Attention Wrestling Fans!

The Wrestlemania Reading Challenge kicks off this week.  Stay tuned here to learn how you could win!

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!

LAST CHANCE TO SUBMIT YOUR NAME FOR LIBRARY SERVICES’ TEEN SPACES

You've only got until tomorrow to enter the Library's Teen Space Naming Contest!

• Nomination deadline Thurs Oct. 15 at 11:59 pm

• Win $50 Gift card

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). Entries can be placed online or by visiting any Hillsborough County public library by Oct. 15.

Then the voting begins! Voting will take place online during TEEN READ WEEK, Oct.19-23. Voting will close Friday, October 23 at 9 a.m. Teens 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!

Find Your Wonderland Essay Contest

The Patel Conservatory at the Tampa Bay Performing Art Center challenges students in grades 5-8 to Find Your Wonderland in an essay contest inspired by upcoming show, Wonderland: Alice's New Musical Adventure.

Winners will receive An Evening in Wonderland that includes: four (4) tickets to the Broadway Family

Night performance of Wonderland: Alice’s New Musical Adventure on Wed., Dec. 2, 2009, dinner at

Maestro’s Restaurant, complimentary valet parking, a free class at the Patel Conservatory (restrictions apply) and a Wonderland prize pack.

 
The details are here, and the deadline for getting entries to the Patel Conseratory is November 6.
 
Good luck!

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.

Vote Now!

The polls are open! Vote for your favorite books of the past year in YALSA's annual Teens' Top Ten!

The Teens' Top Ten is a "teen choice" list, where teens nominate and choose the winners. Nominators are members of teen book groups in fifteen school and public libraries around the country. Readers ages twelve to eighteen can vote right here, online, anytime between Aug. 24 and Sept. 18; the winners will be announced in a webcast featuring WWE Superstars and Divas during Teen Read Week.

School starts soon...

Make sure you're ready:

- Small Step. Take care of your health! Tips about eating right, exercising, and feeling good about your body.

- Teen Driving. Many hints about learning how to drive, driving (and parking) safely, and even buying a car.

- Florida Scholarships. The Florida Student Scholarship and Grant Program. So many sources- there is probably one that is right for you!

And don't forget to have fun:

- Teen Rock Concert. Right here at our own Jimmie B. Keel Library. Friday, August the 21rst at 7PM.

- New Moon Movie. Yeppers, the official movie website. Complete with blog, official trailer, wallpapers, and more.