On Friday we had the first Guitar Hero tournament at GPL using Guitar Hero 3 for the Wii. After some close competition, a winner emerged. Mikey B and Cesar C battled it out in expert mode in a grueling face off playing “Knights of Cydonia” by Muse. In the end Mikey B was victorious. He won tickets to the City Lights Theatre. Second place went to Cesar C and third place to Riley S. The easy mode competition was won by Alex A who battled Nick B playing Mississippi Queen by Mountain. The medium mode competition was won by Kandee who battled Krystal playing Schools Out by Alice Cooper. The GH tournament was part of the Game On! summer program for teens at GPL. We had a lot of fun and watched some awesome performances.

Next week is the last week of the Game On! program. Wednesday from 4-5 pm is a chocolate tasting party. Find out what your favorite candy bar reveals about your personality or try your hand at the chocolate guessing games. There will be a chocolate fountain and chocolate prizes. Mmmmmm, chocolate. So much chocolate, so little time.

We made it! Game On! Texas Teens Reads is sadly now over. Thanks to everyone who participated by reading and/or attending the events. We have winners for the grand prize drawings. And the winners are: Kaysha H. for the Best Buy gift card, Sean T. for the Target gift card, and Jason J. for a City Lights Theatre gift card. You three can stop in anytime to pick up your prizes. The gift certificates are being held at the Children’s desk at the library.

For those of you who unfortunately did not win one of the gift certificates, there are a limited number of  gift bags that can be picked up at the Children’s desk until we run out.

We hope you enjoyed the program this summer. If you have any thoughts on how to improve the program for next year- contact Ms. Bethni at 930.3551, bking@georgetowntx.org, or next time your in the library tell her your ideas in person.

Thanks. Enjoy the rest of the summer and stop by to hang out or pick up a good book to pass the time.

Now we have a little something called Are You Game? Teen Open Gaming. There will be 2 open gaming afternoons in August. The first one is on Wednesday August 13th from 4-6 pm. The second one is Friday August 22nd from 4-6 pm. Show off your moves with DDR and Guitar Hero. Play games on a PS2 and the Nintendo Wii. Or bring your own stuff. And don’t forget your friends. Challenge someone to a board or card game. Sodas and munchies will be provided

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This week, for Game On! the teen summer program at GPL, we will be having a martial arts demonstration and workshop with Kuk Sool Won. Kuk Sool Won is a Korean martial art system focused on families that stresses humility, self-discipline, loyalty, self-respect, and respect for others. Techniques used in Kuk Sool Won include hand striking, leg techniques, throwing and grappling, joint-locking techniques, falling techniques, acrobatics, body conditioning, traditional Korean weapons, meditation, and breathing techniques. To learn more visit the website of the local Kuk Sool Won school run by John Miller. The program is Wednesday July 16th and starts at 2 pm.

On Friday July 18th we will be having a Guitar Hero tournament. So all you rock star wannabes come on down and strut your stuff. Or, since every rock star needs an audience, come on over to watch and cheer as we crown a Guitar Hero champion. Registration starts at 1:00. We will be playing GH 3 on the Wii.