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Even though the month is half over there are still plenty of things to do @ GPL.
Friday February 26th is Teen Open Game Night. Play Guitar Hero and Guitar Hero: World Tour, MarioKart, Super Smash Brothers Brawl and much more. Play on a PS2 and the Nintendo Wii. Or bring your own gear. And don’t [...]
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Racers, start your engines. March 6, 2010 from 1-4 pm @ GPL is a MarioKart Free For All! One chance to grab some fame and fortune (ok, a few prizes anyway). The race venue is MarioKart for the Wii. Drivers in grades 6-12 are welcome to show their stuff. Refuel with pizza, snacks, and soda. [...]
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Whether you love it or hate it, Valentine’s Day is almost here. Join us @ GPL to celebrate or lament the holiday. Saturday February 13, 2010 3-4 pm. Teens ages 12-18 are welcome to come and decorate cookies, make iPod valentines, make duct tape roses, and enjoy the deliciousness of a chocolate fountain. Think of [...]
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It’s time for the second annual Read-It-Forward extravaganza to begin. The Georgetown Middle Schools and Ninth Grade Center join the Georgetown Public Library to offer this fun and creative reading experience.
Over 400 copies of Found have been scattered around the four campuses and GPL. Found is book one in the Missing series by Margaret Peterson [...]
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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, [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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″ [...]
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