Teen Volunteer Opportunities this Spring!

The library offers many ways to volunteer for teens ages 13-17. Check out the opportunities below and if you're interested visit our Calendar of Events to register (registration begins 10 days before each event). All volunteer opportunities are at the Montgomery Campus this spring while our Oswego Campus is undergoing construction.

Wednesday, March 4    6:15 pm-7:30 pm
Assist with the 'Special Readers' program

Saturday, March 7    10:15 am-12:15 pm
Assist with the 'Dr. Seuss Drop-In'

Sunday, March 15    12:45 pm-3:15 pm
Assist with the 'Brownie Girl Scout Computer' program

Saturday, March 21    12:45 pm-2:15 pm
Assist with the 'Meet the Masters' program

Thursday, March 26    6:00 pm-7:00 pm
Volunteer on the Teen Advisory Board

Saturday, March 28    12:45 pm-2:00 pm
Assist with the 'April Fool's Gag' program

Sunday, March 29    12:15 pm-3:15 pm
Assist with the 'Junior Girl Scout Scribe' program

Wednesday, April 1    6:15 pm-7:30 pm
Assist with the 'Special Readers' program

Thursday, April 2    9:45 am-11:45 am 
Assist with the 'Make a Zoo T-Shirt' program

Saturday, April 18    1:45 pm-3:15 pm
Assist with the 'Taste Test: Fruit' program

Thursday, April 23    6:00 pm-7:00 pm
Volunteer on the Teen Advisory Board

Saturday, May 2    12:45 pm-2:45 pm 
Assist with the 'May the 4th Be with You' program

Wednesday, May 6    6:15 pm-7:30 pm
Assist with the 'Special Readers' program

Thursday, May 28 6:00 pm-7:00 pm
Volunteer on the Teen Advisory Board

Monsterously Good Books Courtesy of the Teen Advisory Board

Check out some of these excellent scary and monster-filled reads chosen by the library's Teen Advisory Board.

The Infects by Sean Beaudoin

The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black

The Diviners by Libba Bray

Thirteen Days to Midnight by Patrick Carman

Etiquette & Espionage by Gail Carriger

Factotum by D.M. Cornish

Sick by Tom Leveen

I Hunt Killers by Barry Lyga

Bonechiller by Graham McNamee

A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness

This Dark Endeavor by Kenneth Oppel

Dorothy Must Die by D.M Paige

The Madman's Daughter by Megan Shepherd

Between by Jessica Warman

Attack on Titan by Hajime Isayama

Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

The Old Willis Place: A Ghost Story by May Downing Hahn

Find Some Monsterously Good Books this Winter!

Win prizes this winter just for reading! Teen Winter Reading is running from January 2 to February 22 at the library. It's easy to participate. Just read or listen to 5 books and fill out a reading log. Reading logs can be picked up at the Adult Services Desk at either campus. Drop off your log and be entered for prizes, like movie tickets!

Watch Divergent at the Library!

Stop by the Montgomery Campus for pizza while we watch Divergent on the big projector screen. You'll also have a chance to join our new Teen Advisory Board, a group that will be dedicated to making sure teens have a voice at the library!

When: Friday, October 17, 5:00-8:00 pm
Montgomery Campus Meeting Room

Visit our Calendar of Events to register.

Meet local author Elizabeth Wheeler

Every fall, the Oswego Literary Festival offers a chance for bookworms to get together. With book signings, author visits and a book sale put on by the Friends' of the Library, there is something for everyone. Be sure not to miss a chance to meet Elizabeth Wheeler, local author of Asher's Fault. She'll be talking about YA fiction and giving advice for aspiring authors.

The Oswego Literary Festival is from 9 am to 1 pm on Saturday, October 4th at the Oswego Village Hall. Elizabeth Wheeler will be speaking at 12 pm, so mark your calendars.

Teen Volunteer Opportunities this Fall!

Our Youth Services department offers many volunteer opportunities for teens ages 13-17! Check out the dates below if you are interested and visit our Calendar of Events to register (registration begins 10 days before the event). All volunteer opportunities this fall will be at the Montgomery Campus while our Oswego Campus is undergoing construction.

Montgomery Campus
Wednesday, September 3   6:15-7:30 pm
Assist with the 'Storytime for Special Readers' program

Saturday, September 13   10:15 am-12:45 pm
Assist with the 'AppleFest' program

Saturday, September 20   12:45-2:00 pm
Assist with the 'Favorite Book Character Fun!' program

Thursday, September 25   6:15-7:30 pm
Assist with the 'Kids Create: Doctor Who Craft' program

Wednesday, October 1   6:15-7:30 pm
Assist with the 'Storytime for Special Readers' program

Monday, October 13 1:45-3:15 pm
Assist with the 'Batman Blowout' program

Saturday, October 18 12:45-2:45 pm
Assist with the 'Kids Create: Mummy Candle' program

Saturday, November 1 1:45-3:15 pm
Assist with the 'Meet the Masters' program

Sunday, November 2 1:45-3:00 pm
Assist with the 'American Girl Tea' program

Wednesday, November 5 6:15-7:30 pm
Assist with the 'Storytime for Special Readers' program

Saturday, November 8 9:15-10:45 am
Assist with the 'Curious George Visits the Library' program

Friday, November 21 6:00-7:30 pm
Assist with the 'Kids Create: Hair Clip' program

Wednesday, December 3 6:15-7:30 pm
Assist with the 'Storytime for Special Readers' program

Wednesday, December 10 4:45-7:15 pm
Assist with the 'Santa Visits the Library' program

Thursday, December 18 6:15-7:30 pm
Assist with the 'Polar Express' program

Wednesday, December 31 11:15-12:00 pm
Assist with the 'Noon Year's Eve' program

Voting Now Open for Teens' Top Ten

Voting is now open for the 2014 Teens' Top Ten List! If you've read any of them this year, stop by and vote for your favorites, they might make the Top Ten. Winners will be announced October 20th.
Check out the nominees and vote here.