Five brave souls met last week on Thursday as the Wyckoff Library Teen Writers Group met for the first time this season.
The creativity, as ever, was rampant, and everyone had a great time. If you weren't in attendance, remember that we meet on the last Thursday of every month from 6:00 to 7:30 pm in the Monroe Room of the Library.
Looking to see you there next month!
PS: Next week on the 6th of October it's book discussion time. The book is PURPLE HEART and if you don't have a copy of this compelling and oh-so-timely novel but still wish to attend, come to the library--I have lots of copies left!
Monday, September 27, 2010
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Today is the first FULL day of fall, the Autumnal Equinox, and if you are interested in what that really means, here's a great link: http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/astronomy/AutumnalEquinox.html
Speaking only for myself, I've been awaiting this change of season since the very first day the temperature rose past 85, but that's just me.
Enjoy this most magnificent time of year! (I always do...)
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
ONGOING PROGRAMS
FOR WYCKOFF TEENS
AT THE WYCKOFF LIBRARY
Teen Writers Group (12-16) meets every last Thursday of the month (unless a holiday interferes), from 6:00 to 7:30 PM in the Monroe Room of the Library. Teens are suggested to bring their own writings to share with peers.
Teen Book Discussion (12–16) is held on the first Thursday of every month (unless a holiday interferes), from 6:00 to 7:00 PM in the Monroe Room of the Library. Books will be available at the library in the weeks prior to the meeting.
All interested teens should contact
Barbara the Teen Librarian
201-891-4866 or wyckteen@bccls.org
Refreshments always!
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Feeling a little blue today as Summer 2010 is just about over at the Wyckoff Library... : (
Last night was our last book discussions for TALK IT UP and SPEAK OUT, and to close out the six weeks, we read and discussed two fabulous short stories!
On Tuesday, many of you were part of the program called GET ME RE-WRITE (THE SEQUEL), and the Patch.com journalist who covered it for the Library was kind enough to send me a link to the story that ran today in Patch.com:
http://wyckoff.patch.com/articles/teens-choose-own-adventure-at-library-program
Click on it, read the article, and enjoy the pics, too. If you were there, you'll relive the fun; if you weren't, you'll regret you didn't attend. But either way, you should be amused, intrigued, and looking forward to the next time I host another GET ME RE-WRITE!
Finally, check this site again and you will soon be able to read the great stories that were written that evening. Did I say great? I meant wild, wacky, wonderful, and totally creative!
Wyckoff teens rock!!
Last night was our last book discussions for TALK IT UP and SPEAK OUT, and to close out the six weeks, we read and discussed two fabulous short stories!
On Tuesday, many of you were part of the program called GET ME RE-WRITE (THE SEQUEL), and the Patch.com journalist who covered it for the Library was kind enough to send me a link to the story that ran today in Patch.com:
http://wyckoff.patch.com/articles/teens-choose-own-adventure-at-library-program
Click on it, read the article, and enjoy the pics, too. If you were there, you'll relive the fun; if you weren't, you'll regret you didn't attend. But either way, you should be amused, intrigued, and looking forward to the next time I host another GET ME RE-WRITE!
Finally, check this site again and you will soon be able to read the great stories that were written that evening. Did I say great? I meant wild, wacky, wonderful, and totally creative!
Wyckoff teens rock!!
Friday, August 13, 2010
Thursday, August 05, 2010
More than half way through the summer of 2010, let me update for those of you who weren't here, or re-cap for those of you who were:
We started off the summer with the fabulous Sharon Gross program, stencil printing on canvas carry-all bags. (Great press in the Suburban on this--August 5, 2010, p. 3!)
Next stop, Origami with Linda Bogen tested our folding fingers and generated fun figures, too. As ever, Linda had plenty of surprises for us!
The playwright (and really nice person) Meredith Levy taught us all the basics of playwriting, and teens had an opportunity to write their own playlets, or start their own Tony Award winning epic.
Of course, throughout the summer, TALK IT UP and SPEAK OUT reigned supreme on Wednesday evenings, and there are just two weeks left for teens to engage in book discussion (lots of cool books were read and discussed this summer, not to mention the inhalation (there can be no other word) of lots of junk food, too!).
Tuesday next (August 10th), teens will be learning watercolor technique from Wyckoff's own Rosemary Crabtree. It should be a great experience (and those attending may discover what little artistic talent their Teen Librarian possesses!)
Our final program, "Get Me Rewrite, the sequel," is a redux (look it up: possible SAT word) of last year's sleeper of the season, "Get Me Rewrite!" This year's picture book to be re-written by creative teens should be as much a fun challenge as last year's FRIENDS, the gentle book about bunny rabbits. Get your quills sharpened and your sense of humor honed for this one, Wyckoff teens! It's will be a hoot, the sequel.
Seeya when I seeya!
We started off the summer with the fabulous Sharon Gross program, stencil printing on canvas carry-all bags. (Great press in the Suburban on this--August 5, 2010, p. 3!)
Next stop, Origami with Linda Bogen tested our folding fingers and generated fun figures, too. As ever, Linda had plenty of surprises for us!
The playwright (and really nice person) Meredith Levy taught us all the basics of playwriting, and teens had an opportunity to write their own playlets, or start their own Tony Award winning epic.
Of course, throughout the summer, TALK IT UP and SPEAK OUT reigned supreme on Wednesday evenings, and there are just two weeks left for teens to engage in book discussion (lots of cool books were read and discussed this summer, not to mention the inhalation (there can be no other word) of lots of junk food, too!).
Tuesday next (August 10th), teens will be learning watercolor technique from Wyckoff's own Rosemary Crabtree. It should be a great experience (and those attending may discover what little artistic talent their Teen Librarian possesses!)
Our final program, "Get Me Rewrite, the sequel," is a redux (look it up: possible SAT word) of last year's sleeper of the season, "Get Me Rewrite!" This year's picture book to be re-written by creative teens should be as much a fun challenge as last year's FRIENDS, the gentle book about bunny rabbits. Get your quills sharpened and your sense of humor honed for this one, Wyckoff teens! It's will be a hoot, the sequel.
Seeya when I seeya!
Wednesday, August 04, 2010
Friday, July 30, 2010
Friday, July 23, 2010
ORIGAMI was a splendid success, with nine eager folders (plus a crazed teen librarian with two left thumbs) creating magic with Linda Bogen. If you were there, you know what I'm bloggin' about, and if you weren't, come to the Library and see the kinds of things we created in the Display Case, just to the left of the front door.
The Playwriting Seminar, presented once again by Meredith Levy, will be held Tuesday, August 3rd, from 4:00 to 6:00 PM in the Monroe Room.
All my ragingly eager writers (and even those of you who simply dabble in the written word) should (did I say should? I meant must!) attend. Just as it was last year, it's going to be great and you all ought to be there (if only just to say you were, and reference the Library and Meredith when you stand on stage to receive your Tony Award for best play in 2021--hey, it could happen!)
Summer is moving along as fast as possible in this dreadful heat/humidity. Keep the AC and the fans on full blast and we'll all get through it.
Think of it: one day in the brevity of time we will again be kicking up the leaves of autumn. Ah, that that day would come soon! I am so desirous of 68 degree weather I could weep!
The Playwriting Seminar, presented once again by Meredith Levy, will be held Tuesday, August 3rd, from 4:00 to 6:00 PM in the Monroe Room.
All my ragingly eager writers (and even those of you who simply dabble in the written word) should (did I say should? I meant must!) attend. Just as it was last year, it's going to be great and you all ought to be there (if only just to say you were, and reference the Library and Meredith when you stand on stage to receive your Tony Award for best play in 2021--hey, it could happen!)
Summer is moving along as fast as possible in this dreadful heat/humidity. Keep the AC and the fans on full blast and we'll all get through it.
Think of it: one day in the brevity of time we will again be kicking up the leaves of autumn. Ah, that that day would come soon! I am so desirous of 68 degree weather I could weep!
Thursday, July 15, 2010
We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...ah, did someone say brothers? I meant sisters, of course, the three intrepids of SPEAK OUT who discussed with me, speaking of sisterhood, THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES.
Rock on, my SPEAK OUT teens, and next week we will discuss HANDMAID'S TALE (copies are still available for those wishing to get in on the literary fun.
Rock on, my SPEAK OUT teens, and next week we will discuss HANDMAID'S TALE (copies are still available for those wishing to get in on the literary fun.
Did someone say "wow"?
Well, heck, I'll say it again: WOW!!
Last night's turnout for TALK IT UP was unprecedented in number of teens in attendance (not to mention the amount of junk food consumed by them!).
I was delighted by the turnout, and delighted additionally by the assistance I received from my colleague, Meredith Levy, in set up and discussion assistance, too. Many thanks, Meredith.
Next week's book, for those of you who were not there and wish to get in on the action, is LEMONADE MOUTH, soon to be a major motion picture from Disney Studios.
I have copies available for all who wish to join us.
Well, heck, I'll say it again: WOW!!
Last night's turnout for TALK IT UP was unprecedented in number of teens in attendance (not to mention the amount of junk food consumed by them!).
I was delighted by the turnout, and delighted additionally by the assistance I received from my colleague, Meredith Levy, in set up and discussion assistance, too. Many thanks, Meredith.
Next week's book, for those of you who were not there and wish to get in on the action, is LEMONADE MOUTH, soon to be a major motion picture from Disney Studios.
I have copies available for all who wish to join us.
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
All I can say is WOW! The creativity of Wyckoff teens is clearly without bounds, as was evidenced by the gorgeous tote bags decorated most cleverly with stencil prints tonight at the Library.
Watch this space, 'cause pics are coming. You will be amazed! If you were there, you will be simply amused.
Keep pace with all the fun happening at the Wyckoff Library this summer.
Watch this space, 'cause pics are coming. You will be amazed! If you were there, you will be simply amused.
Keep pace with all the fun happening at the Wyckoff Library this summer.
Monday, July 12, 2010
Summer 2010 for teens at the Library really starts this week!
Tomorrow evening, for all of you lucky ones who have signed up for it,
the Library is offering Sharon Gross's stencil print program.
On Wednesday starts TALK IT UP and SPEAK OUT,
the summer's first of six book discussion weeks.
Finally, I hope that, while I've been cavorting about
in the unusually overwhelming heat in the Adirondacks last week,
Wyckoff teens have been reading, recording their pages,
and getting prized as appropriate.
Summer's really here now!
Thursday, July 01, 2010
Hey, today is the day to MAKE WAVES at the Wyckoff Library by signing up for the summer book club.
Read all you want, report back often with your pages, and get cool prizes.
Hope to see you all today! (or tomorrow, or next week (when I won't be here, but the sign up sheet will be!))
My plan is to have no prize items left by summer's end; help my dream come true!
Read all you want, report back often with your pages, and get cool prizes.
Hope to see you all today! (or tomorrow, or next week (when I won't be here, but the sign up sheet will be!))
My plan is to have no prize items left by summer's end; help my dream come true!
Today we celebrate the birthday of William Strunk, Jr., better known to some of you as half of the brilliant team of folks who wrote ELEMENTS OF STYLE, a bible for anyone who writes or has aspirations to do so.
Strunk, who taught English at Cornell University for 46 years, wrote this famous "little book" for his students. One of them was the yet-to-be famous writer E.B. White, who revised it in 1935 when his name was added to the authorship. (You may know White better as the author of CHARLOTTE'S WEB, among other titles.)
So, when someone says to you, 'you'd better check with Strunk and White on that', they are suggesting that you should revise your writing style.
If Mr. Strunk were living today, he would without doubt be able to edit this blogpost within an inch of its life; your humble blogger has never been known for sparcity of text.
Keep on writing (if that applies to you, that is!)
Strunk, who taught English at Cornell University for 46 years, wrote this famous "little book" for his students. One of them was the yet-to-be famous writer E.B. White, who revised it in 1935 when his name was added to the authorship. (You may know White better as the author of CHARLOTTE'S WEB, among other titles.)
So, when someone says to you, 'you'd better check with Strunk and White on that', they are suggesting that you should revise your writing style.
If Mr. Strunk were living today, he would without doubt be able to edit this blogpost within an inch of its life; your humble blogger has never been known for sparcity of text.
Keep on writing (if that applies to you, that is!)
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
On Tuesday, July 13th, Wyckoff artist Sharon Gross will be offering a wonderful seminar to Wyckoff teens on the joy of printmaking with stencils. In this course, teens will have the opportunity to cut stencils, use a stencil paint brush, and print with fabric and acrylic paints to decorate a canvas bag, a tote you may use this summer as you "make waves" at the beach.
It's a great introduction to printmaking, and Wyckoff teens aged 12-16 may register with Barbara the Teen Librarian, either in person at the Library, by e-mail (wyckteen@bccls.org) or by phone (201-891-4866).
As this seminar is limited to 12, please sign up soon.
LAST DAY OF JUNE!
...and now the fun begins.
Tomorrow is the first sign up day for MAKE WAVES, the read-all-you-want-and-get-prizes-along-the-way summer reading program, and I am hoping all of you will be joining us for this (and not just for the groovy prizes, either).
I will be away next week, seeing fireworks and other such splendors in the Adirondacks, but there are others present at the Wyckoff Library who will be able to assist my teens in their reading endeavors.
Looking forward to seeing all of you on the
...and now the fun begins.
Tomorrow is the first sign up day for MAKE WAVES, the read-all-you-want-and-get-prizes-along-the-way summer reading program, and I am hoping all of you will be joining us for this (and not just for the groovy prizes, either).
I will be away next week, seeing fireworks and other such splendors in the Adirondacks, but there are others present at the Wyckoff Library who will be able to assist my teens in their reading endeavors.
Looking forward to seeing all of you on the
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