Random Trivia: It's National Pancake Week!

This random food holiday that you probably never heard about runs from Feb 21- Feb. 27. Go ahead and have a glorious stack of these fluffy delights for us.

Links (for all you pancake lovers):
Impress your friends with your pancake knowledge--click here for the pancake wiki.
Pancake recipes on lovetoknow.com
Free pancakes at IHOP on Feb. 2oth

Unfortunately, we missed "National Don't Cry Over Spilled Milk Week. . ." although, there's always next year, we suppose. . .

Teen Advisory Board 9th Anniversary

Next Tuesday marks the 9th Anniversary of the Teen Advisory Board, and we'll be celebrating it Mardi Gras-style. The TAB Board is your chance to let us know what you'd like to see in the library. Past TAB member suggestions have led to the creation of new programs and contributed to the redesign of the Teen Center. Stop by and share your thoughts and ideas!

The meeting will be held next Tuesday from 5:45-7 in the Rasmussen South Meeting Room. Well be doing some mask-making, candy-making, and participating in a Mardi Gras themed scavenger hunt along with the usual setup of DDR and pizza. Although we wish we could get some of the traditional New Orleans favorite, beignets, we'll be enjoying some somewhat similar donut holes. If you'd like to register for the meeting, e-mail us at teenservices@stdl.org or send us a message on MySpace. If you can't make it, feel free to leave your comments and suggestions here. Happy Mardi Gras!

The Summer Reading Program Theme...as Voted by You!

Looking out the window into the snowy landscape or just stepping outside into the bitter cold--the summer seems a long way away; but here's something to remind you about the warm days ahead of us--the votes are tallied for the summer reading program! Thank you to all that voted and submitted alternate themes (we received some great ones!).

Based on your votes, the sci-fi related theme will be:
The Teen's Guide to the Galaxy

The theme is a take on the classic humorous sci-fi novel by Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
If you haven't had a chance to read this novel, we highly recommend it -- a must-read for sci-fi fans; it is the "most popular known reference book in the milky way," after all. For more information on the novel, check out these links:
Hitchhiker's Guide Review on Teen Ink
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Wiki
Hitchhiker's Guide on Scifidimensions.com

If you interested in checking out this novel at the library, click here to access the library catalog.

Winter Reading Program Prizes Are In!

Prizes for the Teen Winter Reading Program are now available! You can turn in your "snowball" book review slips to the Reader's Advisory Desk at the main library or either of the branches.

Here's what you can get:
1 snowball - your choice from an assortment of candy bars
5 snowballs - $5 off overdue fines certificate
10 snowballs - $5 McDonalds gift booklet

You're limited to 1 McDonalds gift booklet per person, but there is no limit on the candy bars and fines certificates. If you need any extra slips, they are still available at all locations. Just remember the get them in before the deadline of March 1st, folks. The Summer Reading Program is just around the corner...we'll be announcing the winning theme that you all voted for shortly!