Thursday, February 19, 2004

Teen Book Discussion - March

The Teen Book Discussion group will be reading The Body of Christopher Creed by Carol Plum-Ucci. This is the One Book New Jersey teen title and we're lucky enough to have a guest leading the discussion.

Come and join us!

Date: Tuesday, March 23, 2004
Time: 4:00 pm
Place: Monroe Room of library

*If you're in gr. 7-12, please visit the Reference Desk to sign up.*

About the book: Torey Adams, a high school junior with a seemingly perfect life, struggles with doubts and questions surrounding the mysterious disappearance of the class outcast. His search for answers opens his eyes to the lies, pain, and need to blame when tragedy strikes, and his once-safe world comes crashing down around him.

Wednesday, February 18, 2004

Exciting news for Teens!

BCCLS has updated its teen webpage. Check it out at http://www.bccls.org/teens/.

From this page you can participate in shush, the new online book club. It's held on the last Tuesday of each month. This month, read The House of the Scorpion and then log in at 8:00 pm on March 30. There are several other features....be sure to take a look!

Thursday, February 12, 2004

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Happy Valentine's Day!

Drop by the reference desk to pick up your LOVE BITES bookmark! It'll give you some reading suggestions for the holiday (mostly unusual love stories). Let me know what you think of the books by sending an email to wyckya@bccls.org.

Saturday, February 07, 2004

Get on Board & Read @ your library!

MEET TONY HAWK!


Sound good? All you have to do is read a book and submit an entry about how the book is meaningful to you.

You can work alone or in teams of up to four. Be creative - there are two categories: a written essay or a creative entry including a poem, painting or video. Go to http://www.hersheysmilk.com/getonboard/getonboard/ for more details and to print a contestant form. After you fill it out, take it to the librarian for a signature. Good luck!

Grand prize: Meet Tony Hawk
First place: Win a Tony Hawk skateboard
Second place: Win Tony Hawk's book
Third place: Win free Hershey's MilkShakes for one month, up to 5 cases

Deadline: April 23, 2004
(You must be 12-18 years old as of 11/10/03)

Thursday, February 05, 2004

What is the Teen Library Council (TLC)??

The TLC was designed to help the Young Adult Librarian improve library services to teens. So far the group has helped design YA programs and select books for book discussion. Members also have a say in what books, magazines, CDs, and movies the library buys. We meet on the first Wednesday of every month--feel free to join us downstairs from 4:15-5:00 pm.

Recap of TLC meetings:

December 2003 - We got to know eachother a little, picked a name, and talked about possible teen programs.

January 2004 - TLC members looked over Teen Mystery Party scenarios, talked about hosting a Poetry Coffeehouse, and brainstormed about the upcoming book discussion.

February 2004 - The Teen Mystery Party was our main focus; we would like to do this program in May so we chose a scenario. We also briefly discussed the book discussion, this blog, and book review forms.

The Teen Book Discussion group will have its first meeting this month. We'll be reading Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli.

Come and join us!

Date: Tuesday, February 24, 2004
Time: 4:15-5:00 pm
Place: Monroe Room of library

*Please visit the Reference Desk to sign up.*
(This book is appropriate for teens age 12 and up.)

About the book: In this story about the perils of popularity, the courage of nonconformity, and the thrill of first love, an eccentric student named Stargirl changes Mica High School forever.

Wednesday, February 04, 2004

Welcome to Wyckoff Public Library's blog for Young Adults! We recently starting offering more services for teens and this page is our way of keeping all of you up-to-date on what the library has to offer.

Teen programming will begin soon and we recently created two new groups for young adults: the Teen Library Council (TLC) and the Teen Book Discussion group. The TLC meets on the first Wednesday of every month and the Teen Book Discussion group meets on the third Tuesday of every month.

We look forward to seeing many of you at the upcoming events!