Autumn Reading Challenge!

Fall Reading Rewards:

Use our new Reading Rewards software to earn books!

Register online and rate each book you read between now & December 31 (EXTENDED!!).

Chose a book from our prize cart for each book rated! Bonus for adding reviews!

Grand Prize - iTunes Gift Card

Winner Chosen at Random

Grades 7-12 are eligible. You can pick up prizes at the Reference desk!

Upcoming Teen Events!

Teen events and programs are now listed on the library's event calendar. And lots of them have online registration. Click here to see a full listing of all our scheduled teen events.

What events are coming up?
Zombie Prom on October 29
Book Trailer Filming on November 1 (For samples, go here and then you can vote for your favorite!! Or just check out this awesome one for The Scorch Trials)

What about ongoing programs?
Check the calendar for dates for teen book discussion, teen gaming club, and teen crocheting.

Information can also be found on the TAG Facebook page.

Have a great idea? Let us know or come to a Teen Advisory Group meeting and help us make the library even better for you!

ZOMBIE PROM!

Come to the Zombie Prom! The Monroe Library Meeting Room will be transformed on October 29th, from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m., for an evening of Halloween fun! Non-Zombie costumes are welcome, naturally - be creative!

Refreshments will feature ghastly Halloween treats and there will be door prizes,music, and more! This event has been planned by the MTPL Teen Advisory Group, and is open to student residents in grades 7-12. Visit them on Facebook at MTPL TAG.

Teen Movie!

Join us for a movie before the summer ends and you go back to school!
We'll be showing Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland on Monday, August 30 at 6:30 pm.
See you there!!

Become a Math and Reading Buddy!

Need community service hours or an after school activity? Like working with kids? Become a Math and Reading Buddy!

Math and Reading Buddies individually pairs high school volunteer tutors with elementary students who need to practice math or reading skills. To be a tutor, you just have to speak English clearly, be comfortable doing elementary math and/or reading, and enjoy working with younger kids.

The Fall tutoring session begins the week of October 4th, so please get your applications in as soon as you can! You will be notified about your Buddy two weeks prior to the start of the session.

For more information and an application, please click HERE!

Summer Newsletter

You can now get the Teen newsletter online! Click here to see the Summer 2010 activities and news!
http://monroetwplibrary.org/teens/YASummer2010.pdf

Summer Events at the Library!

Teen Central Reading Rewards registration is now open at the reference desk!
There are also other events going on at the Library this summer! From book discussions to TAG (Teen Advisory Group) meetings and the Teen Crochet Project (see image below), there are lots of ways to get involved.

For a listing of events already scheduled, click here.

Summer Reading Wiki!!

The Teen Central Summer Reading Wiki is now available for Applegarth Middle School! Check it out here: http://teencentralsummerreading.pbworks.com/

Harry Potter vs Twilight Party THIS FRIDAY!!

We'll be hosting a Harry Potter vs. Twilight Party for teens (grades 7 -12) on Friday, June 11 from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm.
Join us for TRIVIA . . . PRIZES . . . FOOD . . . and FUN!
We'll also be having a costume contest that night (but costumes are not required for the party).

Fans!! Come out and show YOUR support in this battle!

More Volunteer Opportunities at the Library!

We're looking for middle school (and high school!) volunteers for the Youth Services Department over the summer for one to two hours a week. Volunteers will help the librarians out with storytimes and other programs, work on preparing arts and crafts, and more.

If you like working with kids and want to do some community service, this is the opportunity for you!

Just click here to download the application. Applications are due June 11th and can be turned in to the Youth Services Department.

New Application for Teen Volunteers!

Interested in volunteering at the Library? There is a new application available. Now you can choose if you want to work from January to June or from July to December. For more information, you can get the application here.

Volunteers needed for Math and Reading Partners this Summer!

Need community service hours? Like kids? Want something to do this summer? Become a Math or Reading Partner!

Math and Reading Partners is a summer program for children finishing Grades K-5. Students are individually paired with an adult or high school volunteer from the community who will help them practice their math skills and/or reading skills over the summer months. The Youth Services Department hopes that you will consider participating in this successful program!

Volunteer applications may be picked up at the Youth Services Desk or downloaded here. Applications are due Friday, May 14th.

For more information, please stop by or call the Youth Services Department at 732-521-5000, extension 116.

Have you seen this owl?

Here is a photo of the baby Great Horned Owl with its very protective mother behind it. Seen right here in Monroe!

EagleCam: The Private Lives of NJ's Bald Eagle Family

Watch baby eaglets squabble like human siblings!
Watch mom and dad bring prey and feed them!
Can you believe this is New Jersey?

http://www.dukefarms.org/Education/Research/Duke-Farms-Eagle-Cam/

Join Teen Library Advisors!

Join Teen Library Advisors! And - Share your creative writing and art!

Next Meetings: Monday, April 12, 7-8 p.m. OR Tuesday, April 13, 4-5 p.m.

Students in grades 7-12 are invited to make Teen Central even better! Our new Teen Library Advisors group is working on new ideas. Come share the excitement!

At their first meeting, they suggested a Library-generated Teen Literary Magazine. Presto! We are now proudly accepting original writing and art from middle and high school students, to be published here as soon as we get enough. So drop off your essays, poems, sketches, stories, cartoons at the Reference Desk, attention Sue Grotyohann, or email them to sgrot(at)monroetwplibrary.org! Imagine – our own Teen Zine!