Shoreline Parade!

I wanted to extend a belated and heartfelt thank you to everyone who helped make the parade a big success. You all did a wonderful job of holding signs and walking at the same time . . . something that I still have problems with. Great job. As you can see I'm posting some pictures from the parade. I hope you enjoy them! Thanks again!

STAB on Parade!
Alison is happy to be on STAB . . . as you can see by her sign.
Free Miriam!
The energy during the pre-parade preparations was palpable.

Kyle and Brendan are ready for storytime.

Claire promotes our library in espanol!

Come back! The parade is this way!

STABies,

We’ve got another opportunity to sit and chat with an author. Eoin McNamee is from Ireland and his book, The Navigator, will be released in January 2007. We’ll be meeting with Mr. NcNamee on October 16th from 3:30 until about 5pm. I only have one book to go around so I would like people to start reading it right away and then pass it around quickly. Hopefully you wouldn't need longer than just a few days to read it.

For more info on the book try out amazon.uk and Barnes and Noble online.

And here is a picture of him above.

Hope you can make it!

Here is your usual reminder for our STAB meeting on Tuesday, August 8th, from 4-6 pm. We'll making s'mores in the library, as it is our summer ritual. What could be better than melting chocolate, crumbly graham crackers, flaming marshmallows and books? Hope to see you Tuesday.

I was hoping that some of you, especially the more artistically inclined, could come in this Wednesday night, August 2nd, starting at 5pm to help make signs for the Shoreline Parade! You all did such a cracker jack job last year that I’ve had a request that you do it all again. The theme this year is “Paws, Claws, Scales and Tales” for the Library and the Shoreline Parade theme is “On the Road to New Horizons”. Plenty to work with there!

Also, I won’t be in tomorrow, August 1st. So please don’t come in and bother the librarians.

Our next STABBBYA meeting is August 8th from 4-6pm. To prepare, come to the library, grab a book from the STASH or from the nominations and read it. Then come ready to talk about it. Take a look at the link to the STAB Primer for more info or talk to me! Thanks!

Shoreline Parade on August 19th, 2006.

As many of you are well aware, STAB has a long history of joining in the City of Shoreline annual parade for the Friends of the Library. This year is no exception. This year’s parade will take place on Saturday, August 19th. We are encouraging people to bring their pets and walk them in the parade. I think we’ll also be giving out free T-shirt to participants and I will be doling out volunteer hours of course. Hopefully you can make it. I may be asking you to help make signs to carry during the parade as well! Thanks for your help!

Also, if you haven’t let me know about coming to the STAB meeting next Tuesday, July 25th, please let me know ASAP. Thanks!

STAB now has a presence on MySpace (thanks in part to Nina)! You can find us at http://www.myspace.com/rickobaggins I’ll be posting BLOG entries their as well as using the site to make updates and announcements about STAB and Library programs. (And don't worry, I'll still be using the STABlog to make updates as well http://www.shorstab.blogspot.com/ .) So if you are on MySpace feel free to add me as a "friend" since they don't have an "enemies" or "library board coordinator". I'm also contacting authors as I find them to add them as well. I may also add other teen advisory boards across the country if I feel like it.

Also, don't forget to join the STAB group on MySpace. I'm sure it will be a veritable hoot!

I also want to make clear that if you aren't on MySpace there is no need to join or to ever look at it. I know there has been a lot of news lately about the dangers of MySpace. If you have any concerns about MySpace and want to talk about it, I'll be happy to chat with you. Also, I suppose I should point out that MySpace is currently filtered to to those under the age of 17 in the library, so you will have to find other ways to access the site. Additionally, there are plenty of ads on MySpace, which is a necessary evil, and I doubt I support any of the products they are pitching. Just so you know.

As always, I'm happy to field any questions!

We’ll be having one of our old fashioned STAB meetings next week, Tuesday, July 25th, from 4-6pm. Let me know if you can make it ASAP so I can assign books for your perusal. If you are new to STAB, just let me know if you can come and I’ll explain this all later.

We'll be having a STABBBYA Meeting on Tuesday, June 13th. This will be your second to last chance to tell me about the books you've been reading. See you Tuesday!

Just a reminder that we will be having a STABBBYA Meeting, tomorrow, Tuesday, 4-6pm. Come ready to talk about all the books you love and you love to hate.

Also, a reminder that David Levithan (Boy meets Boy, Are we there yet?, Marley's Ghost, Realm of Possibility) and Rachel Cohn (Gingerbread, Shrimp) will be at 3rd Place Books tomorrow at 7pm to discuss their new book Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist. This is not a STAB program but I thought some of you would enjoy seeing them.

Meetings, Letters and Authors:

Many of you have been screaming for a meeting and I aim to please. So, we will have a STABBBYA meeting from 4-6pm on Tuesday June 6th. For those of you new to STAB, all you need to do to prepare for this meeting is read one or more of the books from the "STASH" and talk about it. Let me know if you can make it.

An update on reference letters. Since I was out so long I was unable to write the recommendation letters. I am really sorry about this and hope that none of you were too inconvienced. If there was a problem, let me know and I will see what I can do to rectify the issue. It sounds like many of you found other people to write your letters. Some of you, however, still need a letter. If that is the case, let me know ASAP and I will try and write one up for you. Even if I didn't write you a letter and you need one for college/references let me know and I'll see what we can do about that.

Now for something fun/entertaining. David Levithan and Rachel Cohn, Authors of Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist, will be in town. Though it looks unlikely they will visit us here, they will be visiting some local bookstores. I thought you might be interested in seeing them and hearing what they have to say. They will be at the University Bookstore on Monday June 5th at 7pm. They will be at 3rd Place Books on Tuesday Night, June 6th at 7pm. Though this is not an "official" STAB function, I am going to try to go to the 3rd Place Books gathering.

Hope to see you at either the STABBBYA meeting, the book signing or both.

Just an update on our upcoming meeting, the SAT program, a gentle reminder and my schedule.
1. I've planned a STABBBYA Meeting for Tuesday, May 2nd, from 4-6pm. Hopefully I'll be able to come. If I'm not there, my apologizies. I hope you can still get in to check out books from the STASH or the back room.

2. Remeber our SAT Program is tommorrow at 10:30. If you are looking for something fun and exciting to do on your Saturday, I would really recommend considering coming. Sign up at 1-800-KAP-Test or at http://www.kaptest.com/sat

3. A gentle reminder that I really need your reviews ASAP. I'd like to start looking at them and entering them in the BBYA database. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE. Look below to get a reminder of how I'd like the reviews structured.

4. My schedule, at this point, for this week and next looks like:

Friday: 10-6 (Please come if you can to help set up the rooms for the SAT Class
Saturday: 10-5
Sunday: 12-8
Monday: Out
Tuesday: 10-6 (STABBBYA Meeting from 4-6pm)
Wednesday: 12-9
Thursday OUt
Friday: 2-6

See you next week!

I've got a few things to update you on.

1. I'd like to plan a STABBBYA meeting for next Tuesday, May 2nd 4-6pm. Popcorn and Soda is on me. So I'll probably wear a bib. (Get it? On me? Like it spilled? Ok. Moving on.)

2. On Friday I could use a few people to set up for the SAT program. I've got a few regulars (You know who you are.) But I just wanted to make sure that a couple people were coming in. It doesn’t take too long, but anything will help.

3. Then on Saturday afternoon, I could use a few of you to put the room back together. The program is set to end at 2:30 so if a group of you show up at 3pm that would be outstanding.

4. As some of you know, my wife and I are expecting. A baby. At this point the baby could come at any second, which means I could be running out the door at the ring of a phone. I’ll be taking 2 weeks off once the baby is born. However, if I plan something with STAB, I will try to continue with the plan unless I’m in the middle of “something”. This also means that volunteering opportunities while I’m on vacation may be a little slim. If you come in and would like to volunteer, you can ask for Alene, Sam or Aarene. I’ve left them some instructions for you if you want to help out. However, I can’t guarantee that I’ll have anything ready for you.

Just a quick reminder of that you are all invited to come to the Friends of the Shoreline Library on March 15th at 7:30 pm. Not only that, but so are your parents or Friends who might be interested in joining and seeing one of the odd things we’ve done. I especially want to invite the STAB Antonians parents to the meeting since they were so involved. Thanks!



Ps. Just a quick reminder that we are having our STAB meeting tonight from 4-6pm. Thanks again!

STAB Meeting, March 14th from 4-6pm.

I am trying to put together a STAB meeting for March 14th, from 4-6pm. Please let me know if you can make so I can get your review lists set up for you. We’ll have pizza and soda and maybe a couple of books you can check out from the STASH. I’m getting more everyday, but still not too many yet. We’ll also talk about when we will have our next STABBBYA meeting. Let me know if you can make it as soon as possible. Thanks!