Above: TAB members Kelseigh, Will, & Montana

Teen Advisory

Board

Are you interested in volunteering at the library? You can take care of some of your community service hours by joining the Teen Advisory Board (TAB). What is TAB? TAB members are teens in grades 6-12 who volunteer two hours a month to help us make the library a teen-friendly place. They share their opinions and ideas about library-sponsored teen events at TAB meetings and help to create this newsletter. TAB meets every 1st and 3rd Monday from 4 to 5 p.m. in the Eisenhower Room. If you’d like to join TAB, stop by the Teen Zone Desk to fill out an application. Questions? Give us a call at 720-887-2360.

Calling all teens! Share your talents! We want your contributions

for future editions of The 411. Submit any original stories, poems, book reviews, or drawings to the Teen Zone Desk. You might see your work

in the next newsletter!

Peace The grass sways softly in the wind Flowers bloom so gracefully Sitting out on the breeze oh how you Love that peace around you There’s peace everywhere you look Sometimes it hides…away So you gotta look for it in times of need Know that it can always be found Even…when you’re all alone… With war goin’ on everything seems to go wrong… Will we survive? When no one can find peace? Nature’s beauties help reassure us That we’re meant to be here… alive savin’ the world…one smile at a time… The quiet of the night…silence all around Peace is here…waiting for you to find it It won’t always be there for you Peace is our solitude …Use it while you can… By Idalys S.

Teen Work

By Michelle G.

1. If you could travel anywhere for a summer

vacation, where would it be? Natalie– Hawaii or New York Zoe– Denmark or Jamaica Montana– Japan Kelseigh– Ireland Will– Barcelona Debani– Japan or Ireland Jennifer– Switzerland Daniel– Scotland or Japan Idalys– Egypt Martin– France or Jamaica Michelle-Venice or Ireland Christine– Paris or Ireland Michala– Italy Anna– Sicily Cait– Japan Savanah– Maine

2. What do you think teachers do during their summer breaks? Natalie– Stay at home or educate hobos Zoe– Come up with unreasonable test questions or suck the life and soul from children Montana– Be superheroes Kelseigh– Sleep in a coffin Will– Build a coffin Debani– Work at Burger King and earn some serious money Jennifer– Think really hard about whether or not to think really hard Martin– Sit on the couch and eat children Michelle– Go on vacation Anna– Sleep Cait– Come over to my house Savanah– My science teacher would continue to be an idiot. My writing teacher would have me babysit her freakishly awesome daughter. Idalys– Go to exotic countries

We asked TAB members two questions:

June 2008-August 2008 Volume 6, Issue 3 www.broomfieldlibrary.org

The 411 Mamie Doud Eisenhower Public Library, 3 Community Park Rd., Broomfield, CO 80020

Teen Zone Newsletter

Summer Reading Program runs from June 1 to August 2. Teens entering grades 6-12 may participate. Registration ends July 19.

Old Possum Books, LLC

Look inside for info on Teen Programs & Film Showings

Enchanted Saturday, June 28,

2-4 p.m. Rated PG

Hairspray Saturday, July 19,

2-4 p.m. Rated PG

School of Rock Saturday, July 26,

2-4 p.m. Rated PG-13

Concert

Program runs from June 1 through August 2. Teens in grades 6-12 may participate. Registration ends July 19.

Join the summer tour! Explore the music of the ages when you sign up for the Teen Summer Reading Program. Get great prizes just for reading. Stop by

the Teen Zone Desk to register and pick up a reading log. Throughout the summer join us for gaming, hands-on workshops, and movie showings. Check out the rest of the newsletter for details and don’t forget to sign up. Here’s how the reading program works:

1. Read 6 hours to complete a level. 2. Bring in your reading log and collect a prize. 3. Enter a weekly drawing to win movie passes

and other goodies. 4. When you finish, enter to win one of three

Grand Prize baskets with books, DVDs, cou-pons and food.

5. Keep reading for more chances in the Grand Prize drawings.

Films will be shown in the Eisenhower Room of the library. Popcorn will be provided by AMC Theaters or bring your own snacks and drinks.

Open to all ages. Children under 12 must come with someone over 13.

Permission required for PG-13 films.

Read It!

Back by popular demand is The High Strung. This band from Detroit is stopping in Broomfield during its second National Rock and Roll Library Tour. Come check out their quirky, energetic Beatlesque jams. Concert-goers will learn what it’s like to tour year-round and as a special con-cert feature, the band will have audience members help them write and improvise a song on the spot. All ages are welcome, so bring the whole family to this special event held at the Broomfield Amphitheater. Thursday, July 3, 7-8:30 p.m. Want a preview? Their CDs Moxie Bravo, These Are the Good Times, and Get the Guests are available at the library or you can check out their website at http://www.thehighstrung.com.

The High

Strung

Movie Showings

Knitting Rocks! 1st Saturdays – June 7, July 5, August 2 10 a.m.-noon

Anime Club 1st Tuesdays– June 3, July 1 6-8 p.m.

On-going Programs Write Out 3rd Sundays– June 15, July 20, August 17 2:30-4:30 p.m.

Guitar Hero Tuesday, June 10, 2-4 p.m.

Kick off the Summer Reading Program and strum along with your friends. We have the guitars– you have the skills. Come rock out at the library.

Words to Music Friday, June 20, 2-4 p.m. Do the words come first or the melody? Either way, you can put pen to paper and compose a song out of the tune in your head. Songwriter Mohammed Alidu will show you how.

Karaoke Revolution Friday, June 27, 6-8 p.m. It’s a PS2… it’s a microphone… it’s Library Idol. Bring a friend and your voice to this program where you can sing along with your choice of popular songs.

Hip Hop Dance Thursday, July 17, 3-5 p.m. When you hear that beat do you start to groove? If you bustamove when the bass kicks in, this program is for you. Learn hip hop moves from instructor Hugo Sayles.

Summer Tour: Unplugged Saturday, July 12, 6-8 p.m. Singers, musicians, and dancers are invited to get unplugged at the library. Sign up for this open mic session and get your 5 minutes of fame.

Square Roots Sunday, June 29, 6-8 p.m. Allemande Left and do-si-do! Check out this square dancing program. We’ll have a live caller and a live band. You’ll learn the steps to dance the night away. Program will be held at the Broomfield Auditorium.

You’re A Punk Tuesday, July 8, 2-4 p.m. Ever thought you could pull off a Mohawk? Thought about purple hair? Learn about these and other wonders of punk hairstyles at this hands-on program.

The High Strung Concert Thursday, July 3, 7-8:30 p.m. Bring the whole family to this concert held at the Broomfield Amphitheater. Want a preview? Their CDs are available for checkout at the library. See the article on the previous page for more details.

Totally Tubular Tunes Wednesday, July 23, 2-4 p.m. The clothes, the big hair, the music– what’s not to love about the 80’s? Get into character and bring back the music by making a lip sync music video.

Summer Salsa Tuesday, July 29, 2-4 p.m. Spice up your summer with this afternoon dance class on Salsa and Latin swing. Taught by the Casablanca Dance Studio.

Teen Workshops

Just Didgeridoo-It! Friday, August 1, 2-4 p.m. A didgeri-what? Come make your very own didgeridoo, a wind instrument of the indigenous Australians of northern Australia and learn how to play it. Program will be taught by Michael Stanwood.

Rock Band Showdown Saturday, August 2, 6-9 p.m. Grab a group of friends and see how you stack up at this Rock Band talent show. We’ll provide all of the gaming gear; you provide the talent.

Go 2nd Sundays– June 8, July 13, August 10 2-4 p.m.

Teen Workshops will be held in the Eisenhower Meeting Room. We’ll provide any necessary materials and the programs are free of charge. Registration for Teen Workshops is required.