Undercover Llama Blog

You may be heading back to school, but it's not all bad news.

If you've just picked up a monthly Winnipeg Transit bus pass (with the dread thought of long, sleepy morning bus rides to school), good news! You can also use that pass to get free movies at all Winnipeg Public Library branches!

As you may know, DVDs in the children's and teen areas are always free to borrow. But SOMETIMES you need to borrow something from the main adult collections, and the borrowing fee for those is $2.10 per movie. DRAG! If you have a bus pass, though, just show it at checkout and you're entitled to a "rent one, get one free" deal through the Transit Show & Save program. You can get three free DVDs rentals each time you borrow! DEAL!!

Our September/October library newsletter comes out this week, and with it come all the new plans for teen fall programs and events!

New this year are two after-school programs, one at the Fort Garry library and the other downtown at Millennium.

Fort Garry's After-School Club/YAC will meet Wednesday afternoons starting in October, and will a different activity each week, from Wii gaming to vampire parties.

Thursdays at Millennium after school this fall will be Wii Gaming nights. Drop in any Thursday at 4:30 for free Wii games on the big screen. Play against old friends or make some new ones!

We've got some fun craft nights planned, including some eco-friendly recycling programs at the Louis Riel and Osborne libraries, and book-making programs at Westwood and Millennium.

On top of all that, we've got to big programs coming up at Millennium Library: our Zombie Walk/Murder Mystery Lock-in night on October 30, and our Harry Potter movie-release celebration on November 18. For more info, take a look at our September/October issue of @ The Library

Congratulations to Hellen, winner of the Booked Week Three Prize! (can you believe we've had three weeks of summer already?!!).

If you haven't entered the summer contest yet, it's now easier than ever!! Now, when you go to make a Mashup post, a Top Ten List, a Book Review or write a Poll Suggestion, we've added a special box for you to enter all of your contact information. None of that contact information will end up on our website, though, don't worry!! We just use it to keep track of our entries and let you know if you've won! :D

Curious about this summer's prizes on TeenRC?
Take a look at what we're giving away:

Water Bottle 

Can’t put down that book even to go get a drink of water?  Keep hydrated with this wide mouth stainless sport bottle.  It is BPA free, comes with a carabiner attached to its lid and can  hold up to 500 ml (16 oz.) of liquid.  This water bottle measures 222 x 69 mm (8-3/4” H x 2-3/4” diameter) and comes in a matte royal blue finish with a white 2010 TeenRC logo, a feather that reads www.teenrc.ca  – Perfect to take on the go!

Sling Bag

This environmentally friendly, royal blue, non-woven polypropylene  shoulder bag has an extra long and wide shoulder strap.  It can easily be slung across the body so you can carry home all your library books in style.  Its unique design features three separate compartments and it features a white 2010 TeenRC logo, a feather that reads www.teenrc.ca

Journal

Inspired by your latest read?  Want to jot down the beginning of your next great novel, poem or lyric?  Try the TeenRC journal.  Made with 60% recycled material, this royal blue spiral-bound notebook includes a retractable ball point paper pen.  The front of the journal is printed with the 2010 TeenRC logo, a feather that reads www.teenrc.ca, and the pen is printed with “Canada’s Teen Reading Club.”  The notebook is hardcover and measures 5" x 7".

Sticky Notes & Maze Pen

These environmentally friendly sticky notes measure  3” x 4” and contain at least 30% post-consumer content.  They are white with a light blue watermark featuring the 2010 TeenRC feather logo reading www.teenrc.ca plus the words “Canada’s Teen Reading Club.”  50 sheets you can use to remind yourself when your library books are due!

Think there’s a lot of twists and turns in the latest book you’re reading?  That’s nothing compared to this smooth writing ball point pen that features a built-in maze; rotate the pen to move the enclosed steel ball through each twist and turn!  You can see the dark blue plastic maze through the clear plastic barrel imprinted with www.teenrc.ca in white.