December 12th - Gaming Experience

Calling all Tweens and Teens!!!

Join us at 2pm for an afternoon of gaming at the Hudson Library!

Bring your friends!

Snacks will be served!!

Questions? Contact Youth Services at

(727) 861- 3040

December 9, CINEMA IN THE AFTERNOON

Join us the 2nd Wednesday of these winters months for a movie matinee at 3 pm in the Hudson Meeting Room. Did you miss your favorite film when it was out in the theaters? Just want to get out for a quiet afternoon? Then come and join us for popcorn and a movie. Call the reference desk for titles at 861-3040.

December 8th - Ambiguous Adolescents

Read any good books lately? Looking for a new series to sink your teeth into? Join us at 5pm for an open book discussion and find out what other teens are reading!

Snacks will be served!

This program is sponsored by our Teen Advisory Board.

Questions? Contact Youth Services at (727) 861- 3040

December 5th - Holiday Crafts

Tis the Season to be jolly!!!

Join us at 2pm to make some really cool holiday crafts! Bring your camera and take a picture with Santa.

Questions? Contact Youth Services at (727) 861- 3040

December 5-SCORE-Advanced Quickbooks

Learning to use Quickbooks in your business? Need help with the more complicated facets of it? Join us at the Hudson Library, Saturday, December 5, at 10:30 am for a program on the advanced features of Quickbooks. Brought to you by SCORE Chapter 439, serving Pasco and Hernando Counties. Call the library for more information or check the SCORE website at http://www.score439.org/

December 1st - Anime Club

Konnichiwa (Greetings!)

Crazy about anime? Can't get enough? Join us on Tuesday evening at 5pm to discuss manga, learn about Japanese culture, and watch the latest anime film! This program is for ages 11-18.

Hope to see you there!

Questions? Contact Youth Services at (727) 861-3040

December 1st - Teen Advisory Board (TAB)

Have some cool ideas for teen programs? We'd love your input and suggestions! Come join us at 6:00pm and earn volunteer hours while brainstorming with your friends. Make your voice heard & vote for what you want! Hope you can join us!!

Snacks will be served!!!

Questions? Contact Youth Services at (727) 861- 3040

December 1-Master Gardener Program

Have questions about the plants in your yard? Want to protect your plants in winter or learn about vegetable gardening? Join us on the first Tuesday night of the month and learn about different topics from our knowledgeable master gardeners.
Topics vary from month to month, so call ahead for more information.  December's topic is titled: Cold Protection for Plants.

Ruby's Knitting Circle

Did you know you can learn to knit at the Library? Come join this friendly group of knitters every Tuesday night from 5:45-7:45. Location in the library is either on the library floor or in the conference room. Beginners welcome.

November 25th - Popcorn & A Movie

Where is the coolest place to be? Watching an AWESOME movie at the Hudson Library! Join us at 2pm for a FREE movie, FREE popcorn & a FREE drink!

Bring all your friends!

Questions? Contact Youth Services at (727) 861- 3040

November 24th - Teen Movie Night

Where is the coolest place to be? Watching an AWESOME movie at the Hudson Library! Join us at 5pm for a FREE movie & FREE popcorn!

 Bring all your friends!

Questions? Contact Youth Services at(727) 861- 3040

Rockus Maximus: Battle of the Bands XIII Launching Now!!

Pasco County Library System's original Battle of the Bands ain't dead yet! That's right, Rockus Maximus is coming back for another year with another round of live concerts and hilarious online competitions.

We need 8 bands once again to take the Rockus Maximus challenge. Beginning December 11th and until December 29th, bands can register at any Pasco County Library location or online. Entry forms and all the other Battle of the Bands information are available now. Bands must have a minimum of 3 members with the majority of members under 21, must play their own instruments, must have at least 2 original songs on CD, DVD, or online, and must have an online presence such as MySpace, Facebook, YouTube, etc.

CLICK HERE TO ACCESS THE ENTRY FORM AND COMPETITION INFORMATION. (pdf file)

A free kickoff concert will be held on December 11, 2009 at Land O Lakes Branch Library (2818 Collier Parkway, Land O Lakes, FL 34639) from 6:00-10:30pm, featuring 4 local acts including past Battle winner Variance and Shallow Waters. Entry forms will be accepted from bands at this event.

This year's competition will involve 6 weeks of online videos in February and March of 2010, with viewers voting for their favorite band each week via our MySpace page, following by a live band battle at Crews Lake Park (16739 Crews Lake Dr, Shady Hills, FL 34610) on March 26th, 2010. Two different prize categories will be available this year. The top two bands of the online voting will receive $500 and $250 music store gift cards to buy instruments, repairs, etc. The winners of the live battle will get a recording package worth $3500 for first, $1750 for second, and $1000 for third at a local recording studio.

CLICK HERE to view past videos from previous Rockus Maximus events.

CLICK HERE to visit the Pasco County Library System MySpace page.

For more information, contact Paul Stonebridge, Teen Services Manager, at 813-929-1214 or 727-861-3040 or e-mail to: pauls@pascolibraries.org

New Moon Events!!

Borders Books is going to be hosting a live webcast streaming from a Los Angeles store Sunday evening, 11/15, at 5:00pm (Florida Time). You can watch for free online and post comments and questions on the official Twilight Facebook Fan Page and have them answered live on the webcast. For more info on the event, go to http://www.bordersmedia.com/newmoonlive or http://www.facebook.com/twilight.

Want to win FREE tickets to see New Moon? You have two possibilities coming up...

Friday, 11/13, at Blockbuster Video in Clearwater (2045A Gulf to Bay Blvd, Clearwater, FL 33765) you can win one of hundreds of tickets to a special pre-screening of New Moon on 11/19, a day before release! Trivia contests and other games will be held from 7:00-9:00pm to give away the tickets, followed by a special screening of Twilight at 10:00pm. There will be free food, prize wheels, and a howling contest, plus costumes are allowed (though shoes and shirts are required, even for werewolf characters).

AND/OR

The Hudson Regional Library will be hosting a "Twilight in Transylvania" event on Friday, 11/20, in celebration of the release of New Moon. You can see a digital presentation on Transylvania, Dracula, and real vampires, taste some Romanian food, and win tickets to see New Moon at a local theater. The event is free and runs from 3:00-5:00pm. Hope to see you here!! 

Support the Battle - Join the Friends of the Library!!!

Always wanted to support your local library but had no idea how to do so?  Well, step right up, because your opportunity is knocking!!  For a limited time only, teens can join the Friends of the Library for only a dollar!  That's right, just a buck!  With your membership, you will be supporting the upcoming Rockus Maximus XIII: Battle of the Bands!

As an added bonus, your membership will be placed in a drawing for a fabulous door prize. The Gretsch Foundation donated an acoustic guitar through their Guitar Art program, and local teens have decorated it to raise funds. For every additional $1 donation added to your membership, you will receive an additional entry in the next drawing. Thanks for your support!

Let the Wild Rumpus Begin....

We roared our terrible roars, we gnashed our terrible teeth,

we rolled our terrible eyes and showed our terrible claws!!

November 21st - TCG & Games

Join us at 2pm to test your skills in Pokemon and Yu-Gi-Oh Trading Card Tournaments AND/OR play one of our many board games with your friends!

Snacks will be served!

This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Hudson Library.

This is an TEEN/ADULT age program.

Questions? Contact Youth Services at (727) 861- 3040

November 20th - Twilight in Transylvania

Who needs wizards when you can have VAMPIRES?!?!
Join us at 3pm for a journey into the world of REAL vampires as we explore Transylvania through digital pictures and food. Find out about the real Vlad Dracula and how he inspired so many of the modern vampire stories, from Bram Stoker's Dracula to Stephenie Meyer's Twilight. 

EPIC: You will have a chance to win tickets to see New Moon...just for attending the event and staying until the end!

Questions? Contact Youth Services at

 (727) 861- 3040

November 17th - Teen Advisory Board (TAB)

Have some cool ideas for teen programs? We'd love your input and suggestions! Come join us at 6:00pm and earn volunteer hours while brainstorming with your friends. Make your voice heard & vote for what you want! Hope you can join us!!

Snacks will be served!!!

Questions? Contact Youth Services at (727) 861- 3040