ULTRA Gingerbread House pictures

On Friday, December 29, 2006, seven ULTRA members gathered at the Library to construct an entry for the First Annual Gingerbread House Competition, sponsored by the Upton Recreation Commission. Well, we didn't win any prizes, but we sure did have a lot of fun! Here are just some of the many pictures I took of this colorful, laughter-filled, sweet-smelling, and at times stressful event!!! (like when the roof caved-in for the second time .... !!!)

These are pictures of the final entry, #16:

Here's Hannah, hard at work decorating the gingerbread

people w/purple frosting, to match our ULTRA T-shirts,

while other members begin to assess the situation,

and decide how to begin construction!

Jenna gets to work as Emily D looks a bit skeptical as Emily K explains her idea for securing the roof!

Chenoa gets in on the action by adding some marshmallows ...

and Brianna has waaaaaayyyyy too much fun with the frosting!

(I'm not sure if anyone went home withOUT frosting in their hair by the time this was over!!!)

Emma, Brianna and Emily D discuss another

roofing technique . . . but ultimately we ended up w/a flat-roofed house, and one section of roof ended up being turned into a lovely backyard patio:

Happy Holidays!

Just a quick reminder that the Library will be CLOSED on Tuesday, DECEMBER 26, but all other hours will remain the same. Happy Holidays! Enjoy School Vacation!!!

TeenTuesday: Next Week!

Quick Reminder:
Our next TeenTuesday gathering is on Tuesday, December 19. If you haven't picked up a copy of our December discussion book, Flipped, yet, there are still a few copies available, on reserve, at the library. Please ask for one at the desk so you can read it! We will also be discussing plans for the Gingerbread House project, so I hope to see you all on Tuesday at the library, 4pm!!

Red Cross Babysitter Certification Class

Next session: August 2009!

Click here for more details!

Red Cross Babysitter's Training Course - Ages 11-16 - $55.00

Course covers Basic First Aid, Safe and Creative Play, Basic Care for Infants & Children and how to respond in an emergency. It is designed to help participants develop skills in leadership and professionalism, including how to advertise & interview for babysitting jobs, and how to handle behavioral problems in a creative way!
Participants in the Babysitter Course receive an American Red Cross certificate of completion, babysitter's handbook and backpack.

TeenTechWeek . . . coming soon!

Teen Tech Week will be celebrated, nationwide, for the first time March 4-10, 2007.
What is TeenTechWeek?? Click here to find out!

Manga Mags at the Library

In case you haven't seen these yet, I just wanted to remind you about our very popular, recent subscriptions to 2 Manga mags: ShoJo Beat and ShonenJump! We can barely keep 'em on our shelves! Be sure to check out all of our Young Adult magazines, and also all the cool stuff on our Graphic Novels/Manga slatwall display (on the wall next to the stairs to the Reading Area).

Gingerbread House Competition!

BREAKING NEWS: On Friday, December 29th, the Upton Recreation Commission is sponsoring a Gingerbread House Competition . . . and ULTRA is going to have an entry!! We will be discussing the details at our upcoming TeenTuesday on the 19th, but the tentative plan is to choose a time to get together during school vacation week (probably either Wednesday or Friday afternoon) to put together our Gingerbread House! We can decorate it w/purple frosting and spell out ULTRA on the roof in green gumdrops! cool!