Teens

The Teen Advisory Board

The Chattanooga Public Library 2013 Teen Advisory Board

The Chattanooga Public Library Teen Advisory Board (TAB) was created to involve teens ages 12-18 in the planning and design of the Teen Library at the Chattanooga Public Library. The TAB helps develop teen programs, assists in the planning and layout of the teen library, and works as a team with the Teen Librarian to make sure the teen library is relevant and useful for all teens in the city of Chattanooga.

Want to see what TAB is up to? Check out their Blog here.

The 2013 Teen Advisory Board:

Getting a head start on the future for Chattanooga teens

Justin Hoenke is the teen librarian at the Downtown Branch of the Chattanooga Public Library. He enjoys video games, making cool things like buttons, music, and stickers, reading graphic novels, and generally getting teens involved in some kind of project on the 2nd Floor.

Kids, Tweens, and Teens...THE 2ND FLOOR IS YOURS!

We are very happy to announce that the 2nd Floor has now become our Kids, Tweens, and Teens floor.
If you're between the ages of 0-18 this is your time to REJOICE! The whole 2nd floor is yours!
It's all up here: books, button makers, video games, movies, and most importantly of all...AWESOME LIBRARIANS.
We've also got a few suprises coming out...so stay tuned.

ADULTS!?!?!? You're still welcome on the 2nd Floor BUT you must be accompanied by someone between the ages of 0-18 (see what we did there? Hee hee)

The Thin Executioner by Darren Shan

The Thin Executioner is the story of 12-year-old Jebel’s journey from a spoiled, arrogant, closed minded child to someone much different.

We meet Jebel at a public execution which is normal for his town. The executioner is revered above all others, and Jebel happens to be the executioner’s son. Jebel has two brothers who are much larger and older than Jebel, and his father shows obvious favor to the older boys. Jebel’s society is a very harsh society with slaves and harsh punishments (execution) for even the slightest offense. At one of these executions, Jebel’s father stands up in front of the crowd and publicly humiliates Jebel without even realizing it.

Jebel vows to go on a quest to the great fire god so that he can be made invincible by him. To accomplish this he travels hundreds of miles on foot with no one but a slave taken to sacrifice to the god once he reaches his mountain.

Your OTHER summer reading list...

Chances are, you've got a giant summer reading list coming at you this summer from your school. Once you done with that, why not sit back and get into a graphic novel?

Here are some stellar recommendations from Teen Librarian Justin Hoenke. You can trust him on these picks...back in the day, he was one of the people walking out of the library with a stack of graphic novels.

While you're at it, why not sign up for our Teen Summer Reading program? Every graphic novel you read gets you closer to a prize!

Got any suggestions? Let us know and we'll add it to the list.

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