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The never-ending quest to find the mythical uber-swords Soul Edge and Soul Calibur continues. Atop the Tower of Lost Souls, a warrior turned power-hungry maniac named Algol awakens from a slumber that lasted a few centuries long...
“I don’t spread rumors, I create them.” – Lucian Lachance
You’ll find Lucian and many other “colorful” characters in Bethesda’s The Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion. Oblivion is an open world western RPG available on the Xbox 360, PS3, and PC...
Character attacks and movements flow very well, and are still quite over the top; really, it’s NEVER tiring to watch your opponent fly head over heels about 20 feet in the air after a good upward slash....
The game sticks to the same heroes and same time period and there are still lots of nameless drones to get through but its much more complex than the previous incarnations. Throwing in a bit of RPG flair...
The graphics while nice are a real step down from games like God of War, Crisis Core, and other recent PSP games. This game seems to have dug an even deeper hole in the Uncanny Valley. If Wolverine really looked like that I’d recommend...
The game takes the traditional “Save the World” RPG story and gives it a fresh new twist. Yes, the world is about to end in this game as well, the difference is that your task isn’t to save it, no one can, its been decided the world is too far gone. No, your task is to record anything of interest in a book...
During the course of the game you’ll have the opportunity to join a few different factions. Whether you’re a warrior, a wizard, a thief or a cold-blooded assassin there’s a guild for you. Joining guilds not only gives you a variety of different quests it also offers quite a few perks...
As you scan people you’ll be able to read about their likes, their dislikes, and their ‘aspirations’. At first most people’s aspirations will show question marks but as you befriend them by talking to them, doing tasks for them...
Not to mention that due to the Civil War story line I won't be able to be ANY of my usual characters since eventually you'll have to choose a side and its a given we'll be on Deadpool's side...
The game boasts beautiful and sufficiently “Next Gen” graphics. There really is nothing quite like standing high on a mountain and looking across rolling hills, valleys, and woods towards the walls of the Imperial City and the majestic white tower in its center...
Yes! After hours events have returned to Land O' Lakes and its high time we had another dance event...this time to celebrate the winter break from school and the end of the year, with all its holidays. A professional DJ will spin some of the best dance music and all your requests with the lights off. The dance is free and free glow sticks, food, and drinks, including our famous Monster Spiked Punch, will be available for everyone. Friday, December 18th from 7:00-10:00pm. Bring your friends, bring your requests, and bring your desire to dance!
Who knew the Land O' Lakes area had so much talent? Wow! We had 10 acts and over 50 people in the audience for the Third Annual Teen Talent Show held on Saturday, November 14th. Here's our winners: Palmer won 1st place and $100 for the second year in a row for her singing, guitar playing, and original music. Dominick won 2nd place and $50 for his Broadway song from Jekyll & Hyde. And 3rd place and $25 went to Amanda who performed a Broadway song from Wicked. Congratulations again and thanks to all who participated. See you next year!
Registrations are going on now! Only 7 spaces left. Call 813-929-1214 or visit the Land O Lakes library to sign up.
Think you've got an usual, unique, or highly skilled talent? Want to perform in front of people for a chance to win cash? Then sign up for our Third Annual Teen Talent Show here at Land O' Lakes! Single and group acts are welcome (up to 5 people), with just about any type of talent being accepted for judging...just keep it clean. Registration will be limited to a maximum of 15 acts, so get your name in early. Winners will receive $100 for first place, $50 for second, and $25 for third. If you don't have a talent and you just want to watch the show, spectators are more than welcome. Free snacks and drinks will be available.
Thanks to all of you who turned out for our Costume Contest & Monster Movie event at LOL on Saturday. We had 18 entrants in our Costume Contest and over 40 people attended the event.
1st Place/Scariest $40 and 5 pounds of candy went to Adam who was well, just plain scary!
2nd Place/Scariest $20 and 3 pounds of candy went to Kaitlyn who was a Psycho Surgeon.
1st Place/Most Unique $40 and 5 pounds of candy went to Amy who was a Fireman Smurf.
2nd Place/Most Unique $20 and 3 pounds of candy went to Luc who was a Ramen-eating Ninja.
We did the mash, the monster mash... Join us for our Monster Masquerade Costume Contest & Movie Day at Land O' Lakes. Come in your best costume and try to win cash prizes. The Costume Contest will start promptly at 2:15 and we'll have two categories for judging: "Most Unique" and "Scariest." The first place winners will get $40 and 5 pounds of candy, and the second place winners will get $20 and 3 pounds of candy. Full masks may be worn during the contest only, but face paint is allowed all day. Afterwards, enjoy a monster movie with free candy, popcorn and soda. You don't need to register to enter the costume contest, just show up!
Join us at Land O' Lakes for a scaled down version of our annual Masquerade Dance in the Dark. Come dressed up and enter our costume/cosplay contest for cash prizes. Enjoy a free monster movie, candy, pizza, and more. Where else are you going to find an excuse to dress up on a Saturday afternoon? Be there on October 24th at 2:00pm.
Bring your shirts, socks, belts...anything white or light-colored to the back of the Land O' Lakes library for our Tie Dye Extravaganza! We'll have multiple colors to choose from, drying lines, rubber bands, and basically anything else you need. Just bring yourself and something to color. You can dye as many items as you have time for until 4:00pm. We'll have a limited number of white t-shirts for those who can't bring a piece of clothing.
So come on by and create your work of art. Saturday, October 3rd from 2:00-4:00pm. Refreshments provided.
Who doesn't love CHOCOLATE? That's right - the Land O' Lakes Library is having a World of Chocolate event featuring all things chocolate. Come on by Tuesday, September 15th from 6:00-8:00pm where you can taste all kinds of chocolates from around the world, share your thoughts, and indulge your sweet tooth. We'll also have a chocolate fountain with items to dip to test your culinary creativity. Video gaming will be set up following the event so you can use up the sugar rush on Rock Band 2, Guitar Hero, and Wii Sports Resort.
Hey, we know that kid! There's Zach and his Mom enjoying the show at WWE SummerSlam.
Zach was a Grand Prize winner and won airfare to Los Angeles for two, two nights’ hotel, two tickets and $200 spending money for WWE’s SummerSlam pay-per-view event on Sunday, August 23, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. All this for just checking out books!
To check out more cool pics of Zach, go to WWE.kids.com.
You did it! You completed your goal of reading a total of 1000 books (actually 1230) for the Summer Reading Program, which means, Miss Alicia will be dyeing her hair as she promised! You voted and the winning color is "Rockin' Rainbow."
Be the first to see Miss Alicia's new hairdo by coming to the Land O' Lakes Library SRC Final Party if you completed your reading commitment and logged in your six books. It promises to be a great time!
1,2,3 o'clock, 4 o'clock rock...5,6,7 o'clock 8 o'clock rock...9,10,11 o'clock, 12 o'clock rock, we're gonna ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK TONIGHT! (Come on, you know you were singing along.) Get rockin' and join us for the Land O' Lakes SRC Final Party and Lock-In!
This is the final prize for all teens who read and logged 6 or more books in the Summer Reading Club. The Lock-In is 14 hours of video games, food, music, dancing, crazy party games, and just about whatever else you want to do. NO sleeping required!
Registration is limited to the first 35 to turn in a signed parental permission form. If you don't get one of the 35 spots, but you still completed your Summer Reading Club goal, then you can attend the party portion of the evening from 6:00-9:00pm. This is also where we have our grand prize drawing from among everyone that finished the club. Last year it was an 80GB iPod and the first 14 Naruto manga. This year will be something even better!
So mark your calendars: the Final Party is from 6:00-9:00pm on Friday, August 14th. The Lock-In continues until 8:00am Saturday morning, August 15th.
Registration for the Lock-In begins on Tuesday, July 28th at 10:00am.
YES! It's been a long summer, but, the time has finally come for the Return of TAB!
This is your one and only chance to put in YOUR nominations for President, Vice President, Secretary, AND an "Up For Grabs" category you can decide on. (We hear food bribes work very well in getting nominated!) Voting will be at the August 25th meeting. You also can earn DOUBLE volunteer hours, that's a minimum of two hours per meeting, if you are elected to an officer position. Everyone who comes to the first meeting in August will also get double hours just for showing up!
Of course, we'll have snacks and drinks, too.
Don't miss it!
Tuesday, August 11th at 6:00pm. TAB meets on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays every month.
We LOVE our Anime Club here at Land O' Lakes! If you're as crazy about anime as we are, join us on Tuesday, August 4th at 6:00pm to discuss manga, learn about Japanese culture, try foods from Japan and watch the latest in anime technology. Cosplay welcome!
For ages 11-18. Snacks and beverages provided. Club membership is limited so prior registration is required.
We know you love our game nights, and this is our LAST after-hours event of the summer, so be sure to come by and see us here at Land O' Lakes!
We'll have our usual selection of cool gaming including Xbox 360, Rock Band 2, Halo 3, Guitar Hero 4, Taiko Drums, DDR, Nintendo Wii, and much more. Plus, we'll have 16 internet computers for your surfing enjoyment AND free food and drinks. So if you want to play the latest in gaming technology, or if you just want to hang out with your friends, don't miss this one.
Friday, August 28th from 6:00-9:00pm. See you there!
Parental permission slips are required for mature rated games.
You know we ALWAYS get the hottest new movies before anybody else. We won't let you down! Join us on Tuesday, August 18th from 6:00-8:00pm at Land O' Lakes to watch a fantastic movie with all your friends. You voted at the TAB meeting on August 11th, and your movie of choice will be Van Helsing (rated PG-13.)
So come on in for a free movie, free popcorn and free drinks right here in air-conditioned comfort. LOL is the only place to be!
Where did the summer go? This is our last SRC event for teens at Land O' Lakes until the final party/ lock-in in August. Dance the night away with a live DJ, lights, decorations, fog, and all songs by request from our library of two million tracks. Enjoy food, drinks, punch spiked with Monster, and so much more. So you think you really CAN dance? Enter our dance contest for a chance to win cash prizes of $100 for 1st place, $40 for 2nd place and $25 for third place.
Ice Cream - yummy. Join us for another great SRC event at LOL to watch a flick and build your own ice cream sundaes from among our many flavors of ice cream and a massive collection of toppings. What could be better? Movie title TBA.
Sure, Battleship is a fun game when played on a tabletop. Wouldn't it be better, though, to play on a life-sized board, with human pieces and giant rubber balls as missiles? We think so too! Join us for the second in our series of live-action boardgames.
Friday, July 10th from 6:00-9:00pm.
Free snacks and drinks.
Land O' Lakes Branch Library 2818 Collier Parkway, Land O'Lakes, FL 34639 Phone: (813) 929-1214 pascolibraries.org
Our Summer Reading Club is heating up with our next event for Teens. Join us for Giant Mad Libs & Anime Voiceovers. Come up with your most creative words and laugh as they are placed into our giant-format Mad Libs. Afterwards, you will have the chance to use our voiceover machine to put your own dubs onto anime movies, with potentially hilarious results.
Tuesday, June 30th from 6:00-8:00pm. Free snacks and drinks provided.
Land O' Lakes Branch Library 2818 Collier Parkway, Land O'Lakes, FL 34639 Phone: (813) 929-1214 pascolibraries.org
Yes! After hours events have returned to Land O' Lakes and its high time we had another dance event...this time to celebrate the winter break from school and the end of the year, with all its holidays. A professional DJ will spin some of the best dance music and all your requests with the lights off. The dance is free and free glow sticks, food, and drinks, including our famous Monster Spiked Punch, will be available for everyone. Friday, December 18th from 7:00-10:00pm. Bring your friends, bring your requests, and bring your desire to dance!
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