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Events Calendar
January 3 10:00 a.m. at West Babylon Mock Printz Workshop
January 10 10:00 a.m. at North Shore YASD meeting.
Feburary 3 National African American Read-In
February 7 at 9:30 a.m. at SCLS Young Adult Librarians Meeting
February 8 at noon. People Watching with a Purpose: Meeting Needs Before They Need It teleconference
February 9 & 10 at Hilton New York Hotel SCBWI Annual Winter Conference
March 5 at SCLS Performers' Showcase
March 12 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Shea Theater, Suffolk Community College James DeVita theater/author event.
March 22 at NYPL Books for the Teen Age
March 25-29 in Minneapolis PLA National Conference
March 27 at Harborfields Fran Romer Memorial Workshop
April 4 at Sachem Advanced Battle of the Books
April 10 at Rosewood Inn YSS Past Presidents Dinner
April 11 at Melville YSS Conference
May 8 at Crest Hollow Country Club Long Island Library Conference |
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Reminder
Eric Luper is coming! Be sure to reserve your copy of Big Slick.
Deadline for reservations is January 28.
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Awards, Contests, & Grants
January 4 Create Your Own Avatar Contest
January 11 The Big Read Grant
January 31 Coming Up Taller awards
February 1 Great Stories Club
March 8 Teen Tech Week Song Writing Contest
April 1 For Dummies Library Display Contest
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It's January. Wikipedia states that this name comes from the Roman Janus, god of the doorway. Welcome January, the doorway to a new year. Here are a few suggestions:
- Plan a Teen Tech Week celebration.
- Schedule a few interesting professional events.
- Read some new YA literature.
Enjoy!
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Teen Tech Week 2008 is March 2-8. and now is the time to start planning for it. Be sure to register by February 1 and receive a free logo download and Tech-Guide. Mini-grant and contest applications are also available at this site.
Here are some ideas to get you started:
- Visit the YALSA Teen Tech Site for ideas.
- Try a comic/video contest. Teens upload their own comics/video for veiwing and voting.
- Enter the Teen Tech Week Song Writing Contest.
- Helen E. Blowers suggests bringing in a refrigerator box and designing it to be the "Podcasting Booth". Create a fun podcast of cell phone ringtones. Visit the Teen Podcasters Network.
- Several Suffolk libraries are having a Geek Squad demonstration, similar to the presentation at SCLS last year.
- Attend the January 10 YASD meeting. "Teens and Technology" will be the topic of discussion.
- Update your Shelfari page. I love the new look!
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Nell Brosnan of West Islip Public Library has a great idea for Teen Tech Week. In March 2007, she invited the West Islip High School Robotics Team to demonstrate some of their exciting projects. She said that children were the main audience of this demonstation presented by teens. This is also a great way to build relationships with the local schools. Great idea, Nell. Thanks for sending photos and sharing!
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New Books for 2008
It's fun to start the new year out with something new to read.
Here are a two that I have enjoyed.
 Sweethearts by Sara Zarr is the perfect little valentine. This book reminds me of a college roommate that became my closest friend. At the end of the year, she left to attend another university, I cried and told my dad I'd never find another friend like her. Dad reassured me that some friendships are meant to last forever. This book reaffirms my belief in the enduring power of friends, whose "mark we've left on each other is the color and shape of love." From the cookie on the cover to the touching ending that made me cry, I loved this book.
Joanne Harris, author of Chocolat, has ventured into the world of young adult literature with Runemarks. The story begins with Maddy, shunned by the village because she is born with a rune on her palm. She is tutored by an Outlander, whom she refers to as One-Eye and is eventually sent on a quest. Individuals and events are not as they seem and Maddy is called upon to use both her wits and her gifts to realize her destiny and the destiny of the world. Heavily steeped in Norse mythology, (much more than Nancy Farmer's delightful The Sea of Trolls series), the tale is enriched by the maps, character and rune lists in the front matter. I enjoyed reacquainting myself with the world of Odin and Loki. A grand adventure!
I received several excellent suggestions from the survey on 2007 Young Adult Services and will attempt in implement as many as possible. One suggestion was the creation of a Teen Readers Advisory Group. The suggestion was made that this group might be able to read and review books, then meet occasionally to share reviews of young adult literature. If you are interested, please let me know. bmoon@suffolk.lib.ny.us
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