Things to Do: Activities and Events for Teens at Gleason
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Special Events
Gleason Public Library hosts special events for teens throughout the year. Have an idea for an event? Email Erica. New suggestions are always appreciated!
Upcoming Special Events
There are no special events for teens scheduled at this time.
Past Special Events
Past events have included a movie night and book chat, costume party, gaming night, grand opening of the newly redesigned teen space, and a whodunit night. Be sure to bookmark this webpage to read the details on upcoming events as soon as they are posted!
The cast of Gleason's Mystery in the Library: an afternoon of whodunit. Congratulations to Emma Schofield (the Queen) for correctly solving the mystery, and to Griffin Bishop (Pinocchio) for the day's best costume! More pictures can be found at Gleason's teen blog: teensofgleason.blogspot.com
TOGA (Teens of Gleason Advisors)
The next TOGA meeting is
Fall 2009, date to be announced.
TOGA (Teens of Gleason Advisors), Gleason's teen advisory group, gives a voice in the library to Carlisle's 5th-8th graders. Currently comprised of about 15 students and overseen by Gleason's teen librarian, TOGA meets at least once a month to brainstorm and assist in making decisions that will directly impact teens in the library, including book selection and event planning. For more information about TOGA, please contact Erica.
Window into Wild Universe book club
The next WiWU meeting is
Monday, July 20th, from 4:30-6:00pm.
Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult
The teen book club is open to all 7th-9th graders, led by Gleason's teen librarian, and always accepting new members. For more information, or to join the club, please contact Erica, Gleason's teen librarian: ewing@mvlc.org.
Summer Reading
Summer Reading 2009: Starship Adventure
Teen Summer Reading is open to all students entering grades 7 -12. Registration and tracking of pages is done completely online, so you can participate from home, at the beach, lounging by the pool – as long as you have internet access, you can log your pages.
To create an account, click here. Click on "Carlisle" and follow the prompts to register. Track the number of PAGES you read from June 22nd to July 30th and enter them at www.readsinma.org on your registered account. You can enter your pages book by book, or all at once. Everything (including books on cd, magazines, manga...) counts!
Prizes will be awarded randomly on Mondays throughout the summer, and a grand prize will be given to the reader who has logged the most pages by July 30th. Winners will be notified by email and posted here!
Weekly Random Winners
Week of June 29th --- Anna Kolstad
TOGAzine
TOGAzine is Gleason's literary zine created for and by teens. All fifth through eighth grade students are strongly encouraged to submit their creative, original works of fiction, poetry, art, and photography for inclusion in the online zine. All entries can be submitted to Erica.
Early Release Movie:
For further information on the movie, check out the following website: www.imdb.com (the internet movie database site). Also, we encourage you to subscribe to the Gleason Public Library enewsletter in order to learn the name of the film in advance. The early release day movie is a collaboration between the Carlisle Recreation Department and the Gleason Public Library to provide early release day activities for students. Students interested in attending must bring a note with a parent's cell phone number and permission to attend the program. The Recreation Department offers programs with a small fee after 2:30pm. Please call 978-369-9815 to register. This program is funded by a grant from the Concord-Carlisle Community Chest with support from the Gleason Public Library.
Gleason's Teen Blog
teensofgleason.blogspot.com is Gleason’s blog for teens. The blog is moderated by our teen librarian and is a place where teens can share thoughts and ideas about books, activities and the teen advisory board (TOGA). Guest bloggers and book review submissions are always welcome. Please email Erica for a book review form if you would like to contribute.
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