8 out of 10 TLC Members Bowl Strikes!

Adriel, Aneesh, Ashtar, Fatima, Katy, Saagar, Urveel, and Zainub!

We all had our share of gutterballs too!

The average score for the guys team was 71 and for the girls the average score was 60. The high score for the guys team was 93 and for the girls it was 125! Everyone was a great sport. Plenty of high fives, applause, and laughter!


Come to the next TLC meeting to help brainstorm and plan teen events at MGPL. Thursday, September 14 @ 7 pm.

Thank you for participating in TLC this summer! Good luck with your new school year and first days back to class. See you soon at MGPL!

King Kong, Giant Robo, and Johnny Cash @ the Library...

Upcoming movies on the big screen at MGPL! Come hang out in the air conditioning and enjoy a free movie. No registration necessary.

August 4, 2006 (Friday)
Baxter Room
2:00pm "King Kong" (2005, PG-13, 187 min.)

August 7, 2006 (Monday)
Baxter Room
7:00pm Club Banzai: Anime Film for Teens - showing of "Giant Robo, The Day the Earth Stood Still" Volume 2, 120 minutes

August 17, 2006 (Thursday)
Baxter Room
2:00 & 7:00pm Feature Film: "Walk the Line" (2005, PG, 136 min.)

Read, Eat, And Discuss: Teen Book Club

Friday, August 11 @ 11 am, the Teen Book Club is meeting to eat pizza and discuss the book Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson.

Tuesday, August 15 @ 3 pm, the Teen Book Club is watching the movie Speak in the auditorium at the Library.

All teens are welcome to join our group for either or both of the events!

The next R.E.A.D. Teen Book Club meeting is Thursday, September 7 @ 7 pm to discuss
The Beast by Walter Dean Myers.

Happy Reading!

Teen Game Night

Blokus, Pictionary, Scattegories, Stratego, Connect 4, and Monopoly were all part of the entertainment last night at MGPL's Teen Game Night! We ran out of time on a speed round of Monopoly that we agreed we should start with next time. It was great to see everyone and have lots of laughs. Thanks to Shawn and Jay for helping to clean up!

The next Teen Game Night is Thursday, August 31, 7 - 8:30 pm. It will be fun to hear about everyone's first days back at school. Enjoy the rest of your summer vacation and see you soon at MGPL!

TLC End of Summer Bowl!

Join us at Classic Bowl, 8530 Waukegan Road, August 17, 1 - 3 pm for the MGPL Teen Library Council End of Summer Bowl! The third meeting of the TLC will be at Classic Bowl to have some fun before the first week back to school. Sign up and have your permission form turned in at the Library by Monday, August 14. We will be meeting at the bowling alley. Hope to see you there! Any questions? Call us at 847-929-5101.



The first fall meeting of TLC will be Thursday, September 14, 7 pm.

TLC! Teen Library Council

At our second meeting this summer:
We voted on titles for the R.E.A.D. Teen Book Club (Read, Eat, and Discuss!) The first meeting is scheduled for Friday, August 11
@ 11 am to discuss Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson.

Set a date for Teen Game Night, Thursday, July 27 @ 7 pm. All teens welcome! Grab your favorite CD and game and come hang out. What are you bringing? (Yourself and a friend is a perfect answer!)

A fun TLC personality quiz predicted what Reality Show each of us would most likely appear. The results?

7 The Bachelor / The Bachelorette
4 Survivor
3 American Idol
2 Last Comic Standing

Books, music, movies...what are your picks this summer?