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Tweens & Teens

Did You Know? You can become a fan on FACEBOOK? Go ahead and ‘friend’ the teen librarian!

Did You Know? You can follow us on TWITTER?

Did You Know? You can earn COMMUNITY SERVICE hours.

Contact the teen librarian for a volunteer application and availability of hours. You can earn hours by helping at children’s events or by preparing questions and co-leading one of the teen book discussions. Call Kathy Watson at 362-5234 or send her an email at youngadult@kimballlibrary.com.

June Tween Book Discussion 6/1/11 @ 6:30pm (Grades 6-8)

June Tween Book Discussion 6/1/11 @ 6:30pm (Grades 6-8)

WHEN AN ASSASSIN bursts from the shadows to try to kill him on the dark, windswept grounds of his boarding school in England, Max Gordon realizes his life is about to change forever. After learning that his explorer father is missing, Max is determined to find him, no matter what dangers may lay in...
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Teen Focus (June 16) 6:30pm

Teen Focus (June 16) 6:30pm

If you need a second pair of eyes for a paper, a listening ear for a presentation, or need to be drilled with your flashcards, the teen librarian will be available for an hour or so. Or, just come in to the teen room for studying in general. Come in to focus.   Please register...
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Saturday Cinema: June 4 @ 10:30am (Please register)

Saturday Cinema: June 4 @ 10:30am (Please register)

We are the Saturday Cinema for your kids ages 6 and up.  We’ll supervise them with a movie in our large meeting room while you shop, catch up on housework, fix the car, read a book — or just enjoy the peace and quiet.  Please send them with movie snacks and spill-proof beverages.  Pillows are also welcome if they prefer to sprawl out...
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OOh La La! Summer Reading Kick-Off! Saturday, June 25, 10:15am-12pm (Registration Required)

OOh La La! Summer Reading Kick-Off! Saturday, June 25, 10:15am-12pm (Registration Required)

Bonjour! It’s our Summer Reading Kick-Off Party! We’re headed for France, the first stop on the tour of 5 world countries we’ll be visiting during this summer’s reading program. Our theme this year is ‘ One World, Many Stories’ for ages K-Gr. 5 and ‘You Are Here’ for teens (Gr. 6 – age 19). There are Crepes to eat…and...
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May Teen Book Discussion 5/11/11 @ 6:30pm (Grades 9-12)

May Teen Book Discussion 5/11/11 @ 6:30pm (Grades 9-12)

Connor, Risa, and Lev are running for their lives. The Second Civil War was fought over reproductive rights. The chilling resolution: Life is inviolable from the moment of conception until age thirteen. Between the ages of thirteen and eighteen, however, parents can have their child “unwound,” whereby all of the child’s organs are transplanted...
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May Tween Book Discussion 5/4/11 @ 6:30pm (Grades 6-8)

May Tween Book Discussion 5/4/11 @ 6:30pm (Grades 6-8)

My name is Ruby. This book is about me. It tells the deeply hideous story of what happens when my mother dies and I’m dragged three thousand miles away from my gorgeous boyfriend, Ray, to live in L.A. with my father, who I’ve never even met because he’s such a scumbag that he divorced...
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Teen April Activities (April 26 – 28 @6:30pm)

Teen April Activities (April 26 – 28 @6:30pm)

Tuesday, April 26, we have ‘Kidz Stuff for Teens’ where we will go back in time to play with some of our old favorites such as playdough, paint by number, coloring, and other ‘little kid’ stuff that we all still love.  ‘We won’t grow up’ will be the mantra for the evening and milk...
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Teen Movie Night: Weds, Apr 27, 6:30pm (Register, please)

Teen Movie Night: Weds, Apr 27, 6:30pm (Register, please)

Teen Movie Night at the library is fun and free.  Invite all your friends (register them and yourself) for a night out.  Your friends do not have to be Atkinson residents.  We’ll be showing ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1‘.  (Rated PG-13/145 minutes)  Please bring your own movie candy and clear beverages.  ...
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Saturday Cinema-April 16 @ 10:30am

Saturday Cinema-April 16 @ 10:30am

We are the Saturday Cinema on the third Saturday of each month!  We’ll supervise kids with a movie in our large meeting room while you shop, catch up on housework, fix the car, read a book — or just enjoy the peace and quiet.  Please send them with movie snacks and spill-proof beverages.  Pillows are also welcome if they prefer...
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April Teen Book Discussion 4/13/11 @ 6:30pm

April Teen Book Discussion 4/13/11 @ 6:30pm

It started out as an innocent day for Martin, but it quickly turned into his worst nightmare–arrested for something he didn’t even mean to do. And five months later, he is still locked up in jail on Rikers Island. Just when things couldn’t get worse, Martin gets caught in a fight between two prisoners,...
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