Branching Out - Teens: Winter 2014-2015

Branchin Out Highlights of News & Events for Dec. 2014 to Feb. 2015

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Teen Programs

Sydney W.

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A2Z COLLEGE PLANNING:

HOW TO SEND YOUR KIDS TO THE MOST SELECTIVE COLLEGES FOR PENNIES ON THE DOLLARSouth RegionalSaturday, Jan. 241 - 2:30 p.m.

Main Library Monday, Feb. 236 - 8 p.m.Learn how to get a competitive edge in admissions and increase your chance of being awarded a large scholarship for college.

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Your Teen Librarians

Main LibraryPlacedia [email protected]

BragtownDeLois [email protected]

East RegionalArchie Burke919-560-0213 [email protected]

North RegionalChristine [email protected]

South RegionalJen [email protected]

Southwest RegionalCaroline [email protected]

PhotographyCover: 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 [email protected].

Teen Programs

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Be a Star!In the next Branching OutDo 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 Friday, Jan. 23, 4 - 5 p.m. East Regional Thursday, Jan. 22, 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. Main Library Tuesday, Dec. 9, 3:30 - 5 p.m. North Regional Thursday, Dec. 11, 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. South Regional Wednesday, December 3, 3 - 4:30 p.m. Southwest Regional Tuesday, Dec. 16, 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. Stanford L. Warren 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 [email protected].

*READERS THEATER PROJECTFridays, Jan. 23; Feb. 274 - 5 p.m. Experience performance literacy, and learn about literature and group collaboration through speaking and writing.

LUNAR NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONWednesday, Feb. 183:30 - 4:30 p.m.Join in a celebration of the Chinese New Year.

XBOX GAMESMondays, Dec. 1; Feb. 24:30 - 5:30 p.m.Join us at East to play our latest Xbox games! Refreshments provided.

BOOK CLUB & PIZZAMondays, Dec. 8; Jan. 12; Feb. 94:30 - 5:30 p.m.Join us for our next book club adventure: more titles to read and discuss with pizza!

DECORATE HOLIDAY CUPCAKESMonday, Dec. 154:30 - 5:30 p.m.We’re decorating (and eating) cupcakes for the season! Join us for this fulfilling event!

HOLIDAY STENCIL CARDSMonday, Dec. 224:30 - 5:30 p.m.Homemade cards are the best! We have the art supplies for you to make wonderful holiday cards.

HOLIDAY MOVIE & POPCORNMonday, Dec. 294 - 5:30 p.m.Watch a holiday film served with buttery popcorn!

2015 STENCIL T-SHIRTS CELEBRATIONMonday, Jan. 54:30 - 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 LIBRARYMonday, Jan. 264 - 5:30 p.m.Kick off your new year with a movie and popcorn at the library.

VALENTINE’S DAY CRAFTWednesday, Feb. 113:30 - 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 QUIZMonday-Monday, Feb. 16-23Visit the Information Desk, pick up a quiz and test your knowledge of Black History. Prizes awarded for all correct answers!

MELTED CRAYON ARTMonday, Feb. 234:30 - 5:30 p.m.Crayons melted on canvas=Art! Try it out!

SPATCULARWednesdays, Dec. 10; Feb. 112 - 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 ITTuesdays, 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 ENTHUSIASTSMonday, Jan. 126:30 - 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.

*Registration is required.

DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP: HELPING YOUTH BECOME GLOBAL CITIZENSTuesday, Jan. 20; Wednesday, Jan. 283 - 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 CHATMondays, Jan. 26; Feb. 2, 9, 16, 236:30 - 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 LOVEThursday, Feb. 124 - 5 p.m.Join Shereka Dunston for a conversation about healthy dating, technology and prevention of dating abuse.

ANTI-VALENTINE’S DAYSaturday, Feb. 142 - 3 p.m.Play video games, decorate broken heart cookies and listen to “un-love” songs.

HAPPY MINECRAFTSaturday, 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.

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E a s t R e g i o n a l

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F o 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 .

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Dylan B.

MOVIE MONDAYMondays (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 TUESDAYTuesdays (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.

DIYThursdays (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 CHALLENGEFridays (No program Dec. 26; Feb. 13)

2:30 - 4:30 p.m.Challenge yourself with engineering activities, cooking competitions, science experiments and more.

HOMESCHOOL LEARNING LAB FOR TEENSThursdays (No lab on Dec. 25)10:30 a.m. - 12 noonThe 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 CLUBSaturdays, Dec. 6; Jan. 17; Feb. 141 - 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 PARTYFriday, Feb. 132:30 - 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.



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TUESDAY NIGHT TEEN SCENETuesdays6 - 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.


TEEN SCENEWednesdays3:15 - 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.

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 CLUBSaturdays2 - 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.

F o 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 .

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Ladarius C.

Teen Programs


*TWEEN TUESDAYSTuesdays4 - 5 p.m.Every week we will have a different activity (and a snack!).

ANIME CLUBWednesdays (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 CLUBTuesdays, Dec. 2; Jan. 6; Feb. 106:30 - 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 DAYSaturdays, Dec. 6; Jan. 17; Feb. 142 - 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!

*DOUGHNUTS FOR DATABASESMondays, Dec. 15; Feb. 164 - 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!

TEEN LGBT BOOK CLUBMondays, Dec. 15; Feb. 166 - 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.

*DIY DUCT TAPE CRAFTSTuesday, Dec. 164:30 - 6 p.m.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!

*MIDDLE SCHOOL BOOK CLUBThursday, Dec. 18; Tuesday, Jan. 206:30 - 7:30 p.m.Join middle schoolers (ages 10-13) in a lively book discussion. Snacks will be served.

MOVIE MADNESSThursdays, Dec. 18; Jan. 294 - 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 CLUBTuesdays, Jan. 27; Feb. 246 - 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.

*GINGERBREAD HOUSE SHOWDOWNSaturday, Dec. 13 2 - 3 p.m.Come and create a masterpiece in the third annual Gingerbread House Showdown! And yes, of course you get to take your candy creation home!

TOLKIEN’S BIRTHDAY MOVIE MARATHONSaturday, Jan. 3Begins at 10:30 a.m.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. 164:30 - 5:30 p.m.The dragon is a powerful symbol all over the world. Come by the library to talk everything dragon.

*COOKING WORKSHOP SERIESTuesdays, Jan. 27; Feb. 244:30 - 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!

DIY VALENTINE’S CARDSMonday-Friday, February 9-13All DayDon’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. 104:30 - 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.


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