Teen nights offer games, dance

Teens in grades six through 12 are invited to play board games one evening and dance the night away the next in two special programs this month.

Participants may bring their favorite board or card game and their friends to "Teen Game Night" beginning at 7 p.m. Tues., Oct. 17 at the Newbury Park Branch Library, 2331 Borchard Road in Newbury Park. Dozens of games will be provided and Dance Dance Revolution will be on the big screen.

For more information, call the Newbury Park Branch Li- brary at (805) 498-2139.

Teens will have the oppor- tunity to try out their own ball- room dancing skills with help from the Cotillion Ballroom Dancers directed by Gaye S. Smith. The talented young dancers will demonstrate their techniques then teach the moves to participants. The program begins at 7 p.m. Wed., Oct. 18 in the meeting room at the Grant R. Brimhall Library, 1401 E. Janss Road in Thousand Oaks.

For more information, call the library at (805) 449-2660, ext. 213.

Both teen programs are part of a weeklong celebration of Teen Read Week, Oct. 15-21. Information on these and other Teen Week programs is avail- able on the library's website www.toaks.org/library.