Weekly Teen Events

Every Monday: Anime Club 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 pm
Young Adults are invited to hang out and watch selected anime DVD’s and discuss manga. We have watched everything from Gunslinger Girl to Solty Rei, to Black Cat, and even Ranma 1/2. If you have suggestions for a title please let you friendly neighborhood young adult librarian know! Check out the anime club site for information on what anime we are watching and what contests are coming up!

First & Fourth Thursday: Wii Free Play 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 pm
Super Smash Bros Brawl! Wii Sports! (More games to come.) We hang out and play video games, what more could you ask for?

Second Thursday: Nerdposium 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 pm
Young Adults are invited to hang out and be nerdy. We like to talk about everything from Star Wars, to YouTube, to Twilight, and even LEGO’s. Feel free to recommend any suggestions for a Nerdposium to your friendly neighborhood young adult librarian. It’s a convivial meeting for intellectual conversation pertaining to all subjects nerd. Feel free to drop in and let us know about your secret nerdy passion!

Third Thursday: Gamer’s Afternoon 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 pm
Come check out our Gamer’s Afternoon. We will be playing our favorite board and card games, such as Monopoly, Munchkin, Magic, and Pokemon. If you have a Nintendo DS and want to battle with Pokemon Pearl, Diamond, or Platinum then feel free. I’ll have mine.

Every Saturday: Role Playing Club 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 pm
Young adults of all ages gather every week to play D20 system role playing games, such as Dungeons and Dragons. Participants are invited to join a game already in progress, or bring your own group to play with. Experience preferred but not required. Anyone 12 and over welcomed!

Summer Reading Program Events

A wise person once said, “Wherever you go, there you are.” You could be at the library, at a park, on Facebook, or perhaps in a whole other country. But wherever you are you are always here, and may as well enjoy the moment to its fullest! Some of our summer programming includes:

 You Are Here: Meditation
Tuesday, June 7^th, Tuesday, June 21^st, Tuesday July 5^th, Tuesday, July 19^th, 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m., Junior League Program Room

 One way to discover where you are at and where you are going is through meditation. We will watch some online videos introducing meditation; as well as discuss what we think about meditating. We will also have a short time to sit and relax privately.

 Feel free to come to one or all of the meditation sessions.

 You Are Here: Young Adult Movie Matinee
Friday, June 10^th, Friday, June 24^th, Friday, July 8^th, Friday, July 29^th, 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m., The Quad

 Join us in the Quad for a movie matinee. Titles still to be decided.

 You Are Here: Artful Journaling
Monday, June 13^th & Monday, June 27^th, 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m., Junior League Program Room

What better way to discover where you are than journaling. We will be taking blank journals and making them our own by decorating them. We will also try some cool techniques to give our journal entries more pizzazz!

 Registration is required. Please visit our website (www.bettendorflibrary.com) or call 344-4178 to register.

 You Are Here: Digital Storytelling
Wednesday, June 15^th & Friday, June 17^th, 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m., The Quad

What better way of telling people where you are than by showing them? Our Digital Storytelling class in the Quad will explore iMovie. We will learn basic techniques and how to save our work, and even publish it on    YouTube and Facebook. Please bring 20 - 30 of your favorite photos in order to create your movie.

Registration is required. Please visit our website (www.bettendorflibrary.com) or call 344-4178 to register.

You Are Here: Live Action Role Play
Wednesday, June 29^th, Wednesday, July 13^th, Wednesday, July 27^th, 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m., Junior League Program Room

You may be here but what if you want to create another you? Luckily we are going to explore live action role play. A role playing game is where you take on the role of a character you create. The character could be an elf if you are playing a fantasy game, or a Civil War general if it’s a historical game. In live action role play you physically act out your character with other players. Imagine a field of mad orcs fighting elves, or different clans of knights fighting one another.

In order to better understand LARP we will investigate it over three sessions:

Week 1:

This week we will view online videos introducing LARP, and how they create homemade Nerf type weapons. We will also create family crests and a history of our Houses (our families).

Week 2:

Our second session will be devoted to our weapon and shield creation. We won’t be following  traditional LARP weapon construction. However we will make simple items from cardboard, glue, foam, and duct tape.

Week 3:

We will finally have a chance to try out our new found larping skills. We will form two teams and have a mock battle of capture the flag. The battle will be strictly “touch football” rules, so light taps of swords only. If individuals engage in full contact they will be asked to leave the program. If such behavior continues the program may end early. Each team member will get 5 health points, the sixth hit eliminates you from the  battle. The battle will end when a flag is captured or everyone is eliminated.

Registration is required. Registration is due by Monday, June 27th, 2011 at 9:00 pm.

You can register by visiting our website (www.bettendorflibrary.com) or by filling out the registration form located in the Quad Please return the form to the Young Adult Librarian in Youth Services. Each session builds on the previous one so please commit to all three sessions.