Wednesday, October 6, 2010

BOOK LOVIN' TEENS

Thank you to all the teens who came out last Thursday. For tomorrow, October 7th, we will be discussing chapters 12-17.
Some dangerous things are happening to Percy, and he is getting some answers to questions that he has. Join us and find out what Percy is involved in next.

Monday, September 27, 2010

BOOK LOVIN' TEENS

Last week, we discussed chapters 1-6.
For this Thursday, the 30th, we will be discussing chapters 7-11.
Anyone grades 6-12 are welcome. Copies of the book are still available to check out. :-)

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

BOOK LOVIN' TEENS

REMINDER:
We will still be meeting on September 23rd at 4:30 pm.
We will be discussing chapters 1-6 (pgs: 1-92)
.
Even if you didn't make it last week, you are still welcome to come.
(we still have copies of the book available to checkout).

Friday, September 17, 2010

Book Lovin Teens'

Thank you to all the teens who came out yesterday, Sept 16th. :)
Don't forget to read chapters 1-6 for next week's discussion.
There are still books available to read if you need to pick one up. They are at the check-out desk at Groves Branch Library.

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

BOOK LOVIN' TEENS' KICKOFF PARTY
is Thursday, September 16th from 4:30 to 5:30.

We will be talking about Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. But on the 16th, we will be getting to know one another, eating snacks, finding out the whys and wherefores the books were written, and handing out copies of the book.

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Thanks so much!

We want to tell everyone thanks so much for being part of our 2010 Teen Summer Reading Program!!!

Friday, August 13, 2010

Chess & Movies

We still have a few more programs left for the summer.

The last chess program will be this Monday (8/16) at Mahon from 2 to 5.

On Tuesday (8/17) come see Percy Jackson at 3 p.m at Mahon. Refreshments will be provided.

Also there are still a few spots left for the Back To School Movie Marathon on Thursday (8/19) at Mahon starting at 10 a.m. There will be pizza and we will see Alvin and the Chipmunks 2, Diary of a wimpy kid, and Alice in Wonderland. So if you haven't registered give us a call at 775-2839. Leave a message and we will get back to you.

Hope everyone has a great last week of summer break.

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Main Event Extravaganza

We are starting at 11 a.m. & library staff will be there starting at 10:30 a.m. There will be bowling, golf, pizza, and games. We are going to draw for our last set of prizes tomorrow after lunch. Some you have to be present to win. Hope to see everyone there tomorrow.

Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Afternoon Movie

There is an additional program not on the teen flyer. We are going to see Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief at Mahon on Tuesday, August 17 at 3 p.m. Refreshments provided by Friends of the Library.

Video Game Vortex

There will be video and board games today at Mahon from 3 until 5 p.m. We will be playing rock band, Wii wipeout, Wii mario kart, and a variety of other games.

Main Event Extravaganza

Thursday is our last Extravaganza. Be sure to get your 4th card turned in. You have until Wednesday.

Library Staff will be there as early as 10:30. We are going to bowl first at 11 a.m. so you may want to get there a little early to get your bowling shoes.

See you on Thursday.

Friday, July 23, 2010

Thursday, July 22, 2010

By the book







Created by Becca, Shawn & Shayla

Twinkies
















Created by Shayla, Keisha, Jessica, Miranda, & Iris.

Twinkie Treats
















Created by Christa, Gabby, Haley, Claudia, & Kyle.

Delectable Dishes part 2











Created by Becca, Christa, Gabby, & Shawn.

Delectable Dishes
















Created by Juan, Haley, Lorena, Tasha, & Keisha.

Cupcake creature pics











Created by Iris, Haley, Keisha, and Sarah.

Iron Pastry pics
















Here are some creations by Shawn, Miranda, Christa, Lorena, & Tasha.



















Iron Pastry

Hope everyone had a great time today. Congratulations to Becca H. who was this years Iron Pastry Champ. Runner ups were Shawn and Shayla.

Here are the winners from each round:

Cupcake Creatures:
1st - Shawn with a cool rat cupcake
2nd -- Miranda with a cute ladybug
3rd -- Sarah with another cute ladybug

Delectable Dishes
1st -- Becca with a veggie plate
2nd -- Juan with a carrot cake
3rd -- Lorena with a hamburger

Twinkie Treats
1st -- Shayla with a crazy hot dog
2nd -- Christa with an unusual game of tic tac toe
3rd -- Gabby with a twinkie recreation of Stonehenge

I am so glad that I didn't have to judge them they were all really creative. Pictures will be posted soon.

Friday, July 16, 2010

Iron Pastry

Join us at Mahon next Thursday, July 23 at 3 p.m. for our annual Iron Pastry. Battle to see who will be the next Teen Iron Pastry Champ. There will be several rounds of pastry (i.e. cookies, cakes..) decorating. Prizes will be awarded. Refreshments provided by Friends of the Library. Call 775-2838 for any questions.

3rd Extravganza Winners

I hope everyone had a great time last night at the movies. We drew for Movie $, Hastings gift cards, and Candy Wrapper gift cards. Congratulations to the winners:

Godeke:
Aatiya A.
Jaylon J.
Rachel B.
Rachel R.

Groves:
Chelsy S.
Donisha P.
Javier V.
Sara A.

Mahon:
Andrew M.
Beth M.
Chris L.
Haley S.

Patterson:
Daniel M.
Jonathan M.
Karen M.
Tazz C.

There will me more chances to win at Main Event on 8/5. Be sure to get your fourth card turned in by the 4th.

Monday, July 12, 2010

Movie Extravaganza

We finally have the movie times:

Afternoon:
Last Airbender -- 2:45
Despicable Me -- 3:05

Night:
Despicable Me -- 5:45
Toy Story 3 -- 6:05
The Sorcerer's Apprentice -- 6:10
Eclipse -- 6:15
The Last Airbender -- 6:45

Please RSVP your choice so that way we will make sure to have a ticket ready for you. If you have questions send them to mahonps@gmail.com.

Be sure to get there 20 minutes before your movie. If you haven't turned in your 3rd game card be sure to do that before Wednesday.

See you at the Movies.

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Movie Extravaganza

Hope everyone had a great 4th of July!

Just wanted to let everyone know that our next extravaganza is going to be next Thursday, July 15 at Movies 16. Because The Sorcerer's Apprentice comes out on Wednesday, they are still working on getting the times for next week. We are not going to know the times until late Monday (July 12) or early Tuesday (July 13).

There will be a few afternoon options this time. So let us know which movie you want to see and if you want to see it in the afternoon (around 3 pm) or at night (around 6 pm). The top three afternoon times will be the ones that we see. You must let us know by early Tuesday morning. You can post on the blog, send an email to mahonps@gmail.com or call 775-2838. The movies that we will see (unless they do not have afternoon/night showtimes) are:

Despicable Me -- 95 minutes long
Toy Story 3 -- 109 minutes long
The Last Airbender -- 103 minutes long
Eclipse -- PG 13 -- 124 minutes long
The Sorcerer's Apprentice -- 110 minutes long

As soon as we know something, we will post the information.

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Skating Extravaganza

Hope everyone had a great time last night. We had our second prize drawing. The winners are:

Godeke:
Burke B.
Jared M.
Victoria L.
Rachel R.

Groves:
Joshua D.
Mercedes B.
Nate S.

Mahon:
Leonard L.
Andrew P.
Andrew M.
Hunter A.
Karla G.

Patterson:
Daniel R.
Ezra
Julia T.
Tazz

Congrats to all the winners. Be sure to turn in your 3rd card by July 14 so that you can go back to the movies with us. If these movies are still at the movies we will go see either: Eclipse, Toy Story 3, Despicable Me, The Last Air Bender, & The Sorcerer's Apprentice. Times and official titles will be posted a week before the event.

Monday, June 28, 2010

Recycled News Shoes

Join us this Thursday, July 1 at Patterson to make shoes from recycled newspaper. The program begins at 2 p.m. For more information about the program, call 767-3300.

Friday, June 25, 2010

Skating Extravaganza

If you have not turned in your second game card, make sure to do that by Monday. We are meeting at the Skate Ranch on Tuesday night from 6 to 8. There will be skating and pizza. Be sure to bring extra money if you want to play video games or get extra snacks at the snack bar.

Just wanted to poll everyone on what type of pizza they like:

Cheese
Peperoni
Sausage
Beef
Ham
Spinach
Veggie

You can post or send an email to Mahonps@gmail.com.

See you next week.

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Ten to Win

On Thursday at Mahon at 3:00 we will have our Ten to Win program. Teams are going to compete at different challenges for prizes. We are going to be playing with golf balls, oreos, watermelons, and more. Also we want to give a big THANK YOU to Walmart & Friends of the Library for sponsoring the program.

Congrats the the Purple team. Pictures from the program:

Friday, June 18, 2010

First Extravaganza

Hope everyone had a great time last night. We had our first prize drawing last night. We drew for gift cards to Best Buy, Movies 16, and Sonic. Here are the winners from last nights prize drawings:

Aatiya A. from Godeke
Jordan D. from Godeke
Stephen Z. from Godeke
Annahi N. from Groves
Javier V. from Groves
Kyle S. from Groves
Donovan R. from Mahon
Hunter A. from Mahon
Leonardo L. from Mahon
Julie T. from Patterson
Michael T. from Patterson
Tiamara P. from Patterson

Congratulations to all the winners. If we didn't see you last night, staff will be calling to let you know when and where you can pick up your prize. If you didn't win, don't worry there will be more chances throughout the summer. Every game card that you complete gets you more entries into the drawings.

The second extravaganza will be on June 29. Don't forget to turn in your second game card, to receive a pass to skate and eat pizza.

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Summer Extravaganza

Tomorrow is the first Teen Extravaganza. Hopefully everyone turned in their first game card and received your pass to go to the movies. We are meeting at Movies 16. A staff member will be at Movies 16 by 5:30 p.m. tomorrow. Come into the lobby to get your ticket. I recommend arriving at least 20 minutes before your movie begins but if you are planning on buying snacks plan to arrive 30 to 40 minutes earlier.

We are going to have our drawing for gift cards before 6:00. Winners will be posted to the blog on Friday. If you could not attend the event, you can pick up your prize at the library that you signed up starting on Monday.

Any friends, parents, or siblings that would like to come are welcome. They can purchase their tickets at the box office.

See you tomorrow.

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Groves Movie

Visit Groves today (Tuesday, June 15) at 3:00 p.m. to watch Alice in Wonderland. Refreshments will be provided.

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Candy Chaos

Join us tomorrow at Mahon in the Community Room for Candy Chaos. Test your knowledge on candy, learn to make candy sushi or show us your sushi making skills, and more fun. Prizes of candy will be given out during the program.

Here are some photos from Candy Chaos:









Summer Extravaganza

Here are our options for next weeks movie at Movies 16:

Karate Kid at 6:20 p.m. Rated PG & is 140 minutes long.
The A-Team at 6:45 p.m. Rated PG-13 & is 119 minutes long. (check with parents)
Letters to Juliet at 7:30 p.m. Rated PG & is 105 minutes long.
Marmaduke at 6:05 p.m. Rated PG & is 89 minutes long.
Prince of Persia at 6:10 p.m. Rated PG-13 & is 116 minutes long. (check with parents)
Shrek Forever After 7:45 p.m. Rated PG & is 93 minutes long.

RSVP your movie choice to the blog or at Mahonps@gmail.com. Someone will be at Movies 16 starting at 5:30 to exchange your pass for a ticket. There is another showing of Shrek at 5:20 that we can get tickets for if you let us know before next Monday. Make sure to turn in your first game card by next Wednesday at noon to be eligible to attend.

See you at the movies next week.

Monday, June 7, 2010

Chess Club

Check out www.chessdailynews.com for more tips. Join us next Monday for chess play. We are going to start a points system. Everytime you come you will get a point and every game you will you will get a point. More details about this will be announced during chess club. See you next monday.

Thursday, June 3, 2010

Summer Extravaganza at Movies 16

We will be seeing either Marmaduke, Shrek 4, Karate Kid, or Prince of Persia (subject to change). There may be a few more options but they will not know the exact titles or times until next Wednesday, June 9. As soon as we know the times and titles we will post them. Be sure and RSVP next week to that post or at Mahonps@gmail.com. That way we can guarantee you a spot in the movie of your choice. If you haven't turned in your first card you will have until noon on June 16 to bring it in to receive a pass to our Summer Extravaganza.

Tie-Dye Personalized Towels

Thanks for everyone who came and make a beach towel with us. We had so much fun and hope that you did too!

Friday, May 21, 2010

Mahon Chess Club

Starting Monday, June 7 join us every Monday (except July 5) at Mahon Library beginning at 2:00 p.m. for afternoons of chess play. On June 7, Chess Master Susan Polgar, of the Institute for Chess Excellence at Texas Tech, will open our program! Chess sets will be provided. During the course of the summer we will play chess, see videos on chess, and have expert chess players come to give tips on how to improve your game.

Ice Cream & A Movie

Join us at Mahon Library on Thursday, May 27 at 3:00 to see Harry Potter and the half-blood prince. Come make an ice cream sundae or float. Be sure to sign up for our reading program

Monday, April 26, 2010

We're back!

We have a lot of fun stuff planned this summer. Don't forget, starting May 27th you can sign up for the teen summer reading program at any of our four locations. Complete game cards for a chance to attend our special summer extravaganzas.