Upcoming Mezz Events:

Manga in the mezz: Thursdays, May 8 and 22 from 4:00-5:30 in the Waskasoo Room. Discuss your favourite manga, watch anime, share your drawings and meet fellow manga addicts.

Dancing with the librarians - Saturday May 10 from 1:00-5:00 pm in the Snell Auditorium. Show off your moves with an afternoon of Dance Dance Revolution, and see how the librarians can get down. But be prepared for a challenge ... these are no ordinary librarians! Call 755-1146 or email jen@rdpl.org to register.

SFX artist Jon Berezan showed us how to do some truly disgusting oozing cuts and scars with latex, kleenex, makeup and fake blood ... dinner, anyone? Or have you just lost your lunch?

Teens made some gross scars of their own...

TWOFLs unite!

Do you want a say in what goes on in the mezz? Sign up for TWOFL (teens with opinions for the library) teen advisory board and help plan programs, buy new books for the library, meet new people and have fun! For more info contact Jen.

The mezz's first day out to Edmonton!

Some members of the Mezz Manga Club went to Animethon in Edmonton - and we even met some lifesize boxes of Pocky!

And that's a wrap! The Teen SRC is over for this year ...

Three tourists in their own town

CONGRATULATIONS STEPHEN & DIMITRI!

The Amezzing Race winning team and the winners of two new IPod Shuffles.

Thanks to all the teams and the volunteers for a great day and for making the event an amezzing success!

Just for fun....

Clara on the Simpsons

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Past mezz Events:

Those pants were made for travelling:

Super Star Sock Puppets in the mezz

Some Valenteens fun...

It's beginning to look a lot like Grinchmas...

The second annual duct-tape-arama in the mezz!

Jen's Jittery Chocolate Factory on October was a day of sugary, Johnny Depp-y fun!

Over 30 teens from Calgary, Edmonton and Red Deer came to play Super Smash Brothers at the library on October 14:

Congratulations to Stephen Dahl, winner of the grand prize draw for this year's Teen Summer Reading Program. Stephen won an Ipod that was generously donated by Lee's Specialties.

Corporal Sandy Andrews led teens into the world of CSI forensics on August 17.

Teens enjoyed Nasty Nachos, Sickening Stew and Chunky Chocolate Surprise at Fear Factor Cafe on August 3 ... congratulations to Christine and Alexander for winning the top prizes!

You can be a superhero too - these teens made great costumes, learned how to fly, and saved the world all in an hour!

Librarians can be superheroes too ... Jen appeared as Stargirl in the Westerner Parade.

Tim Lasuita told teens a bit about comic book history and even showed them how to make one of their own. See the art installation in the mezz for some original comic book artwork.

What is the mezz*?

But the mezz is more than just a space. There's a lot of cool stuff in the mezz. We've got graphic novels, magazines, CDs, and DVDs, along with a ton of great books for teens of all ages. Plus there are board games, cards, toys, and much more in the mezz.

And what would a space designed for teens be without a lot of awesome technology to go along with it. The mezz features a large screen TV and home theatre sound system, as well as a plasma display for showcasing all kinds of cool entertainment and videos. There's also an Xbox and Playstation 2 that will be made available at certain times throughout the year. Throw in some DVD/CD listening and viewing stations, and you'll never want to leave!

So c'mon in and check out the mezz today - you'll be glad you did!