Teens
Calendar of Events February 2010
Teens
Get into College Calendar
To register, call the Youth
Services Department:
732-721-5600, ext. 5028
Old Bridge Public Library Teen Blog: http://obplteen.blogspot.com/
Old Bridge Public Library Teen Book Lists:
http://www.oldbridgelibrary.org/teens.htm/teen_book_lists.htm
For questions about programs call 732-721-5600
ext 5028 or email Mary at mecklund@oldbridgelibrary.org
Book
Buddies
Teens pair up with kids to help them
with reading! Book Buddies meet for an hour where the kid
reads to the teen and the teen helps the kid out.
Sign up required - pick up a form at the Youth Services desk!
Kids grades 1-5, Teens grades 6-12
This program will begin in October,
but you need to sign up now!
printable form
Anime
Club
We're watching Howl's Moving Castle!
Monday, February 22 at 6:30pm.
Grades 6-12
Make
It Take It
Grades 6-12
VDay or Anti-VDay
Wednesday February
10th at 6:30pm
For
this month’s MiTi we’re making
Valentine’s Day or Anti-Valentine’s
cards and frames! Bring a picture or two and
we’ll decorate something to put around
it.
Games
Games
We’ll be playing
games like Apples to Apples, Jenga,
Eat Poop You Cat (it’s
like telephone but on paper) and
more!
Wednesday,February
10th at 7:30pm
Come in to play games! Bring
your own or use ours. Grades 6-12
Video
Gaming
Video Gaming
Flight Night!
Ultimate Fighting Game Tournament
Come
to Fight Night! We’ll play Street
Fighter IV, BlazBlue & Mortal Combat vs
DC.
Wednesday,February
24th at 6:00pm
Sponsored
by the Friends of the Old Bridge Library.
Teen
Movie
Friday,
February 26th at 6:30pm
Teen Movie: Vampire's Assistant
Rated PG-13 for sequences of intense supernatural violence
and action, disturbing images, thematic elements and some
language.
Grades 6-12
College Prep Programs
SAT/ACT Combo Practice Test
Monday February 15th, 10am-2pm
This is a great chance
to experience a bit of both tests, and to see which
one is right for you. You’ll receive feedback
that compares how you did on each in a couple of weeks.Registration
required.
Please
click here to register
Paying for College
Saturday February 20th, 11am-Noon
We’ll talk about
how to apply for aid, how aid is determined, the kinds of
aid, & give a basic timeline
for applying. Both parents and students welcome!
Registration
required.
Please
click here to register
SAT Test Strategies
Sunday March 7th, 1-2pm
Get key strategies to help
you do well on the exam and prepare for test day.
Registration required.
Please click here to register
SAT Essay Workshop
Sunday March 7th, 2-3pm
Get tips
on how to write a great SAT essay. You’ll also have
a practice run of the essay and get it graded and returned
in a couple weeks.
Registration required.
Please
click here to register
Getting into College
Saturday March 27th, 1-2pm
We’ll
talk about admissions policies, how to choose the right
college for you, & what admissions officers want form
your high school experience. Both parents and students
welcome!
Registration required.
Please
click here to register
Sponsored by the Old Bridge
Library & Kaplan Test & College
Prep.
Teen
Advisory Board
Control the library! *
Join the Teen Advisory Board of the Old Bridge Public
Library
Help pick programs, books, events and more!
Upcoming TAB Meetings
Sunday February 21th at 1:00pm
Snacks will be served.
Stay and help with the movie that follows for
Community Service
Time!
Call for more info about the Teen Advisory Board or
any Young Adult program: 732-721-5600, ext. 5028
The Teen Advisory Board (TAB) gives
input on what teens want from the Library: books,
magazines, music, movies and lots of other stuff.
Members of TAB earn community
service hours for the time they spend at meetings
and participation in service projects, like the
teen/kid programs they plan. No
registration needed
BreakDancing
Learn some moves, show your move, teach your moves.
It's space for everyone to BREAKDANCE
Tuesdays from 3:30
pm – 5:30
pm
No registration needed.
Math
Tutoring
Need a little extra help in math?
Drop in to our " Math Tutoring "
Math Tutoring Club meets every
Saturday at 10 am -
12pm for grades 9 and up
&
every Wednesday at 3:30 pm - 5:30pm for grades 6-12.
Best part about it? It's free and
the tutors are excellent!
No registration needed.
