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   Friday
Open today from 9am to 9pm  •  March 19, 2010

Teens : News and Cool Stuff

Teen Tech Week 2010 @ your library

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Teens talked, and we listened. You wanted your own space, so we built The Edge. This week we are highlighting some of our teen customers' passions and our own committment to staying ahead of the technology curve. Check out the techie events we have going on during Teen Tech Week, March 7-13. And, click inside to learn how many hours a day teens spend using technology.

Teens were out of their gourds!

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Before there was plastic there were gourds.
 

Teens learned all about gourds and decorated one of their own while they were in The Edge.

Teen Driving Workshop

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The Dare to Prepare Pre-permit Teen & Parent Workshop  will be Thursday, February 25 in the Edge teen activity room.
Registration is required, so call 785-438-6554 to sign up. Parents must attend with their teens.
 
Dare to Prepare is a 90-minute pre-permit presentation for parents and teens that provides critical information teens need to
know before they take the wheel. This presentation from AAA walks attendees through the steps necessary to obtain a permit and a
driver's license, and offers useful tools to help parents and teens through the learning-to-drive process.

Say What? 3500 Calories!

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That was disgusting!  Did you see the glob that Jason and Kelly brought into The Edge yesterday (Thursday)? It was representative of a pound of human fat. Yuck! The shocker, for every 3500 calories over what a person’s body burns the body retains that glob of fat.

The second session of No Couch Potatoes Needed drew a handful of teens.  The group discussed body fat , how to read nutrition labels, and theimportance of fiber and protein in the daily in-take.  Before ending the session, they discussed subject matter that interests the group.  The next session, March 4 at 3:30-4:30, the topic will be eating disorders.

Need Money for College? Need Help with Financial Aid?

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If you're here, you've probably been considering a college education. And if you're like most people, you've probably been wondering how you are going to pay for it. College Goal Sunday can help!The first step in the college financial aid process...

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