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Teen Programs from the Antioch Branch of the Mid-Continent Public Library

Teen Book Club
The Antioch Library offers a monthly teen book discussion group that meets the first Monday of each month. The next meeting is October 4 at 6:30 p.m. During September, the group will read The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman and discuss the book at the October meeting.

Synopsis: An assassin creeps upstairs to murder the only survivor of a slaughtered family. But the baby boy is gone. Innocently, he has climbed from his crib, bottom-bumped downstairs, and headed outside, before toddling into a nearby graveyard. There, ghostly Mrs. Owens, who has always longed for a child, realizes his danger and determines to adopt him. A lively debate erupts among the graveyard ghosts. Mrs. Owens finally gets her way after Silas, a mysterious visitor in the graveyard, volunteers to be his guardian and to bring him food. The baby, formally named Nobody Owens, is voted the freedom of the graveyard, and there he thrives, loved and cared for. The freedom of the graveyard bestows ghostly talents, and Bod is taught useful skills like Fading and Haunting. But beyond his safe home there is danger. Bod stumbles into frightening adventures in this world and another, and Silas faces death, fighting an ancient Fraternal Order determined to kill the boy.

Copies of the novel are available at the library. Snacks are provided. Please call the library at 454-1306 to register.

Anime Movie Night
Do you enjoy reading mangas? Do you enjoy anime films? Come join us for Anime Movie Night at the Antioch Library. The group meets the second Monday of each month, and the next meeting is September 13 at 6:30 p.m. The group will begin the anime film series, Naruto.

Synopsis: Deep within the Hidden Leaf Village, sharp and cunning Ninja carry amazing talents and powers while Naruto Uzumaki carries an amazing secret. Twelve years ago, the fourth Hokage sacrificed himself to save the village by sealing the Nine-tailed Fox Spirit inside this orphaned newborn. Now, this plucky prankster must do what it takes to achieve his life-long goal to become the next Hokage.

Snacks are provided. Please call the library at 454-1306 to register.

Origami for Teens: Japanese Style
Midori Ito Harbison will share the traditional art form of paper folding, Origami. This program is September 21 at 6:30 p.m. Please call the library at 454-1306 to register.

Accepted: Getting into Your First Choice SchoolDiscover the in's and out's of college admissions. Learn what admissions officers want to see in applicants. Get tips for college success. This program is September 30 at 6:30 p.m. Please call the library at 454-1306 to register.