October at The Urbana Free Library!

We love Fall here at the library, and to celebrate the season we have tons of programs for teens during October!

Today (10/5) at 4pm we have the Manga club meeting in the Lewis auditorium. This month we will be making Chinese paper lunchboxes, playing board games (munchkin, GO, and others), drawing, and eating Udon noodles! You don't have to be a member to join us- as long as you're a teen you're welcome to drop in and check it out.For more info visit The Urbana Otaku Manga Club Facebook page






Saturday (10/13)- Video game day! Join us from  2-4:30 in the Lewis Auditorium for an arcade style video game experience. We have wii, PS2, N64, GameCube, and Xbox games and consoles. We also have tons of games new and old including Rock Band, Guitar Hero and Mario Super Smash Brothers Brawl!

October 14th-17th is the American Library Associations Teen Read Week. Here at The Urbana Free Library we'll be celebrating with a Scary Story Contest!
The Rules:

-All content must be original (written by you)
-Story should not exceed 3 pages single-spaced, but can be as short as you like!
-Any format or combination of formats allowed—i.e., text + pictures, just text, just pictures, sound recording, video, etc.
-Keep it clean!! Nothing vulgar, too violent, or full of profanities.
-Most important of all, have fun with it!

Turn in your scary short story to the information desk on the 1st floor by October 13th.

Vote on your favorite short story during Teen Read Week, October 14th-17th, and come to the announcement party on the 18th to find out the winner(s)! Each winner will have their story posted to the teen blog, and will receive a $10 gift certificate to a local business of their choice.Also at the announcement party: a half hour of scary stories told by expert storyteller Kathe Brinkmann!

10/22- Art Day will celebrate Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). The Library will provide sugar skulls for you to decorate and display in the library! For more info on Dia de los Muertos check out this link.


 Finally, don't forget that the library will be hosting the 1st annual Zombie Prom October 26th from 7-9 pm!
We’ll have punch, snacks, a photo booth, and music by DJ Belly. It will be just like a regular prom--but everything will be Zombified! Show up in Zombie costume and we will help with makeup. Start planning your costume now!