TEEN PHOTO CONTEST
We invite teen shutterbugs to share “Photos With Beat.” Capture images of how music inspires your life and submit them through October 8 for your chance to win a Barnes & Noble gift card. Click here for more details.ONE READ FLASH FICTION WRITING CONTEST
If you've ever wanted to become someone else — and who hasn’t? — this is your chance to dream big, in 250 words or less. Submit your entry by Sept. 20 for a chance to win a bookstore gift card. Ages 16 and up. Click here for more details.CATEGORIES
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UPCOMING PROGRAMS
Teen Photo Contest
Ongoing through October 8
"The Hunger Games" Gathering
Monday, October 18
(Registration begins Monday, October 4)
Columbia Public Library
6:30-8 p.m.
"The Hunger Games" Teen Book Discussion
Thursday, October 21
(Registration begins Monday, October 4)
Southern Boone County Public Library
6:30-8 p.m.
Teen Game Night
Southern Boone County Public Library
Friday, October 22
6:30-8:30 p.m.
For more details on these and other upcoming events, please check out the Event Calendar.TEEN BOOK NEWSLETTER
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Monthly Archives: September 2008
The Voice of Bart!
Hear a message from the Voice of Bart Simpson, Nancy Cartwright, about your library! [Audio clip: view full post to listen]
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Party With The Stars, Friday 10/3
Join us this evening to say goodbye for another year to the beautiful star pattern known as the Summer Triangle where we’ll see the Ring Nebula, an exploding star, and the beautiful blue and gold star Alberio. The planet Jupiter, … Continue reading
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Teen Gaming, Tuesday 9/30
Dance Dance Revolution and Guitar Hero II! Bring your friends and humiliate them with your amazing dance and rock star moves! Snacks provided! Columbia Program Room, Children’s Area 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. Ages 13-18 only!
Columbia Festival of the Arts, Sat.-Sun. 9/27-28
Come to the Columbia Festival of the Arts downtown in and around courthouse square. There will be visual, performing, and literary artists for your entertainment and enlightenment. Drop by the library booth and say hello! See http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/Arts/Festival/ Columbia – Courthouse … Continue reading
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Comet Night at Rock Bridge, Thursday 9/25
Astronomy teacher Roy Morris instructs attendees about comets. Participants who arrive early or stay late may view the sun or the night sky through the big telescope. Viewing begins at 6:15 p.m. Space is limited, registration required. Columbia-Rock Bridge High … Continue reading
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House of Many Ways, by Diana Wynne Jones
Diana Wynne Jones’ wrote Howl’s Moving Castle back in 1986. Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki made a well-regarded animated version of the story in 2004. (Netflix has it.) This book is the sequel published just this year. Charmain is “volunteered” by … Continue reading
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