Events for Teens

Monthly Teen Programs: Palm View Branch Library

Game-ology Day

Come to play, compete, or just hang out with us during our Game-ology Day, where teens are invited to join us to play all kinds of games, including some old fashioned board games and card games, trivia contests, and Guitar Hero.

Manga Maniacs Teen Program

Come hang out with your friends while talking about our favorite manga books and anime movies, creating some cool crafts and munching on some snacks.

Popcorn & A Craft Teen Break

Join us for our Popcorn & A Craft Teen Break, where you can come hang out with your friends while creating some cool crafts and munching on some popcorn.

Take Photos for Your MySpace Day

Do you have a MySpace, Bebo, or LiveJournal account that needs updated photos? The Palm View Branch Library invites teens to join us for a Take Photos for Your MySpace Day. Every month we’ll explore the library to snap some cool photos for your profile.

Text Messaging Contest

Join us for our Text Messaging Contests and see if you can beat your friends in a race to text the first lines of YA lit. Winners get a tasty prize.

Special Teen Programs

Teen Read Week

A nationwide event, TRW is celebrated annually the third week of October. The main theme for the Teen Read Week initiative is “Read For The Fun Of It,” and it means to promote a variety of books – from manga to novels, cooking to technology. There is also a sub-theme that changes each year.

During MPL’s Teen Read Week, you can participate in book talks, special programming, and vote for your top ten favorite books of the year. Teen Read Week 2009 was held October 19-25. Check back for updates about Teen Read Week 2010.

Teens’ Top Ten

Teens’ Top Ten is a "teen choice" list. Teens nominate and choose their favorite books of the previous year. Nominations are posted each year in April, during National Library Week, and teens across the country officially vote on their favorite titles during Teen Read Week. Readers aged 12 to 18 can vote online, anytime that week, at ALA's Teen Read Week web site. MPL participates in this event by organizing book talks about the nominees. Teen Read Week 2009 was held October 19-25. Check back for updates about Teen Read Week 2010.

Teen Tech Week

Teen Tech Week encourages teens to take advantage of the library's music and media resources, such as music CDs, DVDs, audio books, and Internet access to online media.

Teen Tech Week 2010 was held March 7-13. Check back for updates about Teen Tech Week 2011.