Grand Slam--Summer Reading Club

Grand Slam, the summer reading club for teens, kicks off on Friday, June 19th at 2:00 in the Library's community room. At the kick-off celebration, you will sign-up for the summer reading club, hear about all of the special events planned during the summer, enjoy food, have your caricature drawn by Dave Boatman, play Wii games such as Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Guitar Hero.
There will be a variety of video and board game tournaments all summer long. Make sure to pick up a calendar of events and sign-up for the summer reading club on June 19th.

Wintergirls: April's Book Discussion Group Selection

On April 25th at 11:00 a.m. the Teen Book Discussion group will be discussing Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson. It is the story of eighteen-year-old Lia as she struggles with anorexia. The book is told in Lia's own words as diary entries. If you are planning on coming to the book discussion, please have the book read prior to the meeting.

Healthy Snacks Workshop

You will discover that healthy foods don't have to be boring and can taste good too in this workshop on nutritious snacks at the library on Saturday, April 11th from 2:00-3:30 in the auditorium. In this workshop you will make and eat a healthy snack that is guaranteed to be something tasty and sweet. You will also be taking home some great tasting snack recipies. Come and learn how to feed your brain and muscles for peek performance in the classroom or on the field.

Guitar Hero World Tour Tournament

The Library held a Guitar Hero World Tour Tournament on Saturday, February 28th. The OC Register made of video of this event.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl Competition Against Haskett Library

As part of Teen Tech Week, we will be having a virtual Super Smash Bros. Brawl competition against Anaheim's Haskett Library on Saturday, March 14th from 2:00-4:00 in the Library's auditorium. Our top players will go head to head with Anaheim's best! The best way to get a spot in the competition is to come to the library on Tuesday, March 10th from 6:30-7:45 for our practice match.

Book Discussion Group for Teens to Begin in March

A teen book discussion group will begin meeting in March. Our first meeting will be Saturday, March 28th from 3:00-4:00 p.m. At our first meeting we will be discussing "Life As We Knew It" by Susan Beth Pfeffer.
About the book: Miranda's disbelief turns to fear in a split second when a meteor knocks the moon closer to the earth. How should her family prepare for the future when worldwide tsunamis wipe out the coasts, earthquakes rock the continents, and volcanic ash blocks out the sun? As summer turns to Arctic winter, Miranda, her two brothers, and their mother retreat to the unexpected safe haven of their sunroom, where they subsist on stockpiled food and limited water in the warmth of a wood-burning stove.
Told in journal entries, this is the heart-pounding story of Miranda's struggle to hold on to the most important resource of all--hope--in an increasingly desperate and unfamiliar world.
If you are planning to attend this discussion group please have the book read before coming to the meeting on March 28th.

Book Trailer Contest for Teen Tech Week

As part of Teen Tech Week we will be having a contest in which you can create a book trailer promoting your favorite book.
WHAT IS A BOOK TRAILER: A book trailer is similar to a movie trailer, in that it is designed to create interest in a book and to encourage others to read the book.

THE RULES:
• You must be between the ages of 13-18 to enter.
• Your video should be 1-3 minutes long.
• Your video should promote a book available at the Buena Park Library.
• You must upload your video directly to YouTube and then send us the link using the online entry form explained below. Videos must be uploaded by March 16, 2009.
• Your video may not contain content that is inappropriate (think PG rating).
• You can find information and examples of book trailers at http://ca.youtube.com/iplteens and http://www.kalama.com/~zimba/tjomsland/yalit/booktrailers.html (some of the individual trailers are dead links to try the following examples: The Chocolate War, The Dangerous Book for Boys, How I Live Now, and I am the Messenger).
JUDGING:
The entries will be judged based on how well the above rules were met and how entertaining or informative the video was. The creator of the winning video will receive a Best Buy™ gift card.

GETTING STARTED:
• Sign up for a free YouTube account at www.youtube.com.

• Get help with creating, uploading and troubleshooting your video at the
YouTube Help Center.

• Great information on camera work, lighting, sound, editing, music and more at http://www.youtube.com/video_toolbox

The official entry form for the Buena Park Library’s Book Trailer Contest is located at www.buenaparklibrary.org (click on Teen Tech Week YouTube Contest link) and
ENTER YOUR YOUTUBE VIDEO HERE.