length. Open to teens in 6th grade and up.

Teen Manga Group: Special Date!

June's meeting of the Teen Manga Group will take place on a special date: Thursday, June 11th at 7pm! We'll be having an art show, so bring your favorite manga-inspired artwork to show off to the rest of the group! Not an artist? Come anyway and enjoy the work of your friends! Open to teens in 6th grade & up.

And as a reminder, our summer dates for manga meetings will be on Tuesday, July 28th from 7-8pm and Thursday, August 20th (from 7-8:45pm, because it's our cosplay party! Start planning those outfits now!).

For more information, contact Heather Colby at (708) 301-7908 or hcolby@homerlibrary.org.

Teen Intern Program: Deadline Extended to June 8th!

The deadline for Teen Summer Intern Program applications has been extended to Monday, June 8th! You can pick up an application at the library, or you can download one here! For more information on the Teen Intern Program, click here!

Have questions? Call Heather at (708) 301-7908 at email her at hcolby@homerlibrary.org.

Teen Book Club: Elsewhere

The next selection for the Teen Book Club is Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin! We'll be discussing this book and talking about any other books that we've been reading at the Teen Book Club meeting on Tuesday, June 2nd at 7pm.

Copies of the book are available at the library for check out. Open to teens in 6th grade and up, and new members are welcome! Have any questions? Contact Heather at (708) 301-7908 or hcolby@homerlibrary.org.

YAC Summer BBQ: New Date!

Celebrate the arrival (well, almost!) of summer at the library's annual YAC BBQ on Wednesday, June 3rd at 4:30pm (please note the revised date)! We'll be eating hot dogs and other BBQ snacks, playing Bags (weather permitting!), and preparing decorations for the library's summer reading program.

For those who don't know, YAC is the library's Youth Advisory Committee! Teens volunteer for events in the library and the larger community and have fun while doing so! It's a friendly group, and new members (in grade 6 and up) are always welcome.

For more information, contact Heather Colby at (708) 301-7908 or hcolby@homerlibrary.org.

Teen Manga Group

At the next meeting of the Teen Manga Group (on Thursday, May 21st at 7pm), we'll be talking about manga books, so bring your favorite series (or two, or three!) to booktalk to the group!

Open to teens in 6th grade and up. New members are welcome! For more information, contact Heather Colby at (708) 301-7908 or hcolby@homerlibrary.org.

Teen Summer Intern Program: Applications Available!

Applications for this summer's Teen Intern Program are now available! You can pick one up at the library, or you can download one here! There are several events teens can volunteer for:

+ Summer Reading Desk -- marking reading logs and handing out weekly prizes

+ Book Buddies -- reading books and making crafts with a younger "buddy"

+ Teen Advisory Board -- discussing books/collection development, teen programming, and other library topics

+ Teen Techies -- working on teen technology projects, including updating the library's website

+ General Volunteer Duties -- straightening shelves, creating book displays, and craft preparation

+ Teen Readers Projects -- creating book lists, creating tags for books, and writing book reviews for the library's Teen Reviews website

The Teen Intern Program is a fun way to gain volunteer hours, which will look great on college and job applications! The program is open to teens who are entering 6th grade & up (as of Fall 2009). Shifts are usually limited to 1-3 hours per week, and volunteer space for each event is based on first come, first served (dates and times of each event are available on the application). The deadline for applications is June 1, 2009, and applicants will be notified of their schedule by June 8, 2009. There will be no orientation meetings this year, so please read the rules found on the application. We look forward to having you intern at the library this summer!

For more information on the Teen Intern Program, contact Heather Colby at (708) 301-7908 or hcolby@homerlibrary.org.