Teen Advisory Board February 21, 2015 TAB present: Kara, Julia, Chris, Haneen, Sarah, Michelle, Madison, Cady, Nathan AGENDA– Trip to Vroman’s Bookstore to select YA paperbacks for our collection 1. Each member selected several books for our collection. 2. They looked up each title in our online catalog. 3. […]
Love and Other Theories — teen review
Published on :Review by Hadley, teen reviewer Love and Other Theories by Alexis Bass Love is just a myth, a game, a theory to Aubrey Housing and her three best friends, Shelby, Danica, and Melissa. The four of them have come up with a set of guidelines to help them live the […]
Draw in 3D — Experimenting with 3D printing pens
Published on :Nearly 50 teens experimented with the 3Doodler 3D printing pens during our “Draw in 3D” workshop. The pens extrude heated plastic filament that cools almost instantly into a solid, stable structure. This makes it possible to draw up into the air or assemble several pieces together to create a three-dimensional object. […]
Side Effects May Vary — a review
Published on :If it’s been a while since you’ve read The Fault in Our Stars by John Green, or seen the movie, but can still remember how much you loved Hazel and Gus, you might be ready for another cancer-plagued teen romance… but watch out, ’cause this one has a twist. Like […]
LittleBits — modular electronics
Published on :What are littleBits? littleBits is an open source library of discrete electronic components pre-assembled in tiny circuit boards. All logic and circuitry is pre-engineered in the bits. This pushes up the design process. Basically, a person who has little knowledge of electronics can now design something using electronics. The purpose […]
Teen Advisory Board — January 2015
Published on :Teen Advisory Board January 24, 2015 TAB present: Kara, Julia, Chris, Haneen, Jerry (absent: Sarah, Michelle) Perspectives: Michael, Madison, Cady, Nathan AGENDA Mid-year recruitment Collection Development: weeding the Young Adult collections–genres: Fiction, Mystery, Short Stories, and Science Fiction. Each person was assigned a portion of the weeding list. The titles on […]
Teen Book Reviewers
Published on :…a short how to guide for teens. updated: 1/2015 We’re looking for teen book reviewers! You may review a book of your choice, or ask to be added on our “advanced readers” reviewers (to review new or not-yet-published books). If selected, your reviews will be published on our Zine, […]