The Great Scavenger Hunt Book Contest

The Great Scavenger Hunt is hosted by YA author Kay Cassidy. Here is how the Hunt works:
1) Come to the Buena Park Library and pick up The Great Scavenger Hunt Book List in the teen area.
2) Check out and read a book from the list.
3) Go to http://www.kaycassidy.com/hunt/list-ya and click on the title of the book you want to read. This will open a trivia challenge for the selected title. Print off the trivia challenge.
4) Answer the trivia challenge questions and give the completed questions to the librarian at the Information/Reference desk at the Buena Park Library.
5) If you get a least 8 out of 10 questions correct, you will be entered into Kay's monthly drawing.

Every month, YA author Kay Cassidy will choose one lucky winner. If you are the winning hunter, you'll receive a $50 gift card to the bookstore of your choice.

Get Ready for the SATs

See how you'll score without affecting your college record. Take a full-length SAT test under realistic test conditions on Saturday, February 6th from 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. This practice test is for high school students only. Pre-register at the Library's Information/Reference Desk, by calling the Library at 714-826-4100 ext. 125 or online at www.kaptest.com. Please bring two #2 pencils and a calculator. This event is sponsored by Kaplan.
Let your parents know that there will be a college fund seminar at 10:00 a.m. on February 6th. This seminar will provide resources to help your family plan financially for your college education. This seminar is sponsored by Epi-Digm.

Teen Author Panel

There will be a panel of four teen authors at the Buena Park Library on Tuesday, January 12th from 6:00-7:30 p.m. Authors include Jamie Martinez Wood author of Rogelia's House of Magic, Sandra Lopez author of Esperanza, Lara Rios author of Becoming Americana, and Julia Amante author of Evenings at the Argentine Club. These four authors will inspire and encourage teens to achieve their dreams. They will share their books and how they achieved their dream of becoming a writer. Copies of their books will be available for purchase. Attendees will have a chance to win a door prize.

After-Hours Amazing Race 2009

The Buena Park Library's fourth annual After-Hours Amazing Race was held Saturday, August 15th. Teens competed in teams of three. Teams completed about 25 tasks before reaching the finish line. Teams used the Library's online catalog, databases, reference books, and the Internet to answer questions related the the summer reading theme of baseball. They also performed baseball related tasks such a hitting a homerun in Wii baseball.

Holiday Card Making Workshop

There will be a holiday card making workshop on Saturday, December 5th from 2:00-4:00 p.m. in the Library’s community room. A variety of supplies will be available for you to use as you create one-of-a-kind Holiday cards and gift tags.

Smash Bros. Tournament

On Saturday, November 21st from 2:00-4:00 in the library's downstairs auditorium there will be a Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Pit your favorite Smash Bros. character against another player in this head-to-head double elimination tournament. A prize will be awarded to the tournament winner.

Teen Read Week

Read something out of this world, just for the fun of it during Teen Read Week. Read a book the week of October 18-24th and receive a coupon for a free taco from Del Taco (while supplies last). To receive your taco coupon, just fill out a reading slip (located in the teen area) and turn it into the Information Desk.


During our Game Night on Tuesday, October 20th from 6:30-7:45, we will leave this dimension and help Rayman defeat the Raving Rabbids that have invaded his world. Prizes will be awarded to the winning team.