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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...
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.
Zach, one of our very own teens, is a grand prize winner of the WWE’s Summer Slam Reading Jam!Now he and his mom will have an all expense paid trip to Los Angeles, California for the Pay-Per-View Summer Slam event on August 23rd and $200 spending money.Plus, the Friends of the Hudson Library will receive a check from the WWE for $1000 for library books and materials for the teens.
Zach simply checked out some books from the Hudson Library sometime between June 24th and July 16th.He received a WWE mini-poster with a poster number from the library.On July 18th, Zach checked the WWE website for the winning numbers.
Hudson Library was one of the five hundred libraries participating in the sweepstakes.All of the libraries in the Pasco County Library System participated.Each library received 25 numbered mini-posters for teen ages 10 to 18 years who checked out at least 2 books.Zach had a 1 in 1,042 chance of winning!
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.
Crazy about manga and anime? Can't get enough? Join us at Hugh Embry on Thursday, August 20, 2009 at 4:00 p.m. to discuss manga, anime and cosplay. Plus, learn about Japanese culture and watch the latest in anime technology. Snacks and beverages provided.
Who: Teens in grades 6 - 12 What: Monthly Manga, Anime, & Cosplay Club When: Thursday, August 20, 2009 Time: 4:00 p.m. Where: Hugh Embry Library Questions? Call 352.567.3576
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.
Where is the coolest place to be? Watching an AWESOME movie at the Hudson Library! Join us at 5pm for a FREE movie & FREE popcorn! Bring all your friends! Questions? Contact Youth Services at(727) 861- 3040.
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!
The Summer Reading Club is almost over. But, don't stop now. Join us at Hugh Embry for an exclusive mystery play for teens only! If you want to guess "who dunnit," come at 6:00pm to watch the show. If you want to be one of the actors, come early. We will need (7) teens to play the parts. We will start practicing for the show around 3:30 p.m. The first (7) teens to be here will get to pick their parts, so come early to start the fun.
Who: All teens, grades 6 - 12 What: Mystery Theater in the Dark When: Wednesday, July 22nd Where: Hugh Embry Library Time: 3 p.m. for actors -- 6 p.m. for the show
Join us after hours on August 14th from 6pm to 9pm at the Hudson Library for a variety of role-playing, computer, video and board games! Hudson Library is the ONLY place to be on Friday game nights!
Registration is Requested - Limited Space!!
Questions? Contact Youth Services at (727) 861- 3040.
Oh! And if you don’t want to stand in front of the mic, we’ll have tablecloths of craft paper so you can draw, paint or whatever you want to do.Note: Last week our teens made books during our Summer Reading Club program. Some were graphic novels, while others were just words on paper. Still, others were just pictures. The teens did SO GOOD they finished their books early. Their books even had a cover. Too Cool!!!If you didn’t get your chance to make this book, come on Wednesday @ 6 p.m. We’ll set you up, while listening to the other teens on the mic.
Remember! This is YOUR night!
Who: All Teens, grades 6 - 12 What: Open Mic and Cafe Night When: Wednesday, July 15th Where: Hugh Embry Library Time: 6 -8 p.m.
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.
Are you an aspiring artist that could use $1,000 cash? The Woot! t-shirt website http://shirt.woot.com has a weekly (yes, every week) contest to design an original t-shirt based on a theme and a set of rules. Any mode of 2-D art is accepted accept for photographs, including hand-drawn & scanned, computer designed, and digital sketching.
A new theme is posted by Woot! every Friday at noon. You just have to create an account and post your design any time after 12pm. You can post as many as you like. The world then gets to vote on all the submitted designs all week until Thursday at noon. On Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, the winning shirts are sold online, one per day, and the winning designers each get $1,000. So, if you don't win the first time, try again. You can use pretty much any method to get people to the site to vote for your shirt designs.
Check out the link above for the main site. For the full list of all their rules and an FAQ on everything else about the site, check out http://shirt.woot.com/WhatIsWoot.aspx
Yes, our web designer has gone crazy! Rather than locking him up, we have decided to make a contest out of his insanity!
Five links on our Teen Page have been cornified. That means that instead of the link working properly, unicorns and rainbows will randomly appear on the page. They look much like these:
So, your goal is to search through every link on the Library's Teen Page and find the 5 cornified links. Then, post a comment on this blog entry with your name, e-mail or MySpace address, and the 5 links where you found the cornification. We will have a random drawing from among all the correct answers on August 14th. The winner will receive a $50 Best Buy Gift Card, courtesy of the Friends of the Library. Don't share the answers with others, or you reduce your chances of winning. Good luck and happy unicorn searching!
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
Hey Teens! You'll not want to miss this one. It's our halfway event at the Hugh Embry Library. Come hear these amazing musical instruments work their magic on your ears, eyes and insides. This Australian Aboriginal Music will sound like something you've never heard. We promise.
Want to hear a little of the music and see what's it's all about? Click below for a YouTube demonstration.
Want to show off your artistic talent? Come to New River Library Thursday, June 25th, at 6pm and help us decorate a real guitar. This guitar will be raffled off later this summer to raise money for next year's "Battle of the Bands". We will also be creating coffee art, decorating guitar picks, and creating a mystery sculpture. Also, refreshments will be served.
New River Library 34043 State Road 54 Zephyrills, FL 33543 Phone: 813-788-6375 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
Want to win two tickets to this year's WWE SummerSlam event on August 23rd in L.A.? All you have to do is be one of the first 25 teens/tweens (ages 10-18) to check out two or more books at any of the Pasco County libraries between June 24th and July 16th and you could win. Posters featuring Rey Mysterio, Evan Bourne, Beth Phoenix, and Eve will be given out to everyone who checks out 2+ books until each library runs out. Only one poster per person, regardless of the number of times you check out books.
So, how does this poster help you win? Well, there is a number on the bottom right corner of every poster. On Friday, July 17, two poster numbers will be drawn determining the grand prize winners along with alternate poster numbers, all of which will be posted on WWEKids.com. The two grand prize winners will win 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. Ten first prize winners will win copies of the WWE Encyclopedia. See the official rules online (PDF) for complete info.
Seem easy enough? Just come in between June 24 and July 16 (or while supplies last) and check out 2 or more books to enter. You won't see much better odds of winning a prize like this.
Hey, we know that kid! There's Zach and his Mom enjoying the show at WWE SummerSlam.
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