How's that for a Thrilling Saturday night?!??!

Around 60 people zombies of all ages gathered at the North Tampa Library on Saturday to Thrill the World.  Some dance instruction and warm-ups led by Natalie Jackson of the Kuumba Dancers prepped everybody for the main event... joining with thousands other dancers at  400+ events in 42 countries in the annual worldwide simultaneous dance of Michael Jackson's “Thriller.”  And at 8:30 our time ("after midnight" GMT), it began...

Welcome to Teen Central!

The winning entry was announced on Saturday evening at our fabulously fun Thrill the World event at North Tampa Branch Library.  Teen Central was suggested by Narayan, a member of the Teen Advisory Board at Jimmie B. Keel Regional Library.  He and his family were on hand at Saturday to accept our thanks and a $50 gift card supplied by the Friends of the Town 'N Country Regional Library (which, by the way, has a pretty large & comfy Teen Central).

Thanks to everyone who participated by nominating space names and voting in the poll!

Let the voting begin!

The number of teen rooms in Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Libraries is growing and we need your help naming them! These teen spaces need a name to be used in all public libraries that can help identify them as COOL places just for teens (students in grades 6 – 12).

Vote for your pick in the poll
<<<<< OVER HERE
during TEEN READ WEEK, Oct.18-23. Voting will close Friday, October 23 at 9 a.m. (And, yes, you may  vote more than once.)

The winning entry will be announced at the THRILL THE WORLD event, which will be held at the North Tampa Branch Library, 8916 North Boulevard on Oct. 24, 6:30 p.m. The winner will receive a $50 gift card and credit for naming teen spaces in all Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Libraries!

Are you ready to Thrill the World?

Sat 10/24
North Tampa Library

Registration opens 6:30pm
Rehearsal begins 7pm
World Record Attempt 8:30pm

A FREE event for zombie & Michael Jackson lovers of ALL AGES

Thrill the World is a simultaneous worldwide attempt to break the World Record for the largest simultaneous dance to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller.” Thousands of people around the world will learn “Thriller” and dance and perform it together on October 24, 2009.

All ages are welcome to participate, and costumes are encouraged. Come early to learn the dance and be ready to Thrill the World at 8:30pm!

You can also learn the dance at this special event:
Sat 10/17 @ 2pm
College Hill Branch Library

Visit the Thrill the World page at teens.hcplc.org to get a registration form (a MUST to count towards the world record!) or watch the instructional dance videos. To get more info, email libraryteens@hillsboroughcounty.org.