Connected Youth - Blog @ Austin Public Library

Vote Now!

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 22:48:40 GMT

Published Date: 08/25/2010

Voting is now open for the Teen’s Top Ten for 2010….click here to vote for up to 3 of your favorite books from the past year. The winners will be announced during Teen Read Week, October 17 – 23.

Hurry, voting closes September 17th!

Super Smash Brothers Brawl Tournament Winners!

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 01:46:29 GMT

Published Date: 08/10/2010

Special congrats go out to Vincent Martinez for winning our Summer 2010 Super Smash Brothers Brawl Wii Tournament. There was some great competition but Vincent pulled through to take home not only the title of Champion but also a sweet 8GB iPod Touch! Congrats, Vincent!

And coming in a close second was Joe Martinez! Joe received a copy of Super Mario Galaxy 2 for Wii. Congrats, Joe!

Congrats to Joe Martinez (left) and Vincent Martinez (right)!

Many thanks to all who attended the Finale Gaming tournament as well as everyone who came out to each of the branch tournaments. Without you all our summer gaming tournament would not have been such a success! Please join us in the Fall for our Mario Kart Wii tournament. Details coming soon so check back.

Shark Week!

Mon, 09 Aug 2010 19:19:20 GMT

Published Date: 08/09/2010

We’re continuing the celebration of Shark Week this week at University Hills!

Monday, August 9 @ 2 p.m.

Connected Youth Class: Take a picture and watch yourself transform into a shark using our new morphing software!

Tuesday, August 10 @ 2 p.m.

Shark Attack! Watch disturbing shark video footage in the teen computer center.

Wednesday, August 11 @ 2 p.m.

Watch Shark Tale [PG] in the teen computer center.

Thursday, August 12 @ 2 p.m.

Watch Jaws [PG] on the big screen in the meeting room. Free popcorn!

More Shark Crafts and Activities all week long!!!

Use them anywhere! Just not outside…

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:05:19 GMT

Published Date: 07/26/2010

Chances are, you are reading this blog post in a Teen Center at an Austin Public Library branch. If you are, it’s your lucky day!

Did you know your Teen Center has laptops to check out?

You need to be 12-16 years old, have a library card with no more than $10 in fines, and have a parent/guardian with you the first time you sign up.

You can use the laptops anywhere in the library! Just don’t take ‘em outside. You can check out the laptops for 2 hours at a time.

More questions? Ask your Teen Librarian!