January Events

We have not been able to get the January '09 events up yet because we have had a busy Christmas/New Years' Break. But we have got some great stuff happening!

January 9th- 6-8 pm- Game Wars

January 8th- 4-5:30 pm- Teen Advisory Board Meeting

January 10th- 3-4:30 pm- Dr. James Perkins, Author will discuss his book Playbook for Christian Manhood:12 Key Plays for Black Teen Boys (Judson Press, 2008). Books will be available for sale from Bookbeat.

January 23rd- 4-6 pm- Anime Club:

January 24th- 4-5:45 pm- Science Career Workshop (Registration Required)

January 31st- 2-4 pm- Scrabble Tournament

Teens Top Ten Books

Teen readers selected the 2008 Teens Top Ten(TTT) books during Teen Read Week in October 2008.Youth across the country voted for their favorites among twenty-six nominated titles. More than 8,000 online ballots in addition to votes from the TTT groups, determined the top books of the year. The list below is ranked by the number of votes received.

1. Eclipse by Stephanie Meyer
2. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
3. Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
4. Vampire Academy by Rachel Mead
5. Maximum Ride: Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports by James Patterson
6. City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
7. The Sweet Far Thing by Libba Bray
8. Extras by Scott Westerfeld
9. Before I Die by Jenny Downham
10. Twisted by Laurie Halse Anderson

Information taken from Voya Magazine, Volume 31, Number 5 December 2008

Noel Night

Hi Everyone, this coming Saturday will have an evening of fun at the HYPE Teen Center.

The 36th Annual Noel Night will be taking place in Detroit's Cultural Center.

Many cultural institutions will be open from 5-9pm free of charge!

These include, The Detroit Institute of Arts, The Detroit Historical Center, Wayne State University, and The Detroit Public Library.
The HYPE Teen Center will feature a preview performance by the Teen Readers' Theater.

So come out and enjoy the holidays with a fun Saturday night in the Cultural Center!