Gail+Borden+Public+Library

I am at the Gail Borden Public Library and it totally blows my socks off. The whole library is awesome. I was most happy to discover that in the last few weeks they just opened a new teen space called Studio 270.

Here is the link to the teen webpage: []

The studio is an open space equipped with things such as: -board games -hot books -egg chairs with mp3 players -X Box Kinnect -drop down screen for movies -stage and mike for open mike night -a study room with a wall you can write on! -comfy chairs -a few computers and a printer -laptops you can check out -a rotating craft table-right now they have a post secret box! -awesome lighting -friendly staff When I entered studio270, I was greeted by two of the people currently staffing the area. They were genuinely excited to talk about the space and were very friendly. As the space has just opened up, there will be changes made in the future. Right now, they only have one game for the Kinnect, but more are on the way. They are also going to be adding a whole new room where students can make and edit videos. The teen section stacks are actually outside of the studio. The studio itself has some magazines and just a few books. Since the stacks are next to the studio, however, teens do not have to go far to get books. One interesting aspect about the teen collection is that they separate the highschool books from middle school books. They are creating a different studio for middle schoolers. They are also working on creating a blog for the teen webpage.

Here are some of the pictures that I took. They aren't the best because they were some teens around and I didn't want to scare them! I totally forgot to take a picture of the Kinnect :(