TeenZone Blog

Mondays:
June 29, July 6, 13, & 20
Time: 2:30 - 4:30pm

Final Tournament:
Monday July 27, 2:30 - 4:30pm

1st Prize: iPod Touch
2nd, 3rd & 4th Prizes: $35 ticket to Lake Compounce

We'll be playing Super Smash Brothers Brawl, with the same format as last year - win one of the weekly rounds between June 29 and July 20 to qualify for the final round on July 27. All teen players must submit a signed permission slip available here. Call 797.4528 for more info.

Check out the rest of our summer reading events, and for the summer reading lists.

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Due to the extreme heat in the building on the Main Floor, the library is closed today, Wednesday, June 24. We will re-open tomorrow, Thursday, June 25th at 10am, conditions permitting. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.

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Recycled Book Art for Grades 6-12 is the first program of the 2009 Summer Reading activities. Join us on Tuesday, June 23 from 2:30 to 4:00 p.m. on the second floor Junior Library.

We're going to take old books View image
and recycle them into fabulous works of art! Bring along your own pictures, movie stubs, post cards or personal notes and make your own diary or pop-up book. Local artist Katie Stevenson will guide you in your creation. If you want to see some awesome examples View image, Google "book art" or "altered books." You might also want to check out some of our books. Your imagination is your only limitation.

Sign up as soon as possible. Stop in the Library or call, 797-4528. This program is free, but there is a limited enrollment.

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New books arrive in the young adult section every week. Check out what arrived in April and May. The two titles below are sequels, but there are lots more.

Deeper by Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams is the sequel to Tunnels and continues the adventure of Will Burrows in his search for his lost archaeologist father in the strange underground world he has discovered. In Deeper, Will stumbles across a sinister plot with terrible implications for the world above.

Bloodhound by Tamora Pierce is the sequel to Terrier. Having been promoted from "Puppy" to "Dog," Beka, now a full-fledged member of the Provost's Guard, and her former partner head to a neighboring port city to investigate a case of counterfeit coins.


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Danbury High School Green Club and Danbury Library are raising awareness about the environment. Green Club members are on the plaza on Saturday, April 25th with face painting and games and crafts for the kids. Also, check out the YouTube Videos and vote for the one you think is best.

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