This week is Manga Mania during the Fantastical: Teen Summer Reading Program @GPL.

We will be showing an Anime movie and celebrating things related to Japan and manga/anime.  Both events are FREE and open to teens ages 12-18.

Wednesday June 24 from 4-6 stop by for anime, popcorn and soda.

Friday June 26 from 4- 6 we will have fun playing with Japanese culture and things manga/anime related.    Even though it’s summer, make an exam headband like the ones worn by Japanese students.  Make and eat some candy sushi. Create a cosplay masterpiece with toilet paper and streamers.  Watch some anime.  Origami- make pieces of art from paper.  Play suikawari- a traditional summer game of smashing watermelon.  Hang out and have fun with other manga/anime lovers.

For more information go to teensummer.georgetown.org or call or email Bethni King at 930.9331 or email bking@georgetowntx.org

Hey all you teens who are artistic types. Are you interested in showing off some of your art work? Then enter the Fantastical: Teen Summer Reading Program Art Show at GPL.  Enter your drawings, paintings or computer generated art. The art can be any subject matter.  Entries do not have to be of a fantasy or sci fi nature.

Artwork will be on display from June 5, 2009 to July 31, 2009.

Winners will be announced and receive their awards July 29, 2009 at the final event for the Teen Summer Reading Program.

First Place: $50 gift certificate to Hobby Lobby

Second Place: $30 gift certificate to Hobby Lobby

Third Place: $20 gift certificate to Hobby Lobby

To enter artwork read rules below. Fill out submission ticket and turn it in along with your artwork to the Children’s Desk on the first floor by July26, 2009.  Get the submission ticket at the Georgetown Public Library.

Rules:

1. Artwork must be no larger than 11 x 17. Sculptures or 3-D art media will not be accepted.

2. Participants must be between the ages of 12-18.

3.Up to two entries per person.

4. Artwork must be suitable for all audiences.

5. Artwork without a submission ticket will not be accepted.

6. Georgetown Public Library is not responsible for lost or damaged artwork.

7. All decisions are final.

Deadline for submission: July 26, 2009

For more information go to teensummer.georgetown.org or call or email Bethni King at 930.9331 or email bking@georgetowntx.org

This week for the Fantastical: Teen Summer Reading Program @GPL there will be a movie day and a Zine workshop.  Both events are FREE and open to teens ages 12-18.

We will be watching Iron Man on Wednesday June 10 from 4-6 pm on a big screen.  Popcorn and sodas will be served.

Friday June 12 from 4-6 pm is the Zine Workshop.

You may be wondering what exactly is a zine?   Zine is short for magazine.  They are small, self published mini-magazines or home-made comics.  They can be on any subject and are a great way to express yourself and your interests.  They can be made by one person or many.  We will be making digest or half-page size zines.   We will make photocopies of your zines to display in the library throughout summer.

Don’t forget that there is also a Teen Art Show going on through June and July as part of the teen summer reading program.  First place is a $50 gift certificate to Hobby Lobby.  Stop by the libray for rules and a submission form.  Submission deadline is Sunday July 26, 2009.

For more information go to teensummer.georgetown.org or call or email Bethni King at 930.9331 or email bking@georgetowntx.org

Check back often for updates and more information on upcoming events.

Event Flyer

Teen Art Show flyer

Summer is here and so is Fantastical: Teen Summer Reading Program 2009.  To start the summer off right, how about a little laser tag and mobile game unit provided by Games2U.  Join us at GPL on Friday June 5 from 4-6 pm to play video games in a self-powered, climate-controlled Mobile Video Game Theater with state-of-the-art electronics, lighting, and sound, including multiple flat-screen HDTV displays inside and outside. To cool off come inside, join a team, and play laser tag in the upstairs meeting rooms.  All summer reading events are FREE and open to teens 12-18 years old.

For more information go to the Teen Summer Reading Program page at http://teensummer.georgetown.org or email bking@georgetowntx.org

Here is a quick version of the calendar of events for Fantastical:  Teen Summer Reading Program 2009.  The summer program will take place during  June and July.  All events take place on Wednesdays and Fridays from 4-6 pm.   All events will take place at the library.

The first event is laser tag and a mobile game theater from Games2U on Friday June 5, 2009 from 4-6 pm.

There are a couple of 2 day events.  The Make Your Own Video Game workshops in June are restricted so you need to sign up in advance.  Sign up by calling or stopping by the Children’s Desk of the library or emailing Bethni King at bking@georgetowntx.org.

The drawing workshop with Erik Kuntz in July is also two days.  It is recommended that you attend both sessions but not required.

This summer also features an Art Contest.  So all you artist out there enter a drawing or painting for the chance to win a $50 gift certificate to Hobby Lobby.  All entries will be displayed in the TeenSpace at the library.  Entries can be entered June 5 - July 26, 2009. Winners will be announced at the finale on July 29, 2009.  Click here for rules and dates.

For more informaton and to sign up for the reading portion go to the Teen Summer Reading Program 2009 page on this website.  Or call the library or email bking@georgetowntx.org   Check the blog and the online calendar of events for further information on teen events this summer.

June

June 5:    Laser Tag and Mobile Game Theater from Games2U    4-6 pm

June 10:  Movie  (TBA)   4-6 pm

June 12:   Zine Workshop    4-6 pm

June 17:    Make Your Own Video Game Workshop Part 1    4-6 pm   (registration required)

June 19:    Make Your Own Video Game Part 2   4-6 pm   (registration required)

June 24:    Anime  (TBA)   4-6 pm

June 26:    Manga Mania     4-6 pm

July

July 1:    Open Game Day    4-6 pm

July 8:    Drawing workshop with Erik Kuntz  Part 1    4-6 pm

July 10:  Drawing workshop with Erik Kuntz  Part 2   4-6 pm

July 15:   Movie (TBA)   4-6 pm

July 17:   Animation workshop with Lee Lacy   4-6 pm

July 22:    Altered Books    4-6 pm

July 24:    Henna Tattoos     4-6 pm

July 29:  Finale and announcement of Art Contest winners   4-6 pm

The first ever Read it Forward is over.  Saturday May 9, 2009 was the After Schooled Party at the Georgetown Public Library.  We celebrated all things groovy and hippie from the book Schooled by Gordon Korman.  There was a Tai Chi demonstration.  We tie dyed headbands, made jewelry and Shrinky Dinks, and ate a lot of pizza.

Thanks to all the teachers, parents, administrators, and librarians from Benold Middle School, Forbes Middle School, Tippit Middle School, and the Ninth Grade Campus who made the program a success.  Thanks to the Friends of the Georgetown Public Library for sponsoring the party.  A special thanks to all the students who read the book, passed it on, and read it forward.

We had fun, so let’s look ahead to the next Read it Forward this fall.  If you have any thoughts on the program or suggestions for how to make it better, tell your school librarian or Bethni King at the Georgetown Public Library.  We welcome any feedback.

Click here to see more pictures from the After Schooled Party.

The last Teen Open Game Night of the school year is Friday May 8 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. in the Hewlett Room at GPL. Teens ages 13-18 are welcome. Play Nintendo Wii and PS2.   We have 2 projectors for bigger than life action and two tv’s.  Show off your moves with DDR and Guitar Hero.  We now have Guitar Hero: World Tour.  Or bring your own stuff.   And don’t forget your friends. We’ll have drinks and munchies on hand.  Teen Open Game Night is sponsored by the TAB (Teen Advisory Board) at GPL.

King Of the Screwups

By K.L. Going

Liam Geller seems have it all.  He’s handsome, popular, and gets all the girls.  He’s the son of one of the world’s wealthiest men and his mother is a supermodel.  So why does he screw things up all the time?  During his senior year Liam’s father has finally had enough and kicks him out of the house.  Liam has nowhere to go but to a small town in upstate New York to live in a trailer with his uncle. Liam is upset until he realizes this is his chance to remake himself into something, someone his father would notice and appreciate.  Can Liam transform himself into a non popular, studious, business minded success like his father?  Or will he screw up the ultimate makeover?

Check out these other books by K.L. Going: Fat Kid Rules the World, Garden of Eve, Saint Iggy

Only 2 more weeks until the After Schooled wrap up party at the Georgetown Public Library.  Anyone who has read “Schooled” by Gordon Korman can pick up an invitation from the Benold, Forbes, Tippit, or NGC librarians.

If you haven’t read the book yet, there is still time.  Find a copy.  Look around your school or ask your friends if they have a copy.  Each book has instructions telling you what to do when you finish the book. GPL is providing a website that will track each copy as well as reader comments. Click the Read-it-Forward graphic above or look for a link on any of the participating campus library web pages.

Read the book and join us at the Georgetown Public Library on Saturday May 9, 2009 from 1:30 to 3:00. Celebrate the end of Read it Forward with pizza and soda, tie dying, Guitar Hero, a Tai Chi demonstration and jewelry making. Plus a grand prize drawing for an iPod shuffle. (Must be present to win)

Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit

by Nahoko Uehashi

Balsa is a female bodyguard.  She is master of the short spear, an expert in martial arts, smart, and totally fearless.  Balsa is unknown in New Yogo until she rescues the Second Prince Chagum from drowning.  The prince’s mother suspects that someone is trying to kill Chagum and hires Balsa to protect her son.  While fleeing, Balsa realizes this job is far from ordinary.  Chagum exhibits strange behaviors from glowing at night, frightening nightmares, switching between two realities, and being inexplicably drawn to water.  Along their journey, with the help of two friends- Tanda and Torogai- they learn the truth of what troubles Chagum.  Chagum is the Moribito- Guardian of the Spirit.  The Water Guardian has laid its egg in Chagum and unless they get the egg to its home in the distant sea, New Yogo will experience a terrible drought.  It will take all her knowledge and skill to save Chagum from those who want him dead- the king of New Yogo and the egg eating monster Rarunga.