Niles Public Library Teen Scene Blog


National Gaming Day: Junkyard Gaming
November 11, 2009, 5:37 pm
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NGD2009-logoEver wanted to create your own board game or card game?  Now’s your chance!  Create your game from a mixture of raw materials and pieces of other games.  You make up the rules and decide how the game can be played and won.

When: Sat. Nov. 14 1:00-2:30pm
Where: Board Room, 6960 W. Oakton St.

Register now!



Halo 3 Tournament
October 20, 2009, 4:31 pm
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There’s still time to sign up for our Halo 3 Tournament!  Show off your shooting skills in our bracketed contest.  Single players will compete in groups of four, with the top scorers advancing to the next round.  Prizes include Gamestop giftcards and Halo novels.

When: 1:30pm on Sat. Oct 24
Where: Large Meeting Room, 6960 W. Oakton St. Niles, IL

If you’re under 18, we need to you turn in a signed parental consent form.  Download it from our website.

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Teen Read Week Art Contest
October 1, 2009, 11:26 am
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Second Annual Teen Read Week Art Contest

Celebrate reading with art!  Submit your original art and we may display it in the library and on the Teen Scene blog!  First place will also win a $50 gift card.  Art may be done in a variety of mediums, and must fit the dimensions 700 pixels by 225 pixels.  Submit your art at the 2nd floor reference desk, by email to dblock@nileslibrary.org; or mail to Donna Block c/o Niles Public Library District, 6960 W. Oakton St., Niles, IL 60714.

Finalists will be displayed in the library and at the top of the Teen Scene blog.   The submission deadline is  Saturday, October 24.

Download an entry form!

What kind of artwork can you submit? Drawing, painting, photography, collage – anything that will look good on a website!

To enter you must be between the ages 12 and 18 as of Oct. 24, 2009.  Limit three entries per artist.  Please note we cannot return entries. Winners will be contacted by telephone.  Submitting entries for the contest constitutes permission to publish your name and art should your entry win.

Questions? Ask a Librarian!  If the chat box says that no one is available, then email dblock@nileslibrary.org or call 847-663-6434



Last Chance for Summer Reading!
August 14, 2009, 10:35 am
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Summer Reading  ends August 29!  That’s the last day that you will be able to exchange your reading logs for prizes.  That means you’ve got two weeks left!

To complete your log, read three books and record the author and title.  Have you got required reading for school?  Those books will count!  Or, you can pick something (anything!) just for fun.

Then there’s the wild card slot.  For the 4th spot on your log, you can read anything – a poem, a magazine, a short story, even this blog entry!  You could even watch a movie or listen to an album.

Turn in your log for a chance to win great prizes like free Brunswick Zone bowling for you & your friends and an iPod.



Second Annual Teen Read Week Art Contest
August 4, 2009, 8:35 pm
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Celebrate reading with art!

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Submit your original art and we may display it in the library and on the Teen Scene blog!  First place will also win a $50 gift card.  Art may be done in a variety of mediums, and must fit the dimensions 700 pixels by 225 pixels.  Submit your art at the 2nd floor reference desk, by email to dblock@nileslibrary.org; or mail to Donna Block c/o Niles Public Library District, 6960 W. Oakton St., Niles, IL 60714.

Finalists will be displayed in the library and at the top of the Teen Scene blog.   The submission deadline is  Saturday, October 24.  To enter you must be between the ages 12 and 18 as of Oct. 24, 2009.  Limit three entries per artist.  Email entries may be submitted as one message.

What kind of artwork can you submit? Drawing, painting, photography, collage – anything that will look good on a website!

Please note we cannot return entries. Winners will be contacted by telephone.  Submitting entries for the contest constitutes permission to publish your name and art should your entry win.

Questions? Ask a Librarian!  If the chat box says that no one is available, then email dblock@nileslibrary.org or call 847-663-6434



Guitar Hero World Tour Open Play & Tournament
July 27, 2009, 10:03 am
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guitar-hero-world-tour-logoTuesday July 28 2:00-4:00pm Play Guitar Hero 4 just for fun or practice for the tournament!

Wednesday July 29 2:00-5:00 Compete for prizes!  Individual and group compeition.  Brackets will be used in the individual competition.

Special prizes for a new group competition in Guitar Hero 4.  Sign up to perform as a group and the audience will vote for their favorite.  Grades 5th-12th, only!