The YA Zone, Young Adult Room, is located on the Second Level of the Morse Institute Library. It serves the middle school and high school population. The reference librarians work closely with students to fulfill homework and other reference needs. For more information, please call Young Adult Librarian Abby Reidy at 508-647-6521 or email at areidy@minlib.net.
Books and Magazines
The YA Room features a selection of hardcover fiction, graphic novels, and paperbacks as well as magazines. Our magazines include popular titles like J-14 and Transworld
Skateboarding. Young Adult non-fiction can
be found shelved within the adult collection.
Audio Collection
The YA Room now features Music CDs. Titles include Green Day: American Idiot; Gwen Stefani: Love, Angel, Music, Baby; New Found Glory:Nothing Gold Can Stay; U2: How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb.
The YA Room also has both Books on Tape and Books on CD. Current titles include Harry Potter, The Lord of the Rings, Monster by Walter Dean Myers, Storytime by Edward Bloor, the Star Trek series and many more. New titles added regularly.
All suggestions for new books, videos, music, magazines or programs are welcome.
Please contact the Reference Department at 508-647-6521.
Internet
The YA Room has 4 PCs available with Internet access, electronic resources, and assorted commonly used programs including Microsoft Word.
Web Sites Teen Links is a directory of web sites especially for teens including sections on careers and college as well as entertainment, games, and mind & body. These sites have been reviewed and selected by Minuteman Library Network librarians.
Teen Blog
Check out the Morse Institute Library's Teen Blog.
Here you'll find information about programs, book reviews, and more.
Been to the YA Room lately?
Got Art? Young Adult Room Art Gallery
Students in Middle & High School...
Morse Institute Library is pleased to offer art space in our new
Art Gallery location for teens to display their creativity and
talent to peers and the community. The Friends of the Library
have provided funding for this gallery in our Young Adult Room.
For more information, please contact Abby Reidy, Young Adult
Librarian at 508-647-6400 x 1528 or areidy@minlib.net.
Highlights of the 2nd Annual Rock 'N' Roll into Summer Concert
Thank you for participating on the Youth Online Summer Reading Program
Got Saved Moo La?
Stay posted for ways to spend your saved Moo La.
More information to come.
Email Young Adult Librarian, Abby Reidy, areidy@minlib.net with feedback, comments and or suggestions.
Moo La Cow Story Contest Attention Middle School and High School writers!
We all scream for ice cream… but will you write our cow’s story
for it?
Calling all creative minds to fill in the blanks of our cow’s history.
Turn in your fictional masterpiece, impress our judges with your
story and we’ll even give you a heaping gift certificate to
Crazy Jayne’s!
All stories to Reference Desk by September 5.
Winner announced late September.
Include your name and phone number with your story.
Veterans Day
In honor of Veterans Day, and as part of the middle school history curriculum, students interviewed Veterans about their experiences in the military at a Veterans Day Breakfast.
See Student thank you's from the first annual Veterans Day Breakfast in 2004. Booklets of thank you's from the 2005 and 2006
Veterans Day breakfasts have been added to the Library collection.
Teen Advisory Group (TAG) meeting Ages 12 and up
Selected Wednesdays, 6 pm - 7 pm
Community Room, Lower Level
Pizza and soda provided
Just drop in, no need to sign-up
Participants provide the input and feedback
High school students receive community service credits for attending this meeting
Do you want to improve teen services?
Join the Teen Advisory Group
Help guide the Library and the community
Take an active role in program planning, selection of books, music, and more
Participate in community service projects and a teen web site
Discuss other items of teen interest
Meeting dates: September 17 (more to come...)
If you have any questions or would like to join this meeting, please call Abby Reidy, Young Adult Librarian at 647-6400 x1528 or email areidy@minlib.net.
Summer of Movies @ the Library Tuesdays on the Lebowitz Meeting Hall Big Screen
This program is free and open to those of school age and up
Refreshments served
CC indicates Movie is Closed Captioned
The Spiderwick
Chronicles
19 August; 2:30 pm
When they move into a run-down
estate, three children find
themselves pulled into a world of
magical creatures.
PG 107 mins CC
Jumper
19 August; 6:30 pm
A man discovers the ability to
teleport and finds himself involved
in a war of fellow jumpers.
PG-13 88 mins CC
"Early Release" Games Day Middle & High School Students
Selected Thursdays
12 noon - 2 pm
Morse Room, First Floor Next meeting:
2008 Dates: September
25 (more to come...)
Games Day is a good way to have fun with your friends while playing your favorite games and eating your favorite snacks. Refreshments are provided.
Games Available:
Battleship · Chess · Checkers · Clue · Life · Monopoly · Sorry · Uno · Card Games · and more
For more information, please call Young Adult Librarian Abby Reidy at 508-647-6521 or email at areidy@minlib.net.
Community Service Opportunities
If you are a high school student interested in earning community service, please call Karen Perkins at 508-647-6520 or email her at kperkins@minlib.net.
Kids Connect Kids connect with each other to make this community a fun, yet educational, experience for the Middle Schools of Natick: www.kids-connect.org.
For more information, please call Young Adult Librarian Abby Reidy at 508-647-6521 or email at areidy@minlib.net.
The Library is accessible to all. If you require special accommodations, please contact us.
Summer of Movies @ the Library
