Teen OTAB Meeting

Hey guys! I hope everyone had a great winter vacation. I know I had a nice time spending it with my family. Now we all need to work off that turkey and pumpkin pie.
Which reminds me anyone make a resolution list yet?
I did and this year I plan to stick to it! *wondering how long that will last* :P

Anyways, it's time for our first OTAB meeting of the year! I know, I know I have been looking forward to it too. It seems like forever ago since we had our last meeting. So this month it will be Tuesday, January 20th at 6:30pm.

Just in case you have no idea of what OTAB is, it our Oldsmar Teen Advisory Board. Teens like yourself, plan our upcoming programs and activites that we do throught the year. It's actually really fun and we get to socialize and have snacks too!

If you guys have any questions just call the children and teen services desk (813)749-1179.


Hope to see you there,
Miss Holly :)

A New Story Time at the Oldsmar Library!

Hi everybody! Ready to start another year? Made up your New Year's Resolutions list yet?
Me neither!

Well, one of our resolutions for the Children's Department here at the Library is "Begin a Toddler Storytime" and that will be starting next
Tuesday, January 6th at 10:00am.

It is specifically for children ages 18 months to two years old; it will be a half-hour program with songs, fingerplays, stories and rhymes.

Our first Toddler Time! January 6th! Come and check it out. Oh, and don't forget to bring your Toddlers! :)

See you next year!
Miss Heidi

Business Counseling

We wanted to make sure people are aware of a great opportunity we are offering here at Oldsmar Library, courtesy of Florida Bank Tampa Road/East Lake Branch and the Upper Tampa Bay Chamber of Commerce.

On the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of the month, a counselor from SCORE will be here for one-on-one small business counseling. These are one hour private sessions and totally free to you! The counselor is available from 10 am to noon, and again from 1 pm to 3 pm. Please call 813/749-1181 or stop by the reference desk to register.

SCORE will also be presenting a program again for us on January 8 at 6:00 pm: 10 Steps to Start a Successful Small Business. This program is sponsored by Florida Bank Tampa Road/East Lake Branch and the Upper Tampa Bay Chamber of Commerce. Please call 813/749-1181 or stop by to register.

"Twilight" the book party!

Hi again everyone! I'm here to remind you all that this Saturday, November 15th, at 9:00 am is the big book sale here at the library. Any of the teens who want/need volunteer hours can come help the Friends of the Oldsmar Library. Just give me a call, or drop in on Saturday, between 9 and 2:00 to help set up, or take down the sale. You can also volunteer to help set up for the Twilight party.

Then, at 6:00 the Twilight party begins, we will have music, games, Twilight themed crafts, and food. There will be prizes given out for various reasons (like winning the Twilight Trivia game), including 2 passes to the movie, and door prizes too! Come dressed as for a prom if you wish, it is not necessary to dress in prom clothes!
We will not be having any parties in December, so this is your last chance for a while to come have fun at the Library! I hope to see you all there! Remember ages 12 and up only, and call 813-749-1179 to register.
TTYL!
:) Miss Heidi

Novelist

I'd like to point out one of our great resources for all you avid readers of all ages: a wonderful online tool called Novelist. To access it, please visit our database page. To use it from home, you only need to enter your Oldsmar library card #.

A look at the front page will show you all that Novelist has to offer: series lists, book discussion guides, and lists of award winning books among many other features. Author Read Alikes shows you a list of authors similar to one whose books you have already read and enjoyed. You can also enter the type of book you like and Novelist will make a customized list of reading suggestions just for you!

Take a look at Novelist & let us know what you think.

Book Sale!

An early reminder that we have a Friends of the Library Book Sale coming up! This fall sale will be on Saturday, November 15th from 9:00 am - 3:00 pm in TECO Hall. Click here for more information about our Friends group.

Teen Read Week! October 12th thru 18th

Hi everybody! This is TEEN READ WEEK 2008, our theme this year is "Books with Bite"!
I guess that's appropriate, what with all the furor over the Twilight series!
Vampire books seem to be v popular right now!
Anyway, come see our Books with Bite display, I've put up lots of books having to do with all sorts of biting; vampires, wolves, dogs, cats, spiders *shudder* etc.

Also, vote for your favorite books; go to our website... www.TBLC.org/opl then click on the "TEEN SERVICES" link, there, you'll see the banner, BOOKS WITH BITE @ your local library. Right under that you'll see the link that allows you to vote for your favorite books of the year in the Teens' TopTen! Go check it out, and vote for your favorites!

That's all for now, don't forget the Teen Advisory Board meeting on Tues. Oct. 21st, at 6:30, and, our Halloween Party on Saturday October 25th! Be sure to wear a costume!
Hope to see you all soon! come by my desk to say "Hi!"
:)

~Miss Heidi