Book Discussion Group for Teens

The recently formed book discussion group for teens meets the fourth Saturday of the month at 3:00 in the small meeting room in the auditorium. Here is a list of the upcoming selections:
April 24th: My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
May 22nd: Acceleration by Graham McNamee
June26th: Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin
July 22nd (Thursday at 1:00): The Secret Between Us by Barbara Delinsky (teens will meet with adult book discussion group)

Halo 3 Tournament

Join us for a Halo 3 Tournament on Saturday, April 10th from 2:00-4:00 in the Library's auditorium. We will play in teams using a system link with multiple X-Box systems. Bring your friends and competitive spirit and prepare to have fun.

College 101

The Orange County Dream Team is a group of current college students and recent college graduates. They will be at the Library on Saturday, March 20th at 2:00 p.m. to discuss their college experiences and provide motivation to high school students considering college. They will provide answers to such common questions as: Why go to college?, How to get into college? And What happens one in college? This program is one in a series of programs aimed at helping students complete high school and prepare for college or the workforce and was made possible through a generous grant from AT&T foundation.

Resume Writing and Job Interviewin Skills Workshop

On Saturday, March 6th, at 2:00 American First Credit Union will be conducting a free workshop on resume writing and job interviewing skills. This practical workshop will give you the skills and information you need to help land your first job. This program is one in a series of programs aimed at helping students complete high school and prepare for college or the workforce and was made possible through a generous grant from AT&T foundation.

Recyclable Crafts Workshop

Go Green at the Library on Saturday, February 27th from 2:00-4:00 p.m. and participate in the Recyclable Craft Workshop. Learn how to make fashionable jewerly by first creating handmade paper beads. Beads will be used to create bracelets. Or make a useful wallet out of duct tape. All supplies needed for the workshop will be available at the Library.

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.