It was an exciting night filled with poems, art, music, and performances. In celebration of National Poetry Month, we held several poetry nights for middle school students and teens. Students in grades 6-8 from PUSD LEARNS after school program share their own self-written poems on stage. As part of a writing […]
Glass Menagerie — Teen Review
Published on :–review by Josh, teen reviewer The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams This play by Tennessee Williams, written in 1944, is largely responsible for launching him into fame and recognition within the literary world. It is short and stark, but undeniably it remains one of the finest plays of the first […]
Teen Resume Workshop
Published on :Librarians Jane Gov and AnnMarie Hurtado talked about how to write your resume and write good cover letters. We took a look at the teens’ resumes and were very impressed with the experience these teens have already gotten! Use that experience to get a job–it’s not hard, just talk about […]
Iceman Cometh — Teen Review
Published on :–review by Josh Bramon (teen) The Iceman Cometh by Eugene O’Neill The bleak setting, the common yet complex characters, the prolonged scenes of inebriated barroom chatter, the characters ranging from the raving drunkard, to the down-on-their-luck prostitutes of New York, all meld together to form a multi-layered exploration of humanity. Externally, […]
Found Poetry – teens write!
Published on :Our March creative writing workshop was dedicated to blackout and found poetry. Blackout poetry is the poetic form of taking an existing text and blacking out words and lines to leave a new poem… The act of redacting or recomposing the original text by presenting the remaining non-blackened text as […]
Divergent
Published on :During February’s YA Book Group meeting, we discussed the Divergent series by Veronica Roth and got an opportunity to watch an advance screening of the movie! Basic facts: It’s a YA dystopian trilogy (well, how many YA dystopians are not trilogies? =) Summary: In a future Chicago, sixteen-year-old Beatrice Prior […]
The Fault in Our Stars
Published on :What’s hot in YA right now? This is probably old news, but since its publication in 2012, The Fault in Our Stars has been getting some serious hype. John Green gains status as a household name, and our title request list continues to climb–at one point, at the height of […]
$1,500 Scholarship from HotelsCheap
Published on :Apply for ongoing scholarship opportunities from HotelsCheap.com! They give away two annual scholarships of $1,500 in Fall and Spring. Follow the link to apply: http://www.hotelscheap.org/scholarship.
Steampunk Gifts
Published on :Description of program: Create fun steampunk style jewelry using watch parts, gears, brass and copper charms. And, back by popular demand, create a working clock using a recycled book! Great for gifts! Saturday, December 14 • 2 p.m. • Central Library/Teen Central Steampunk Jewelry (photos by Alethea […]
How to make your own book clock
Published on :Instructions for clocks made from recycled books; these are the clocks we made at the Steampunk Gifts and the Clocks and Cookies programs. Tools & supplies All of these supplies can be purchased from Michaels. old hardcover books acrylic paints paint brushes cups (with water for the paints) […]