Jan 19

Written by: Joe Longo
Saturday, January 19, 2008 

The fourth Teen Night will be held on Friday January 25 from 7 to 10 pm at the Victoria Avenue Library with the rock group Don't Be Alarmed performing at 7 pm and the group Tom Skoal at 9 pm. Both bands are well known in the local music scene. At 8 pm local electronic musician, dj, and vj  Marinko Jareb (aka DJ Machine and $tink*$ki) will perform dj sets, and will perform vj sets as a backdrop to the other bands. Marinko has performed and given workshops across Canada and Europe.

Tickets are $2 in advance at any of the four libraries in Niagara Falls, or $4 at the door with a limited number of tickets on a first come first served basis. Other teen nights will be held throughout the year, showcasing local teens who have formed their own bands. If you are a member of one of these bands and would like to perform, please contact Andrew Porteus at 905-356-8080 or online

A lounge area and a new display unit featuring books of interest to teens has just been added in front of the graphic novel shelves in a section of the adult department lounge at the Victoria Avenue Library. We are continuing to add to the books featured in the "Of Interest to Teens" display and the graphic novels collection.

The catalogue on the library website www.nfpl.library.on.ca has recommended books for teens and new additions listed. When you get to the first page of the catalogue, click on "Award Winners and Other Lists" and then on "Of Interest to Teens." Lists include the Alex Awards, Mrs. C's Books for Tweens, Graphic Novels, Gay, Lesbian & Questioning Fiction, New Teen Fiction, and other categories.

About 73% of our City's teens are registered library members & borrowers. Our library's presence on MySpace reaches over 1400 teens at www.myspace.com/nfpl. Links to the library catalogue, our Online Research Tools, and other resources can be found there. In addition, library staff can be contacted using the message and comments buttons.

Student art will once again be exhibited in the Rosberg Gallery in May. Many teens have discovered the wealth of current information found in the library website's Online Research Tools section.

Staff welcome comments and suggestions to improve our services, programs, and collections to the teenagers in our community.
Anyone can also contact me at 905-356-8080 or online