Who else are we going to meet at the Rochester Teen Booth Festival on May 15th?

Coe Booth



Coe is the author of...

Kendra
Tyrell

She is currently working on the sequel to Tyrell! Some fun facts about Coe Booth...

*She was born and raised in the Bronx (a borough of New York City)

*She took dancing and piano lessons when she was younger

*When she was a kid they used fire hydrants as sprinklers on hot, summer days

*She thinks the inspiration for Tyrell came from working with teenagers and families in crisis. She worked with a lot of teens who were homeless, in gangs, and even addicted to drugs. She also helped children who were victims of neglect and child abuse. It was there, she said, she learned about how strong teenagers can really be!

To learn more about Coe Booth visit her page on the TBF website:

http://www.teenbookfestival.org/?pg=AuthorBio&ID=68

and her personal website:

http://www.coebooth.com/

Let's take a look at 2010 Teen Book Festival Author

Holly Black



Holly is a New York Times Best Selling Author! She is popular for her Modern Faerie Tale Series which includes:

Ironside
Tithe
Valiant

She also has a new book for Teens coming out in May called

White Cat

Some fun facts about Holly Black are...

*She has a hairless cat named Lily, and two other cats named Fizzgig and The White Cat (which came into her house while writing her upcoming novel!)

*She has a secret library in her home

*She lives in Massachusetts

*She is married; her husband's name is Theo

*Holly worked with her friend Tony DiTerlizzi on the childrens book series The Spiderwick Chronicles

*She graduated from The College of New Jersey where she studied English Literature

*She can touch her nose with her tongue!

For more information about Holly Black visit her page on the Teen Book Festival Website:

http://www.teenbookfestival.org/?pg=AuthorBio&ID=75

and her personal website:

http://www.blackholly.com/index.html

In preparation for the 5th Annual Greater Rochester Teen Book Festival
let's take a look at some of the featured Authors! Keep checking this blog regularly for fun facts about each Author!

The First author we'll look at is...

Laurie Halse Anderson



She has written several very popular books for Teens! Some of these are:

Catalyst
Prom
Speak
Twisted
Wintergirls

*Laurie Halse Anderson was born in 1961 in Potsdam, NY!

*Her name is pronounced Laurie Halt-z Anderson, NOT Laurie Halls Anderson; she is always appreciative when someone pronounces her name correctly!

*Her books have made it onto the New York Times Best Sellers List numerous times and have won several awards.

*She loves popcorn.

*If she could have anything it would be world peace.

*She doesn't like Ralph Lauren because their models are photoshopped to be even skinner than they actually are.

*She has a tattoo.

*She is married, has four children, and one dog.

*She still lives in NY.

*She enjoys hiking!

For more information about Laurie Halse Anderson check out
her page on the TBF Website:
http://tbflive.org/?pg=AuthorBio&ID=53

and her personal webpage:
http://www.writerlady.com/

Got Dessert?

BAKE SALE
Wednesday January 27th 2:00pm to 4:00pm

The teens are baking things!! We will be selling these baked items to help raise money for a bus to the Teen Book Festival in May.

Come and get good sweet treats to eat!

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.

.

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.

Last Friday was our Reader's Theater performance of
The Red Door
by Kevin Stone

Our cast members and backstage crew worked hard all summer in order to make this performance as fantastic as it was!

We had about 20 audience members, some were family and friends, and some were members of the community! It was a great turn out!

Here are some pictures:

Thank you to everyone who came and supported our performance! We hope you enjoyed it!

Join us for our Teen Reader's Theater's performance of...

The Red Door

by Kevin Stone

"Strange noises, a door that won't stay shut, ghostly figures give Joanna's birthday party a decidedly spooky feel..."

A performance of this 25 minute play will take place in the library's community room at 4pm Friday August 21st, with snacks to follow.

Join us TODAY for the last movie of the summer!

At 2:00pm we will be showing a movie
in the Community room for Kids and Teens!
(This movie is rated PG)

To find out which movie check the
Summer Reading Calendar or call the library at 315-331-4370!

Hope to see you all there!

Join us TODAY for a movie!

At 2:00pm we will be showing a movie
in the Community room for Kids and Teens!
(This movie is rated PG)

To find out which movie check the
Summer Reading Calendar or call the library at 315-331-4370!

Hope to see you all there!

Join us TODAY for a movie!

At 2:00pm we will be showing a movie
in the Community room for Kids and Teens!
(This movie is rated PG)

To find out which movie check the
Summer Reading Calendar or call the library at 315-331-4370!

Hope to see you all there!

Join us TODAY for a movie!

At 2:00pm we will be showing a movie
in the Community room for Kids and Teens!
(This movie is rated G)


To find out which movie check the
Summer Reading Calendar or call the library at 315-331-4370!

Hope to see you all there!

Here they are...

The pictures from our Pizza Taste off last Friday afternoon!

We had a fantastic turnout of about 20 teens from the community!

Each teen got a piece of pizza from Marks, Pontillos, and Pizza Hut, and rated the quality of the cheese, sauce, and crust!

Then they chose their overall favorite!
Congratulations again to the winners, and thank you to all who participated!

Who has the best pizza in town?
Today, we decided!

We held a Pizza Taste Off in Teen Time this afternoon
in order to determine which pizza place has
the best sauce, the best crust, the best cheese,
and which pizza is best overall!

Congratulations to...

Pizza Hut... for having the best sauce
Mark's... for having the best crust
Pontillos... for having the best cheese

and a special congratulations to Pontillos... for winning the award of favorite pizza overall in the taste off!

Thank you to all who came,
and especially to Pizza Hut, Mark's, and Pontillos who made this program possible!

Check back in a few days for pictures of this fun event!

Join us TODAY for a movie!

At 2:00pm we will be showing a movie
in the Community room for Kids and Teens!
(This movie is rated PG)


To find out which movie check the
Summer Reading Calendar or call the library at 315-331-4370!

Hope to see you all there!

What goes together like peanut butter and jelly?

Why, Japanese Anime and Sushi of course!!!

In Teen Time on Friday, August 14th 2:00-3:30
we will be watching Japanese Anime
and making our own CANDY Sushi!




Registration is required for this program
so call the library or stop in to sign up!!!

Join us TODAY for a movie!

At 2:00pm we will be showing a movie
in the Community room for Kids and Teens!
(This movie is rated PG-13)

To find out which movie check the
Summer Reading Calendar or call the library at 315-331-4370!

Hope to see you all there!

Are you getting bored with your old clothes?
Can't find anything to wear?

Update your wardrobe without spending ANY money!

In TEEN TIME on Friday August 7th 2:00-3:30
we're taking our old boring clothes and making them FUN again!

Bring an old hat, shirt, pair of jeans, or even socks and create something unique!

We will be cutting, painting, and bleaching
our old clothes to make something new!




Registration is required for this program
so call the library or stop in to sign up!

Join us TODAY for another movie!

At 2:00pm we will be showing a movie
in the Community room for Kids and Teens!
(This movie is rated PG-13)

To find out which movie check the
Summer Reading Calendar or call the library at 315-331-4370!

Hope to see you all there!

Did somebody say... Human Card Game!?!?



You bet we did!

Join us for Teen Time on
Friday, July 31st from 2:00-3:30
for a very unique

Human Card Game!

The game will take place outside on the Library's lawn!

Registration is required for this program
so call the library or stop in to register!

Join us TODAY for another movie!

At 2:00pm we will be showing a movie
in the Community room for Kids and Teens!
(This movie is rated PG-13)

To find out which movie check the
Summer Reading Calendar or call the library at 315-331-4370!

Hope to see you all there!

Join us TODAY for a movie!

At 2:00pm we will be showing a movie
in the Community room for Kids and Teens!
(This movie is rated PG)

To find out which movie check the
Summer Reading Calendar or call the library at 315-331-4370!

Hope to see you all there!

Is your bedroom feeling a little dull?

Brighten it up with a super cool CD Sun Catcher!

Teen Time on Friday, July 24th from 2:00-3:30
we will be having craft time...

Bring your friends to the library to create and decorate
your own unique Sun Catcher out of one of our old CDs!

Registration is required for this program so call the library
or stop in to register for this program!

Join us TODAY for a movie!

At 2:00pm we will be showing a movie
in the Community room for Kids and Teens!
(This movie is rated PG)

To find out which movie check the
Summer Reading Calendar or call the library at 315-331-4370!

Hope to see you all there!

Have you ever dreamed of putting on your own play?

Ever thought about a career in acting?!

If so (or even if you haven't!)... you should join our

READER'S THEATER

program this summer at the library!

We will be meeting every Wednesday this summer from

2:00-3:30!

YOU pick the play!

YOU design the set

YOU create the costumes!

And of course perform in a

ONE NIGHT ONLY PERFORMANCE

on Friday, August 21st!

Registration is required for this program

so call the library or stop in and sign up!

Hope to see you there!

The eternal question:

Who has the best pizza?

Marks?

Pontillos?

Pizza Hut?

This question may finally be answered at our
PIZZA TASTE OFF
Friday, July 17th from 2:00-3:30



Bring your friends and enjoy pizza from different area pizza joints
and decide who YOU think has the best pizza in town!

Registration is required for this program!
Don't miss out on the fun, call or stop in to sign up!!!

Don't forget that it's

Summer at the library!

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
comes out in theaters on
July 15th!

You have the chance to WIN TWO FREE TICKETS and many other magical prizes
with our Reading contest!

You can find the sign up link at the Newark Public Library's main website
http://newarklibrary.blogspot.com

All you have to do is read ANY BOOK you want and review it online!
The more you read, the more you review,
the more chances you have of winning prizes!