In honor of Teen Read Week (October 13-19), we had several prize drawings and contests during the month of October. First up are the winners of the Photo Contest. Each winner received a gift card (either $50, $25 or $20) and their photos will be printed in our new Teen […]
Steampunk Books
Published on :Steampunk is a sub-genre of science fiction that incorporates the new with the old—the ‘old’ typically being set in Victorian London (or a similar place) with the old dresses, top hats, and those prim manners… And the ‘new’ being those futuristic inventions such as technology or objects with clockwork gadgets […]
Teen Read Week Photo Contest Winners
Published on :To celebrate Teen Read Week, an annual national literacy awareness initiative specifically to encourage teens to be regular readers and library users, we decided to showcase teens reading with a photo contest. Below are the winners of the contest! The photos will be featured in our new Teen Zine (to […]
YA Book Swap
Published on :Celebrate Teen Read Week with a book swap! Seek an unknown adventure! Bring your leftover reading or old favorites and swap them for with some great stuff for your next rainy day reading. Young adult and middle grade books would be best. The book swap is open to all ages, […]
Clocks & Cookies
Published on :Check out what we made during our Teen Read Week “Clocks & Cookies” program! Program description: “Seek the Unknown” Sci-fi edition! Celebrate with themed snacks and activities. Discuss new books, nibble on sci-fi cookies, and make your own clock! Oct. 17, 2013 Materials used: discarded/damaged books, acrylics, stickers, modge podge, metallic Sharpies, […]
BANNED BOOKS — BEWARE: you may be subjected to an awesome story
Published on :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? […]
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 […]
Sync YA Summer: Awesome Audios
Published on :Is listening to an audiobook the same as reading a print book? Some say yes; some say no. It’s certainly a different experience and a lot depends on the performance of the audio narrator. The important part is that it’s still a reading experience. Audiobooks are perfect for the multi-tasker! […]
Read it Before You See It
Published on :2013 is an exciting year for book adaptations, especially for middle grade and young adult novels! It’s halfway through the year, but there’s still plenty to look forward to. Here are some noteworthy novels that have been adapted to the big screen and are out in theaters this year.