by Elizabeth Chyn (teen) and Jane Gov (librarian) So you might have noticed a variety of displays cropping up in your local library, bookstore, or school about BANNED BOOKS. You might wonder what does this mean, what are banned books, where have they been banned, and for what reason? […]
Guide for Getting into College
Published on :Although the school year has just begun, it’s really not too early for you high school juniors and seniors to start thinking about college entrance exams and applications. Many colleges have priority deadlines coming up, and the official deadline to apply for a UC is November 30. Fortunately, the library […]
A few summer book reports
Published on :Teens who entered our Summer Reading Club drawings were asked to write a few words about each book they read. Here are a few samples that might guide you to a new book to read: What character in the book would you like to be and why? Ava M., book […]
Vote now for Teens’ Top Ten
Published on :Teens’ Top Ten is a “teen choice” list, where teens nominate and choose their favorite books of the previous year! Voting will be open from August 15 through October 19 (the end of Teen Read Week). Make your opinions count! Below are our nominees. You can vote for up […]
5 Great Tools for Editing Your Videos
Published on :You’ve created a video. Now what? Polish it before publishing it! Try some of these free online tools. They’re creative, easy to use, and free! Pixorial Make your home movies into digital films. Allows you to share and edit online. Great for longer videos. http://www.pixorial.com/ Flixmaster Cloud-based video editor that […]
Teen Summer Reading Club Winners
Published on :We have the list of the winners in our Summer Reading Club drawings for weeks 5 and 6. Here they are: Week 5 Dominique Artiaga Robert Atayan Carolina Barsoumian Edgar Cantero Emily Cantero Nitin Chandra Anahi Diaz Suhey Elias Jackie Fisher Mona Ghannoum Zoë Anna Gibson Samantha Harris Elizabeth Herrera […]
Enter to win!
Published on :We are already halfway through our Teen Summer Reading program! Have you entered into our weekly drawings yet? It’s easy! All you need to do is fill out a Reading Is So Delicious! entry slip, fill out some information about yourself and what you’ve read, and drop it in the […]
Week 3 winners
Published on :Here is our list of prize winners for the 3rd week of the Teen Summer Reading Club. Prizes ranged from bowling passes to t-shirts, with a few other things besides. Alejandro Cruz Giovanni Fittipaldi Guadalupe Flores Emily Garcia Alina Giapis Trinity Joshua Isaac Langer Jacob Lessard Matthew Lyons Jazmyne Moore […]
Teen Reading Club Winners
Published on :We have drawn winners for the first two weeks of the Summer Reading Club. The prizes included books, T-shirts, and gift cards from places like Starbucks and Coldstone Creamery. We still have several weeks to go, so it’s not too late to start. Here are the winners so far: Week […]
Apps: it’s just not about Facebook and MySpace anymore!
Published on :Way back when social networking was in its infancy it seemed that MySpace was the way to go for many teens. The social media site allowed you to post comments and pics on others’ pages, share photos, and even blog. Then came Facebook. With technology rapidly changing it’s no wonder […]