Join us on Wednesday for Teen Time [3pm-5pm]

This week on, 12/30
The Nightmare Before Christmas

We will be showing Tim Burton’s holiday classic movie on our big screen. We will have popcorn and drinks.

Did you notice all the new books in November?


Did you see names like Laurie Halse Anderson, Simone Elkeles, Barry Lyga, Marianne Mancusi, Alisa Libby and Robin Brande?

Would you like to meet any or ALL of these authors?

Do you know about the Teen Book Festival, sometimes called TBF?

The Greater Rochester Teen Book Festival brings together teens and authors who write for teens. The event is dedicated to teens! It is all about reading and having fun!

Check back soon for more information!

Just as a reminder...

The library will be closed Thursday December 24th and Friday December 25th.

We will be closing early, at 1 pm, on Thursday December 31st. We will then be closed Friday January 1st, 2010!

Have a Happy Holiday and a wonderful New Year!

Join us on Wednesday for Teen Time [3pm-5pm]

This week on, 12/23; Holiday Crafts & Gift Exchange

Bring your holiday spirit to make all sorts of fun crafts. If you want to, also bring a gift that is under $5 to exchange with other teens. Make sure the gift is wrapped.

What did you do for Halloween?

During Teen Time, some teens made Halloween crafts. Check out the laughs and silly faces!

You know you want to join us some Wednesday {3pm-5pm} afternoon! If you come on Wed 12/23, we will be making Christmas crafts.

Teen Titles NPL got in November 2009!

Million Dollar Throw by Mike Lupica
I am a Genius of Unspeakable Evil and I Want to be Your Class President by Josh Lieb
Merlin's Dragon Book Two: Doomragas Revenge by T.A. Barro
Doom Machine by Mark Teague
Goth Girl Rising by Barry Lyga
Boys that Bite by Marianne Mancusi
Running on the Crack by Julia Donaldson
Fire Tales of Elemental Spirits by Robin McKinley
Catalyst by Laurie Halse Anderson
Gateway by Sharon Shinn
Petey by Ben Mikaelsen
Geek Charming by Robin Palmer
Are These My Basoomas I See Before Me by Louise Rennison
Hold Still by Nina LaCour
Demon Chick by Marilyn Kaye
Whiteout by Walter Sorrells
How to Ruin A Summer Vacation by Simone Elkeles
Rescuing Seneca Crane by Susan Runholt
Trail of Fate by Michael P. Spradlin
Bewitching Season by Marissa Doyle
Crocodile Tears by Anthony Horowitz
Fat Cat by Robin Brande
Pearl Among Princes by Coleen Paratore
Nothing but Ghosts by Beth Kephart
V is for Vampire by Adele Griffin
Kendra by Coe Booth
Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor
Peace Love and Baby Ducks by Lauren Myracle
After by Amy Efaw
Gamer Girl by Marianne Mancusi
King's Rose by Alisa Libby
Fly on the Wall: How One Girl Saw Everything by E. Lockhart
Cupcake Queen by Heather Hepler
Eyeball Collector by F. E. Higgins

1 2 3 4 5…1 Million

Every month the library will have a jar filled with something. Come to the children's room desk see if you can guess how many “things” are in the jar. If you guess right you could win! Be sure to check out the Teen Room because there is a bigger jar filled with more "things"

This month our jars are filled with peppermint candy!!!!

How high can you count?

During one Teen Time this fall, we decorated cupcakes. Some were turned into works of art but all were delicious! Check out the photos and join us on
[Wednesdays 3pm-5pm]!

Teen Titles NPL got in October 2009!

Smile by Donna Jo Napoli
Going Bovine by Libba Bray
Book of A Thousand Days by Shannon Hale
Silksinger by Laini Taylor
Wild Things by Clay Carmichael
DupliKate: A Novel by Cherry Cheva
Another Faust by Daniel Nayeri
Daughter of the Flames by Zoe Marriott
Paper Towns by John Green
Edenville Owls by Robert B. Parker
Let it Snow: Three Holiday Romances by John Green, Maureen Johnson, Lauren Myracle

Join us on Wednesday for Teen Time [3pm-5pm]

This week on, 12/16, we are watching British Comedy!!!

Come watch Monty Python and drink all sorts of tea. Who knows...you might just start speaking in an accent.

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Teen Time!!!

Teen Time is just for teens!

Every Wednesday from 3 pm to 5pm, the library will have a time just for teens in grades 6 and up.

We do lots of different things. Sometime we have games. Some weeks we will make a cool craft. We watch movies on the big screen. We watch anime A LOT. And of course we have snacks.

Just drop in. Come by and bring some friends.

Any questions, stop by and see Dorothy.

Teen Titles NPL got in September 2009!

Tropical Secrets: Holocaust Refugees in Cuba by Margartia Engle
Fashionista: A Bradford Novel by Micol Ostow
Love is a Higher Law by David Levithan
Days of Little Texas by R. A. Nelson
Crash into Me by Albert Borris
Leo and the Lesser Lion by Sandra Forrester
Max: A Maximum Ride Novel by James Patterson
Geek Girls Guide to Cheerleading by Charity Tahmaseb
Ruined by Paula Morris
Monster Variations by Daniel Kraus
When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
Vamped by Lucienne Diver
Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
Al Capone Shines My Shoes by Genniger Choldenko
Lily Dale Connecting by Wendy Corsi Staub

All of these titles are available through

HI!

So what have we been doing since August? Well, we were so busy having fun with programs and reading all our new books that we have been neglecting our blog. Sorry about that.


But don't you worry...over the next few days we are going to update you on all the cool things that have been happening and all the cool things we have planned. So stay tuned.