Which musical fim is your favorite?
- The Wizard of Oz?
- Singing in the Rain?
- Grease?
- West Side Story?
- Rent?
- Moulin Rouge?
- Mamma Mia?
- Or another movie musical not listed above...?
What do you want to see in September?
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
What musical movie would you like to see in September?
Coming in September we will be running a series of weekly musical movies.
Which musical fim is your favorite?
What do you want to see in September?
Which musical fim is your favorite?
What do you want to see in September?
Monday, June 25, 2012
What will be our July picks for movies????
There are some interesting and fun choices this summer for movies that have become available from Criterion, including some older (but still great) movie choice ideas straight from our TAG members themselves.
Ideas that have so far been mentioned are:
Ideas that have so far been mentioned are:
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (the first film in the HP series!)
- Spider-man 3
- The Dark Knight
- Batman Begins
- Madagascar
- We Bought a Zoo
Exams???!
How are exams going for everyone at this busy time?
Any heartbreak? Success stories? or FAIL whale moments?
Good luck and hard work to all the teens and everyone out there in exam time!!!!
Any heartbreak? Success stories? or FAIL whale moments?
Good luck and hard work to all the teens and everyone out there in exam time!!!!
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Ideas to grow for T.A.G.
Which ideas do you think are best?
Our T.A.G. is full of inventive and original event and program ideas! We wish we had time to do them all!
Some of the best and brightest ideas we'll be able to follow through others may have to wait for other times.
Movie nights and Chess drop-in sessions look likely in the future.
A few ideas put forth are:
Our T.A.G. is full of inventive and original event and program ideas! We wish we had time to do them all!
Some of the best and brightest ideas we'll be able to follow through others may have to wait for other times.
Movie nights and Chess drop-in sessions look likely in the future.
A few ideas put forth are:
- Poetry slams
- Current events/Social awareness campaign support and fundraising (
- Amatuer film-making
- Black light Puppetry
- Creative writing competitions
- Book club/discussion
- Story circle event
- Chess club
- Movie nights
- Puppet shows or short plays
- Sports related activities outdoors
- T-shirt making
- Talent shows
Which ideas do you think we shold build upon?
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
What is Black light Puppetry!?
This month at the Burnhamthorpe Library we will be hosting a special guest for our T.A.G. meeting: Black light puppeteer, creator and talented puppetry performer Priscilla Lawrence!!
She will be looking for interested teens who want to learn to perform under black light and gain confidence with their technical and performing skills on the stage.
If you have never had the priviledge of seeing Black light puppetry in action here's a peek of what kind of wonders to expect. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUClDu9eKD8
This kind of puppetry is done in a completely dark room with blacklights and flourescent paint.
Amazing!!!!!
The date for this gathering for TAG members and other interested teens is February 23rd at Burnhamthorpe Library at 5:00pm in the program room.
She will be looking for interested teens who want to learn to perform under black light and gain confidence with their technical and performing skills on the stage.
If you have never had the priviledge of seeing Black light puppetry in action here's a peek of what kind of wonders to expect. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUClDu9eKD8
This kind of puppetry is done in a completely dark room with blacklights and flourescent paint.
Amazing!!!!!
The date for this gathering for TAG members and other interested teens is February 23rd at Burnhamthorpe Library at 5:00pm in the program room.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Lesley Livingston!!!!
Come one come all, Come everybody!!!!!!
Bring yourselves to the library on January 28th at 3:00pm for our very special T.A.G. guest star author Lesley Livingston!!!
The now famous author of the Wondrous Strange series and the new smash hit the Once Every Never!
If you've never heard of her or want to know more visit her site here: http://lesleylivingston.com/
A month or so ago we held a vote on who our guest author should be and the clear winner was Lesley!!!.... Our T.A.G. all voted and they got her!!!
This is going to be awesome.
Bring yourselves to the library on January 28th at 3:00pm for our very special T.A.G. guest star author Lesley Livingston!!!
The now famous author of the Wondrous Strange series and the new smash hit the Once Every Never!
If you've never heard of her or want to know more visit her site here: http://lesleylivingston.com/
A month or so ago we held a vote on who our guest author should be and the clear winner was Lesley!!!.... Our T.A.G. all voted and they got her!!!
This is going to be awesome.
Saturday, January 7, 2012
We've been SNAP'ed!!!! Board Games at Burnhamthorpe in the local news!
Another article on our board game event has been featured in the January issue of SNAP Mississauga South. You can view more pictures and details of Burnhamtorpe's Board game event on SNAP Mississauga's website here: http://www.snapsouthmississauga.com/?option=com_sngevents&id%5B%5D=346284&utm_source=email&utm_medium=snapd
...or if you can find it pick up the January 2012 copy of SNAP South Mississauga for more!
...or if you can find it pick up the January 2012 copy of SNAP South Mississauga for more!
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Board Games at Burnhamthorpe (in Partnership with X Planet Games)!!!
..and with the quick throw of the dice, the gaming event hosted at the Burnhamthorpe Library's by the fellow members of the library's very own Teen Advisory Group (namely T.A.G.) had begun. The gaming event, that was held in partnership with X Planet Games on the 26th of November 2011, was an exceptional event to promote the endless oppportunities offered by the local library for it's community. The event was the very hub of enthusiasm as youth a children gathered together to experience and experiment with the possibilities of the day that awaited them.
In a fine frenzy of activity, the gamers relentlessly dealt with the odds stacked against them. They battled with fantastical creatures of Smallworld; heroically combatted their enemies in Tsuro and even intelligently overcame the cluster of obstacles strewn in their paths as the Settlers of Catan. For a touch of hilarity they readily engaged themselves over hands of Apples to Apples, a funny word based card game that required fine acts of improvisation.
The afternoon was a success!! and given the valiant efforts of the library's very own T.A.G. group, a talented ensemble of do-gooders who strive to plan and promote events for the good of the community. Armed with numerous skills, this canny bunch of teenagers were responsible for the organization, careful planning an execution of this event. With pointers and input from the library staff, the teen advisors contributed greatly to the eventual success of this event. For the children involved and the youth hosting it was a precious opportunity to re-live their childhood, while recounting the joy of pure childish fun! It was a memorable afternoon of amusement and games for all!
by Rashmi.
X Planet games can be found on the web at: http://www.xplanet.ca/
In a fine frenzy of activity, the gamers relentlessly dealt with the odds stacked against them. They battled with fantastical creatures of Smallworld; heroically combatted their enemies in Tsuro and even intelligently overcame the cluster of obstacles strewn in their paths as the Settlers of Catan. For a touch of hilarity they readily engaged themselves over hands of Apples to Apples, a funny word based card game that required fine acts of improvisation.
The afternoon was a success!! and given the valiant efforts of the library's very own T.A.G. group, a talented ensemble of do-gooders who strive to plan and promote events for the good of the community. Armed with numerous skills, this canny bunch of teenagers were responsible for the organization, careful planning an execution of this event. With pointers and input from the library staff, the teen advisors contributed greatly to the eventual success of this event. For the children involved and the youth hosting it was a precious opportunity to re-live their childhood, while recounting the joy of pure childish fun! It was a memorable afternoon of amusement and games for all!
by Rashmi.
X Planet games can be found on the web at: http://www.xplanet.ca/
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