PARANORMAN THE MOVIE!

TEEN 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!

It'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!

April'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!

 

 

 

GAMING: 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.

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/

MARCH 2013 PROGRAMS

YESTERDAY 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!

The 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.

FEBRUARY PROGRAMS FOR TEENS AT THE LIBRARY (REVISED)

CALLING 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.

If you have an interest in this program, which will be held in the Library, and wish to accumulate some Community Service hours, please contact Barbara at the Library.  Don't forget to mention your subject area of interest, too.

Yes, now is your chance to be somebody's hero. 
Are you up to the challenge?

NEW 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!

.

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:

http://www.orderofdarkness.com/

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!

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!

MAGIC SHOW THIS JANUARY!!

Regarding my last post, consider it an invitation to come to the Library anytime and create your own snowflake to put on my bulletin board.  This is an open-ended invitation and it will most likely last all season.

DECEMBER!

We are all as the snowflake:  magnificently unique and wondrous!

THE LASTEST AND GREATEST FROM ME!

Well, so okay, it's been a while, but it's not like I haven't been thinking of everyone.  As a matter of fact,  in the interim, I read THE MAZE RUNNER, the next book we will be discussing (on December 19th, 5:00 - 6:00 PM).

It's a good read, and will make for good discussion, too.

Additonally, next Wednesday (12/5/2012), I'll be hosting a TEEN WRITERS GROUP in the library from 5:00 - 6:30 PM.   Don't forget your latest epic prose/poetry/etc. to read to the Group.

If you are reading this, I hope you will be able to attend at least one of these year end teen meetings.

Let me know if you will be here for either (or both, ideally).

MOVIE NIGHT IS COMING!

THE PRINCESS BRIDE  is coming, and you would be foolhardy to miss our very first ever teen movie/book discussion.

Due to the craziness of a natural disaster called Sandy, this event has been postponed until THIS THURSDAY, 15 NOVEMBER, at 4:30 in the Monroe Room.

Therefore, even if you haven't read the book (which is fabulous, btw), you are more than welcome to attend the film, an event I have been waiting to host in this Library for many years, and now that we have the cool equipment to show it, I CAN!  (YIPPEE!)

Did I mention POPCORN?  Yes, popcorn will be available at this event, along with other snacks of which you all may be aware.

Contact me with questions and please RSVP!