Five Forks TAB Meeting NotesFive Forks Teen Advisory Board Meeting Minutes
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February TAB Meeting minutes
Five Forks Branch
“The Chocolate Wars”
February 13, 2008
We started the meeting off by introducing ourselves (this was only my second TAB meeting since coming to FFR) and I asked each member to write down a book suggestion or a book they would like to read. Then each member took turns sitting in the ‘hot seat’ blindfolded and taste-tested two candy bar pieces. Each member had two separate turns guessing which delightful delicacy they were tasting. The Hershey’s cookies n’ crème bar seemed to be the favorite. Then the members divided into two teams. Surgical gloves were handed out for each member to wear. The team that un-wrapped all their Hershey’s kisses first was declared the winners. We had two bags of kisses left, enough for a rematch.
We discussed possible meeting ideas for the weeks to come. This included a monthly get together to play games and discuss the new books in the teen section and maybe an after hours event for St. Patrick’s Day. Our next meeting will be scheduled in March around St. Patrick’s Day.
The meeting wrapped up by discussing some of the titles included in the Valentine’s display and putting all the remaining kisses and candy bar pieces in Valentine’s Day goody bags. We had 11 kids attend this meeting and two parents.
Five Forks TAB Meeting Notes November 17, 2005
Leader; Allisan Mintz
Teens; Katina, Radhika, Becky, Laura and Armina
Our meeting began with the sign in sheet and a “Meet and Greet”. We welcomed new teens, Becky, Laura and Armina to our TAB.
Old Business included e-mail address corrections and picture name badges. Photo release forms were passed out to Radhika, Becky and Laura. The group talked about the writing contest. Many of the attending teens had submitted entries in the contest.
We were disappointed that the anthology copies were both checked out. Next month, we will be sure to reserve them so that the TAB group will be able to view a copy.
The new business discussed began with our Journaling Class, which is scheduled for Saturday, December 3rd at our Five Forks Branch. The group was excited about making the journals and learning writing tips. The teens loved the Thanksgiving crossword puzzle which is our monthly teen project. Many expressed interest in crosswords as a fun hobby. All five girls are currently working to finish the puzzle. The group would like to have an open mike night in January. All of the girls are going to talk it up with friends to see how many teens might be interested in having a poetry reading night at the branch in January. They requested that we use the meeting room for the event. A sign up sheet, kept at the information desk was also discussed. We will make a poster to advertise the January meeting and event. It will be placed on the teen bulletin board. We also talked about the 2006 programs. All were excited about teen participation in next years’ Gwinnett Reads program.
Our beautiful snack trays of fruit and cookies were provided by Ryan’s Steakhouse. The meeting ended at 7:50.
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Five Forks TAB Meeting Notes
October 19, 2005
1. Meet and Greet
2. Sign Sheet
3. Welcome and Sign up any new members
4. Pass out applications to new teens
5. Select a scribe
6. Read last month’s minutes
7. Discuss Correct E-mail addresses
8. Pass Out Picture Name Badges
9. Collect any new photo release forms
10. Pass out new forms to those who need them
11. Take pictures of anyone without a badge
12. Discuss Teen Read Week
13. Show New Teen Anthology Booklet
14. Talk about the 2005 winners & their entry’s
15. Ask Group to serve as hosts and hostesses for program
16. Discuss this month’s teen activity,
17. Progress on our Book Discussion choice
18. Wrap it up in time for the program.
19. Enjoy Program
20. Give out a coupon
21. Give out Teen Reads Bookmark
22. Sign Up for Tonight’s contest
23. Serve snacks
24. Clean Room
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FFR TAB MEETING
Thursday, September 15, 2005
There were 5 teens present at our September meeting, Shaina, Shantell, Marie and our new member Tyler. Allisan Mintz, TAB Representative led the meeting. Snack trays were provided by Ryan’s Steakhouse.
Sign In:
The attending teens signed in and updated their email addresses to avoid continued trouble with bounced mail. We welcomed new member Tyler to this meeting. Tyler was given a TAB application and a photo release form. TAB members were encouraged to invite friends to our meetings.
Photo Time
Our new member from August, Marie, turned in her photo release and posed for her photo badge picture.
September Teen Activity:
The Teens discussed the September “Famous Women “Activity. Many of the TAB teens and their friends have participated and enjoyed the free ice cream from Chick -Fil-A. A copy of this sheet can be found on the Teen Scene page at http://www.gwinnettpl.org/TeenScene/Main.htm
Future Events: Discussion on the following events:
The group was curious about the title of the Halloween night movie. The title will be announced on the Teen Scene website. The selection for our Book Club is still up in the air. The group decided to place the titles in hat and draw a winner during the October meeting.
Volunteering At the Library
We discussed the opportunity to volunteer at the library. The group was excited about learning more about the behind the scenes working of our branch. They are also looking for volunteer opportunities to list on college résumés. We took a tour of the circ work room and the loading dock. The teens felt more comfortable when the saw what our volunteers do. After the tour and discussion each teen asked for a volunteer application.
Our TAB members are encouraged to visit the Teen Scene at http://www.gwinnettpl.org/TeenScene/Main.htm often. As the library becomes busier with the Teen Read Week activities, it will become essential for them to find information on the website. GCPL does an excellent job of keeping our teens up to date on information about our meetings and other programs.
Next Meeting:
The next meeting will be held on Thursday, October 20th at 7:00 pm.
Many thanks again to all the teens for their time and effort with the Teen Advisory Board. We appreciate all that you do! We hope that you enjoy volunteering for the library and would love to hear any issues or suggestions that you may have.August 17th, 2005
Leader; Allisan Mintz
Teens; Shantell, Katina, Maria, Jenna and Olivia
Our meeting began with the sign in sheet and a “Meet and Greet”. We welcomed new members, Maria and Jenna to our TAB. Our monthly scribe was selected. The August scribe was Shantell. She read the minutes from the summer meetings and recorded the minutes for August.
Old Business included e-mail address corrections and picture name badges. Photo release forms to be signed by parents were given to each new girl.
The new business discussed included our fall teen schedule. Our Fall Teen Movie Nights will be held on August 29th, and October 31st. The group was excited about the Amazing Myths of Ancient Greece program which is scheduled for October 19th. Teen Read Week was also discussed. The group was thrilled about this years’ Poetry and Writing Contest. The announcement of the computer prize was the big hit of the night.
Our TAB meetings will now be held on the third Thursday of every month at 7:00 pm. Our delicious snacks were provided by Ryan’s.
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Wednesday, May 18th, 2005
The May Meeting of the Five Forks TAB group was held on May 18th in the Meeting Room at the Five Forks Branch. There were 6 members present, Shaina, Shantell, Jamal, Katina, Angela, Pamela and Jamal. Ms. Allisan and Ms. Sandy were the group leaders.
Snacks were provided by Ryan’s Steakhouse.
Sign In:
The attending teens signed in and updated their email addresses to avoid trouble with bounced mail. We did not have any new members attend this meeting. Our TAB members are always encouraged to invite friends to our meetings.
Jillian’s Bowling Party:
We passed out the invitations for the Summer Bowling Party at Jillian’s. Our Bowling Party will be held on Friday, June 17th from 4-6. We will celebrate along with the MPK and CEN TAB’s. Our group was told that the RSVP deadline is June 6th. There was discussion about transportation. We explained that we would be unable to transport teens to Discover Mills. Ms. Sandy is researching the bus routes. We are all looking forward to that evening. What a treat!
Summer Reading Program:
The Summer Reading Program was introduced to the group. The members registered on line. The group was disappointed when the Brookwood High School link did not work. We had them register as “out of county” and promised to let Ms. Kendra know immediately. The teens were excited to have a summer program in which to participate. The computer give away is a real attention getter with the kids, they were VERY excited about the prize.
Teen Reading Week:
We spoke to the teens about Teen Reading Week. They had many interesting thoughts and suggestions. Ms. Sandy suggested that the teens get their thoughts together and fill out suggestions to be presented at the next meeting.
May Teen Activity:
The Teens discussed the May Teen Activity, many of their friends have participated and enjoyed a free Chick Filet ice cream cone. You can find a copy of this sheet at Teen Scene at http://www.gwinnettpl.org/TeenScene/Main.htm.
Future Events:
Discussion on the following events:
Summer Movie Nights, The Improv Night, Yu-Gi-Oh Tournaments, Teen Writing Workshops,
Next Meeting:
The next meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 22. The Teens will host a “Dance, Dance Revolution” exhibition as a part of the meeting. TAB members were encouraged to make a weekly visit to http://www.gwinnettpl.org/TeenScene/Main.htm. As the library becomes busier with the summer activities, it will become essential for them to find up to date TAB information on this website. GCPL does an excellent job of putting up to date information about our meetings and other programs.
Many thanks again to all the teens for their time and effort with the Teen Advisory Board. We appreciate all that you do! We hope that you enjoy volunteering for the library and would love to hear any issues or suggestions that you may have. Thank you!
Wednesday, April 20, 2005
There were 3 TAB members present, Shaina, Shantell and Derrick. Allisan Mintz TAB Representative led the meeting. Snack trays were provided by Ryan’s Steakhouse.
Sign In:
The attending teens signed in and updated their email addresses because we have had trouble with bounced mail. We did not have any new members attend this meeting. TAB members were encouraged to invite friends to our meetings.
April Teen Activities:
The Teens discussed the April Teen Activity, “ Poetry Puzzler”. Many of the TAB teens and their friends have participated and enjoyed the free cherry-limeade at Sonic. A copy of this sheet can be found on the Teen Scene page at http://www.gwinnettpl.org/TeenScene/Main.htm
The group also excitedly discussed the “Magnet Madness” program and the “Magna Comics” presentation. They feel that teens would like to see more fun, special programs like these.
Thank You Cards:
During the meeting, the TAB teens made “Thank You” cards to be mailed to Ryan’s. They have appreciated the snacks each month.
Future Events:
Discussion on the following events:
The teens had questions about the date for the Teen Improv Night. They worried that we would have a poor turn out because of the 4th of July holiday.
The group was curious about the title of the July movie. I let them know that we will have more information at the May meeting.
There was much excitement about this activity. There will be more information soon.
Again, the movie title is a concern for those who like to be in the know..
We will have our Jillian’s Bowling Party on Friday, June 17th from 4-6. We told our TAB teens that invitations will be going out soon to active members, and they will need to RSVP. Once we receive our RSVPs, we will work out any transportation issues the teens may have.
Our TAB members are encouraged to visit the “Teen Sceen at ”http://www.gwinnettpl.org/TeenScene/Main.htm often. As the library becomes busier with the summer activities, it will become essential for them to find TAB information on the website. GCPL works hard to keep our teens up to date on the information concerning TAB meetings and other programs.
Next Meeting:
The next meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 18th at 7:00 pm.
Many thanks again to all the teens for their time and effort with the Teen Advisory Board. We appreciate all that you do! We hope that you enjoy volunteering for the library and would love to hear any issues or suggestions that you may have.
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February Business Meeting Agenda
1. Our new Mission Statement was discussed:
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2. TAB meeting snacks will now be provided by Ryan’s. TAB’s can make a “Thank You” cards.
3. Summer Bowling Parties at Jillian’s. We will team with another branch. Monday through Friday afternoon’s.
4. Monthly meetings will continue during the summer.
5. TAB's to volunteer for “ Read Across America” discussion tabled.
6. Popular Comics Drawing Class at FFR on March 28th discussion.
7. TAB Pen Pals discussion will wait until next meeting.
8. Our Duct Tape Project will be held on March 16, 2005.
9. The month of April will bring teen movies to the branches.
10. Our Book Club Project discussion will wait until the next meeting when we have more members attending.
11. We welcomed a new TAB member, Angie K.
12. We used the die cut machine to make the diecuts for the Events and Outreach Department.
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January 18, 2005
Leader; Allisan Mintz
Teens; Shantell, Katina, Shaina, Olivia and Jamal
Our meeting began with the sign in sheet and a “Meet and Greet”. We welcomed a new member, Jamal to our TAB. Our monthly scribe was selected. The January scribe was Shaina. She read the minutes from the December meeting and began note taking for January.
Old Business included e-mail address corrections and picture name badges. Jamal posed for his photo and was given a release form to be signed by a parent.
The new business discussed included our meeting craft dates, Monday, February 28th and Wednesday, March 16th. The group was excited about seeing Ms. Kendra and making the duct crafts. The January Scavenger Hunt activity was discussed. The teens liked having a short activity that was educational. The group was also excited about the Michael P. White visit in April. He was one of the demonstrations the group had asked for at their first meeting. The other winter Tuesday and Thursday programs were discussed.
The group then took a short break to attend the Adebisi Adeleke: Talking Drum Program.
We returned to discuss our Book Club selection. The group browsed the teen shelves. They have been unable to agree upon a title for our book discussion. The group will email their favorite titles. We will make a decision at the February meeting. The January meeting ended at 8:30.
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November 16th 2004
7 – 8pm
Attending; Beth McIntyre, Sandy Lenahan, Kendra Skellen, Derrick H, Shantell W, Kareena K, Shaina W, LaShyra T, Katina K, Alicia A.
Meeting Scribe; Kareena K
Today we welcomed 3 new members, collected membership & photo release forms from the group and took pictures for the TAB name badges.
Shantell explained to our new members what TAB stood for, what our goals were and what we have done so far as a group. Shantell also shared with the group that she and her sister would be moving at the first of the year and would not be able to attend the meetings.
The group discussed the logistics of having a system wide Lock-In and how things were progressing in that area.
The group leaders talked about the Teen Scene web site and the recent changes.
To help with promotion, publicity and scheduling the group decided to pick the next 3 meeting days in advance. The days of the week vary to allow others with busy schedules to find a meeting date that fits their availability. The group will be meeting in the FFR Story Pit on December 16th, January 18th and February 21st.
Snacks were proved at this meeting by GCPL’s E & O department and they were a hit. We snacked throughout the meeting portion before moving onto our craft activity.
The group was excited to learn that they would be making a portion of the December Teen Activity. With the assistance of E & O, the group used the portable die cut press to make hearts & stars die cuts used to decorate the 12 large branch posters.
The meeting ending at 8pm.
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Thursday, October 21st, 2004
The Five Forks TAB group met on Thursday October 21st at 7:00 pm in the story pit.
Allisan and Dee were the adult moderators. Six teens were in attendance; Hilary, Katherine, Katina, Shaina, Shantell and Olivia. There was an incorrect meeting date published on the Teen Scene website. Many of the teens said the other members came on the published Wednesday night.
Shantell read the minutes from the September meeting. Hilary was chosen as the October scribe. The minutes were written by Hilary with help from Shaina.
The prototype name badges were passed out. All enjoyed wearing them because of the Halloween theme. Ideas for the permanent badges were discussed. The group decided upon having both their name and their picture on the badge. The picture will appear on the left, the name on the right and Teen Advisory Board across the bottom. Members will be contacted by email to set up a time and date to have their picture made for the badge. Several members have not had their permission forms signed. The teens without signed publicity forms took home a second copy for parent approval.
Shantell, head of the Halloween committee gave her report on “Scary Story Night”. The teens enjoyed being a part of Miss Kendra’s children’s night. They were happy to pass out coupons and help in any way possible.
Teen Read Week was discussed. The group was excited about the upcoming “Edward Scissorhands” movie. They were also happy that the library has so many special activities for teens this month. All have entered the daily drawings and “Alive Movie” contests.
The Lock-In Committee drew an idea poster for Beth McIntyre. They will leave it in her office along with a note. We discussed the possibility of having a Lock-In with the other TAB groups at the end of the school year. Miss Allisan let them know that Miss Kendra is working on some ideas that will be discussed at a later meeting.
The next meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 16th at 7:00 pm in the Teen Area.
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Five Forks TAB Meeting September 20, 2004
The meeting began at 7:00pm. Allisan Mintz and Sandy Lenahan led the group of 10 teens.
5. The group discussed this month’s contests and special events.
6. Many poetry and prose contest forms were discussed and taken home.
7. The next TAB meeting will be Thursday, October 21st at 7:00 pm
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FFR TAB Meeting August 24, 2004
9 members present, 2 librarians
Mission – Books
Programs
Volunteering
Working on Web Site
Being involved in the community
Getting other teens involved
Programs
Lock In
Contests
Book Discussions
Costume Party
Bring in Illustrators & Authors
Charity Donation Drives
Teens are willing to go to another branch for programs
Teen Read Week
Info shared on this Octobers TRW programs
Teen Scene Web pages
Most had not seen, went to a computer and showed pages
Next meeting they will all have looked at and offer suggestions to improve it
Advertising
Schools
Neighborhood flyers & newsletters
Next meeting on Monday, September 20th, 7pm
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