FREE Comic Book Giveaway at Civic Center Library IS OVER!

We had 'em, but now we don't. The free comics have all been snatched up. Hopefully, you had the chance to take advantage of our free comic book giveaway with graphic novel check-out that began on May 1. And if you didn't, remember that we still have our graphic novel and comic book collections that can be checked out.

PLAYERS AND PIECES SOUGHT FOR LIVE CHESS!

Live Chess, featuring human playing pieces, will take place at the Civic Center Library on Thursday, April 17, at 6:30 PM to celebrate National Library Week. We're looking for folks who would like to either (a) play the part of one of our living chess pieces or (b) be a player directing the live pieces.

Players should be in grades 7-12 and need to know basic chess moves.
Human pieces can be any age and do not need to know how to play the game.

We'll have snacks on hand, and there will be small prizes for the best chess player/team.

Sign up has begun! Call the Civic Center Library at (734) 466-2197 to sign up.

Adios Teen Book Chat -- HELLO TEEN CHAT

Civic Center Library's Teen Book Chat is transforming into TEEN CHAT, a brand new program that will kick off in March. Instead of limiting discussion just to books, the new Teen Chat will be a free-for-all discussion of books, movies, video games, comics, TV shows, or whatever media teens want to talk about.

Refreshments will continue to be served and as always, no registration is required, so if you're in grades 7-12, drop in to the first session of Teen Chat at Civic Center Library on March 8 at 1:00 pm!

TEEN MANGA AND MAGAZINES AT CIVIC CENTER LIBRARY

A couple changes have happened in the Teen Scene area at Civic Center Library:

1. Teen Magazines have debuted! A slew of new titles are now available for browsing, and back issues are available to be checked out. Available titles include Electronic Gaming Monthly, Seventeen, Wizard, ESPN magazine, New York Times UpFront, Shonen Jump, Shojo Beat, Slam, Girls Life, and Teen Trend (with additional titles to come).


2. Teen Graphic Novels have now split off a separate Teen Manga collection. You can find Manga graphic novels on the spinner racks where the Teen Series Books used to be. Civic Center Library will be expanding its Manga collection this year, so look for A LOT more Manga to start appearing. (And don't worry, Teen Series books haven't disappeared; you can find them interfiled with regular Teen Fiction. And regular Teen Graphic Novels featuring X-Men, Star Wars, etc. are still in their previous location).

Not sure what I'm talking about? Stop by the Library and take a look!