Taking the PSAT or ACT soon!? We have a free resource for test prep on our website!

Go to www.northfieldmn.info click on eLibrary and page down to LEARNING EXPRESS!
 It's free and a great way to prep for tests.

take a look here! /Learning Express

TAB's new HARVEST FESTIVAL!

On Sunday, Oct. 28th TAB members will create a "Harvest Festival" complete with horse drawn hayrides, apple games, face painting, treats, library laser tag, a hay bale maze, contests and live music!  Guitarist Randy Ferguson and musician Seth Hanson will be entertaining us from the south portico of the library!
The fun starts at 1 pm and goes until 3.

The contests:  voting will be completed by 2:45
Bring a carved/decorated pumpkin to enter.  There are three categories (and 3 prizes!)
Most Creative

 Most Scary
Best book character!

Costume contest! There are three categories (and 3 prizes!)
Most Creative
Most Scary
Best book character!

No charge! Rain or shine!

Next TAB meeting is....

Monday, September 17th from 6:30 in the library's meeting room. 

Remember we’re having a special meeting MONDAY, SEPT. 17th at 6:30 to talk over and decide on the Haunted House/Fall Festival ideas and plans.
SEE YA Monday!!

STEAMPUNK Mystery Mayhem certainly was!

Setting the scene back to 1893.

They chose the character they would become.

The Head Librarian was going to the world's  fair. 

A scientist!

A farmer.

The local doctor, banker and Luella- I forgot what Luella did! 

The electricity has been sabotaged

Who sabotaged the DC current?  Those opposed or those for it? 

The list of suspects grows...

The Mayor takes control! 

The Air Ship flier! 

Some of the clues.

We know who did it!

The group who solved the mystery.

AUG's TAB meeting is something special! STEAMPUNK!

6 pm on the 6th in the library meeting room!
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The two NOOK winners were drawn today! Congrats Evan & Claire

TAB member Emma draws the second winner--- CLAIRE!

Reader James Gardner chooses a gift certificate from the
weekly drawing prizes.

The people who came got t-shirts!

Anticipation!

TAB advisory Kathy awards a NOOK to Evan!

NOOK winner Claire and her sad friend Audrey who
didn't win anything.

JULY 26th, the day we draw the winners of the NOOKS.

Congrats to this week's drawing winners! Maia Garcia, Olivia Keske, Sam Wilmot, James Gardner, Brynn Artley and Amanda Stenzel.

Remember!!!!  The drawing for the NOOK is Thursday, July 26th at 2 pm in the YA area!  Please record what you read and pick up your entries BEFORE 2 pm on that day!  The drawing will include all the weeks entries!  You don't need to be present to win, but it would be much more fun if you are!  Other items will be given away to those present.

REMINDER!! The TAB summer teen reading program ends July 26th.

Yes, it's NORTHFIELD'S CRAZY DAY!

Yes, it's TASTE OF NORTHFIELD!

It's also the last day of the teen summer reading program!  

The final drawing for the weekly prizes, t-shirts and the two NOOKS will be at 2 pm on Thursday, July 26th.  You have until 1:59 pm that day to get your slips in!!

60,000!

Well, that is 2 week of book slips turned in!  Congrats to this week's drawing winners: Lexi Clark, Mackenzie Schewe, Ana Sullivan, Claire Neilsen and Jasper Egge!

Weekly total of pages read.

A total of 128 entries were turned in for the Thursday prize drawing!  The total represents 38,400 pages read.  WOW.  All these slips will get combined with all the other weeks for the BIG drawing for the NOOKS at 2 pm Thursday, July 26th.  You don't need to be present to win- we will find you!  But if you would be there it would be a lot more fun and dramatic!!

This week's winners are: Lexi Clark, Dong-Min Bae, Cynthia Terry, Ian Page and Calvin Stenzel.  Congrats and thanks for participating.

We have our July TAB meeting on Monday, July 2nd at 6:30. 
New members or any teen interested are invited!!

New record???

One of the TAB summer reading program participants read enough pages to get 33 prize drawing slips.  (that's 33 x300)  Just this week.






I think her odds of winning one of the NOOKS just jumped.

2nd & 3rd week drawing winners!

You better come to the library and check- that is unless you got a phone call.

Congrats to the first week's winners!

Gus Carlson

Maddie Schwartz

Caitlin Terry

Amy Imdieke

Henry Hutton

Evan Pak

The first 6 TAB reading challenge drawing winners! 

They got to choose a prize from this list:

An OWN THE NIGHT T-shirt, an OWN THE NIGHT Iron on and their choice of 1 of the $5 gift certificates from each of these stores:  Monkey See, Monkey Read; Hogan Brothers, Sketchy Artist and Good Bye Blue Monday!

Every entry slip will be entered in the final drawing for the NOOKS!

TEEN Summer Reading starts NOW!!

OWN THE NIGHT

The 2012 Teen Summer Reading Program- created and sponsored by TAB!

This summer, from May 29^th through July 26^th, read as many books, audiobooks, e-books, graphic novels and other forms of literature as you can.

For each book you read, write down the title and the number of pages in the log.

You get a prize for the first 300 pages you read every week and will be entered into the weekly drawing. Read 300 additional pages during the week and earn another entry into the drawing.

Weekly prize drawings will be held on Thursdays at 2pm. Prizes include $5 coupons to local shops and Own the Night swag.

On July 26 all entries will be merged into one pool for the GRAND PRIZE drawing. There will be 2 drawings for the GRAND PRIZE of a Nook Simple Touch purchased by TAB.  You don’t need to be present to win – winners will be notified.

Next TAB Meeting!!

May's meeting is TUESDAY, May 8th!!  6:30 pm in the YA area!!!

BEACH PARTY TIME!

Spring Break Fun!

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February's meeting is coming up fast!

It's Monday, Feb. 6th at 6:30 in the library's meeting room.   Somethings on the agenda will be- weeding YA books, Library Beach Party Plans and viewing the newest books!

Reminder!

The library will be closed on Monday, Jan. 16th in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Day.

January's TAB meeting----

Our January meeting in Monday, Jan. 9th! (Since January 2nd was a holiday)
Library meeting room 6:30-8.
Topics: New/different magazines for YA area?
Do we want to do Cabin Fever Library Mini Golf?  Expand it to include more games? Like laser tag? Wii??
What are you reading?

See you on the 9th!