Next TAB member!

Let's hear it for the boy! Chris Peters!

Hi! I'm Chris Peters and I am in TAB! I like to help with 3rd Fridays. I usually carry the heavy stuff.  I am also in Book Buddies.  Book Buddies is fun.  I like TAB because I like to decide what the teens will get to do.  I also like that I get free food every month.  My favorite TAB food is soda; root beer is delicious. 

My favorite book or book series is the Scream Team.  I don't love reading, but I don't mind it.  I am a really cool guy, the only guy in TAB, which makes me the coolest.  Other male teens should join up!

Another TAB member!

Meet Elisa!

Hi! My name is Elisa Peters. I am in TAB because it is fun to interact with people and I am in Book Buddies my buddy is so cute he is 6 years old and so adorable but I keep him focused. I love reading, my favorite book is The Tail of Emily Windsnap. It's a book about a half mermaid girl. I love being with people at the library because I feel more comfortable, I am normally a shy person.   

Meet Rebekah!

Our next TAB member is:

Rebekah Waggoner, :D

Hi! I'm Rebekah and I am in 8th grade this year.  I help with student council, and I also try to volunteer for Kelsey at the library.  I love being a part of TAB, because I get to help Kelsey decide what to do for the teens.  I always get to voice my opinion, and I think that is really cool.

I usually help out at 3rd Fridays, serving refreshments or helping with crafts.  I also go to the Young Hoosier Book Club Kelsey has at the middle school every month.

I LOVE the Percy Jackson and Heroes of Olympus series and I'm currently reading The Blood of Olympus.

Meet Hannah!

Hi! I'm Hannah Miller! I'm the TAB President, which means Kelsey (the Teen Librarian) has to listen to everything I say.  I like TAB because I like to make decisions about teen programs. I am also involved in Book Buddies where I get to listen to an awesome fifth grader read for 15 minutes then do an activity with him.

I like to read, but don't have much time to since I also work at the library as a page and am involved in many school activities. When I do read, I read the book club books that Kelsey picks out so that I can be involved in the discussions we have about the book. I also enjoy reading girly romance novels and lately classic books as well.

Meet TAB!

Some of you may not be aware of our TAB group. TAB stands for "Teen Advisory Board."  I meet with teens to discuss what can be done to make the teen section, books, and programming better.  Yesterday, when we met, the teens got to read book reviews to decide what books I need to buy.  They picked a couple of programs we could do (like taking apart computers and using the pieces and guts to make something else!).  They told me to make the YA section look cooler :D  We watched the trailer for Mockingjay.  Basically, it's teens ruling over the Teen Librarian.  If you are interested, you can call me at the library, you can catch me at one of the schools, you can email me (kkauffman@mdy.lib.in.us), you can leave a comment on the blog, or you can message me on FB. I would LOVE to have more teens have a voice in everything teen related at the library!

I want you guys to personally meet our TAB members via our blog.   So, for the next couple of days, I am attaching a picture and something that teen wrote about themselves so you can see who controls my job!

Our first TAB member is KAELEY GESCHKE!!!

Hi my name is Kaeley Geschke and I am 18 years old and a senior in high school. I have been spending my free time at the Public Library for several years. I love TAB because it is a great way to be involved in my community and I like being in the Book Buddies program because the kids are really awesome. When I have time to read I enjoy a wide variety of books from The Action Fantasy of Tamora Pierce's Song of the Lioness books to the classic nature of The Prince and the Pauper.

Singers at MCPL

Wow! We had a GREAT turn out at our Songwriter Showcase last Friday night. And I had a whopping 10 teenagers show up to help out.  Our singers were phenomenal, and so friendly.  We even had to set up 2 more rows of chairs, because people kept coming!

Check out the pics!

My loyal teens

Mitchell McLane

Enjoying the tunes

Mitchell

My stepbrother and his family came!

full house!

Mykayla Cynthia

Mykayla's entourage

Jason Ropp

Songwriter Showcase

Tomorrow is the day! Come see folk singers, Mitchell McLane, Mykayla Cynthia and Jason Ropp perform their own original music at the Middlebury Community Public Library.

The schedule:

5:15 - 6 pm: Mitchell McLane

6:15 - 7 pm: Mykayla Cynthia

7:15 - 8 pm: Jason Ropp

Check out the room!