Minutes: October 16, 2013

4 members in attendance
agenda

• Teen Read Weeks
• cupcake challenge scheduled for Thursday
• teen lock-in 10/25 6-8pm.  Costumes optional.  Games: scavenger hunts, illuminator and possibly a pinata
• Fall Events
• Teen Book Club has moved for November to Wednesday - reading Scorpio Races
• November events brainstorming
• cookie decorating
• mock apple pie/stuffed apple tart
• photography show - fall pictures
• movie at the library
• Volunteers Needed
• Looking for help with the Children's Halloween Event: Giggle and Goblins. On 10/29 6-8/8:30 let Miss Renee know if you can help
• Nov. 20th 5:30-7:30 Story-Mini Golf for kids.  Looking for help to set up easy golf courses
• McDonald's fundraising event for the Friends of the APL.  This is still in the works and the date hasn't been set, but I'm looking for kids to help me at this event as well to make it a success.  All money raised for the Friends group will be earmarked for childrens and teen programming.
• BN visit - 1st dibs
• place your name in the book you want first
• Concerns/Comments
• Are we going to do another theater visit?  A: we can but it has to be specific.  The Movie has to be rated G/PG and has to be based on a book.  Reasons: the rating is the only way to get funding and the based on the book is how this is library appropriate
• Can we do Hunger Games #2? A: Probably not as the movie likely be rated PG-13
• Could we do a movie visit with just the Teen Advisory Board?  A: its possible but funding may be difficult and the same requirements would apple.  What if we all just showed up at the theater together and paid our own way?  A: Yes that could be done, but you could do that on own and not through library unless you want it as an official event.
• Next meeting - November 20th at 5:00 (short meeting).

Minutes: September 18, 2013

3 Members in attendance
Agenda

• New TAB member has joined us
• Barnes and Noble TAB members only visit is all set for Friday, 9/20
• if your getting a lift from me don't forget your transportation waiver
• we're looking to add another 100 books
• Trivia night - we'll be playing Smartypants
• is in danger of being cancelled for lack of participants
• if you want to come don't forget to sign up
• its at 9/27 at 6:00
• 1st Lock-In of the season is scheduled for Oct 25 @ 6:00
• no football game conflicts though there is a middle school dance
• Halloween themed
• we'll be playing Illuminator, glow in the dark bowling, and another pinata, maybe some candy scavenger hunt
• Teen Read week is Oct 14 - 20
• Seek the Unknown at your library
• online reading program
• online
• the Friends of the library is generously funding prizes for this year
• looking for events for that week
• working on a cooking class - a Cupcake Challenge - waiting to hear back from the host.
• possibility of doing a movie - on theme or not 
• if you have any ideas I need to know by Wednesday of next week at the latest.
• November Events
• nothing scheduled yet
• something to think about for next meeting.
• Other stuff
• the Teen review is up and accepting reviews
• Teen Book club will be held next month on Oct 10 @ 6:00 we're discussing Far Far Away by Tom McNeal (unless we have participants I will cancel the in-person book club)
• The online book club is still open. We're using the same books as the in-person book club.
• Don't forget TAB events earn you volunteer credits.
• Newsletter: Teen Scene
• a big NO on changing the look of the newsletter - like it the way it is
• looking for submissions for book talk, feature articles just send the to Miss Renee
• Next meeting - October 16 @ 5:00

Meeting Schedules

The next meeting is set for 

Wednesday, September 18

5:00 PM

Meeting will be held monthly on the

3rd Wednesday of each month

at 5:00 PM

Minutes: July 23, 2013

1 member in attendance
Agenda

• Online and Print changes  - the advisory board now has a website which used to be the old online newsletter site.  
• Events for the fall
• last month we created a list of possible events this month we've tentatively selected a few for the fall schedule.  Please note changes may be made to these.
• Question: how many teen events do you want planned per month - two
• Lock-ins will still be held only evey other month so that they don't become boring.
• it has been requested that a teen book club start and be run every month.  As book club hasn't been popular for the past we will test run it for the fall
• Miss Renee is looking for suggestions for book club - looking for something that will be appropriate for ages 13+, crossover titles (books that could be ya or j) are acceptable
• September - TAB only event, book club, and jeopardy/trivia (wii game smarty pants)
• October - lock-in (halloween), book club
• Lock in well be held during Teen Read Week (Oct 13-19) that Friday
• November - book club, and possibly a paid performer (drawing class, mentalist or magician)
• possiblity of a pre-release party for either Hunger Games 2 movie or Divergent movie - looking in to movie release dates before scheduling.
• Newsletter
• newsletter will now be located online in a PDF file.  It can be accessed from the teen's library homepage.  Back issues of the newsletter can be found on the teen random stuff page.
• Newsletter will still cover three months of events.
• We're looking for book reviews and articles for the fall newsletter.
• Possiblity of changing the look of the paper format of the newsletter but its in works.

• Next Meeting: August meeting is cancelled
• September meeting date to be determined
• if all TAB members are volunteering at the carnival we'll decide a date that day.

Minutes for June 25, 2013

3 members in attendance
Agenda:

• Trip to Buffemville
• due to library staffing problems we're placing this idea on hold until August and after summer reading.
• still in the works just pushing it back
• Summer
• summer is currently all set.
• summer reading is going well though teen numbers are a bit low year - but it may pick up as the week/summer progresses
• end of summer carnival is scheduled for August 9th @ 1:00
• if you're interested in volunteering.  Set up is 11:30/12:00 - 1:00 and clean up is 3:00-4:00
• Teed Advisory Website
• interest in having a photo page to post event pictures
• have to check with web page IT person to see if this is possible.
• add a photo page to the teen pages - there is a photo album linked to main library pages
• is this something that is wanted/needed - there is a need to keep members updated if they miss meetings.
• worth the time and effort - creating a brand new site might not be worth it as there is not a lot of information.
• suggestion redesign Teen Scene blog as the Teen Advisory site and make the Teen Scene a link on the library's teen homepage.
• Teen Scene would be posted as PDFs on the library's site so its a one click
• this should be able to work - I'll make the switch tomorrow.
• Thinking ahead - ideas for fall
• ideas for fall - currently brainstorming
• requests for
•  lock-ins (we'll be doing these same as always
• book club - requesting an interest in snacks (popcorn) at this, looking to hold in monthly in the evening (after 5:30), age range will be 14+ - request to change this to 13+ not a problem, looking at popular fiction - crossover books.
• more teen advisory events only - will do currently BN visits are on the schedule for September and March.  Other events can be discussed.
• mentioned ideas that sparked interest
• jeopardy/trivia night
• book tasting - similar to a food tasting - a variety of books laid out for people to browse.  Can add food to this event.  Also a blind tasting where we wrap the books in paper and only give the title and author to see if they would be checked out.  Kids would be able to check out books at this.  Could link it to a BN buying trip, new books or just what is in the collection
• life-size game - draw out the board on the library floor and play like you would the board game.
• pre-release party for Hunger Games or Divergent
• Book to movie club - read and watch the movie then discuss.
• Caricature drawing classes - would require funding but I'll look into this (tried to do this year but funding fell through)
• film scavenger hunt - give out flip cameras and have to film items on a list
• read-a-thon - to either raise money or read to do an event like bowling
• bowling - trip to the bowling alley - not sure can get funding, how is this a literary event
• talent show - hard to put together
• mentalist/hypnotist/paranormal expert
• teen read week - we will do this but its going to need some real work to make it better than last year (which was a flop)
• book signing trip - have an author visit us (its expensive don't know if it can be done) or visit a store/library that has an author visiting.
• pizza making party
• story game - using a variety of books, roll the dice for which book, the page number and the sentence # on that page.  Using the results see if we can create a story of our own.
• variety of other ideas mention but didn't garner much enthusiasm
• Next meeting - July 23 @ 5:00

Minutes for May 28, 2013

3 members is attendance
Agenda:

• Events for June
• miniature golf set for Friday, June 7 @ 6:30
• about 1.5 hours
• don't forget to register
• Summer film
• filming is complete
• the puppet show will be distributed to the schools for promoting the summer reading program
• the film is already up on the library website
• Summer schedule
• Is there an interest in continuing meetings through the summer?  Yes
• presented a sneak peak of the summer program schedule
• thoughts of doing another TAB members only event - suggested a trip to Buffemville for swimming and letterboxing.  Possibly for the month of July. - in the works.
• Program ideas for coming year
• take some time and think about this - looking for some suggestions for next month's meeting
• also think about creating a website for Teen Advisory
• Friends Book Sale
• an expressed interest in helping at this event or even having a side event at the same time
• decided to place this on hold for next year due to the fact that the sale is in less than a week and that's not enough time to plan. 
• Newsletter
• are there any changes that need to be made to the Teen Scene.  any additions? substitutions? or eliminations?
• consensus is that the newsletter is fine the way it is for the moment.
• Next meeting - July 23 @ 5:00