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ONGOING PROGRAMS FOR TEENS


Bad Boys Crafting Club

Wednesday, June 19
Wednesday, July 10

9:30 to 10:30 am

Construct crafts that either destroy, annoy, or hopefully both (an essential program for older or younger brothers and sisters).
 

High School Writers' Group

Thursday, June 27
Thursday, July 25

3:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Aspiring authors in grades 9 through 12 use this time to share your stories, poetry, and writing of all types at the High School Writers' Group.
 

Middle School Writers' Group

Thursday, June 13
Thursday, July 11

3:00 to 5:00 pm
Warm-up with writing exercises and get your creative juices flowing while meeting fellow writers in grades 6 to 8.  There will be time to share your work.
 

Nintendo DS Club

Thursday, June 20
Thursday, July 18

4:00 to 6:00 pm

Bring your Nintendo DS (or 3DS) and any multi-player games to the library. Designated space for Pokemon (any version) and Mario Kart 7 but all games are welcome.

Teen Gaming Tournament

Friday, June 14
Monday, July 8

2:00 to 4:00 pm

Teens battle for library supremacy and bragging rights in this gaming tournament. Prizes awarded to the top finishers. The game for the tournament is PlayStation All Stars: Battle Royale on the PlayStation 3.
 

The MAC (Manga & Anime Club) Movie

Friday, June 28  Evangelion 1.0: You Are (Not) Alone
Friday, July 19  Evangelion 2.0: You Can (Not) Advance

12:00 pm to 2:00 pm

Pizza and anime go together like, well, pizza and anime.  Watch a feature-length anime with other like minded Otaku at the library.
 

SPECIAL EVENTS FOR TEENS

Annual Murder Mystery

Friday, July 26 - 3:00 pm
Saturday, July 27 - 11:00 am
Saturday, July 27 - 1:00 pm

Library Teens perform in the family-friendly Murder Mystery.  This event is free, but please register each person attending as space is extremely limited.
 

Teen Murder Mystery Audition

Tuesday, June 11

1:00 to 3:00 pm

Teens wishing to be a part of the annual murder mystery performance must be registered to audition Tuesday, June 11 between 1:00 and 3:00pm. Please ensure that you can attend all rehearsals and the final performances before auditioning. The rehearsals are every Tuesday (1:00-3:00pm) from June 18 to July 23 and the final performances are Friday, July 26 and Saturday, July 27. The audition script will be available on Monday, June 3 (first day of Summer Reading registration). Break a leg!

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Not all libraries take registration for programs, so why do we require registration for most of ours here in Plainfield? The short answer is to prevent disappointment and to serve the greatest number of people.

Drop-in programs are great in communities where programs do not always fill. However, in a fast-growing town like Plainfield where attendance at children's programs alone was nearly 32,000 last year, chances are high that if we did not take registration, many people would come to the Library hoping to attend a program only to find it full. We don't want you to have that experience.

Online registration also allows us to maintain a waiting list, so that whenever there is a cancellation, we can immediately fill that spot. We want to make your experience here at the Plainfield Public Library a positive one. Registration is one tool we use to help do that - it allows you to know you'll get in to the program you've signed up for, and it keeps the programs full, so we can serve the most Plainfield