TeenFusion @ the GDL

Get ready to create the most gruesome Halloween costume ever!!   On Thursday evening, October 30, at 7:00 PM, the Grand Blanc-McFarlen Branch opens the doors to Frankenstein’s Workshop of Creepy Concoctions.  Step into the laboratory to discover the scientific formulas for making blood and other theatrical props to enhance your Halloween attire.  Show off your skills as a pumpkin carver by bringing an entry for the great pumpkin carving competition.  It’s a Pre-Halloween monster blast!

 The traveling Wii game moves to the Montrose-Jennings Library today.  With a valid GDL library card, check out Wii Sport or Wii Play and the controls for all the games.  Up to four players can share the Wii Fun, so bring your friends for a Wii Sport round of golf, a bout of boxing, or a few frames of bowling.  Wii Play features a shooting gallery, billiards, tank battles and more.  Have your own Wii or other game platform?  Request your favorite Wii, PlayStation or XBox game and check it out with your library card for seven days.  It’s free!!  The GDL is Wii more than books!

 

The Wii returns to the Davison Area Branch on October 6, 2008 for two weeks of gaming fun.  Play your favorite game from WiiPlay or WiiSport.  A GDL library card is required to check out games and Wiimote/nunchucks.

All month the GDL Wii will be located at the Genesee Valley location.  A library card is required to check out games and equipment.  Have a great time!

Wii fans in Mt. Morris will have the opportunity to experience Wii Sport and Wii Play all week.  Library cards are required to check out games and controllers.  One controller per library card, please.  With only a few days remaining in Metamophosis @ theGDL, don’t forget to stop by your favorite branch for reading club prizes and check out the great new titles for 2008.   

Exploring Photography with Terry Green finishes with a flair in Davison at 1:30 PM and in Fenton at 4:00 PM on Tuseday, July 22.  Discover your photographic skill level when Terry evaluates your work.  Joel Tacey’s GameFest makes two stops this week.  Get in on the Dance, Dance Revolution and Guitar Hero at the Vera B. Rison-Beecher Branch on July 22 and the Mt. Morris Branch on July 24.  Be there by 6:00 PM to experience every high energy minute of fun.  Every graphic novel has an ending and Roku-Shan will be at Grand Blanc-McFarlen on Tuesday, July 22 at 7:00 PM and Montrose on Thursday, July 24 at 6:00 PM, to help you put the final touches to your book.  Grand Blanc-McFarlen hosts the Creative Journaling program at 2:00 PM on Thursday, July 24.  Later, at 7:00 PM on the same evening, join your friends at Grand Blanc-McFarlen for the organizational meeting of TAG (Teen Advisory Group).  Be amazed as six teams compete in the Amazing Race @the library on Saturday, July 26 at 12 noon.  Genesee-Johnson has a challenging course planned for the relay race of the summer.  Registration is required, so call or visit to enter your team for the afternoon.  Spectators welcome!!!

Attention Wii fans!  Catch the Wii Fun @Clio this week.  Each player must bring his or her library card to check out games and Wiimote/nunchuks.  Enjoy!!!

Only one teen event is scheduled for the week of June 29.  Joel Tacey is back with Play Station’s Guitar Hero and Dance Dance Revolution.  Space is limited so call the Grand Blanc-McFarlen branch to secure your playtime.  Expect the unexpected from  Mr. Tacey’s unique style of entertainment. 

The Wii has been held over for another week at our Genesee Valley location.  Stop in for a game or two on WiiPlay or WiiSport.  Don’t forget, your GDL library card is necessary to check out games and Wiimote/nunchuks.  Next week the Wii moves to the Grand Blanc-McFarlen branch.  Watch for more Wii fun all summer long.

On June 2, the GDL Wii game will be on location at the Davison Area Library for one week.  Bring your library card to check out a game and equipment.  Each player must have his/her own library card to check out a Wiimote or nunchuk.  30 minute sessions will be offered on a first come, first served basis.  For details, contact the Davison Area Library at 653-2022.  The Wii game will be traveling around to more GDL Branches this summer.  Stay tuned for more Wii Fun at your favorite GDL location.

The Wii Have Fun - Bowling Tournament at the Clio Library was a huge hit! 7 spectators (6 adults and 1 child) cheered on as 4 bowlers tested their skills at the Wii Bowling tournament on Mar. 15. The top score for the day was a 199!

The tournament drew in spectators of the sport and a few people curious about phenomenon surrounding the Wii.

Now that the tournaments are over, check the scores to see how you size up against bowlers from across the county!

• Fenton
• Davison
• Beecher (No stats, sorry!)