Teen Events Week of December 30th

TAG (Teen Advisory Group)
Wednesday, January 2nd
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Teen Area

Share your thoughts for making the library a better place for teens. Give ideas for events, materials, community service opportunities, clubs, and more. Attendees will get Community Service hours. All teens who register will get pizza.

New Year's Hours

The Robbins Library is closing at 5:00 PM New Year's Eve.

The Robbins Library and Fox Library will be closed New Years Day.

Christmas Hours

The Robbins Library and Fox Library will be closed December 24th and December 25th.

The Robbins library will be open Saturday 9-5 and Sunday 2-5 so you can pick up last minute DVDs, books, audio books, video games, playaways, and whatever else you might need to last through these two days.  

We will reopen at 9:00 AM on December 26th.

Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, and all that Jazz!

AIFF Poster Contest

Poster Contest Announcement 

Third annual Poster Contest. AIFF invites students from Arlington Public High School and Arlington Catholic High School to submit their art work…

The Film Festival will take place October 23 – 27, 2013 at the Regent Theatre in Arlington, MA.

The Arlington International Film Festival (AIFF) is pleased to announce its “3rd annual Poster Contest”. AIFF invites the High School Students to create the POSTER that will become the face of the 2013 Film Festival. We look forward to many interesting and artistic submissions. 

Poster entries will be evaluated by a panel of judges with expertise in composition, design, public relations and marketing; thus, entries will be evaluated based on visual appeal, content and marketability. The selected poster design will appear in various forms; i.e. print, TV, and web promotions. The winning artist will be announced at a press conference at Arlington’s Town Hall on February 7, 2013 and awarded a cash prize of $500.

Submission Guidelines 

· Must be a student of Arlington High School or Arlington Catholic High School

· One entry per student

· Poster artwork must include:

o Arlington International Film Festival 

o October 23 – 27, 2013 

o Regent Theatre 

· Entries must be submitted electronically; original artwork will not be accepted 

· Entries must be submitted as a JPEG file, minimum 300 d.p.i

· Deadline is mid-night January 13, 2013

· Email file to 2013PosterContest@gmail.com

· Include name, address and phone number

Please visit our website, www.AIFFest.org for more information about the Festival.

Teen Events Week of December 9th

Teen Writers' Reading

Sunday, December 9th

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Robbins Library Community Room

Join the Robbins Library as we celebrate the culmination of the Fall Teen Writers' Workshop lead by local author Lynette Benton.  Listen to powerful writing, enjoy refreshments and celebrate teen creativity.

Teens Only Book Group
Wednesday, December 12th

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Robbins Library
Teen Area

This book group meets the second Wednesday of each month. Attendees will help select the book for each future meeting. The goal is to try new books; if you can't get into the selection then just put it down. No worries if you don't finish the book, just come share your thoughts on other books you have read, eat snacks and enjoy the discussion! Drop in and bring friends.

"Vixen" by Jillian Larkin, book selection for December, is available the Teen Area now.

Movie That Dare Not Speak Its Name!
Friday, December 14th

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Robbins Library
Community Room

Monthly movie for teens. We can't tell you what it is, but check back for blog posts or on our Facebook page for hints about this months title. You can also call or come into the library for more information.

Special Event: Teen Writers' Reading

Teen Writers' Reading

Sunday, December 9th

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Robbins Library Community Room

Join the Robbins Library as we celebrate the culmination of the Fall Teen Writers' Workshop lead by local author Lynette Benton. Listen to powerful writing, enjoy refreshments and celebrate teen creativity.

Come on, snacks and listening to some great local talent... AND you still get to sleep in!  You know you want front row seats and dibs on the good snacks.  ;)

Teaser Tuesdays December 4th 2012

1-Grab your current read.

2-Let the book fall open to a random page.

3-Share with us two (2) “teaser” sentences from that page.

4- Please share the title and author of the book to allow people to find the book if they like the teaser you’ve given!

***Please avoid spoilers!***

"Legend"

Marie Lu

"I see the fingers creep closer to his trigger, but one of the other soldiers shakes his dead.  No shooting in the hospital.  The soldier pushes me away and points toward the end of the hall with is gun." (Page 27)

Another book that I've had sitting on my bookshelf for almost a year and am finally going to read!  I've hardly read any of the book, so I can't give an opinion yet.  Feel free to give your two cents if you have read "Legend".

Feel free to share your teaser sentences by adding a comments

Events This Week- December 3rd to December 8th

Teen Writing Workshop

Monday, December 3rd

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

Robbins Library

Meet at the Reference Desk

Work with Lynette Benton, author of Polish and Publish, to move forward on your writing projects. Bring writing you've been working on (short story, novel excerpt, comedy, poetry). This group will meet 6 times this fall, starting September 24th.

Gap Year Presentation

Tuesday, December 4th

7:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Robbins Library

Community Room

Find out all you need to know about taking a Gap Year. This program is for students (high school and college), parents, guardians, and counselors are encouraged to attend.

Please register here.

TAG

Wednesday, December 5th

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Robbins Library

Teen Area

Share your thoughts for making the library a better place for teens. Give ideas for events, materials, community service opportunities, clubs, and more. Attendees will get Community Service hours. All teens who register will get pizza.

Teen Jewelry Making

Thursday, December 6th

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Robbins Library

Teen Area

Beautiful memory wire bracelet with matching earrings in the colors of the season. This fun projects requires no previous jewelry making skills, but makes for an easy introduction for teenagers. All materials provided. Please register here.