Teen Advisory Board August 23, at 4pm, Central Library TAB members present: Michelle, Julia, Chris, Jerry, Haneen, Sarah ; missing: Ben, Kara AGENDA NOTES Evaluating Teen Survey results Most popular events (in order of popularity)—Reading challenge, Doctor Who, Swordfighting, Give back/volunteering, Knot it, Book clubs/discussions, Animals Most requested events (in order of most mentioned) […]
Doctor Who End of Summer Bash
Published on :We celebrated the end of our Summer Reading Challenge in Doctor Who style. Some of the ideas and a bulk of the decor was planned by the Teen Advisory Board (TAB). Decor Teen volunteers decorated the patio with “Bad Wolf” chalk “graffiti”, scavenger hunt items, and a full size […]
DIY Fez
Published on :Here’s how to make your own fez. Supplies: red stiffened felt hot glue gun sharpie scissors fez pattern twine –black or red craft headbands (optional) self healing cutting board (optional) Martha Stewart Screw Punch (optional) 1. Draw pattern on felt 2. Cut out the felt 3. For […]
Summer Reading Challenge roundup – contests and grand prize winners
Published on :We have a winner! Our Summer Reading Challenge Grand Prize winner was randomly drawn from the entire pool of teen participants this summer. It is also our pleasure to announce the winners of our contests. And they are… Teen Summer Reading Challenge Grand Prize raffle Prize: iPad mini Winner: Juan […]
Slaughterhouse Five — teen review
Published on :–review by Kara, teen reviewer Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut Billy Pilgrim is a World War 2 veteran that has come unstuck from time. He basically re-lives all parts of his life at random. He’s re-lived everything from his wedding day to the firebombing of Dresden, one of the largest […]
Swords, shields, daggers… oh my!
Published on :Swordfighting @the library! The Kron Martial Arts staff brought medieval combat and history to our library teens. Kron is an affiliate of the HEMA Alliance and a partner sponsor of the Swordscholar Program. They work with medieval researchers and martial artists throughout the world to recreate medieval combat as a serious […]
Everlost — discussion recap
Published on :Everlost by Neal Shusterman Find the book in the library: Everlost Summary: When Nick and Allie are killed in a car crash, they end up in Everlost, or limbo for lost souls, where although Nick is satisfied, Allie will stop at nothing–even skinjacking–to break free. The Discussion BEST: Unique […]
Dreams of Gods and Monsters — teen review
Published on :–review by Kara, teen reviewer Dreams of Gods and Monsters by Laini Taylor Summary: When a brutal angel army trespasses into the human world, Karou and Akiva must ally their enemy armies against the threat — and against larger dangers that loom on the horizon in this thrilling conclusion to […]
Girl, Stolen — teen review
Published on :–review by Kara, teen reviewer Girl, Stolen by April Henry Cheyenne Wilder, blind and recently diagnosed with pneumonia, is sleeping in the back of her stepmom’s car when the car is stolen. Griffin, the car stealer, is unaware that he’s accidentally kidnapped someone. Cheyenne is the daughter of a very […]
Seraphina — discussion recap
Published on :Seraphina by Rachel Hartman Find the book in our library: Seraphina Summary: In a world where dragons and humans coexist in an uneasy truce and dragons can assume human form, Seraphina, whose mother died giving birth to her, grapples with her own identity amid magical secrets and royal scandals, while […]