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What's Going On
Anime Showcase
Free anime showings presented by Teen Central and AnimeTwinCities. Today: Prince of Tennis
| Central Pohlad Hall S-280 | 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. | Sat., May 24, 2008 |
Friends School/Teen Central artist showcase
Teen Central and the Friends School showcase youth artists and spoken word poets.
| Central Pohlad Hall S-280 | 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. | Tue., May 20, 2008 |
From Lit to Film
Holes. Walt Disiney Home Entertainment, 2003, PG, 117 minutes.
Stanley Yelnats finds himself at Camp Green Lake digging holes. Dogged by an old family curse Stanley will have to make friends fast to figure out what is really going on in the desert. Based on the novel by Louis Sachar.
We provide popcorn. Bring a friend and enjoy the show.
| Nokomis Meeting Room | 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. | Tue., May 27, 2008 |
Hmong Youth Circle
Join us every Tuesday for exciting projects just for teens. We’ll read novels, watch movies, bead jewelry, plus a few surprises! All teens are welcome to attend; most conversation will be in Hmong. For more information call Cha at 612-630-6419.
| North Regional Conf. Room North | 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. | Tue., May 20, 2008 |
| North Regional Conf. Room North | 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. | Tue., May 27, 2008 |
Homework Helper
Free homework help for elementary, middle, and high school students. Improve your study habits, English language, report writing and library research. Drop in as often as you want!
| Franklin Friends of Franklin Community Room | 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. | Sat., May 17, 2008 |
| East Lake | 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. | Sat., May 17, 2008 |
| Hosmer | 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. | Sat., May 17, 2008 |
| Nokomis | 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. | Sat., May 17, 2008 |
| North Regional | 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. | Sat., May 17, 2008 |
| Northeast | 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. | Sat., May 17, 2008 |
| Pierre Bottineau | 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. | Sat., May 17, 2008 |
| Roosevelt | 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. | Sat., May 17, 2008 |
| Sumner | 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. | Sat., May 17, 2008 |
| Central Teen Central | 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. | Sat., May 17, 2008 |
| East Lake | 3:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. | Tue., May 20, 2008 |
| Hosmer | 3:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. | Tue., May 20, 2008 |
| Nokomis | 3:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. | Tue., May 20, 2008 |
| North Regional | 3:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. | Tue., May 20, 2008 |
| Northeast | 3:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. | Tue., May 20, 2008 |
| Pierre Bottineau | 3:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. | Tue., May 20, 2008 |
| Roosevelt | 3:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. | Tue., May 20, 2008 |
| Sumner | 3:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. | Tue., May 20, 2008 |
| Central Teen Central | 3:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. | Tue., May 20, 2008 |
| East Lake | 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. | Wed., May 21, 2008 |
| Hosmer | 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. | Wed., May 21, 2008 |
| Nokomis | 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. | Wed., May 21, 2008 |
| North Regional | 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. | Wed., May 21, 2008 |
| Northeast | 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. | Wed., May 21, 2008 |
| Pierre Bottineau | 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. | Wed., May 21, 2008 |
| Sumner | 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. | Wed., May 21, 2008 |
| Central Teen Central | 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. | Wed., May 21, 2008 |
| East Lake | 3:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. | Thu., May 22, 2008 |
| Hosmer | 3:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. | Thu., May 22, 2008 |
| Nokomis | 3:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. | Thu., May 22, 2008 |
| North Regional | 3:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. | Thu., May 22, 2008 |
| Northeast | 3:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. | Thu., May 22, 2008 |
| Pierre Bottineau | 3:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. | Thu., May 22, 2008 |
| Roosevelt | 3:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. | Thu., May 22, 2008 |
| Sumner | 3:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. | Thu., May 22, 2008 |
| Central Teen Central | 3:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. | Thu., May 22, 2008 |
| Franklin Friends of Franklin Community Room | 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. | Sat., May 24, 2008 |
| East Lake | 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. | Sat., May 24, 2008 |
| Hosmer | 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. | Sat., May 24, 2008 |
| Nokomis | 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. | Sat., May 24, 2008 |
| North Regional | 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. | Sat., May 24, 2008 |
| Northeast | 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. | Sat., May 24, 2008 |
| Pierre Bottineau | 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. | Sat., May 24, 2008 |
| Roosevelt | 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. | Sat., May 24, 2008 |
| Sumner | 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. | Sat., May 24, 2008 |
| Central Teen Central | 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. | Sat., May 24, 2008 |
| East Lake | 3:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. | Tue., May 27, 2008 |
| Hosmer | 3:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. | Tue., May 27, 2008 |
| Nokomis | 3:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. | Tue., May 27, 2008 |
| North Regional | 3:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. | Tue., May 27, 2008 |
| Northeast | 3:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. | Tue., May 27, 2008 |
| Pierre Bottineau | 3:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. | Tue., May 27, 2008 |
| Roosevelt | 3:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. | Tue., May 27, 2008 |
| Sumner | 3:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. | Tue., May 27, 2008 |
| Central Teen Central | 3:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. | Tue., May 27, 2008 |
| East Lake | 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. | Wed., May 28, 2008 |
| Hosmer | 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. | Wed., May 28, 2008 |
| Nokomis | 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. | Wed., May 28, 2008 |
| North Regional | 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. | Wed., May 28, 2008 |
| Northeast | 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. | Wed., May 28, 2008 |
| Pierre Bottineau | 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. | Wed., May 28, 2008 |
| Sumner | 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. | Wed., May 28, 2008 |
| Central Teen Central | 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. | Wed., May 28, 2008 |
| East Lake | 3:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. | Thu., May 29, 2008 |
| Hosmer | 3:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. | Thu., May 29, 2008 |
| Nokomis | 3:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. | Thu., May 29, 2008 |
| North Regional | 3:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. | Thu., May 29, 2008 |
| Northeast | 3:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. | Thu., May 29, 2008 |
| Pierre Bottineau | 3:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. | Thu., May 29, 2008 |
| Roosevelt | 3:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. | Thu., May 29, 2008 |
| Sumner | 3:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. | Thu., May 29, 2008 |
| Central Teen Central | 3:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. | Thu., May 29, 2008 |
Open Game Lab
Teen Tech Squad members will teach the basics of Scratch and help you create your own video game or animation. Combine your own sounds or loops with Audacity and add paintings or drawings with Art Rage. Open Gaming Lab events and the Teen Tech Squad are funded by a generous grant from the Best Buy Children's Foundation.
| North Regional Conf. Room North | 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. | Sat., May 17, 2008 |
Open Gaming Lab
Teen Tech Squad members will teach the basics of Scratch and help you create your own video game or animation. Open Gaming Lab events and the Teen Tech Squad are funded by a generous grant from the Best Buy Children's Foundation.Sign Up for This Event
| Central Best Buy Technology Center S-163 | 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. | Sat., May 17, 2008 |
Scratch n' Sniff
Learn a great new way to create animation -- Scratch. You can create animated scenes, tell stories or even program a game with Scratch. Try a Scratch board to allow your projects to sense – and respond to – things going on in the world outside your computer. Program your project to react to sound or light with Scratch board sensors. Imagine the possibilities and make them from Scratch. This workshop is offered in collaboration with the Learning Technologies Center at the Science Museum of Minnesota and funded by a generous grant from the Best Buy Children's Foundation. Best of all, it's free. Sign up online at http://www.mplib.org/northreg.asp or by calling 612.630.6600Sign Up for This Event
| North Regional Conf. Room North | 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. | Sat., May 17, 2008 |
Learn a great new way to create animation -- Scratch. You can create animated scenes, tell stories or even program a game with Scratch. Try a Scratch board to allow your projects to sense – and respond to – things going on in the world outside your computer. Program your project to react to sound or light with Scratch board sensors. Imagine the possibilities and make them from Scratch. This workshop is offered in collaboration with the Learning Technologies Center at the Science Museum of Minnesota and funded by a generous grant from the Best Buy Children's Foundation. Best of all, it's free. Sign up online at http://www.mplib.org/northreg.asp or by calling 612.630.6600Sign Up for This Event
| North Regional Conf. Room North | 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. | Sat., May 24, 2008 |
Teen Advisory Council
Are you a leader? Do you want to help decide what happens at North Regional Library?
Join the YAC Club. Meet new friends and share your voice. Make it happen at North Regional...
| North Regional Conf. Room South | 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. | Sat., May 17, 2008 |
Teen Advisory Group Literary Team
Meeting of the Teen Central Teen Advisory Group Literary Team. For information on joining this group, contact Christy at 612-630-6124
| Central RKMC Meeting Room S-275 | 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. | Wed., May 28, 2008 |
Teen Advisory Group: Joint Meeting
Joint final meeting of the Teen Central Teen Advisory Group Literary Team and Gaming/Tech Team. For more info, call Camden at 612-630-6129.
| Central Doty Board Room N-280 | 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. | Wed., May 21, 2008 |
Teen Book Club
Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen
| East Lake Meeting Room | 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. | Fri., May 16, 2008 |
For teens 12-17
Book discussion,
treats, and a fun
get together.
| Sumner Friends of Sumner Library Conf. Room | 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. | Tue., May 20, 2008 |
Meet new friends. Read great books. Have a lot of fun by joining North Regional Teen Book Club.
| North Regional Conf. Room South | 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. | Sat., May 24, 2008 |
Teen Game Club
Enjoy board games, card games, video games and connect four tournaments. Have fun and meet new friends.
| North Regional Meeting Room, North Half | 3:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. | Fri., May 16, 2008 |
| North Regional Meeting Room, North Half | 3:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. | Fri., May 23, 2008 |
| North Regional Meeting Room, North Half | 3:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. | Fri., May 30, 2008 |
Volunteers of America class visit
Students from VOA school will receive a presentation on searching for jobs online
| Central RKMC Meeting Room S-275 | 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. | Wed., May 28, 2008 |
