TeenZone Blog

Due to the sleety, snowy, icky weather, tonight’s Tech Takeover and Open Mic has been CANCELLED!! Stay home where you can be cuddly and cozy. Save all your energy for this summer’s Teens Take Overs. I hope we’ll see you then!

• Prep your Open Mic performance
• Channel your inner rock star for Guitar Hero
• Get warmed up for a DDR workout
• Gather old CDs for the CD swap
• Dig out your library card to go online using the library computers

Start your weekend early at tomorrow night’s Tech Takeover! This library after hours is the perfect way to wrap up the week. It’s a TEENS ONLY event so the library will be ALL YOURS! If you haven’t already, print out a permission slip (PDF) for your parents to sign. If a parent is dropping you off, you can have them sign it there! Tell your friends, neighbors, classmates, cousins…TELL EVERYONE!

We want you to Tune in @ your library®!

• Thursday, March 6
• 6:00-8:30 p.m.
• Carrollton Public Library @ Josey Ranch Lake

It’s the time of year I know you’ve ALL been waiting for. That time of year when we celebrate technology and libraries…and YOU! That’s right folks, it’s TEEN TECH WEEK!

Okay, so the chances that you DO NOT have Teen Read Week circled in red on your calendar are probably pretty high. But that shouldn’t stop you from taking part in the festivities. You don’t have to do anything crazy like get this year’s logo tattooed on your back. Just:

Check out the blog! This week we’ll be blogging about the ways you can Tune in @ your library® so visit the blog often.

Cheer us on at council! Show YOUR support of Teen Tech Week at tomorrow night’s (Tuesday, March 4) City Council meeting at City Hall. During the meeting, Mayor Becky Miller will be reading the Teen Tech Week proclamation. The meeting starts at 7:00 p.m.

Pick up your permission slip for the Tech Takeover! The takeover is THIS THURSDAY and it’s NEVER too late to register. Open mic, video games, CD swap–it should be a blast!

Love having the library all to yourself? Get tuned in Thursday, March 6 at our Tech Takeover! During this TEEN ONLY after hours, you can

• go online using our computers (bring in your own laptop to use our wifi)
• rock out with Guitar Hero™
• get groovy with DDR
• show off musical skill during the Open Mic
• swap CDs with fellow music lovers

Prepare to take over: Thursday, March 6 from 6:00-8:30 p.m. at the Josey Ranch Lake Library.

Stop by either Carrollton Public Library to pick up a permission slips or print one out yourself (PDF).

Questions? Leave a comment or call Jennie at 972-466-4932.

If you’ve run wild at any of our past after hours, you know what a blast it is. Leave a comment and tell everyone else!