When: Friday, September 03, 2010 - All Day

Area teens will receive free copies of the book, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, thanks to a generous donation from the Quincy Service League and Great Debate Books. Teens who take the Big Read challenge can compete to win a Flip video camera by submitting an entry in the BookFlix video contest. To enter, teens must develop a two minute video trailer on the Great gatsby using excerpts from the book--usually the most exciting, funny or otherwise noteworthy parts--to convince their audience to read the book without "spoiling" the ending...just like a movie trailer does for films. These videos will be viewed by judges from WGEM television and posted online for audience voting. The winning contestant will receive a Flip video camera courtesy of Wal-Mart. This contest is for Quincy area teens grades 9th through 12th. The winner will be announced at the All That Jazz: The Final Party on October 8th. Copies of the guidelines for this contest will be available at the Main Circulation Desk or on the Library website: www.quincylibrary.org by September 1st.

When: Saturday, September 04, 2010 - All Day

Area teens will receive free copies of the book, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, thanks to a generous donation from the Quincy Service League and Great Debate Books. Teens who take the Big Read challenge can compete to win a Flip video camera by submitting an entry in the BookFlix video contest. To enter, teens must develop a two minute video trailer on the Great gatsby using excerpts from the book--usually the most exciting, funny or otherwise noteworthy parts--to convince their audience to read the book without "spoiling" the ending...just like a movie trailer does for films. These videos will be viewed by judges from WGEM television and posted online for audience voting. The winning contestant will receive a Flip video camera courtesy of Wal-Mart. This contest is for Quincy area teens grades 9th through 12th. The winner will be announced at the All That Jazz: The Final Party on October 8th. Copies of the guidelines for this contest will be available at the Main Circulation Desk or on the Library website: www.quincylibrary.org by September 1st.

When: Sunday, September 05, 2010 - All Day

Area teens will receive free copies of the book, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, thanks to a generous donation from the Quincy Service League and Great Debate Books. Teens who take the Big Read challenge can compete to win a Flip video camera by submitting an entry in the BookFlix video contest. To enter, teens must develop a two minute video trailer on the Great gatsby using excerpts from the book--usually the most exciting, funny or otherwise noteworthy parts--to convince their audience to read the book without "spoiling" the ending...just like a movie trailer does for films. These videos will be viewed by judges from WGEM television and posted online for audience voting. The winning contestant will receive a Flip video camera courtesy of Wal-Mart. This contest is for Quincy area teens grades 9th through 12th. The winner will be announced at the All That Jazz: The Final Party on October 8th. Copies of the guidelines for this contest will be available at the Main Circulation Desk or on the Library website: www.quincylibrary.org by September 1st.

When: Monday, September 06, 2010 - All Day

Area teens will receive free copies of the book, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, thanks to a generous donation from the Quincy Service League and Great Debate Books. Teens who take the Big Read challenge can compete to win a Flip video camera by submitting an entry in the BookFlix video contest. To enter, teens must develop a two minute video trailer on the Great gatsby using excerpts from the book--usually the most exciting, funny or otherwise noteworthy parts--to convince their audience to read the book without "spoiling" the ending...just like a movie trailer does for films. These videos will be viewed by judges from WGEM television and posted online for audience voting. The winning contestant will receive a Flip video camera courtesy of Wal-Mart. This contest is for Quincy area teens grades 9th through 12th. The winner will be announced at the All That Jazz: The Final Party on October 8th. Copies of the guidelines for this contest will be available at the Main Circulation Desk or on the Library website: www.quincylibrary.org by September 1st.

When: Tuesday, September 07, 2010 - All Day

Area teens will receive free copies of the book, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, thanks to a generous donation from the Quincy Service League and Great Debate Books. Teens who take the Big Read challenge can compete to win a Flip video camera by submitting an entry in the BookFlix video contest. To enter, teens must develop a two minute video trailer on the Great gatsby using excerpts from the book--usually the most exciting, funny or otherwise noteworthy parts--to convince their audience to read the book without "spoiling" the ending...just like a movie trailer does for films. These videos will be viewed by judges from WGEM television and posted online for audience voting. The winning contestant will receive a Flip video camera courtesy of Wal-Mart. This contest is for Quincy area teens grades 9th through 12th. The winner will be announced at the All That Jazz: The Final Party on October 8th. Copies of the guidelines for this contest will be available at the Main Circulation Desk or on the Library website: www.quincylibrary.org by September 1st.

When: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 - All Day

Area teens will receive free copies of the book, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, thanks to a generous donation from the Quincy Service League and Great Debate Books. Teens who take the Big Read challenge can compete to win a Flip video camera by submitting an entry in the BookFlix video contest. To enter, teens must develop a two minute video trailer on the Great gatsby using excerpts from the book--usually the most exciting, funny or otherwise noteworthy parts--to convince their audience to read the book without "spoiling" the ending...just like a movie trailer does for films. These videos will be viewed by judges from WGEM television and posted online for audience voting. The winning contestant will receive a Flip video camera courtesy of Wal-Mart. This contest is for Quincy area teens grades 9th through 12th. The winner will be announced at the All That Jazz: The Final Party on October 8th. Copies of the guidelines for this contest will be available at the Main Circulation Desk or on the Library website: www.quincylibrary.org by September 1st.

When: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 - 4:00 PM
Where: Puppet Room

Come and join us! Teens interested in joining the Teen Advisory Board are welcome to drop by a meeting anytime. Stop in and get an idea of all the fun things happening at the library for teens. Get your voice heard and help direct what we do here at the library. Our doors are always open to new membership. So stop by some Wednesday and bring a friend!

When: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 - 5:00 PM
Where: Puppet Room

The Teen Book Discussion Group meets immediately following the Teen Advisory Board Meeting. If you are interested in joining a Teen Book Discussion group, please join us. This group is free and open to the public. Refreshments are served at both meetings. Become a book lover today!

When: Thursday, September 09, 2010 - All Day

Area teens will receive free copies of the book, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, thanks to a generous donation from the Quincy Service League and Great Debate Books. Teens who take the Big Read challenge can compete to win a Flip video camera by submitting an entry in the BookFlix video contest. To enter, teens must develop a two minute video trailer on the Great gatsby using excerpts from the book--usually the most exciting, funny or otherwise noteworthy parts--to convince their audience to read the book without "spoiling" the ending...just like a movie trailer does for films. These videos will be viewed by judges from WGEM television and posted online for audience voting. The winning contestant will receive a Flip video camera courtesy of Wal-Mart. This contest is for Quincy area teens grades 9th through 12th. The winner will be announced at the All That Jazz: The Final Party on October 8th. Copies of the guidelines for this contest will be available at the Main Circulation Desk or on the Library website: www.quincylibrary.org by September 1st.

When: Thursday, September 09, 2010 - 11:30 AM

The Quincy Public Library will host the BIG READ kick-off Gatsby style at the Women's City Club, a local Italianate mansion at 1550 Maine Street. The mansion sits atop a sprawling acre of land and possesses architectural details reminiscent of the famed Gatsby mansion. The kick-off will be held outside with a display of period automobiles lining the curved driveway. Hors d'oeuvres will be served while Jazz music plays in the background. A keynote address will be given by Dr. Deirdre Fagan, Quincy University Associate Professor of English, and Mayor John Spring will commemorate the event.