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26 - T he Q akville Beaver, Friday January 13, 2006 Serving Oakville's teens at the library very day the Oakville Public Library welcomes youths and teens through its doors. They come in to use the computers for e-mail, do homework, or read the latest graphic novel or current issue of their favourite magazine. Sometimes they come to sit back and socialize, get help with a school project, participate in the Teen Book Glub, surf the Web or ask questions about where to find information for just about anything and everything -- whether it's about summer jobs or vol unteering. They feel that they belong E to gather. here. They know some Comfortable chairs one is here to help invite them to sit and them. read, chat or do The Oakville Public homework. Library has devised "The TAG group new programs and advised the library services for teens over that teens wanted the past two years, their own place to including a book club, gather socially, read Teen Advisory Group _________________ or work on homework (TAG), and most together," says recently, a teen lounge Shauna Clinning, in the Central Branch, to maintain a welcoming environment Oakville Public Library Teen Services Librarian. in the library for teens. "Our goal is to have welcoming Lounging Around The teen lounge, located in the space available in the library, to Adult Department at the Central encourage teens to use our free branch, is a space exclusively for teens resources and services, and to help them in any way possible for their information needs," she adds. Oakville Teens Read Banned Books Now in its second year, Clinning and the TAG group facilitate a Teen Book Club. This year's theme revolves around Banned Books -- novels that have been banned at one time or another. Currently the group is reading Flowers for Algernon, next will be Sum m er o f My German Soldier. Discussions at these meetings are always lively. Where else can you sit back, relax, talk about books and enjoy complimentary refreshments? New mem bers are always welcome. Planning on starting your own book club with your friends? Contact Shauna at 905815-2042, ext. 5057 or sclinning@oakville.ca. for details on book club borrowing opportu nities. credit. TAG members regu larly advise the library on its services, programs and teen web site. YO, Youth Online Goes to School Youth Online (YO) is a program established by the library that delivers free, inclass demonstrations to sec ondary school teachers and students to illustrate the variety of free, beneficial online resources and servic es that are just a click away on the library's Web site. The program is now being rolled out to teachers and students at the Grade 7 and 8 level. "We're now ready to go out to faculty and students in these grades to present the Oakville Public Library's resources, which include our online magazines and newspapers databases. They're ideal for helping complete school projects," says Clinning. Through the library, Oakville's young people learn and practice an array of electronic information lit eracy skills that will assist them in school, and devel oping future goals and skills. For more information on Teen Services, contact Shauna Clinning at 905815-2042, ext. 5057 or sclinning@oakville.ca. -- Subm itted by the Oakville Public Library $ Burl-O ak Theatre Group presents Yesteryear by JoAhna McClelland Glass It's 1948 in the back room of the craziest hardware store in Saskatchewan when love proves lovelier the second time around theD ire c to r* o f Oakv!U*-T«falgM Thurs. to Sat., January 12-14 and Wed. to Sat., January 18-21 The Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts For tickets call the Oakville Centre Box Office 905 815 2021 Tickets $21 A h w i o p - W i - 1® * - " tobcbefc*4 * T fc .Y M .Y V C A V ttA Church Strict, THE D R A M A iL S E R I E S p% 3.30 D -n » . to 6.00 o'clock Oedic.ttwOc.on.^ 4.00 fW » of YMCA Canada Archives photograph courtesy March Burl-Oak THEATRE GROUP · ENTERTAINMENT · PROFESSIONAL SERVICES TAG Teens Did you know that teens can fulfill their volunteer credit at the library? Secondary school students are encouraged to find out more information on the library's TAG group. It's a great opportunity and venue to spend volunteer commu nity hours for high* school Looking back to 1957 - an invitation from the Directors of Oakville-Trafalgar YM-YWCA to a formal opening and dedication at 112A Church Street. SAV E AD FOR B O N U S GIFT STOP S M O K IN G You must attend tilts HypNO smoking seminar and you'll say goodbye to cigarettes. Hypnosis works and allows you to succeed, even if you have failed at other pro grams (patches, gums, cold turkey, drugs.) You will throw your ciga rettes away by the seminar's end. Alex Szwed CCH., Canada's fore most Hypnotherapist will conduct this amazing life changing Hypnosis Super Seminar. For more info Pre registration only STS. At door registration S90. Cali Now to pre register! (905) 893-4631 Seating is limited. Special group ratefo r 3 or more when pre registered. S T . 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