Branching Out Highlights of News & Events for Dec. 2014 to Feb. 2015
Sydney W.
Teen Programs
Teen Programs A2Z COLLEGE PLANNING:
Your Teen Librarians Main Library Placedia Nance 919-560-0122 pnance@dconc.gov
HOW TO SEND YOUR KIDS TO THE MOST SELECTIVE COLLEGES FOR PENNIES ON THE DOLLAR
Bragtown DeLois Cue 919-560-0210 dcue@dconc.gov
South Regional Saturday, Jan. 24 1 - 2:30 p.m. Main Library Monday, Feb. 23 6 - 8 p.m. Learn how to get a competitive edge in admissions and increase your chance of being awarded a large scholarship for college.
East Regional Archie Burke 919-560-0213 pburke@dconc.gov North Regional Christine Grant 919-560-0238 cgrant@dconc.gov
Be a Star!
South Regional Jen Brannen 919-560-7444 jbrannen@dconc.gov
In the next Branching Out
Southwest Regional Caroline Peterson 919-560-8598 cbpeterson@dconc.gov
Do you love having your picture taken? Do you love your library? Then we have the perfect opportunity for you! We are looking for models for our upcoming issues of Branching Out and will be at your location on the following dates and times:
Bragtown Family Literacy Center East Regional Main Library North Regional South Regional Southwest Regional Stanford L. Warren
Friday, Jan. 23, 4 - 5 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 22, 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9, 3:30 - 5 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 11, 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, December 3, 3 - 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 16, 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, 1:30 - 3 p.m.
Go online to download a DCL photo consent form at durhamcountylibrary.org/consentform. Get your parents to sign it, then bring the form and your best smile to the photo shoot. Questions? Contact Jennifer Scott at 919-560-7159 or jscott@dconc.gov.
2
Fall 2014 Branching Out Winter 2014-2015 Branching Out
We Need Your Feedback Do you like Branching Out? We are in the process of deciding whether to continue to print this publication each quarter. We would love to hear from you. Please email jscott@dconc.gov with your thoughts. In return for your time, we’ll send you a small gift.
Photography Cover: A volunteer enjoys helping out at Main's teen area. Inside: Teens at Main and East Regional. Photography by staff. To become a photography sponsor, email grozier@dconc.gov.
Fo r a c o m p l e t e l i s t i n g o f e ve n t s, v i s i t d u r h a m c o u n t y l i b r a r y. o r g / c a l e n d a r. R e g i s t e r f o r e v e n t s o n l i n e , o r c a l l y o u r f a v o r i t e l i b r a r y.
Brag tow n Lib rar y *READERS THEATER PROJECT Fridays, Jan. 23; Feb. 27 4 - 5 p.m. Experience performance literacy, and learn about literature and group collaboration through speaking and writing.
LUNAR NEW YEAR CELEBRATION Wednesday, Feb. 18 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. Join in a celebration of the Chinese New Year.
Eas t Reg ional XBOX GAMES Mondays, Dec. 1; Feb. 2 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Join us at East to play our latest Xbox games! Refreshments provided. BOOK CLUB & PIZZA Mondays, Dec. 8; Jan. 12; Feb. 9 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Join us for our next book club adventure: more titles to read and discuss with pizza! DECORATE HOLIDAY CUPCAKES Monday, Dec. 15 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. We’re decorating (and eating) cupcakes for the season! Join us for this fulfilling event!
HOLIDAY STENCIL CARDS Monday, Dec. 22 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Homemade cards are the best! We have the art supplies for you to make wonderful holiday cards.
HOLIDAY MOVIE & POPCORN Monday, Dec. 29 4 - 5:30 p.m. Watch a holiday film served with buttery popcorn!
2015 STENCIL T-SHIRTS CELEBRATION Monday, Jan. 5 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Make a colorful t-shirt for 2015! We have the stencils and paints. Limited white t-shirts provided. Please bring your own white t-shirt if possible.
NEW YEAR’S MOVIE @ THE LIBRARY Monday, Jan. 26 4 - 5:30 p.m. Kick off your new year with a movie and popcorn at the library. VALENTINE’S DAY CRAFT Wednesday, Feb. 11 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. With art supplies you can make original valentines! Join us at East for pre-Valentine’s Day craft fun. BLACK HISTORY MONTH QUIZ Monday-Monday, Feb. 16-23 Visit the Information Desk, pick up a quiz and test your knowledge of Black History. Prizes awarded for all correct answers! MELTED CRAYON ART Monday, Feb. 23 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Crayons melted on canvas=Art! Try it out!
Mai n Li b rar y SPATCULAR Wednesdays, Dec. 10; Feb. 11 2 - 3 p.m. Are you feeling stressed? Join us in the teen area as we learn ways to relieve and minimize stress. MAKE IT, TAKE IT Tuesdays, Dec. 16; Jan. 13, 27; Feb. 3, 10, 17 4 - 5 p.m. Hang out and unleash your artistic side. Take your artsy creation home. Supplies will be provided. WANTED: SCIENCE AND MATH ENTHUSIASTS Monday, Jan. 12 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. Do you love science and math? Are you interested in a career in science or math? If you answered yes to these questions, you don’t want to miss this conversation with Rene Daughtry, Cisco Engineer.
DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP: HELPING YOUTH BECOME GLOBAL CITIZENS Tuesday, Jan. 20; Wednesday, Jan. 28 3 - 4 p.m. Learn how to be civic leaders in your communities, and broaden your reach of citizenship throughout the world. Hear the journey of how one person, as a child, used her personal experiences growing up in various communities to change her environment, community and the lives of other children/young adults across the world.
LET’S CHAT Mondays, Jan. 26; Feb. 2, 9, 16, 23 6:30 - 8 p.m. Join family counselor Susan Gilpin in an interactive program to learn strategies for positive social behavior. Topics will include bullying, peer pressure and stress. ABUSE IS NOT LOVE Thursday, Feb. 12 4 - 5 p.m. Join Shereka Dunston for a conversation about healthy dating, technology and prevention of dating abuse. ANTI-VALENTINE’S DAY Saturday, Feb. 14 2 - 3 p.m. Play video games, decorate broken heart cookies and listen to “un-love” songs. HAPPY MINECRAFT Saturday, Feb. 28 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Join us for low tech, high fun activities. Don’t miss this opportunity to create, connect and collaborate with friends.
Dylan B.
*Registration is required.
Winter 2014-2015 Branching Out
3
Teen Programs Nor th Reg ional
MOVIE MONDAY Mondays (No movie Dec. 22, 29; Jan. 19) 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. Come relax with a “teen-approved” movie after school each Monday. TECH TUESDAY Tuesdays (No program Dec. 23, 30) 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. Come join us for some activities involving the latest technology! GAME ON! Wednesdays (No program Dec. 24, 31) 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. Connect with your friends, and show off your skills with board games, card games, Xbox 360 and Wii. DIY Thursdays (No program Dec. 25) 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. Join us after school for a variety of fun activities especially for teens. Activities include arts and crafts, fashion design, book discussions and anime club. TEEN CHALLENGE Fridays (No program Dec. 26; Feb. 13) 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. Challenge yourself with engineering activities, cooking competitions, science experiments and more.
Khalid W.
4
Winter 2014-2015 Branching Out
HOMESCHOOL LEARNING LAB FOR TEENS Thursdays (No lab on Dec. 25) 10:30 a.m. - 12 noon The Homeschool Learning Lab for Teens provides homeschoolers with enriching and unique educational programming in a library setting with an emphasis on teen interest. We have fun learning, building relationships and becoming familiar with library resources. Parents are invited to facilitate sessions.
CHAPTER CHAT TEEN BOOK CLUB Saturdays, Dec. 6; Jan. 17; Feb. 14 1 - 2 p.m. Come join our monthly teen-led book club! Come by the Information Desk to pick up a copy of this month’s selection. December: The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien; January: The Cuckoo’s Calling by Robert Galbraith; February: TBD. HAPPY UNVALENTINE’S DAY PARTY Friday, Feb. 13 2:30 - 5 p.m. Not a big fan of Valentine’s Day? Join us for mopey music, break-up books, star-crossed trivia and broken chocolate hearts. *Registration is required.
Fo r a c o m p l e t e l i s t i n g o f e v e n t s , v i s i t d u r h a m c o u n t y l i b r a r y. o r g / c a l e n d a r. R e g i s t e r f o r e v e n t s o n l i n e , o r c a l l y o u r f a v o r i t e l i b r a r y.
S o uth Reg ional
TUESDAY NIGHT TEEN SCENE Tuesdays 6 - 7 p.m. Dec. 9: Get Crafty for the Holidays! Make your own wrapping paper, cards and gift tags. Jan. 6: Make Your Own Comic Magnets! Love comics? Make your own magnets out of Spiderman, the X-Men and more! Jan. 13: Make Wrapped Friendship Bracelets! Learn how to make cool and colorful wrapped friendship bracelets with charms. (Or you can go monochromatic, if goth is more your style.) Jan. 20: Board Games Galore! Game old school-style with a variety of board and card games. Jan. 27: Science Fiction Shrinky Dinks! From Dr. Who to the wilds of your imagination, freehand or stenciling, populate a world of shrinky dinks with your favorite Sci-Fi creatures and characters! Feb. 3: Marshmallow Wars! Create your own marshmallow shooters, and let the games begin. Feb. 10: Make Your Own Mardi Gras Mask! Celebrate Mardi Gras by creating your very own mask. Feathers, jewels, flowers – let your imagination be your guide! Feb. 17: UN-Valentine’s Day Photographic Scavenger Hunt! Find the cupids, broken hearts and black roses – and solve a few clues along the way! Take pictures of your clue-solving prowess, and win tasty candy prizes! Feb. 24: Make Your Own Adinkra Cloth! Celebrate Black History Month, and learn about the traditional West African craft of Adinkra cloth making.
*Registration is required.
TEEN SCENE Wednesdays 3:15 - 4:15 p.m. Dec. 3: The Teen Festival of Cookie Decorating! Why should little kids have all the fun? Join us for a festive jamboree of cookie decorating! Go traditional or go freestyle. It’s all tasty! Dec. 10: Get Crafty for the Holidays! Make your own wrapping paper, cards and gift tags.
Ladarius C.
Dec. 17: Pre-Holiday Hangout! Relax just in time for the holidays with games, snacks and general mellowness.
GAME ON! Thursdays, Jan.–Feb. 3 - 4:30 p.m. Wii, Xbox Kinect, iPads, Chromebooks. So whether your gaming speed is NBA 2015, Madden, Mario Kart, Mario vs. Capcom, Jaws Revenge or something else entirely, check out our Teen Scene Game days. Specific game schedules will be listed on our monthly calendar. TEEN BOOK CLUB Saturdays 2 - 3 p.m. Talk books and nosh pizza at the teen book club. Dec. 13: End of the Year Edition We’ll be talking about our favorite books of the year and the ones we’re looking forward to the most in 2015. There is no assigned title. Jan. 10: Mystery Edition We’ll be reading a mystery. Some copies of each month’s book are available at the Information Desk. Feb. 7: Fantasy Edition We’ll be reading a fantasy title. Some copies of each month’s book are available at the Information Desk.
Winter 2014-2015 FaLL Branching Branching OutOut5
5
Teen Programs
S o uthwe s t Reg ional
St an f or d L . War r en
*TWEEN TUESDAYS Tuesdays 4 - 5 p.m.
*DIY DUCT TAPE CRAFTS Tuesday, Dec. 16 4:30 - 6 p.m.
*GINGERBREAD HOUSE SHOWDOWN Saturday, Dec. 13 2 - 3 p.m.
Every week we will have a different activity (and a snack!).
Join us for fun duct tape crafts. Make duct tape bracelets and key chains! These make great gifts for the holidays. All supplies will be provided. For teens and tweens, ages 9 and up!
Come and create a masterpiece in the third annual Gingerbread House Showdown! And yes, of course you get to take your candy creation home!
ANIME CLUB Wednesdays (No club Dec. 24, 31) 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. Do you like Anime or manga? Join us every Wednesday to watch some shows, practice drawing and talk about favorite manga series. Snacks will be provided! *BATTLE OF THE BOOKS CLUB Tuesdays, Dec. 2; Jan. 6; Feb. 10 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. Are you on a Battle of the Books Team at your middle school? Do you like reading really good books like The Red Pyramid? Join us at the library on the first Tuesday of every month to discuss a different book. Snacks will be served!
GAME DAY Saturdays, Dec. 6; Jan. 17; Feb. 14 2 - 4 p.m. Get your game face on at the library! Join us for multiplayer Xbox or Wii games, or play classic board games. Snacks will be provided!
*MIDDLE SCHOOL BOOK CLUB Thursday, Dec. 18; Tuesday, Jan. 20 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. Join middle schoolers (ages 10-13) in a lively book discussion. Snacks will be served.
MOVIE MADNESS Thursdays, Dec. 18; Jan. 29 4 - 6 p.m. Come relax and watch a movie after school. Movies that are chosen will be based on popular young adult books or literary characters. Popcorn will be provided. SNACKS + STORIES: TEEN BOOK CLUB Tuesdays, Jan. 27; Feb. 24 6 - 7 p.m. Join us for the monthly teen book club meeting. We will discuss different genres, favorite authors and fandoms. Tasty treats will be provided.
TEEN LGBT BOOK CLUB Mondays, Dec. 15; Feb. 16 6 - 8 p.m. This book club is a safe place where LGBT teens and their supporters can read novels that feature LGBT characters and meet other teens with the same interests. Snacks will be provided.
In honor of J.R.R. Tolkien, we will have a birthday toast for “The Professor” by watching two movies adapted from his classic children’s novel. The first movie begins at 10:30 a.m., followed by the second. Don’t forget to pick up your raffle ticket for a free Tolkien inspired giveaway!
*NATIONAL APPRECIATE A DRAGON DAY! Friday, Jan. 16 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. The dragon is a powerful symbol all over the world. Come by the library to talk everything dragon.
*COOKING WORKSHOP SERIES Tuesdays, Jan. 27; Feb. 24 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. A pinch of this and a sprinkle of that…Learn about nutrition and healthy eating, practice planning and making choices, experience an environment to be creative, and of course, eat what you make!
*DOUGHNUTS FOR DATABASES Mondays, Dec. 15; Feb. 16 4 - 5 p.m. Come for the doughnuts; stay for the knowledge. Learn about the many databases the library has to offer and how finding the right information can make homework easier!
TOLKIEN’S BIRTHDAY MOVIE MARATHON Saturday, Jan. 3 Begins at 10:30 a.m.
Justin B.
DIY VALENTINE’S CARDS Monday-Friday, February 9-13 All Day Don’t have time to go buy a Valentine’s Day card for your loved ones? Come by the library, and make your own! Supplies provided at the Children’s Desk all day! VALENTINE’S BASH Tuesday, Feb. 10 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Whether you love it or hate it, come celebrate this special holiday @ the library! Join us for games, crafts, sweets and treats. *Registration is required.
6
Winter 2014-2015 Branching Out