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!!

And, in case you were wondering, the name of the fear-of-13 is called:

triskaidekaphobia

'nuff said!

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!

HAPPY 600 TO A-ROD!