Young Adult Programs

Mike Sullivan is back for more Chess!!

Drop-In Chess: 3:00 - 5:00 P.M.

Monday, February 8th

Monday, February 15th

Monday, February 22nd

Monday, March 1st

Chess Tournament 

Saturday, March 13th 9:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M.

Beading Euphoria!

Make a Beaded X's and O's Bracelet

Wednesday, March 10th

3:00 - 5:00 P.M.

OR

Tuesday, March 23rd

6:00 - 8:00 P.M.

Please call 964-8401 to sign up, and to get your list of supplies to bring along!

Duct Tape Accessories - A Must for EVERY Wardrobe!

Make your own duct tape wallet - April 14th from 3:00 - 5:00 P.M.

Make your own duct tape woven purse - May 12th 3:00 - 5:00 P.M.

Y-LA, the Rye Public Library Teen Advisory Board

meets monthly during the school year.

Y-LA will take a field trip to Barnes and Noble during the week of February vacation to purchase books for the Young Adult Collection.  If you'd like to join us, please call!

If you're interested in becoming a teen advisory board member, please call Lisa

@ 964-8401 to determine if this is the kind of volunteer work you'd like to do.

Friday Flicks

Join us for movies and popcorn on the 2nd and 4th Friday of the month @ 3:10 P.M. - start your weekend with a show! 

March 12th: "Ponyo" (an anime film by Hayao Miyazaki)

           rated G; 103 minutes

March 26th: "The Princess and the Frog "

           rated G; 97 minutes

April 9th: "Planet 51"

           rated PG; 91 minutes

April 23rd: "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel"

           rated PG / 97 minutes

May 14th: "Where the Wild Things Are"

            rated PG / 101 minutes

May 28th: "Fantastic Mr. Fox"

            rated PG / 87 minutes

VACATION MOVIE MADNESS!!

  Teens and older only!  Can you handle a movie marathon?  Have a Lord of the Rings costume?  Wear it an you could win a prize!  We're showing the three Platinum Series Special Extended Editions... great sound, nice clear flat screen.  Don't miss it!  Plus, great snacks.  What's not to love?

Did you know that Director Peter Jackson went back to the studio after the movies were released to incorporate "deleted" scenes so they would appear continuously during the film; that's why these films are three+ hours. 

Monday, April 26th:

       "The Fellowship of the Ring" 12:00 P.M. 208 minutes; rated PG-13.  Popcorn and drinks...and intermission features more snacks.

Tuesday, April 27th:

       "The Two Towers" 12:00 P.M. 223 minutes; rated PG-13.  (notations same as above)

Friday, April 30th:

        "The Return of the King" 12:00 P.M. 201 minutes; rated PG-13 (same as above, but costume prizes awarded at intermission along with those extra snacks...)

YATTITUDES Parent/Teen Book Club: Join us to yack and snack! 

Third Tuesdays at The Rye Public Library @ 7:00 P.M.

Titles for each month listed below...

October 20th @ 7:00 P.M.

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Can you handle it??? Don't miss out on the Halloween-themed treats and a frighteningly good book!!

November 17th @ 7:00 P.M.

Greetings from Nowhere by Barbara O'Connor

AND

Every Soul a Star by Wendy Mass

December 15th @ 7:00 P.M.

Across America on an Emigrant Train by Jim Murphy

January 19th @ 7:00 P.M. POSTPONED until January 26th @ 7:00 P.M.

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

February 16th @ 7:00 P.M.

Restless Spirit: The Life and Work of Dorothea Lange by Elizabeth Partridge

March 16th @ 7:00 P.M.

Homeless Bird by Gloria Whelan

April 20th @ 7:00 P.M.

Front and Center by Catherine Gilbert Murdock

May 18th @ 7:00 P.M.

The Magic Thief by Sarah Prineas