Leesburg Public Library Press Releases

PRESS RELEASE

For immediate release

Date: May 4, 2008
Contact: Natalie Houston
Leesburg Public Library
100 E. Main Street
Leesburg, FL 34748
Phone: (352) 728-9790

Teen Iron Chef Competition at Leesburg Library

Teens can compete to create edible concoctions at the Teen Iron Chef Competition at 2:00 PM on July 22nd at the Leesburg Public Library.    The mystery food, supplies, and kitchen tools will be provided. No preparations are required in advance but please pre-register. The competition is open to ages 12 to 18.

Teen Iron Chef is part of the “Feed Your Brain” Teen Summer Reading Program at the Leesburg Public Library. Teen can earn prizes for writing reviews on the books they read and attend fun and informative programs each Tuesday at 2:00 PM through July 25th. Teens can register in person or online. For additional information about the Summer Program or other teen activities, contact Natalie Houston, Young Adult Librarian, 352-728-9790. Leesburg Public Library, “Your Information Destination,” 100 E. Main Street Leesburg, FL 34748.

PRESS RELEASE

For immediate release

Date: May 4, 2008
Contact: Natalie Houston
Leesburg Public Library
100 E. Main Street
Leesburg, Fl 34748
Phone: (352) 728-9790

Mystery Messes Lab at Leesburg Library

Teens will learn to make slime, goo, and home-made ice cream in the Mystery Messes Lab at the Leesburg Public Library.  Teens should “dress for disaster” as food coloring and other ingredients will contribute to their creations.  The event starts at 2:00 PM in Jacobsen Story room.  Please call to register in advance, ages 12 to 18. Space is limited.

Mystery Messes Lab is part of the “Feed Your Brain” Teen Summer Reading Program at the Leesburg Public Library. Teen can earn prizes for writing reviews on the books they read and attend fun and informative programs each Tuesday at 2:00 PM through July 25th. Teens can register in person or online. For additional information about the Summer Program or other teen activities, contact Natalie Houston, Young Adult Librarian, 352-728-9790. Leesburg Public Library, “Your Information Destination,” 100 E. Main Street Leesburg, FL 34748.

PRESS RELEASE

For immediate release

Date: May 4, 2008
Contact: Natalie Houston
Leesburg Public Library
100 E. Main Street
Leesburg, FL 34748
Phone: (352) 728-9790

Photo Scavenger Hunt at Leesburg Library

Teens love to take pictures and post them online. As a way to document all the different ways that teens use the library, the Leesburg Public Library will host a Photo Scavenger Hunt for ages 12 to 18. Teens should bring a digital camera or camera phone if they have one, including any necessary cords in order to upload. Teens that do not have a camera will still be able to participate as a member of a team. The event starts at 2:00 PM in “The Amazing Space,” teen room and will conclude with the photos being up loaded to a group on the photo hosting site Flickr.com.

The Photo Scavenger Hunt is part of the “Feed Your Brain” Teen Summer Reading Program at the Leesburg Public Library. Photos from past events are viewable at http://www.flickr.com/photos/leesburglibrary/. Teen can earn prizes for writing reviews on the books they read and attend fun and informative programs each Tuesday at 2:00 PM through July 25th. Teens can register in person or online. For additional information about the Summer Program or other teen activities, contact Natalie Houston, Young Adult Librarian, 352-728-9790. Leesburg Public Library, “Your Information Destination,” 100 E. Main Street Leesburg, FL 34748.

PRESS RELEASE

For immediate release

Date: May 4, 2008
Contact: Natalie Houston
Leesburg Public Library
100 E. Main Street
Leesburg, FL 34748
Phone: (352) 728-9790
Go Green! For Teens

Learn small things you can do today that can make a big difference in the life of our planet. Maryann Utegg of the St. John’s River Water Management District will speak to teens in the Jacobsen Story room at 2:00 PM on July 1st.

Go Green! For Teens is part of the “Feed Your Brain” Teen Summer Reading Program at the Leesburg Public Library. Teen can earn prizes for writing reviews on the books they read and attend fun and informative programs each Tuesday at 2:00 PM through July 25th. Teens can register in person or online. For additional information about the Summer Program or other teen activities, contact Natalie Houston, Young Adult Librarian, 352-728-9790. Leesburg Public Library, “Your Information Destination,” 100 E. Main Street Leesburg, FL 34748.

PRESS RELEASE

For immediate release

Date: May 4, 2008
Contact: Natalie Houston
Leesburg Public Library
100 E. Main Street
Leesburg, FL 34748
Phone: (352) 728-9790

Learn to Make Dessert Sushi at the Leesburg Library

Teens will learn to make dessert sushi as a fun way to celebrate the Japanese cultural influences that have been popularized by Anime. No raw fish is involved. The session starts at 2:00 PM on June 24th in the Jacobsen Story Room at the Leesburg Public Library.

The Fake Sushi making class is part of the “Feed Your Brain” Teen Summer Reading Program at the Leesburg Public Library. Teen can earn prizes for writing reviews on the books they read and attend fun and informative programs each Tuesday at 2:00 PM through July 25th. Teens can register in person or online. For additional information about the Summer Program or other teen activities, contact Natalie Houston, Young Adult Librarian, 352-728-9790. Leesburg Public Library, “Your Information Destination,” 100 E. Main Street Leesburg, FL 34748.

Date: March 19, 2008
Contact: Natalie Houston, Young Adult Librarian
100 E. Main Street
Leesburg, FL 34748
Phone: (352) 728-9790
Teen Author Caridad Ferrer to Visit Leesburg Library

Caridad Ferrer, author of, “It’s Not About the Accent” and “Adios to My Old Life,” will speak in the Amazing Space, teen room at the Leesburg Public Library on April 2nd at 2:00 PM. Her appearance is part of the Lake County Library System’s Festival of Reading 2008.

Barbara (Caridad) Ferrer, is a Cuban-American raised in Miami. Her Young Adult books are published by MTV books. “Adios to My Old Life” won an RITA award from the Romance Writer’s of American for Best Contemporary Single Title Romance this year.

The Leesburg Public Library is located in downtown Leesburg on 100 E. Main St. Contact Young Adult Librarian, Natalie Houston, for more information, 352-728-9790.

The Leesburg Public Library; where imagination takes flight.

Natalie Houston
Young Adult Librarian

Leesburg Public Library
100 E. Main Street
Leesburg, FL 34748
352-728-9790
natalie.houston@leesburgflorida.gov

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For further information, contact:

Natalie Houston, Young Adult Librarian
Jessica Luby, Library Assistant
Leesburg Public Library
100 E. Main Street
Leesburg, Fl 34748
352-728-9790

                 Turn Off the TV and Come to the Leesburg Public Library
Now, here’s a fresh idea.  April 21-27 has been declared “TV Turn-off Week” (www.tvturnoff.org), so click off the remote, get off the couch, and come to the Leesburg Public Library for fun activities without commercial interruptions.  Children, 5 to 12, can celebrate Earth Day, on April 22 at 4 PM, by making “Save the Planet” journals with Ms. Jessica. On Wednesday, April 23 at 3:30 PM, Ms. Lois will be under the Puppet Tree with a program of family read-alouds.  Teens can show their creativity by sharing their poems, writings, or music at the Open Mic Event, on Wed., April 23 at 6 to 8 PM.  On Thursday, April 24 from 5 to 7 PM, you and your kids can come to the library and play board games in the Youth Room. Folks who come to the library during the last week of April will also be able to pick up copies of the Summer Reading calendar so that you can plan ahead for program attendance.  While you’re at the library, check out some good books, the low-tech, entertaining, mind-expanding activity that will keep you and your kids entertained and enriched, all the time. 

Living without TV isn’t hard, not when you have the Leesburg Public Library in town.  Call 728-9790 for further information.

The Leesburg Public Library, where imagination takes flight.