Book Bag: Friendswood Youth Services Blog

Hey all! Thought I should dust off the blog and talk about our plans for this Spring! As usual, we've got Video Games every Tuesday (4:30-5:30), Teen Advisory Group Meetings every Wednesday (4:30-5:30), and crafts every Friday (4:30-5:30).  But we've got a few special things in store for you as well! Starting with... The Reichenbach Ball Do you watch the BBC series Sherlock? If you haven't heard of it, let me tell you all about it! It's a modern adaptation of Sherlock Holmes, and it is fantastic. Seriously. We're big fans of it here at the library, and, with the conclusion of third season the Teen Advisory Group decided we needed a celebration that was all Sherlock! We're calling it The Reichenbach Ball and it is going to be excellent. On Saturday February 8th from 6:00-8:00 we'll be meeting at the library dressed in our finest (or cosplay if that's what you'd prefer). We'll have some discussions about all the fangirly feels we...

If you've visited the YA area in the past month or so, you've probably noticed our new furniture additions. If you haven't noticed, you really should work on your observational skills! Last Wednesday we got our latest piece of furniture, and it's addition was something of an adventure, so I thought I'd share the day with you through pictures. Thanks to all the TAG kids who installed shelves and shifted a LOT of books! It all looks great! So, the moral of the story is, come check out (har har) our new furniture! DFTBA, Sti

Hey, it's nearly summer! Are you ready for the Summer Reading Club? We have some really cool prizes for the YA Summer Reading Club this year. For Stage 1 (3 hours)- you'll get a certi ficate and envelope full of free stuff around town. Free Whataburger, Astros tickets and lo ts more! Stage 2 (6 more hours)- earbud holder. I hate it when my earbuds get all tangled, th is is a great way to stop that! Stage 3 (12 more hours)- Superhero Rubber Ducky! And Pool Party permission slip ( the Pool Part y is July 14) Stage 4 (24 more hours)- Stressball with the cutest little fa ce! Stage 5 (48 more hours)- Backpack you may already have one or two of the se, but do they say Friendswood Public L ibrary on them? I th ou ght not! We also have tons of awesome things going on YA programming wise. As you know, we have a YA program every Wednesday and Friday at 3:30 during June and July. Come join us for all the fun! And don't forget , TAG will still be meeting on Wednes...

Hell my lovelies, tomorrow during our TAG Meeting we're going to do something special. We're going to write love letters to strangers! Here's a video that explains it. I've got a specific stranger to write for, but you can also write random letters to hide wherever you like. :) DFTBA, Sti

Happy first day of the 2012-2013 school year!  I hope you're excited about all the new things you're going to learn in the coming months. And in case you aren't here's an encouraging video from our beloved John Green to point out some ways that public school is really kinda awesome:   Now that school has started, we'll be resuming our normal YA programming schedule! That means: video games on Tuesdays from 4:30-5:30 and other fun activities on Fridays from 4:30-5:30 TAG Meetings will be held on Wednesdays from 4:30-5:30! Remember text @hic to (516) 342-4409 to get texts about programs and meetings! DFTBA, Sti 

At our TAG meeting on Thursday we participated in the Banned Book Week Virtual Read Out! Here are our videos of TAG members reading passages from frequently challenged books:   Hope you had a great Banned Books Week! DFTBA, Sti

Okay, so there's no TAG meeting tomorrow (sad, I know!) but we will meet again next Thursday! In the meantime, join us for some movies! Friday we'll be having Part 1 of a Miyazaki Movie program, you'll get to choose from some Studio Ghibli films: Laputa: Castle in the Sky, Whisper of the Heart, Ponyo and (of course) Howl's Moving Castle. We'll start the movie this Friday and finish it next Friday. On Saturday I'll be in the library all day long, so feel free to stop by and say hi! At 2:00 I'll be hosting a movie screening of Tangled which is open for all ages. If you're babysitting, or want some extra 'good child' points in your parents' eyes bring your younger siblings with you to watch Tangled here at the library! I'm very excited, I've never seen it! Hope you can make it out to watch some movies this week! DFTBA, Sti P.S. A few gifs of the movies to get you excited! Calcifer from Howl's Moving Castle Ponyo...

If you've been to a TAG meeting recently you've heard us talking about Halloween already (it's never too early to talk about Halloween, in my opinion), you've probably heard mention of this year's theme which is steampunk book pirate or "Book"aneersas I like to call us. Curious about what steampunk is? I love this description: "It's imagining a direction that the Universe took, it's kind of Victorian and yet you have these futuristic steampowered contraptions." which is from a great video from PBS: I hope this gives you some ideas about the steampunk genre and gets you excited about creating a costume for the TAG Halloween in the Park booth! A great (very advanced) examplefrom Steampunkpictures.net! DFTBA, Sti

"It's exciting! You should participate!" ~Lisa, our video editing guru Here's how it goes, the Teen Advisory Group has chosen their 16 favorite YA books and we're going to find out which is the rest of the library's favorite! The books are paired up, vote for your favorite of each pair and turn it in in the ballot box. If you haven't read the books, no worries! We've got 'scouting reports' with some info about the books as well as some reviews by TAG members for you to watch (I'll be posting those here soon)! So come in and vote every week as the books battle it out! Here's the list of contenders for this week: Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater vs . I Am the Messenger by Marcus Zusak Drums, Girls and Dangerous Pie by Jordan Sonnenblick vs . Graceling by Kristin Cashore Cezanne is Missing by Frank McMillan vs. The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan Maximum Ride: The Angel Experi...

Extra! Extra! Read all about it! I know you've all been waiting with bated breath to hear about the TAG Meeting Schedule for the summer. I had no idea you would all still want to meet! Here it is! Tuesday June 24th 6:00-7:00 Tuesday July 8th 6:00-7:00 Tuesday July 15th 6:00-7:00 Tuesday August 5th 6:00-7:00 Tuesday August 19th 6:00-7:00 Also, I may be able to get permission for us to meet somewhere besides the library in August...stay tuned about that! Aaaaand here's our summer schedule! Come hang out with me! Young Adult Programs Wednesdays & Fridays from 3:30-4:30pm. Ages 11-14 6/4 Wind Chimes. Catch those summer breezes! 6/6 Banana Jousting. Test your medieval skills by making your own shield and challenging your friends to a match! 6/11 Crafts with Lisa! 6/13 Crafts with Lisa! 6/17 Tuesday Night Movie for 'Tweens and YAs. Join us for a movie from 6:30-8:30pm! 6/18 Simple Meal. Concoct your own menu! 6/20 Sock Bunnies. Create these cut...