Teen

Ted Spring, owner of Ted Spring Photography in Castle Rock, will present two Wednesday classes on digital photography. Participants should register for both classes.

Participants should bring their cameras and instruction manuals to both classes. Topics covered will include digital cards vs. film; camera parts and their functions; improving photo composition and lighting; and tips for wildlife, landscape and travel photography.

Parker Library's Live Local Music Series presents a solo acoustic hour with John Common and Jess DeNicola of “John Common & Blinding Flashes of Light.” Enjoy a taste of the hippest music in the West by a 2009 Westword Best Pop Artist nominee.

Google is conducting a nationwide search for a test community for an ultra-high speed broadband network. This network would provide Internet speeds more than 100 times faster than what Americans have access to today.

Highlands Ranch Residents, agencies, schools, organizations and businesses are needed to nominate our community! Let's work together to make the Google Fiber Initiative possible for Highlands Ranch, and become the nation's technology hot spot.

Visit www.hrcaonline.org/googlicious to learn more.

Join us for video games, fun and prizes with your friends! No registration necessary.

Tuesday, March 23     1-3pm    Mario Kart
Wednesday, March 24     1-3pm    Super Smash Bros
Thursday, March 25     1-3pm    Rock Band

Through March 25, visit the Roxborough Library to enjoy the fine art talent of Maryann Leake Baisley, local illustrator and watercolorist. Her current work explores four areas of interest: flowers, koi, rock formations and nests.

Explore out-of-this-world science fiction and fantasy books with the Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Club. Meets the second Wednesday of each month at 7pm.

Join Jeremy Cunningham, and his wife, Suzanne Gutierrez, long time Sci-Fi/Fantasy aficionados, for spirited book discussions on classic titles in the genre each month. Enthusiasts of all ages, from teen to adult, are invited. Registration recommended. To register, call 303-791-7323.

Castle Rock teens ages 12-18 are invited to submit an original piece of writing inspired by the town of Castle Rock. The My Castle Rock Teen Writing Contest sponsored by Philip S. Miller Library gives teens an opportunity to express themselves and tell the community what Castle Rock means to them.

Every Thursday, 5:30-6:30 p.m. in the Aloha Teen Tower, teens can play Rock BandTM, Mario Kart, Super Smash Bros, and more! Bring your friends, or play with whoever is in the Tower. No registration is required.

Free GED Test Prep

6-8:30 p.m. Monday and Wednesday Nights Parker Library (excluding holidays)

• Instruction, assessments, & practice tests
• In partnership with Colorado Educational Outreach
• Ages 17+, no registration required.

Are you in a book club or thinking of starting your own?

Douglas County Libraries offers a service called Book Club Express. Titles are available county-wide and are centrally housed at Highlands Ranch Library.

We'll provide you with multiple copies of a book, author biographies, discussion questions, and more!

A Book Club Express kit can be checked out for six weeks with over 150 titles from which to choose for adults, children, and teens. You can also reserve titles as future book club selections.

We are also happy to provide book talks at your book club meeting. Just leave your phone number and/or email information when you speak to us about Book Club Express.

The following are available as Book Club Express titles:

• Adult books
• Young Adult books
• Kid's books

For more information contact bce@dclibraries.org