Tuesday, October 01, 2013
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
TEEN ADVISORY GROUP TODAY!
TAG RETURNS!
Yes, the first Fall meeting of the Wyckoff Library Teen Advisory Group (TAG) will be held today, 25 September 2013, 5:00 - 6:00 pm in the Monroe Room, replete with lots of laughs, snack food,
and good company.
You, too, can be a member of this dynamic group (that is, we are always accepting new members!) that exists to aid in making the Library a better place for teens in Wyckoff!
Hope to see you there (and bring a friend, if you choose!) We meet monthly, so if you can't make it this month. . .well, just sayin'!
Monday, September 23, 2013
Thursday, September 05, 2013
Memories of Summer. . .Yoga!
WITH WENDY MESSANO!
An Introduction to Yoga
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Thursday, August 08, 2013
ZOMPROM WAS A HIT, with a bunch of cleverly togged revelers who were more than ready and willing to dance (or shamble depending on the zombie) the night away. Good food, great music, amiable competition, and a King and Queen (gender non-specific, course!) and the ZOMBIE PROM shambled into Library History! (It was our first ever, but maybe (da da da dummm) not our last. . .mwahahahah! Check out the pics
       Yoga at the Library
It's been a very busy summer for everyone, so now is the time to center yourself with a little inner exploration.
Yoga for tweens/teens will be offered at the Library by Wendy Messano of Little Shanti Yoga. The class schedule is as follows:
Tuesday August 27--Intro to Yoga
Wednesday August 28--Yoga and Journaling
Thursday August 29--Yoga and Nutrition (with Smoothies!)
Each session is from 2:00 - 3:00 in the Monroe Room of the Library.
Please register for one, two or all of the yoga classes at the Library!
Wednesday, June 12, 2013ZOMPROM ALERT!!
THIS FRIDAY JUNE 14TH, 6:00 - 8:00 PM, ZOMBIE PROM!
DON'T FORGET YOUR COSTUME BUT ABANDON YOUR SENSE OF DISBELIEF, 'CAUSE IT'S GONNA BE ONE GREAT EXPERIENCE!
PICS WILL BE TAKEN, BUT HECK, YOU'LL BE IN COSTUME. . .NOBODY WILL RECOGNIZE YOU, I'M THINKING.
DON'T FORGET TO TELL THE TEEN LIBRARIAN (ME!!!) THAT YOU WILL BE SHAMBLING FORTH THIS FRIDAY FOR THE. . .
ZOMBIE PROM!
Tuesday, May 28, 2013Wednesday, May 15, 2013TEEN FICTION, A DYNAMIC ADVENTURE
Last week at the Wyckoff Library Teen Writers Group an adventurous group of teens began a mission to write fiction, one sentence at a time. The results are as follows:
In a little town tucked between two mountains there lived a little brunette girl names Michele. Next door there lived a crusty old man named Carl. Michele didn't like Carl because of his mysteriousness, and because he smelt strongly of tobacco. He was a very shady figure who rarely went outside. Little did Michele know that Carl was actually a woman! One day, Michele wanted to see what he did in his house, but she turned away and walked down the dirt path to her friend Beatrice's house. Beatrice had a new horse. At Beatrice's house she rode and petted the horse until she heard a noise and flash of light. There, right in front of her eyes, wearing a tight, gold-lame dress and freshly braided wig stood Carl. As Michele and Beatrice run, Carl runs magestically fast and knocks them out. Michele awoke to Beatrice screaming, saying "Carl kidnapped us. He's evil." Readers are encouraged to add a line to this fiction, if you please, by commenting to this blog entry, and I will add the comments to this dynamic fiction adventure! Thursday, April 25, 2013It's HOBBIT time!
Yes, today is the day I will be showing THE HOBBIT, AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY at the library in the Shotmeyer Room.
Yes, there will be popcorn and other attending snacks. And yes, there is a strong suspicion that the Teen Librarian (me, btw) will doze off during this 2.5 hour movie (and if anyone takes a picture of that, I know where to find you!). Last time, I paid money to do that but I think the seats in the AMC theater were more comfortable (and totally doze-worthy). See you there, and if not, see you when I see you! Wednesday, April 10, 2013April's first post!
Okay, it took me long enough, but I'm back and it's April (aka Poetry Month)!
(Note the spring green font color!)
As mentioned prior, Gaming program went very well.
Hoping for greater attendance next month on the 18th of April
when we'll do it all again!
Feel free to contact me or just respond to this blog !
WRECK IT RALPH the movie was fabulous!
If you have not yet seen it,
check it out at your local library (hint,hint!).
You will laugh.
That's a promise (not a command).
April brings all new things, of course, and not just my seasonal allergies.
As much as I love the blossoms, I hate them too. Figure that one out!
But what goes on here, except sneezing and sniffling
and general stuffupedness, you may ask?
Last Thursday, four intrepid writers of the TEEN WRITERS GROUP met, shared their writings, ate snacks, and generally had a good time.
This could be you next month! Check the calendar!
This week on Thursday at 4:00-5:00 PM I will be meeting with the Teen Advisory Group (TAG). Anyone interested in their library may be a member of this growing group, so let me know of your interest, please.
All time spent in TAG counts as Community Service, too!
See you all when I see you!
Friday, March 22, 2013GAMING: PLUGGED AND UNPLUGGED WRAP-UP
We got game, or should I say we most certainly HAD game yesterday at the first ever GAMING: PLUGGED AND UNPLUGGED Library event for tweens/teens.
I had seven stalwart gamers playing everything from FICA soccer to chess (and many things in between). (I'll be posting pics soon, too!) Get ready, 'cause I'll be doing this program on a monthly basis here at the library. AND. . .next week on the 28th is MOVIES AT THE LIBRARY FOR TWEENS/TEENS and I'll be screening WRECK IT RALPH, for your viewing pleasure, replete with snacks and, of course, POPCORN! Let me know if you will be coming, please. Tuesday, February 26, 2013
You know that book you read that you just could not put down and now that it's finished you just can't forget it? Well, here's your opportunity to review said book in Wyckoff Library's own Teen Book Review blogspot and share your love of that literary gem with your peers (and all else who read this blog. . .).
Let me know what you think of this bit of newness: http://wyckoffteenbookreviews.blogspot.com/ Friday, February 22, 2013YESTERDAY EVENING. . .
. . .my intrepid TEEN ADVISORY GROUP (TAG) members (you could be one of them!) met in the Monroe Room and discussed with me what types of programs and other such nonsense they would like to see at the Library.
Let me just say. . .get ready for fun (and maybe a little crazy, too!). Next month, however, (dates unspecified at present) I will be hosting our TEEN WRITERS GROUP (yay!), a gaming evening (as yet to be determined), and other things relevant to Wyckoff teens. Hey, let me know you're out there! Drop me a line, right here! Wednesday, February 13, 2013The Gaming Tournament held last week was a major success, so look for more gaming at the library, and soon!Just a reminder of what's coming up:Tomorrow 2/14 (yes, it is Valentine's Day) I will be hosting a TEEN WRITERS GROUP from 5:30 - 7:00 in the Monroe Room. As ever, bring a piece of writing to read to the group and expect snacks (of course, you do!) Let me know you are coming, thanks!Next week I will be having a meeting of the TEEN ADVISORY GROUP. This important group of tweens/teens meets monthly to advise and assist the Teen Librarian (Me!) in all things relevant to the Wyckoff Library teen collection. If you have any interest, you are welcome to join this group. Let me know of your interest in advance, please.Wednesday, February 06, 2013Tuesday, January 29, 2013CALLING ALL WANNABE HEROES!BE A HERO TO SOMEONE!
The library is starting a HOMEWORK HELPERS program, and we are seeking teens in 10-12th grade to offer their services to Wyckoff's 3rd - 5th graders.
Thursday, January 24, 2013NEW ON THE TEEN FIC SHELVES THIS WEEK!
Don't you want a peek at what's new on my TEEN FICTION SHELVES THIS WEEK?
Take a gander at this tempting list, then come to the Library and get them from my "New Teen Books" shelf. There's plenty more than just this little list, too! GODS AND WARRIORS, Michelle Paver: High adventure with a twelve year old in the Bronze Age. When did you last read a book set in the Bronze Age? THE PALADIN PROPHECY, Mark Frost: Good and evil at a prep school impacts a 15-year old boy. The book is way more than that sounds. SERAPHINA, Rachel Hartman Let's just say that no less than Mr. Christopher Paolini said this book is "beautifully written. . .some of the most interesting dragons I've read in fantasy." (Hello, sir, where else does one read about dragons?) WHAT CAME FROM THE STARS, Gary D. Schmidt Hmm, how to summarize. Let's just say a Plymouth, Massachusets 12 year old has no idea how the thing he finds in his lunch box will impact him and the world, as well as another world far, far away! PALACE OF STONE (A Princess Academy book), Shannon Hale It's a sequel! Be the first on your block. . . A WORLD AWAY, Nancy Grossman A coming-of-age novel (bildungsroman--SAT word, maybe) about an Amish teen girl becoming a nanny in Chicago. . .consider the possibilities! SEEYA AT THE LIBRARY AND READ THE NEXT POST--IT'S IMPORTANT!!! CHANGELING New Date!
Mark your calendars and get thee hence to the
Wyckoff Library to get your copy of this book!
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Barbara has changed the date for Book Discussion
from today to next month.
That said, we will be discussing CHANGELING: ORDER OF DARKNESS, Book One by Philippa Gregory on February 6th, a Wednesday evening, from 5:30 - 6:30 PM in the Monroe Room.
When you come to get a book, don't forget your Library Card 'cause Babs has changed the rules a trifle.
You must not only register for the discussion,
but check the book out too! (Keeping us all honest!)
If you want to know more about this book, here's a link for you:
Friday, January 18, 2013
BOOK DISCUSSION COMING UP FAST!!
CHANGELING by Philippa Gregory, a great historical/adventure/supernatural kinda fiction that will appeal to a whole lot of you, I'm predicting,
boys and girls (trust me on this!).
The discussion is scheduled for next Thursday from 5:30 - 6:30 in the Monroe Room, but at this writing I have very few (count one (1)) registered for this really good fiction.
Contact me with your interest because at this point I'm considering moving the date,
it's that good a read.
Copies are available at the Library
RIGHT NOW!
Monday, January 07, 2013
In case anyone notice my lack of presence in the Library for the past couple weeks, I was totally and annoyingly sick. Just a cold, mind you, but what a cold!
And if you were to hear my voice at this moment in time, you would hear that the wicked thing hangs on.
It ruined Christmas Week, my birthday (New Years Eve), and the week following, forcing us to return a day early from our Berkshires getaway extravaganza, and it was in general a garbage-y way to ring in a New Year.
(Lucky '13 be danged!)
And anyone who knows me will appreciate the fact that the worst of it all was that I totally lost my voice for about six days. Try to imagine me with but a whisper as a means of communication.
(First time ever for me, too!)
Anyway, I'm back, looking forward to more fun
with teens in the Library.
Don't forget: Magic Show on the 15th!
Please sign up soon!
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