Everyone knows the life of any party is the music. Ever wondered what it would be like to control that experience by being the DJ? Well you don't have to wonder any more.

Experience DJ Hero 2 for Xbox 360 on Friday, December 17th at 4 - 5:30 PM in the Teen Lounge. 

Spin the turntables, scratch to the beat and crossfade to the next track. We'll kick it up a notch by going one on one with another teen in a DJ Battle! The game also allows a third player to sing along while the DJ's go head to head.

We are offering a grand prize of an iTunes gift card to the best DJ! Will you be the DJ HERO?

Snacks will be provided.

Origami is a Japanese artform of paper folding which was started in the 17th century. Many wonderful shapes and designs can be made without using glue. Join us in the Teen Lounge on Tuesday, December 14, from 4 - 5pm to learn how to make some of these cool designs such as the traditional crane and many more!

Snacks will be provided. See you there!

Come join us for Kinect gaming on the Xbox 360 this Friday, December 10th, at 4 - 5pm in the Teen Lounge. Kinect is Microsoft's latest and greatest device that takes playing video games to whole new level. Put aside the controllers, as your body, motion and voice controls the game! It's the most amazing game technology to date that everyone will love.  Learn how to dance to old school favorites, or the latest pop hits in Dance Central. Score goals in soccer, get a perfect strike in bowling, or fight your way through a boxing match in Kinect Sports. Crazy white water rafting adventures and jungle rides await in Kinect Adventures. There's something for everyone!

Snacks will be provided. See you there!

photo courtesy of flickr user Jo Naylor

Cookies designed by you!

We Love Wednesday and we love cookies! 

Stop by the Teen Lounge today at 3:30 p.m. to decorate your very own snacks!

Dragon Training 101!

A screening of How to Train Your Dragon

in the Teen Lounge

at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, December 7 (TODAY!)

In this future version of earth, the internet, data-mining and the human mind have been fused into one thing: the Feed.  The feed is a constant stream of information into everyone’s brain that monitors thoughts and provides correlated information and advertizing based on current and past patterns of interest.  Most people get the Feed at birth, and it has become an integral part of everyday life: a constant stream of information and communication.   That is just the setting for the story.  The story is that Titus decides to spend Spring Break on the moon, with his friends, and this is where he meets Violet Durn.  She’s not like any girl Titus has ever met, and she is going to change his life forever. 

Feed is a dystopian satire and a really good read.  Everyone around Titus is wrapped up in their own lives and in the Feed.  It’s an amazing book, and the audio version is also great.   
 

Here are the following TEDxDarien Sunday sessions you can look forward to:

*December 5th, 2010 at 4:00 p.m. =Cancelled*

December 19th, 2010 at 4:00 p.m.

January 9th, 2011 at 4:00 p.m.

January 23rd, 2011 at 4:00 p.m.

February 6th, 2011 at 4:00 p.m.

Darien is proud to hold anothe TEDx event in partnership with the Darien Library. Join the greatest minds of our time. Come, watch, listen, discuss, and be a part of innovative, remarkable ideas worth spreading. 

TEDXDarien is an offically sanctioned, independently organized extension of TED. Each meeting we will feature a video of one of the most memorable TED talks ever given. It will then be followed by a round-table discussion that will include all who attend. The entire event will only last an hour, but the transformative ideas you wil hear and discuss will stay with you forever. This program is for teens and adults. Refreshments will be served.

Sunday December 19th

4:00- 5:00 p.m.

Darien Library

1441 Post Road

Darien CT 06820

Conference Room on the Mezzanine Level

Spread the word.

When Finnikin was nine years old, he was warned that he must take a blood oath to save his kingdom, Lumatere.  He and his friends, the Prince, and Lucien of the Monts, shed blood and swore: 

The Prince to die defending the Royal House;

Finnikin that he would be the protector and guide to the Royal Family;

and Lucien that he would be the light toward whom they would travel in times of need.

Then the unspeakable happened: the Royal Family was massacred and the people separated.  Thousands of Lumaterans are now spread out across the neighbor kingdoms, starving and sick, unable to return to their homes.  Those remaining inside Lumatere have not been heard from in ten years.  Finnikin is travelling with his foster-father from refugee camp to refugee camp, when they are summoned by a rumor: the Prince may be alive.  If Finniken can find the Prince, together they may be able to take his people home.

Finnikin of the Rock is a fantasy, an adventure and a really well written story.  You'll love it.     

 

On Monday, December 29 at 3 p.m. in the Teen Lounge. 

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