Fantastic Fall Programs and Services!

Check out your local branch to find out about special programs just for teens, including the drop-in Teen Territories held on early-release Wednesdays in Bend, La Pine, and Sunriver (Thursdays after school in Redmond).

Looking for some homework help? Check out this page on the DPL Teen Scene website, and find a helpful link! We have everything from math help to making a good citation for your research papers, plus some fun history and social studies sites.

Don't forget our booklists: great for when book report time rolls around!

Keep your eye open for the DPL Teen Librarians as they begin school visits, and if you ever have any great ideas (or even crazy, maybe-not-so-great ideas) contact us using this form, or email teenlibrarians@dpls.us.

YNK Theater dazzles audience!

The Redmond High School drama troupe has been touring all of the Deschutes Public Libraries, performing scenes, and involving the audience in improvisation and crazy warm-up activities. Watch for YNK Theater at your library this summer!

35 brave souls showed up for the Fear Factor Food program held at the Bend Public Library on July 12. We had 5 rounds of gross food, with a pretty nasty surprise tie-breaker at the end. It's amazing what people were willing to eat to get a prize! This week Fear Factor Food comes to the La Pine and Sunriver libraries, next week you can find it in Sisters and Redmond. Small brown "garbage" bags provided!

Manga series @ DPL

Are you a manga fanatic? Did you know that Deschutes Public Library has almost 150 different manga series? Check out our new list of all the manga in the library on the Teen Scene webpage under our Books and Reading link. Or, click here!

Look 'em up, put 'em on hold, and let us know if you want to see some new titles; here's a link to a page where you can send your own suggestions in to the library.

Are you interested in starting an ani-manga club at your local library? Email teenlibrarians@dpls.us and let us know!

Letterboxing @ your library

What is letterboxing? A treasure hunt? A puzzle, an art form? A bit of both? How about all of the above! It started when a hiker left his calling card in a bottle by a remote pool in the moors of Dartmoor, England.

Now letterboxes can be found in your neighborhood, right in the library. What do you need to letterbox? A container, a notebook, and your personal stamp. Take a look at some of the clues area teens created and see if you can find them--remember to bring a stamp, and leave the letterbox where you found it! For more info about letterboxing, check out http://www.letterboxing.org/

Redmond teens "Get 'da Beat!"

On June 15, Redmond teens met after hours to dazzle the crowd with their talents at the "Got 'da Beat?" Talent Show. About 50 people showed up to chear on the contestants. Mariah Kiepert, Miguel Hidalgo and Gabriel Overton and Zoey Groce were the winners!
There was everything from a magic act to Michael Jackson-white-glove dancing.
The talent show was held to showcase the new teen area at the Redmond LIbrary: Teen Beat.
Thanks to all of the talented Redmond teens who strutted their stuff!

La Pine Teen Game Day Rocks!

Game Day at La Pine couldn't get any better: Around 20 teens came to the library to play guitar hero, Dance Dance Revolution, and even a game or two of Simpsons Clue. Brianna wowed us all with her Guitar Hero skills. She won the Guitar Hero competition--even though Colton gave her a run for her money. And she was nice enough to show the beginners a few tips.

No one could keep track of Theresa's footwork during the DDR competition: she always used the most difficult setting and still won! Prizes included those funky pencils that change color with your mood, some fun bracelets, and of course the moustaches! If you missed La Pine's Game Day or live in a different area, don't worry. Check the library's web site for the date and location of the next Game Day: http://www.dpls.lib.or.us/page.asp?NavID=666#Game

Are you a Guitar Hero?

Hey! School's out!!! What are you going to do now? How about playing Guitar Hero or Dance Dance Revolution during Game Day at your local library?

Visit La Pine Public Library Tuesday June 19th at 2PM and see if you have what it takes to be a Guitar Hero.

Live in Bend? You don't have long to wait: Game day is coming to Bend Thursday, June 21st at 2pm.

Redmond's Game Day is taking place Thursday, June 28th at 2pm.

Sunriver and Sisters, good things come to those who wait! Sunriver Game Day is July 11th at 1PM. Sisters is July 31st at 2PM.

There will be competitions, food and prizes to give away. So stop by!

Teen Summer Reading is just around the corner!

Summer break is just a few days away, and your friendly Teen Services Librarians hope you have a great three months filled with special vacations, lots of time with your friends, and maybe even a book or two!

Every year, Deschutes Public Library has a summer reading program for teens. Just by spending some time with books, magazines, and other readables you can earn rewards and enter drawings for great prizes (including iPod shuffles-- this summer's grand prize!)

Check out the Teen Scene website for all the info you need: http://www.dpls.us/teens. The program begins June 18. We hope to see you at your local library soon :)