Voting is now open for the Teen’s Top Ten for 2010….click here to vote for up to 3 of your favorite books from the past year. The winners will be announced during Teen Read Week, October 17 – 23.

Hurry, voting closes September 17th!

Special congrats go out to Vincent Martinez for winning our Summer 2010 Super Smash Brothers Brawl Wii Tournament.  There was some great competition but Vincent pulled through to take home not only the title of Champion but also a sweet 8GB iPod Touch!  Congrats, Vincent!  

And coming in a close second was Joe Martinez!  Joe received a copy of Super Mario Galaxy 2 for Wii.  Congrats, Joe!

Congrats to Joe Martinez (left) and Vincent Martinez (right)!

 Many thanks to all who attended the Finale Gaming tournament as well as everyone who came out to each of the branch tournaments.  Without you all our summer gaming tournament would not have been such a success!  Please join us in the Fall for our Mario Kart Wii tournament.  Details coming soon so check back.

We’re continuing the celebration of Shark Week this week at University Hills!

Monday, August 9 @ 2 p.m.

Connected Youth Class: Take a picture and watch yourself transform into a shark using our new morphing software!

Tuesday, August 10 @ 2 p.m.

Shark Attack!  Watch disturbing shark video footage in the teen        computer center.

Wednesday, August 11 @ 2 p.m.

Watch Shark Tale [PG] in the teen computer center.

Thursday, August 12 @ 2 p.m. 

Watch Jaws [PG] on the big screen in the meeting room.  Free popcorn!

More Shark Crafts and Activities all week long!!!

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!