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Tuesday Teen Cafe Chess Club

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Tuesdays
3:00 – 5:00 PM
Burroughs & Saden – Teen Cafe

chessJoin the Tuesday Teen Cafe Chess Club.

Learn to play chess or test your skills against others. All skill levels welcome and the 4th Tuesday of each month get tips on improving your game from chess pro John Farwell.

Co-sponsored by City Lights Gallery.

Contact: 203 576-7408

Monthly Wii Wednesdays at Newfield

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2nd Wednesday of the month
6:00 PM
Newfield Branch

nf wiiWii Wednesdays

Contact Newfield Branch: 203 576-7828

Going to College? Get Your Questions Answered-FAFSA Focus

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Tuesdays – starting February 7th
February-March, 2012

4:00 – 6:00 PM
Burroughs & Saden – Teen Cafe

collegeGoing to College?

Holly Franquet from The College Place will be available to help answer your college questions with an emphasis on the FAFSA process.  No appointment necessary. This program is free and open to all junior high, high school students and their parents.
Begins February 7.

Black History Month Movie: Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner

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Thursday, February 9th
5:45 – 7:45 PM
Burroughs & Saden – Teen Cafe

guess whoGuess Who’s Coming to Dinner

Brilliantly performed story of a young girl raised by a pair of liberal, sophisticated parents, and her announcement to them of her intention to marry a brilliant scientist she met on vacation. One little problem though . . . the parents have a problem with the fact that their daughter loves a black man.

Sidney Poiter, Katherine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy

Columbia Pictures; Directed by Stanley Kramer

Rated G; 108 minutes; 1967

Winner of the Academy Award for Best Actress and Best Original Screenplay

View trailer

Monthly Chess Fridays at Newfield

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Friday, February 24th
3:00 – 5:00 PM

Newfield Branch

chess Chess Fridays

Learn to play chess with Suzanne Kachmer and John Farwell. All skill levels welcome.

Co-sponsored by City Lights Gallery.

Contact: Newfield Branch  203 576-7828

Next date: March 30th.

Speak Out Against Bullying

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speak out against bullyingSpeak Out Against Bullying

The Hearst Connecticut Newspaper Group is embarking on a project delving into bullying in our schools and woud like to hear directly from students.

Please click here to go to their Facebook page to comment or email: speakout@ctnews.com.

Here’s a short video on what some students have already said: click here.

New Teen Space

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Burroughs-Saden Branch

diner booths for teen space

The Bridgeport Public Library has opened its new teen space located in the library’s first floor Popular Library section.

Devoted entirely to teens, the space features comfortable seating areas including café style tables, computers with internet access, books, magazines, board games, and college prep materials.

Read more →

BR Teen Center Opens

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teen opening day 004Black Rock Teen Center  Opens

April 21st marked the official opening of the Black Rock Teen Center. The opening was celebrated with a special “Vacation Wii-k Tournament & Pizza Party.” Needless to say, a good time was had by all.  Read more →

More Good Books For YA’s

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  • Changing Bodies Changing Lives 3rd Ed. by Ruth Bell et al
  • I Was a Teenage Fairy by Francesca Lia Block
  • Burning Up by Caroline B. Cooney
  • Dirty Laundry: Stories About Family Secrets Edited by Lisa Rowe Fraustino
  • Broken Chords by Barbara Snow Gilbert
  • The Other Shepards by Adele Griffin
  • What Are My Rights? 95 Questions and Answers About Teens and the Lawby Thomas A. Jacobs, J.D.
  • Bare Hands by Bart Moeyaert

Black Rock Teens and Fairfield University Students

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Dance wii3Black Rock Teens and Fairfield University Students laugh and learn together at the Black Rock Teen Center.

A good time was had by all recently at the Black Rock Teen Center as Fairfield University students joined our neighborhood teens  for some fun and learning. This was the first of a 7 part Mass Media and Society Class led by Professor Gisela Gil.

For more information on the program: click here.

For some great pictures: click here

Teen health and wellness

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Teen health and wellness Self-help database for Teens

Going out to the movies?

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Moviefone tells you what’s playing.

Want a review first?

Roger Ebert can help you out.