Chances are, you are reading this blog post in a Teen Center at an Austin Public Library branch. If you are, it’s your lucky day!

Did you know your Teen Center has laptops to check out? 

You need to be 12-16 years old, have a library card with no more than $10 in fines, and have a parent/guardian with you the first time you sign up.

You can use the laptops anywhere in the library! Just don’t take ‘em outside.   You can check out the laptops for 2 hours at a time.

More questions? Ask your Teen Librarian!

It is entitled The Short Second  Life of Bree Tanner and will be available until July 5.

Be here.

YOMICON IS FRIDAY!
3-9 p.m.
Manchaca Road Branch

One of our Teen Programs this summer is called WORLD FOOD CHALLENGE.

Do you crave quail eggs? How about sassafras candy?

Nishiki Market, Kyoto, Japan

Eat all ten of our world foods and win a yummy food prize. Teens MUST HAVE A PERMISSION SLIP SIGNED BY A PARENT OR GUARDIAN to participate.

Wednesday, June 16, 2 p.m. University Hills
[AUH World Food Challenge Permission Form]

Tuesday, June 29, 2 p.m. Carver Branch
[ACB World Food Challenge Permission Form]

Wednesday, June 30, 2 p.m. Milwood Branch
[AMI World Food Challenge Permission Form]

Wednesday, June 30, 6 p.m. Yarborough Branch
[AYB World Food Challenge Permission Form]

Friday, July 2, 2 p.m. Windsor Park
[AWP World Food Challenge Permission Form]

Friday, July 9, 2 p.m. Southeast Austin
[ASE World Food Challenge Permission Form]

Thursday, July 15, 2 p.m. Little Walnut Creek
[ALW World Food Challenge Permission Form]

Friday, July 23, 2 p.m. Oak Springs
[AOS World Food Challenge Permission Form]

Sign up for the summer reading program at any Austin Public Library.  You may fill out a registration form ONLINE or at the library. Return your reading log anytime before September 1 and pick out a new book. Easy peasy.

Here are a few of the FREE teen books that may be available at your library. (Tenemos libros en español.)

Sorry folks, all Austin Public Library locations are closed for Memorial Day weekend.

Saturday, Sunday and Monday, May 29, 30 and 31

See you on Tuesday, June 1!

Have you seen this? Look at all this stuff!

Come to YomiCon. Earn your YomiYen and you can own some of this plus a whole lot more.

Click on the big YOMICON button to the right of this post to see the Yomicon Blog.

And that means less than a month to put the finishing touches on your Cosplay outfits for our Cosplay contest. For those of you not in the know, Cosplay stands for Costume Playing. As in, you make a costume of your favorite character. And then you join in our contest and get to show it off to everyone at the con.

Need inspiration? Try some of our great Teen Non-Fiction books such as:

Gothic & Lolita Y 391 YO

Or…if you’re just looking for something completely different – check out Fresh Fruits a non-fiction book in our adult collection chock full of pictures of Harajuku fashion. Fun stuff!

Fresh Fruits 391.00952 AO

The complete 2010 nominations for the Teens’ Top Ten may be found here. Click on the images below to check out 4 of the 27 books nominated.

The Teens’ Top Ten is a book list where teens vote for their favorite 3 books. Voting takes place  mid-August to mid-September. The top 10 books (Teens’ Top Ten) will be announced during National Teen Read Week October 17-23.

So check out this list of books for great reading ideas and vote for your favorites in September.