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on Calendar to see all events
Click HERE to view a pdf file of upcoming
Teen Programs.
Find out what's happening @ The
Branches
Teen Programs
@ the Main Library
Read for FUN and for
FUN PRIZES!!!
Metamorphosis@ Your Library
June 16 to August 13
Join the Teen Summer Reading Program
at SMPL! Read 30 hours and turn in your reading log by August
13.
Completed reading logs earn an invitation to the Teen Summer
Reading Party AND a chance to win lots of fun prizes!
Sign up at the Main Library or any branch throughout the Summer.
Attention SMMUSD Students!
Sign up for Summer
Reading and count the hours that you read your required
Summer Reading Books towards the Summer Reading Program!
Get credit for something you have to do anyway!
Go to the SMMUSD Summer Reading Page to get more information
on
the
summer reading lists!
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Third
Annual
Santa Monica Teen Film Festival
WINNERS!
Congratulations to all film-makers who had their films screend at the 3rd Annual Santa Monica Teen Film Festival.
Here are the winners (Drum Roll, Please!):
Audience Choice, Saturday:
Gabe Benjamin
"Rolling Love"
Audience Choice, Sunday:
Kyle Padilla
"Remembrance"
Santa Monica Budding Filmmaker Award
Adrian Villasenor
"Road to Eternal Dreaming"
Best of the Fest, 1st Place:
Graham Raubvogel
"Keeping Time"
Best of the Fest, 2nd Place:
Sabrina Catugno
"Yattsuke Shigoto"
Best Documentary:
Yenizel Duran, Jessica Mendez, Irene Rodriguez
"Intersecting Lives"
Best Animation
Sabrina Catugno
"Yattsuke Shigoto"
Best Music Video
Antoine Bandele
"And He Gets the Girl"
Please stay tuned next year for the
4th Annual Santa Monica Teen Film Festival!
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SUMMER PROGRAMS @ THE BRANCHES
FAIRVIEW BRANCH LIBRARY
2101 Ocean Park Blvd. (310) 450-0443
Gaming and
More -
Wednesdays, July 2 to July 30, 5:00-7:00 p.m.
Call the branch for details. For grades 4 - 12.
Keyboarding Challenge -
June 23 to July 30, 2:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Improve your skill and win prizes! Registration begins June
23. For grades 4 - 12.
Summer Book
Talk -
Monday, August 4, 4:30 p.m.
A title from teh SMMUSD Middel School Summer Reading list
will be selected for discussion. Call the branch for details.
For grades 5 - 7. MONTANA AVENUE
BRANCH LIBRARY
1704 Montana Ave. (310) 829-7081
Teen Activity
Programs -
Every other Monday, July 7 to August 18 - 2:30 p.m.
For grades 6 to 12.
- July 7: Change Your Junk - Jewelry from
a junk drawer? Come find out!
- July 16: Change Your Outside - Ever
wanted to try a henna design?
- August 4: Transform a Journal - Take
a plain journal and make it amazing.
- August 18: Change Your Inside - Good
food from the Farmers' Market.
Talk About It -
Every other Wednesday, July 2 to August 13 - 5:00 p.m.
Join our book discussion group for 6th, 7th, & 8th graders
this summer. Titles are selected from teh school district's
middle school summer reading list.
- July 2 - The Outsiders by S.E.
Hinton
- July 16 - Maximum Ride by James
Patterson
- July 30 - Crash by Jerry Spinelli
- August 13 - Uglies by Scott
Westerfeld
OCEAN PARK BRANCH
LIBRARY
2601 Main St. (310) 392-3804
Youth and Family Chess
- Wednesdays from 3:30 to 6:00 p.m.
All ages and levels are welcome. Parents too!
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HOMEWORK HELP AVAILABLE
Check out the Youth Tech Center at the Fairview Branch at 2101
Ocean Park Boulevard Mondays through Thursdays from 3 to 8:30 pm
during the school year and 1 to 5pm during summer school. We have
eight laptops with high speed internet access and word processing
and staff to help you with your questions.
Tutor.com is an online homework
help service available at all Santa Monica Public Library branches
except Temporary Main. Designed for use by students in grades 4-12,
tutor.com has tutors around the country standing by to help you
with your Math, Science, English or Social Studies homework.
If you have internet access but you can't get to the library, try
our 24/7
Ask Now chat helpline.
BOOK GROUPS
Middle School Book Groups meet monthly at the Fairview and Montana
Avenue branches. Also, check out the NEW Teen Book Chat at the Main
Library for High School students. Meeting schedule is on the Calendar.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Interested in volunteering at the library? Call 310-458-8620.
Open to students in grades 8 through 12 who live and/or go to school
in Santa Monica.
 [updated 7/14/08]
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Teen Programs