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It was recently brought to my attention that I haven't updated this blog in a while. I thought to myself, 'That's true, I should really go look at it!'

 Then I came and actually looked at the page and...it's been a whole year?! Unacceptable!

 So my new year resolution (a little late in coming) is to regularly update this page with library happenings, book reviews, and more.

 We didn't do a March Madness this year, for the first time in 5+ years, but that's because the Teen Advisory Group and I have had our plates full. Back in January, we hosted our first ever Comic Convention- Zaki Con. It was a 3 day event that was both exhausting and so much fun. Looking forward to planning it again for next year! 

 We just had another first, our first ever SherLock In. A lock in dedicated to watching the first two seasons of the BBC Sherlock. We even had our own, original Escape the Room Challenge, created by our Technical Services Librarian, Keith! We were all in need of sleep afterward, but it was worth it!


So, as you can see, we've been coming up with great teen programs lately! And I can't wait to tell you about what's coming up in April and May. But that will be for another post...which I will definitely write and post! I swear!

~Sti


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