Teen & Young Adult Zone: March 2013

Monday, March 25, 2013

Teen Book Review: Wake by Amanda Hocking

This Week in the Library - March 26th - 29th

Hey Everyone,

The final week of the month has great things in store!

Anime Club - Wednesday March 27th - Starting at 3:00 p.m.

This week is we will be doing a viewing marathon of your choice anime!

Storymatic - Thursday March 28th - Starting at 3:00 p.m.

Calling all authors: using the card game/writing prompts from The Storymatic, create your characters, write a short story or even your first

great novel.

Monday, March 18, 2013

Popular in the Teen Zone - Books, DVDs, and More!

This Week in the Library - March 19th - 22th

Hey Everyone!

This week in the library, we have .....

Teen Advisory Board Meeting - Thursday March 21st - Starting at 3:00 p.m.

Attention TAB members, there will be a meeting to discuss upcoming programs and events.

Movie Afternoon - Friday March 22nd - Starting at 3:00 p.m.

Stop by for a special movie premiere.

Sunday, March 17, 2013

LitPick: The Teen Literature Review Website

Hey everyone!

LitPick is a great site where you as a teenager can receive copies of books and post reviews on what you thought about it. All you have to do is sign up! It is that easy.

This website is a great way for you to read new books and let people know what you really thought about it.

But wait! There's more! Each month you can enter to win a bunch of new books in the monthly book giveaway for FREE!

Be sure to ask your parents for permissions before you sign up! However, if you only choose to review eBooks, it is complete FREE!

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Teen Tech Week Challenge

Hey Everyone!

If you did not already know, March 10th through the 16th is Teen Tech Week. As a special program, we are challenging everyone one of you. At the top of the blog is a link for a second page which explains in detail all the things you have to do to be entered for a chance to win a $20 Subway Gift Card!

Just follow this link to find out what you need to do to win!

And do not forget, we have a very special guest stopping by Wednesday March 13 to show all of you some great apps for cellphone and tablet photograph! So brings your with you. The program will begin at 3:00 p.m.

Finally, Friday March 15 is Gaming Club at 3:00 p.m.

Monday, March 11, 2013

This Week in the Library - March 12 - 15 Teen Tech Week

Hey Everyone!

Tons of great things happening in the library this week so stop by!

Tech Food - Tuesday March 12th - Starting at 3:00 p.m.

Do you like graham crackers? Do you like icing? Do you like technology? Then you are going to love food that looks like technologies such as cell phones, computer chips, etc. So stop by for a good time and some great snacks!

Celltography - Wednesday March 13th - Starting at 3:00 p.m.

How to use APPS to take interesting photos with your smart devices. Learn photography techniques with Craig Norton, the 2012 Arts for Learning Teaching Artist of the Year. Registration is requested as space is limited. Make sure your devices are charged!

Gaming Club - Friday March 15th - Starting at 3:00 p.m.

Stop by gaming club this Friday for food and fun!

Sunday, March 10, 2013

Teen Tech Week - Great Sites to Check Out!

Hey Everyone!

This week is Teen Tech Week at your library! Check out this links to great sites about really awesome stuff!

Hack-A-Saurus - Mash up and change any webpage like magic!
Gamestar Mechanic - Learn to design your own video games!
Comic Master - Create your own comic book!
Beat Lab - Make your own sound board beats!

PICTURES - Check out these image sharing and editing sites

Pinterest - Create boards and pins to share with others!
Pixlr - Edit images are some crazy ways!

ART - Share your artwork or check other people's stuff

DevinatART
SheezyArt

WRITING - These are some great sites for sharing your own work

WattPad
Figment

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Reading with the Teen Librarian: "Between"

Between, by Jessica Warman, is about a girl who on her 18th birthday goes to investigate the noise outside her families boat and sees herself, dead in the water. Her friends and family are devastated, and she is around to watch all their grief. What could make it worse? A snarky teenage boy--the only other member of her high school to die within the last year--the victim of a late night hit-and-run and a complete and total lack of recent memories.

No its not a romance, like I expected it to be--and I really did until almost half way through, but a book about looking back at life. Neither Liz nor Alex know who killed them/ how they died or what they are supposed to do now that they are dead. They follow around Liz's friends and family as they find out more about Liz and the secrets she was keeping.

Between deals with tough issues, but its a great read. My only complaint, I couldn't make myself like Liz, even though I really really wanted to. She was Miss. Popular, rich and beautiful. Liz's step-sister was her best friend and her boyfriend since seventh grade lived right next door. That's not to say she had a perfect life--far from it. Rumors flew about her family and oh yeah, she was dead, had no idea how or why or what had happened in the last year.

Available at the Booth & Dimock Memorial Library through Inter-Library Loan.