2-6 Teen : 2-6 Teen

All Ready For April?

Jane Dance — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 19:44:00 GMT

The first few months of the year have gone so fast! Make the most of April by joining in the fun programs we have planned.

Book club is on the 3rd Tuesday of the month as usual and that is on April 17th, in the Teen Room. We'll be discussing The Ruins of Gorlan (Ranger's Aprrentice # 1). Take a look to here to learn about the best selling series. Following book club TAB (Teen Advisory Board) will meet to plan future Teen programs. Join us and give your iput! One question Miss Jane will be asking is, "What new Gaming equipment should we consider buying?"

On April 24th, Almer Joers from Randolph Brooks FCU will be giving you the opportunity to attend a fun class learning about Savings and Investments, in Meeting Room A, 5:00pm-6:00pm There will be door prizes and also pizza/refreshments served @ 6pm. Join us, learn some cool stuff, and amaze your friends and family with what you learn that will help your financial planning in coming years.

Finally we have a fun, fun, fun program at the end of the month, with a Doctor Who Party! We'll be in Meeting Room C, April 28th from 1:00pm-4:00pm. We'll have a Doctor Who trivia quiz, Doctor Who themed food, Doctor Who Photo op and Doctor Who games. Did I mention this is a Doctor who Party? Dress as your favorite character if you would like to, or in Doctor Who blue.

Anything Happening in March?

Jane Dance — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:28:00 GMT

Yes of course something is happening! March 23rd is the release date for the much anticipated movie The Hunger Games. Teen Book Club will meet 3 days before the movie release, and we will be talking about the book and the movie! We will have pizza, refreshments and a door prize of a movie gift certificate (so that you can go and see the movie!). Where? Teen Room @ Round Rock Pulic Library When? March 20th, 6:30 onwards Who? Any teens aged 12-18. Be there and join in the fun and excitement.

Anything else happening? Yes! We have Early Release Gaming on March 7, in the Teen Room, 2:00pm-3:30pm. Have fun after school with the Wii, Gamecube and Playstation 2.

Are there any programs you'd like to see us doing? We'd love to hear your suggestions.

Fun Filled February Ahead for Teens

Jane Dance — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:01:00 GMT

We have lots happening in February that teens will want to join in with. To kick off we have Early Release Gaming on February 1st from 2:00pm-3:30pm in the Teen Room. We will have Wii and Gamecube games available. See you there!

On February 18th, we have a Post Valentine's Chocolate Party - EAT YOUR HEART OUT! There will be no hearts, no roses; just half price candy that no one bought for you! We will watch a fun chocolate themed movie @12:30pm, have a trivia quiz and other chocolate games. There will be an optional chocolate cookie exchange. And of course we will have refreshments to wash down the candy! Find us in meeting room C from 12:00pm-3:00pm.

At Book Club on February 21st, author Jennifer Ziegler will be there to talk about her new top selling novel Sass and Serendipity, and of course you can get her autograph too!

Winter Reading

Shara Sala — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 16:21:00 GMT

Activities are fairly quiet this month but the library is still a good place to find some warmth. Teen Book Club will be hosting one of our favorite authors on the 20th. April Lurie will be stopping by to discuss her book The Less-Dead. Please join us!! Teen Book Club is followed by the Teen Advisory Board (TAB). These discussion are open to everyone and help form future events.

Some other recommended reads for your Winter vacation are April Lurie's Brothers, Boyfriends and Other Criminal Minds. Divergent by Veronica Roth is very popular. Jane has ordered more copies of The Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins. Also on order is the newest book in The Tiger's Curse series: Tiger's Voyage by Colleen Houck, Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi and The Future of Us by Jay Asher. They will be available soon!

The Round Rock Public Library has recently introduced BookMyne. This is an app for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch with busy library users in mind. An Android version is scheduled to be released later this year. With this app you can search the library's catalog or even scan a barcode on the book cover, then search for it in the library. A few clicks later you can put the books on hold or check your account, even renew checked-out books. You can browse best-sellers and lists of award-winners. This app will also allow families to switch between multiple library accounts. Simple to use. Just go to the App Store and download the free app, BookMyne!

The library will be closed the 24th, 25th and 26th in observance of the Christmas holiday!

Happy Holidays! We will see you at the library!

Writing Read Aloud for Teens

Shara Sala — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 18:27:00 GMT

As I stated in the last blog, November is National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). A nonprofit literary crusade to encourage aspiring novelists to write a 50,000 word novel in a month. The event is to promote creativity and adventure, not necessarily expecting great literary works, but quite a number of them have been published. Here at the library, we believe all writing is good writing. It is about the creative outlet and exploring your imagination. You may not have time to write a novel but enjoy creating a poem or short story. November 29th, we will be sharing our writing. Bring a piece of your work and a friend. Then you can share your story, a chapter or a poem! Don't worry, this is for fun! We are not judging the writing, just supporting and inspiring fellow writers. At 6pm, we will munch on pizza to start the event.

Also in November, we will be having National Gaming Day @ the Library on the 12th. Teen Book Club and TAB meet the evening of the 15th in the Teen Room. The 16+ Book Club will meet on November 22nd at 7:30pm. The 16+ Book Club is for older teens and adults, so join the fun!!

Please contact Jane Dance with any questions at 512-218-7012.

See you at the library!!

The summer comes to an end, but the fun continues!

Shara Sala — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 16:09:00 GMT

The summer comes to an end, but the fun continues! Throughout the school year we will have Teen Book Club, the 16+ Book Club for older teens and adults, Teen Advisory Board (TAB) and Early Release Gaming days.

The next 16+ Book Club meets at 7:30 August 25th. We will be discussing Black and White by Malorie Blackman. Copies of the next book, Kaffir Boy by Mark Mathabane will be handed out on August 25th and discussed September 22nd. If you miss the August book club and would like to attend September, please contact Librarian Jane Dance for more information.

We are very excited to welcome author Tracy Deebs to our Teen Book Club September 20th, 6:30-7:30. She will be discussing her new book Tempest Rising. Jane has just a couple copies left, so if you are interested please stop in soon!! All reports indicate this is an excellent book. I am looking forward to reading it myself!

Jane and I are pleased to continue the Early Release Gaming days. The first day will be September 14th from 2-3:30 in the Teen Room. We will have the Wii and the Playstation 2 set up, as well as the good old GameCubes! We are always open to suggestions if you have a favorite game. Speaking of suggestions, the TAB group meets September 20th. They help Ms Jane plan teen events. New members are aways welcome.

Further events in the works, include the Teen Halloween Party, planned for the October 28th. More details to follow in the next blog!

Until then...have a great school year and see you at the Library!

The End of Global Adventures

Shara Sala — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 18:19:00 GMT

Going Global, Staying Connected has brought many fun adventures. Murder Mystery was a big success last week, thanks to the hard work and dramatic talents of Ms Jane, David Sharp and all our fabulous teens! We have had a wide range of events this summer; everything from Open Gaming to Zumba!

This week we will be hosting A Taste of India. Indian snacks and refreshments will be served while we learn a little Belly Dancing and how to wrap a Sari. We will also get Henna Tattoos! Last year, my Henna Butterfly turned out beautiful and lasted for days!! It seems like a perfect end to the summer. Please remember to turn in the last of your reading logs and drawing slips by August 8th. Remember - we have some excellent prizes to give away, such as a NOOK and a Membership to Crazy Skates!

At the August Teen Book Club, we will discuss Full Tilt by Neal Shusterman. Please feel free to come by and visit with us!

Teen Murder Mystery Party

Shara Sala — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 16:43:00 GMT

RRPL's very own David Sharp wrote this year's Murder Mystery, 'Til Debt Do Us Part. This annual event is always a good time. Participants can audition for a part in the story or be detectives and solve the crime. Since this year's setting is a wedding and reception, finger food and refreshments will be served. Of course, as part of the Going Global, Staying Connected, participants will be entered into the end of summer prize drawing. Please join us Tuesday, July 26th at 6pm for a little dark humor and murder...

"It's the wedding of the year as multi-millionaire Phoebe Webb goes down the aisle for the sixth time. She's marrying Hollywood Stuntman Darren DeVille, himself extremely wealthy from his family's steel company. However, all is not well in the house of DeVille, and Darren may need his family's patented steely nerves to survive the web of Phoebe, and this wedding might turn out to be a funeral. I mean, it... it will turn out to be a funeral, because the event is called a Murder Mystery Party. It would be very silly to call it that if there were not a murder somehow involved. Actually, it's kind of silly the way these descriptions act all cryptic as if you didn't already know that a Murder Party is going to involve some kind of death with malice and forethought. Anyway, I hope that doesn't deter you from coming to Phoebe and Darren's wedding and reception. Might as well eat the cake. It's paid for and all, so it'd be a shame to let it all go to waste." - David Sharp

TEEN TUESDAY: PIZZA and a MOVIE!

Shara Sala — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 16:10:00 GMT

Tuesday, July 5th we will be having our Going Global movie night. Copyright Licensing does not allow me to state exactly which movie this will be, but let's just say we will be watching Part 1 and Part 2 will be in theaters soon! We will be serving pizza and refreshments. All teen Muggles and Wizards are invited, so bring a comfy cushion or chair. We will be giving a door prize of a Movie Theater Gift Certificate! As with all of the Summer Reading Programs, the teens will be able to enter for the end of summer drawing. Prizes include more gift certificates, a VIP membership to Crazy Skates, and a NOOK. Pizza will be served beginning around 5:30. See you in Meeting Room A Tuesday night!

On Tuesday July 12th, we will celebrate our favorite British Librarian's Birthday! Meeting Room A will again hold our gathering including pizza, refreshments and, of course, cake. We will be also playing board games. No, presents are not expected. Please remember to fill out your drawing slip for the Teen prizes. If you do not know Ms Jane, this is a great time to come in and meet her!

Last week we had a great time at the Zumba / Yoga night. We are planning to have more classes in the future. Guys - these classes are fun for you too! We only had one brave male last week. He had a room full of girls all to himself!

Further into July, Teen Tuesday will include the Teen Book Club and the always popular Murder Mystery!

Remember we are Going Global, Staying Connected! Have a great summer!

Teen Gaming Tournament Continues

Candy Moseley — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:20:00 GMT

Jane and I have to say that Saturday was an amazing launch of our second season. Jack Patillo, our emcee, was fantastic as always and the Hurd family (name sound familiar?) were in to help set up.

Over 70 people showed up for the tournament and about 30 or so competed on Melee.

Sadly, gone are the days of Cheeto & Dew and because of our renovations we are now pretzel and water people...however...judging from the empty bags and bottles no one was complaining too much!

Open play was pretty cool with some Mario Kart in the second room and David Bowie!? hmm...on DDR.

Also we gave a valiant attempt to particiapte in a National Gaming Day Brawl tournament but technical difficulties...yada, yada...it was a great time anyway. Matt F., Blake B., Kyle S. and Marcus R. were super troopers and hung in there till the bitter end. Of course, in the end, they did get to boggart the Wii and play online a bit so I think they survived the disappointment.

So here is where we stand...Moving on to the finals are:

1. Daniel Vasquez

2. Javier Galicia

Lots of guys left hungry for victory so I think we will see a mighty return on December the 6th. Be there.

RRPL Exclusive! Live Report From The Gaming Tourney!

Candy Moseley — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 18:36:00 GMT

Ahh the day has finally come... The 2-6 Teen Gaming Tournament is here!

I'll be reporting as stuff happens, just make like it's happening live as you read.

The prizes look pretty good, and the eye-hand cordination here is INSANE, should be a good binary brawl...

Currently it's 12:45, registration for the wildcard spots have begun. There's a Mario Bros. Melle battling away to my left (go Link!), and ther is a bit of a pile up at the DDR. Must grab some snacks...

It's 1:20, just pulled the 8 wild cards for competion. Man guess who had to pull out the tickets? (X[). Tourney begins soon, the battle for total game ownage is begining to heat up...

Excellent, Mario Double Dash (MDD) is starting up, and I've got, crud, the 5th best view :p (wassup with that? I should have the best view).

1:25, Right we are doing the qualifyers, nothing to significant. AMAZING gaming skills being displayed here...

1:30, Yeah raffle! Ah man, I didn't get anything? Pretty cool games and and MDD RC cars as prizes.

2:05, FINAL RACE! Man, these guys really know there stuff. I'm fairly competent at MDD, but the level of skill at which these guys are racing... is simply phenominal. Amazing things happen when gaming morphs into an art...

Jacob H WINS!

Final placings are:

1st: Jacob H

2nd: Jared H

3rd: Marcus R

4th: Damian B

Man, 1st place got a $100 Games Stop gift card, and 2nd-4th got $25 Game Stop gift cards. The level of gaming skill and sportsmanship being displayed here are exponentionally amazing.

Well, that's a wrap on that, looks like we've got some cleaning to do... Nah time for me to Melle!

GTLeaders on the RRLeader! eh?

Candy Moseley — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 15:32:00 GMT

Behold the mighty glorious that is local celebrity!!

Marcial Guajardo, Managing Editor of the Round Rock Leader stopped by our Teen Room yesterday afternoon to snap some shots of our first place contenders for a featured article.

The boys will be splashed on the cover of the Leader on Thursday, December 27th. Control your envy and prepare.

Just two days after the Leader hits the stands our champion will take his rightful place in history-oh who could it be?? The suspense is murder!

In the meantime, Jane will continue to shop for doorprizes, snacks, gift cards, and generate buzz.

I will continue to faithfully wait for new SBemails, download free gaming fonts and create snazzy flyers. Whee!!

Crushing the Competition

Candy Moseley — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 16:44:00 GMT

In a mind bending two hours of frenzied kart dashing four gamers advanced by sheer skill and brute force. From left to right: Ian, C.J., first place winner Brandon, Cesar and showing off his fine Wii fashion-color commentator Jack Patillo.

Now- here is the deal...One more tournament event -then the big throw down.

I would read this very carefully if I were you...December 1st is our last qualifying match for a guaranteed seat at the Big Boy's Table- but here is where it gets fun guys- make sure you come to the Grand Championship on December 29th even if you were NOT in any of the final four.

There are some pretty little words we've been throwing around...sound something like "wildcard" and "door prizes" and "give-aways".

And for all you "I wanna help!" types - we are looking for help setting up, taking down, advertising, and my personal favorite, ideas and input for our next season.

December 1. Be there. Bring your friends. Tempt them with the opportunity to watch you Crush the Competition. That or the free cookies. Either one.

The question becomes one of dominance

Candy Moseley — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 13:28:00 GMT

Is it in the genes?

Once upon a time Jared H. placed in the top four in round one of the 2-6 Teen Gaming Tournament.

Guess who took home the TOP prize this time...that's right, say it with me, Little Bro!! It seems little brother Jacob has been taught a thing or two and maybe has some teaching to do himself. But come December 29th the brothers go head to head along with 14 other Masters of the Kart. Be there.

Why hello winners! Aren't you looking dapper? We can almost see the sparks flying from their electric capabilities!

Oh wait...sorry...I...I think that's just our rope lights...

From left to right: Damian B. third place, Jacob H. first place, Moises N. second place, Koge D. fourth place and, ladies and gentlemen, Jack Pattillo, Lord of the Color Commentary.

See our MySpace page for further glory.

So here are my questions for you- spectators: Can you...

Bring it
Handle Intense Mayhem
Dominate

If so, we may just be the Gaming Tournament for You! You!! YOU!!!

2-6 Teen Gaming Tournament Dates

Jane Dance — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 19:20:00 GMT

Just to let y'all know the next tournament dates are:

OCTOBER 13TH, 2007

NOVEMBER 17, 2007

DECEMBER 1, 2007

GRANDE FINALE - DECEMBER 29TH

Join in here, post on the blog, and let us know if you will be coming along. See you there for more Mario Kart Double Dash!