This week will be releasing our creative sides with small pieces of art in two different mediums.  We will be creating altered books and getting henna tattoos.

Both events are free and open to teens 12-18 years old.

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

Altered Books Wednesday July 22  4-6 pm

Altering books is about taking a used book and giving it new life.

An altered book artist takes a book (old, new, recycled or multiple) and cuts, tears, glues, burns, folds, paints, adds to, collages, rebinds, gold leafs, creates pop-ups, rubber-stamps, drills, bolts, and/or be-ribbons it. The artist may add pockets and niches to hold tags, rocks,  or other three-dimensional objects. Some change the shape of the book, or use multiple books in the creation of the finished piece of art.

Altered books may be as simple as adding a drawing or text to a page, or as complex as creating an intricate book sculpture.

We will be taking used books and making  personal pieces of art and picture frames.

Henna Tattoos Friday July 24  4-6 pm

Antares Pacheco from Laksmi Skin Art will be here to provide small henna tattoos.  Come express yourself in a safe, natural, and temporary way with a henna tattoo.

After two qualifying rounds, the field was narrowed down to sixteen.  Last Saturday the final sixteen became eight, then four, then two and finally a champion was crowned.  The MarioKart grand racing champion is Jake B.  (See picture) who won a $50 gift certificate to Game Stop.

Second place went to Connor S. ($30 gift certificat to Game Stop),  third place to Leland P. ($20 gift certificate to Game Stop), and fourth place to Jackson S.  (See picture)  Congratulations guys.  Everyone was great and we had fun watching the races and snacking on pizza.

For more photos click here.

Calling all Anime and Manga lovers.  This Saturday September 19, 2009 from 3-4 pm is the first meeting of the new Animanga Club @GPL.  Teens 12- 18 are welcome.  Share your passion and obsession with others like you.   Help decide what the club will be like.  Watch anime, discuss manga, draw, preview new manga titles, eat snacks, and help the library purchase related materials.

Did I forget to mention the Poky for those who bring a friend?

For more information call Bethni King at 930-3551 or visit http://library.georgetown.org/events.yacalendar.php or email bking@georgetowntx.org

Join us for a two day drawing workshop with Austin artist Erik Kuntz. Erik will show us how to draw cartoons in the Manga style. Paper, pencils, and erasers will be supplied. It is highly encouraged that you attend both days of the workshop but not required. The workshops are July 8 and 10 from 4-6 pm.  Both workshops are free and open to teens 12-18 years old. Drinks and snacks provided.

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

To take a look at Erik’s work visit 2 Bad Mice Design, A Dog a Day, and Hex Libris.

It’s hard to believe but the Fantastical: Teen Summer Reading program is almost over. The finale will be held on Wednesday July 29, 2009 from 4-6 pm. The winners of the summer Art Contest and the reading grand prizes will be announced. Pizza, drinks, and ice cream will be served. We will play Wii on our two new 42 inch flat screen TVs and tie dye t-shirts.

In order to be eligible for the reading grand prizes- a $50 gift certificate to Target or Best Buy- you must log in the number of hours you have read this summer and the programs attended by midnight Monday July 27, 2009. So keep logging in those hours.

Both events are free and open to teens 12-18 years old.

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

Teen Advisory Board Meeting (TAB)

Friday September 11, 2009

4:30 – 5:30.

We’re looking for new members, so now is the time to join.

Top 10 Reasons to join TAB:

10. Your parents want you out of the house.

9. You’re always at the library anyway.

8. You love reading new books and would like to help buy them.

7. You’re a people person and love making new friends.

6. You’re just in it to have a good time!

5. You want a FUN way to fulfill your community service hours.

4. Two words: FREE FOOD!

3. You find yourself thinking of cool ideas for the library if you could run it.

2. When your friends check out the teen area and say “awesome!” you can take credit for that awesomeness.

1. You’ve heard of TAB and think “That’s for me!”

For more information call Bethni King at 930-3551 or visit http://teenspace.georgetown.org/tab/ or email bking@georgetowntx.org

The return of Teen Open Game Night at GPL

Friday September 18, 2009

6-8 pm

Teens ages 12-18. Rock on with Guitar Hero and  Guitar Hero: World Tour.  New games for the Wii including Guitar Hero 5, Wii Resort Sports, Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party, and  Super Mario Galaxy.  Thanks to the generosity of the Friends of the Georgetown Public Library we now have 2 42″ flat screen televisions.   Play games on a PS2 and the Nintendo Wii. Or bring your own stuff. And don’t forget your friends. 6-8 pm in the Hewlett Room. Sodas and snacks provided.

For more information call Bethni King at 930-3551 or visit http://library.georgetown.org/events.yacalendar.php or email bking@georgetowntx.org

Introducing the new Animanga Club

Saturday September 19, 2009

3-4 pm

First Meeting. Welcome Otaku. Anime and Manga lovers share your passion with others like you. Watch anime, discuss manga, draw, preview new manga titles, eat snacks, and help the library purchase related materials.

For more information call Bethni King at 930-3551 or visit http://library.georgetown.org/events.yacalendar.php or email bking@georgetowntx.org

This summer as part of the Fantastical: Teen Summer Reading program some very talented teens made short animated movies.  Check out the videos below.  The videos are also posted on the TeenSpace@GPL YouTube channel.

I can’t believe we are more than halfway through the summer reading program.  Where has the summer gone?  This week at GPL stay cool by watching a movie and creating a short animated movie.

Wednesday July 15 from 4-6 pm we will be watching the  Inkheart based off the book Inkheart by Cordelia Funk.  Drinks and snacks will be served.

Friday July 17 from 4-6 pm is an animation workshop.  Lee Lacy will show us how to make a short animated clip. Think along the lines of South Park style or Monty Python style animation.  We will create stories using paper, celebrity paper dolls, googly eyes, weird flat foam shapes and other materials.  We then film the stories using a digital camera and edit them into a short movie using Windows Movie Maker.  Be prepared to work in small groups.   I would like to put the animated movies on the library website for everyone to see.

Both events are free and open to teens 12-18 years old.

For more information go to teensummer.georgetown.org or call  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

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

The first weekend of qualifying rounds for the MarioKart tournament at GPL have come and gone.  We had a lot of fun and saw some amazing racing.  The top 8 competitors from last Saturday’s competition head on to the finals that take place on Saturday October 24, 2009.  If you missed last weekend, have  no fear. There is one more chance to qualify for the finals.  The next qualifying round will take place on Saturday October 17, 2009.  Open play and registration are at 1:00.  Competition begins at 2:00.  The final 8 players from that qualifying event will also go on to the finals.

For more photos click here.

For more information call Bethni King at 930-3551 or visit  http://teenspace.georgetown.org/mariokart-tournament-2009/or email bking@georgetowntx.org

The second weekend of qualifying rounds for the MarioKart tournament at GPL is over.  There was some exciting  racing and fierce competition.  The top 8 finalists (see picture)  from last Saturday’s competition head on to the finals that take place on Saturday October 24, 2009.

It’s now down to the final 16.  Who will take it all and be crowned grand champion?  Only one way to find out.  Come to the finals on Saturday October 24.  Sign In and open play at 1:00.  Racing begins at 2:00.   Cheer on the drivers and have some pizza and soda.

For more photos click here.

For more information call Bethni King at 930-3551 or visit  http://teenspace.georgetown.org/mariokart-tournament-2009/or email bking@georgetowntx.org

Are you Team Edward or Team Jacob?  Whichever boy you are rooting for come celebrate the release of New Moon and all things Twilight related Friday November 13, 2009 from 7-9 pm.  Watch New Moon trailers and related videos, party with Twilight Trivia, werewolf kibble, blood bar, sparkle Like a Cullen, drive like a Cullen, snack on Twilight related food, henna tattoos, and make your own Twilight related magnets and t-shirts.    Teens ages 12-18.

Friday October 9, 2009

6-8 pm

Teens ages 12-18. Rock on with Guitar Hero and  Guitar Hero: World Tour.  New games for the Wii including Guitar Hero 5, Wii Resort Sports, Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party, and  Super Mario Galaxy.  Thanks to the generosity of the Friends of the Georgetown Public Library we now have 2 42″ flat screen televisions.   Play games on a PS2 and the Nintendo Wii. Or bring your own stuff. And don’t forget your friends. 6-8 pm in the Hewlett Room. Sodas and snacks provided.

Saturday  October 10, 2009

3-4:30

Teens ages 12-18.  Share your passion and obsession with others like you.   Help decide what the club will be like.  Watch Anime, discuss Manga, draw, preview new Manga titles, eat snacks, and help the library purchase related materials.

For more information call Bethni King at 930-3551 or visit http://library.georgetown.org/events.yacalendar.php or email bking@georgetowntx.org

Psst….I have a secret.  Blank spaces bother me.  I want to fill them up with something. Get rid of the bareness, the boringness.  So I have a problem.  GPL has three new display panels and they need something quick.

Solution- the PostSecret Art  Project.  The rules are simple.

• Anyone in grades 6-12 can participate.
• Anonymously contribute a secret on a postcard.  Make sure your name is nowhere to be seen.  It’s a secret after all.
• Reveal anything- as long as it is true and you have never shared it with anyone before.
• Be brief.  Be legible.  Be Creative.
• Secrets should be postcard sized.
• Drop them off at any Georgetown Public Library “mailbox” beginning March 1, 2009. Mailboxes are bright red and will be scattered throughout the library.
• Postcards will be displayed in the library and online.

The secrets can be serious or funny.  Make the postcards on your own or stop by the Teen Space and create one.  Make sure to keep checking as new secrets will be posted throughout the month.

This project was inspired by the PostSecret books.  Check them out here.  My Secret: A PostSecret Book, A Lifetime of Secrets: A PostSecret Book, PostSecret: Extraordinary Confessions From Ordinary Lives, The Secret Lives of Men and Women: a PostSecret Book

For questionsor more information contact Ms. Bethni at 930.3 551 or at bking@georgetowntx.org

Ok, so summer is not over yet.  But the Fantastical: Teen Summer Reading Program is officially done.  Click here to see pictures from the various programs held throughout the summer.

The winners have been announced and the prizes awarded.  The art contest was a huge success with 47 entries.  It was really difficult to pick just 3 winners.  There were so many that  we felt more than three needed recognition so we added some honorable mentions.

And the winners of the Fantastical: Teen Summer Reading program Art Show are:

1^st place went to Kayla M for her piece New Beginnig. Kayla won a $50 gift certificate to Hobby Lobby.

2nd place went to Jesse C for his piece Alaskan Lake.  Jesse won a $30 gift certificate to Hobby Lobby.

3^rd place went to Ashton M .  Ashton won a $20 gift certificate to Hobby Lobby.

Honorable mentions were:

Cady B., Grace B., Shelby B., Zachary D., Kimberly H., Rose H., Candace W., Hannah W., Megan W.

The winners of the random drawings for the $50 gift certificates to Target and Best Buy were Colby F. and Stanley H.  Congratulations.

Thanks to every one for making the teen summer reading program a success.  Keep reading and don’t forget to stop by the library.

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

The movie New Moon from the Stephenie Meyer Twilight saga is almost here.  To celebrate, GPL had a Twilight Party last Friday.   To start off we  declared our heart’s desire by choosing a Team Jacob or Team Edward button.  Then we sparkled up like the vampires and shared our love of the books.  Henna tattoos, magnets and t-shirts,  trivia, MarioKart, and yummy treats rounded out the evening of Twilight fun.

Click here or here to see pictures from the party.