News on Teen Time and Story Hour

Hello everyone! Just to let you know...  

During the month of August, the Youth Department here at NPL is going to be busy shifting and updating. As a result, we won't be holding Story Time or Teen Time from the week of August 9th through the week of September 6th.

In the fall our programming kicks into high gear for the new school year! Programs will include Story Time, monthly Lego Nights, craft programs, and an updated Teen Time schedule.

To keep up to date on programs here at the library, continue to check this page as well as our Facebook page.

As always, continue to stop in the library to check out our collection of books, movies, and CD's!

We are looking forward to seeing you soon! Enjoy the rest of your summer!

What on Earth is a 

Walking Taco!?

You'll have to come find out how to make this 
fun and delicious treat during 

Teen Time 3:00-4:30

on Friday, July 30th!

Registration is required for this event, so please call the library

(331-4370) or stop in to sign up!

This could be your last chance to earn tickets for the summer reading program 

so be sure to come along!!

During Teen Time on Friday, July 23rd we had a Sushi event!

Teens came and got the chance to eat real sushi! For those who were uninterested in attempting the real sushi, we also made candy sushi! Everything was delicious! Check out some pictures from the event...

Don't be late for tea!

You are cordially invited to Teen Time's

Mad Hatter Tea Party

On Wednesday, July 28th

3:00-4:30pm

We will be drinking tea and watching Tim Burton's movie version of this classic adventure!

 

*Registration is required for this event, so please call the library (331-4370), or stop in to sign up!*

Don't forget that attending this event will earn you 2 tickets!

On Monday, July 19th we had a Cupcake Decorating event! 

There was a great turnout of kids, teens, and parents! 

We frosted our cupcakes, and decorated them with gummy sea creatures!

Check out our delicious creations...

 

 

Thanks to all the Teens that helped out!

We've established that candy sushi is delicious...

but what about

REAL SUSHI?!

Join us during Teen Time 3:00-4:30

on Friday, July 23rd

for some real sushi to go along with the candy kind!

We need to know how much sushi to get, so registration is required! Call the library, 331-4370, or stop in to sign up! 

*Don't forget that coming to library events will earn you 2 tickets; the more tickets you have the better chance you have of winning a super cool prize!!!*

Here are some pictures from last Friday's pizza tasting!

Check out the previous post for the names of the winners!!!

Thanks again to all the contributers, and thanks to everyone who came!!!

And the winners are...

We held our Second Annual Pizza Taste Off during "Teen Time" on Friday, July 16th in order to determine which pizza place has the best crust, best sauce, best cheese, and which pizza is best overall.

Each teen got a piece of pizza from Wegmans, Marks, Pizza Hut, Pontillo's, Dominos, and BB's and rated the quality of the cheese, sauce, and crust.

We had a great turnout of about 12 teens from the community.

We would like to congratuate the winners...

Pontillo's... for having the best sauce

Wegmans... for having the best cheese

Dominos... for having the best crust

and we offer special congratulations to Pizza Hut for having the best overall pizza in the taste off!!!

Thank you to all who came, and especially to Pizza Hut, Pontillo's, Wegmans, Dominos, Mark's, and BB's who made this program possible!

Remember to check the E-Calendar for more exciting "Teen Time" programs!

Also- check back next week for pictures from this super fun event!

Who loves Anime? WE DO! That's why we're having...

ANIME DAY

During Teen Time: 3:00-4:30

Wednesday, July 21st

Registration is required for this event, so please call the library (331-4370) or stop in to sign up!

***

Also... don't forget that each event you attend will earn you 2 tickets... the more tickets you have the more chances you have to win some awesome prizes!!!

You are officially invited to

Our 2nd Annual Pizza Taste Off!

During Teen Time (3:00-4:30)

On Friday, July 16th

Make sure you and your taste buds come prepared to pick out your favorite pizza!!!

*We need to know how many pizzas to get so

Registration is required for this event

Please call the library (331-4370) or stop in to sign up!*

...And don't forget, this event will earn you two tickets!

We made homemade ice cream last Friday!

Check out our creations...

Don't they look delicious?! We all had a great time!

Join us this Friday for our second annual pizza taste off!

Singing in the library?

You Bet!!! 

On Wednesday, July 14th for Teen Time

3:00-4:30

We will be having a Karaoke party!!!

Come prepared to sing your heart out!

Registration is required for this event so please call the library (331-4370) or stop in to register!

(Remember, attending an event earns you 2 tickets!!!
The more tickets you have the better your chance of winning a prize!!!)

Ever made your own ice cream?

On Friday, July 9th during Teen Time

3:00-4:30

we will be...

Making Home Made Ice Cream

with our super cool ice cream maker!

Registration is required for this event so please call the library (331-4370) or stop in to sign up!

*Don't forget that each event you attend is worth 2 tickets!!!* 

Sock Puppets!

Wednesday, July 7th

join us for Teen Time.

(3:00-4:30)

We will be making some awesome things out of socks!!!

Registration is required for this program so be sure to call the library (331-4370) or stop in to sign up! 

**Don't forget that coming to library events earns you 2 tickets, the more tickets you earn the better chances you have of winning cool prizes!**

"Make Waves @ the library!"

  

Look how much fun we had at our

Summer Reading Kick-Off Event!

For those who aren't aware, we held a tie dying event on Monday, June 28th that took place on the library's front lawn! There were 72 attendees!

Thank you to everyone who dropped by! Don't forget to come to the Tie-Dye Tie Up program on Wednesday, July 7th! Bring your shirt back and decorate it with our fabric paint and fabric markers!

We also want to thank our awesome Teen Helpers! We couldn't have done it without you!

Did you miss the Tie-Dye kick off event?

Don't worry! You can still sign up for all of our summer programs and for the online reading program.

We're doing the online program a bit differently this year.

This year, every time you check out a book from the library you get a "ticket". Then, after you've read the book you can log on to the summer reading program from home (or from one of our computers) by clicking the computer on the right hand side of this page... he looks like this:

Once you're logged on, you can write a review of the book and once we receive it we will give you another "ticket". The other way you can earn tickets is by attending library events (like Teen Time!). 

You earn 2 tickets for each event you attend.

The more tickets you earn, the better chances you have of winning some of the super cool prizes we have for you!

We look forward to seeing you this summer!!!!

Summer Reading Kick-Off Event!

"Make Waves @ the Library"

Monday, June 28th 

Drop by the library between 10:00am-3:00pm

for a special 

Tie Die event!

Bring your own white T-shirt, bag, socks, towels and anything else you can think of to tie die on the front lawn of the library!

During this time you can also sign up for our special summer Teen Time events and online reading program!

Events to sign up for include:

*Sock Puppets

*Ice Cream Making

*Karaoke

*Pizza Taste Off

*Anime Day

*Sushi Day

*Mad Hatter Tea Party

*Walking Tacos

Hope to see you all there!

*Registration is NOT  required for this program*

Rain Date: Tuesday, June 29th

The Newark Public Library Teens had an incredible time at this years Teen Book Festival.  Held at Nazareth College the festival welcomed teens to listen, talk, and receive autographs from some of the top teen authors of the year. If you missed the celebration you can click here to see a list of all the authors and books they've written you can stop by the library and check them out.  You can also start getting ready for the Teen Book Festival 2011 by going to the TBF website.     

Last, but certainly not least....
we will be seeing

Martin Wilson

at the Teen Book Festival on Saturday!!!

Martin is the author of
What They Always Tell Us

Some fun facts about Martin are...

*He was an extra in the movie "Courage Under Fire"; you can just barely catch him in the background of a flashback scene

*He was an Eagle Scout; but he doesn't like the outdoors very much

*While he was in Scouts he was stung by a scorpion in his tent

*When he was little he ate poisonous berries... but was saved by chewing gum!

*Currently he lives in New York City and works as a publicist in the book publishing industry

*Martin enjoys listening to "cheesy" pop songs on his iPod

*He loves to exercise, jog, and watch tennis

For more information about Martin and his book visit his TBF webpage:
http://www.teenbookfestival.org/?pg=AuthorBio&ID=64
and his personal website:
http://martinwilsonwrites.com/index.php

Who else are we going to meet on SATURDAY at the Teen Book Festival?!?

Vivian Vande Velde

Vivian is the author of over fifteen novels for young adults. Some of these are...
All Hallows Eve
Now You See It
Never Trust a Dead Man
Remembering Raquel
Dragon's Bait
Witch Dreams
Magic Can Be Murder

Some fun facts about Vivian are...

*She was born in Rochester in 1951, and has lived there almost her entire life

*Her parents taught her to speak French before they taught her to speak English, but she had forgotten most of the French by the time she went to school so it wasn't all that helpful

*The first book she wrote was A Hidden Magic. She sent it to 33 different companies to get published, only 1 of them accepted!

*She had to have braces on her teeth twice

*In high school when she had to give speeches for class she would practice her speeches by reading them to her stuffed animals

To learn more about Vivian visit her TBF page:
http://www.teenbookfestival.org/?pg=AuthorBio&ID=59
or her personal web-page:
http://www.vivianvandevelde.com/

The Teen Book Festival is NEXT WEEK!!!

Are you ready to meet author

Terry Trueman?!?

Terry is a very accomplished author of Young Adult literature. Several of his works are...

Stuck in Neutral
Sheehan: Heartbreak and Redemption
No Right Turn
Inside Out
Cruise Control
7 Days at the Hot Corner
Hurricane

Some interesting facts about Terry are...

*His son has cerebral palsy. His condition inspired Sheehan: Heartbreak and Redemption as well as Stuck in Neutral

*He lives in Spokane, Washington

*He rode a motorcycle for 44 years before getting into an accident. Since the accident he doesn't ride anymore.

*Even though he loved riding his motorcycle, he hates riding bicycles

*Dogs are his favorite animal

*He was born in 1947

For more information about Terry visit his page on the TBF website:
http://www.teenbookfestival.org/?pg=AuthorBio&ID=11
or his personal website:
http://www.terrytrueman.com

Jennifer Smith

will be at the (quickly approaching!) Teen Book Festival!

Jennifer is the author of:
The Comeback Season
You Are Here

Some interesting facts about Jennifer are...

*She has a dog named Tater Tot

*She can (sort of) juggle

*Jennifer is totally obsessed with Harry Potter

*She likes to watch The Office, and Lost, and Grey's Anatomy

*For music, she likes to listen to: Bright Eyes, The Postal Service, The Shins, and, Arcade Fire

*She has lived in Scotland and Ireland

For more information about Jennifer, visit her TBF page:
http://www.teenbookfestival.org/?pg=AuthorBio&ID=56
or her MySpace page:
http://www.myspace.com/thecomebackseason

Are you ready to meet

Lisa Schroeder

at the Teen Book Festival this May?!?

Lisa is the author of several books for teens, and even some children's books. Some books you may be interested in are...

Chasing Brooklyn
Far From You
I Heart You, You Haunt Me
It's Raining Cupcakes

Chasing Brooklyn is her most recent novel;
it came out in January of 2010!

Some fun facts about Lisa are...

*She buys almost all of her clothes at thrift stores!

*Taylor Swift inspired her to learn to play guitar

*Lisa claims she can make a fantastic blackberry pie

*She has never swam with dolphins ;)

*She loves playing Rock Band with her kids!

To learn more about Lisa and her books, visit her page on the TBF Website:
http://www.teenbookfestival.org/?pg=AuthorBio&ID=63
and her super cool personal webpage:
http://www.lisaschroederbooks.com/

Sarah Ockler

is an author of Young Adult novels that will be at this year's Teen Book Festival!

Sarah's debut novel was
Twenty Boy Summer

Her second novel
Fixing Delilah Hannaford
will be released this Fall!

Some interesting facts about Sarah are:

*She absolutely hates watermelon. Check out this link for (humorous) proof!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioaEPVMO3mk

*Sarah skipped her senior prom and went to a Grateful Dead concert instead. She doesn't regret this one bit!

*She failed gym in high school; but she got A's in pretty much everything else

*She didn't get her drivers license until she was 19 years old

*Her favorite book is On the Road by Jack Kerouac

To learn more about Sarah Ockler and her books visit her page on the TBF website:
http://www.teenbookfestival.org/?pg=AuthorBio&ID=73
and her personal blog:
http://sarahockler.com/

Check out our new look!

As you can see the Teen Spot Blog has undergone some changes...

Please let us know what you think by posting a comment!

Thanks everyone, we hope you enjoy it!

On Wednesday, April 14th Illustrator

Ken Wheaton

visited us for a special Teen Time!

He talked to us about getting into the illustrating business

and shared some of his work with us. There were about 20 audience members!

Here are some pictures of the event:

We would like to thank Ken for coming and speaking with us; it was a wonderful experience!

We would also extend MANY thanks to the Friends of the Library for sponsoring this event!

Get Ready to Meet

Alyson Noel

at the Teen Book Festival in May!

Alyson is a very accomplished author of novels for Teens. Her books include:

Evermore (Immortals Series Book 1)
Blue Moon (Immortals Series Book 2)
Shadowland (Immortals Series Book 3)
Saving Zoe
Laguna Cove
Kiss & Blog
Faking 19
Cruel Summer
Art Geeks and Prom Queens

The 4th book in the Immortals series Dark Flame will be coming on June 22nd, 2010! Also, on August 31st 2010 the start of a a new series, a spin-off of the Immortals series will be released; the name of this book is Radiance.

Some interesting facts about Alyson are...

*Alyson is from California; she grew up in Orange County
The OC)

*She lived in Mykonos, Greece for several years after high school; after that she lived in Manhattan for a few more years!

*Since then she met her husband in Newport Beach (CA) and has settled back into living in The OC

*She was a flight attendant; she wrote her first book Faking 19 on long weather delays and layovers

*Her hair has been brown, orange, red, blonde, auburn, black, and purple (the purple was an accident)

*If she could go back in time she would travel to Renaissance Florence

To learn more about Alyson and her novels visit her TBF Page:
http://www.teenbookfestival.org/?pg=AuthorBio&ID=72
and her personal website:
http://alysonnoel.com/index.html

Who else will be at the Teen Book Festival this year?

Mari Mancusi

Mari is the author of:
Stake That
Sk8er Boy
Girls that Growl
Gamer Girl
Boys that Bite
Bad Blood

Bad Blood is her latest novel that came out in January 2010!
Some fun facts about Mari are:

*She used to wish she could be a vampire when she was in high school

*She has won two Emmy awards for a women's lifestyle show; she is the producer

*80's music is her favorite

*In her spare time she enjoys: snowboarding, clubbing, shopping, and playing video games

*She has a dog named Molly!

For more information about Mari and her novels, visit her page on the TBF website:
http://www.teenbookfestival.org/?pg=AuthorBio&ID=66
and her personal webpage:
http://www.marimancusi.com/index.html

Are you ready to meet

Ben Mikaelsen

at the Teen Book Festival??

Ben is an accomplished children's and teen author! His books for teens include:
Tree Girl
Touching Spirit Bear
Stranded
Sparrow Hawk Red
Rescue Josh McGuire
Red Midnight
Petey
Ghost of Spirit Bear
Countdown

Some interesting facts about Ben are...

*When a child is crying, he likes to use magic tricks to distract them

*If he hadn't become a writer, he would have liked to become a stand-up comedian

*Ben has been been on a four month trip to South America, has flown over the North Pole, and has been swimming with dolphins!

*He has been on Jack Hannah's Animal Adventures on national television!

*Ben lives in a log cabin in Montana

*He adopted a black bear 25 years ago and raised it as his pet. Her name is Buffy and she is 7ft tall and weights over 700 pounds! Once, when Ben was getting a speeding ticket, Buffy reached out the car window and took the pad of paper away from the officer and ate it! The officer ran away and forgot about the ticket!


^Buffy the Bear!^

For more information about Ben (and Buffy) visit his TBF webpage:
http://www.teenbookfestival.org/?pg=AuthorBio&ID=61
and his personal website:
http://www.benmikaelsen.com/

Ken Wheaton



will be joining us for a very special Teen Time tomorrow
from 3:00pm-5:00pm!

Ken is an accomplished cartoonist, illustrator, and educator.

Some of his comic book projects include:
Futurama
Bart Simpson Comics
Radioactive Man
The Phantom
Mister Magoo
Kolchak: The Night Stalker

*Ken also runs a workshop with writer Eric Churchill; this workshop is for students and teens who are interested in entering the field. It is in it's 8th year.

*Recently, some of Ken's cartoons have been featured in television advertisements for Toyota and McDonalds on the West Coast.

Are you ready to meet

Lisa McMann

at the Teen Book Festival!?!?




Lisa is the author of:

Fade
Gone
Wake

Some fun facts about Lisa are:

*She loves peanut butter, and has been known to go on missions to find some when she doesn't have any!

*The picture on the cover of Gone was actually from a picture she took of a chair in a hotel in Claifornia

*She currently lives in Arizona with her husband and two kids; but she grew up in Holland, Massachusetts


For more information about Lisa and her books visit her TBF webpage:
http://www.teenbookfestival.org/?pg=AuthorBio&ID=55
and her personal website:
http://lisamcmann.com/index.html

Barry Lyga
will be joining us for the Teen Book Festival this May!

Barry is the author of several books for teens. Some of these include:

The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl
Boy Toy
Goth Girl Rising
Hero-Type
Wolverine: Worst Day Ever

He is also the author of a collection of short stories, comic books, and a non-fiction book about comic books!

Some interesting facts about Barry are...

*He graduated from Yale with a degree in English

*He wrote his first novel in High School (which he claims to be truly awful)

*He worked in the comic book industry for 10 years

*Barry has witnessed police interrogation through on-way mirrors (just like on TV!)

*He has three books that he is in the process of writing; one called Archvillian Book 1 will hopefully be released fall of this year; the second The Graphic Novel is planned to be released in Fall of 2011; the third The Monster has no set release date!

To learn more about Barry visit his TBF page:
http://www.teenbookfestival.org/?pg=AuthorBio&ID=67
and his personal website:
http://barrylyga.com/new/home.html

We are going to have the chance to meet

Alisa Libby


at the Teen Book Festival this year!

She is the author of two novels so far:
The King's Rose
and
Blood Confession

Some interesting facts about Alisa are...

*When she was little, she wanted to be a trumpet player, a writer, an archeologist, and a unicorn; but she's pretty happy she stuck with being a writer.

*She loves castles, sheep, and ice cream.

*She says she still writes terrible first drafts, and that she still has a lot to learn about writing, but she loves it!

*Tea is an important part of her writing process.

For more information about Alisa check out her page on the TBF website:
http://www.teenbookfestival.org/?pg=AuthorBio&ID=58
and her personal website:
http://www.alisalibby.com/content.php?page=about&n=1&b=2&f=2

Daniel Kirk

will be joining us at the Teen Book Festival this May!

Daniel is the author of:
The Elf Realm Trilogy which includes...
Low Road
High Road

Some fun facts about Daniel are:

*He is the author and illustrator of many children's picture books

*He met his wife while dropping off some artwork to National Lampoon's Magazine! They now two children named Ivy and Raleigh.

*Daniel plays guitar and sings in a rock band called Digital Doghouse

*He has been a vegetarian since he was 17.

To learn more about Daniel visit his page on the TBF website:
http://www.teenbookfestival.org/?pg=AuthorBio&ID=69
and his personal website:
http://www.danielkirk.com/