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Events Calendar
April 4 at Sachem Advanced Battle of the Books
April 4-6 at Stony Brook I_CON 27
April 10 at Rosewood Inn YSS Past Presidents Dinner
April 11 at Marriott Melville YSS Conference
April 17 Teen Literature Day
April 18-20 at Javits Center Comic Con Event
May 3 Free Comic Book Day
May 8 at Crest Hollow Country Club Long Island Library Conference
May 9 Library Challenges and Opportunities teleconference
May 14 at Barnes & Noble Marketing to Teens
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We're Not Your Mother:
Marketing to Teens
Be sure to join us on Wednesday May 14 at the Smith Haven Barnes & Noble and learn from a marketing techniques expert in the field. Coffee at 8:30. Program begins at 9:00. 0.2 ceu credits offered.
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Awards, Contests, & Grants
April 1 For Dummies Library Display Contest
April 4 Pride and Passion: The African American Baseball exhibition
April 15 Signet Classics Essay Contest
May 1 Go Overboard Challenge Grant
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Save the Date
September 4, 2008
If you enjoyed the Graphic Novel Symposium held last September at Harborfields Public Library, you will not want to miss:
Picture This
Using Images to Illuminate Young Adult Literature.
Join us for a day filled with exciting authors and artists who specialize in image-rich young adult literature.
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I'm looking forward to the New York Library Association Youth Services Section 33rd Annual Spring Conference this month. It is exciting to see that many of our Suffolk Young Adult Librarians will be presenters. Be sure to catch the sessions that feature Andrew Bollerman, Brian Cooper, Teri Germano, Andrea Graham, Deborah Hempe, Martha Mikkleson, Laura Panter, Erin Schaarschmidt, Nola Thacker, and Susan Tychnowic. Check out the program. There are many excellent offerings.
Hope to see you at the conference,
Barbara |
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Catherine LaStella heads up young adult services at Hauppauge Public Library. Tween and teen resources are  located in separate areas, with colorful posters promoting events and programs. Because Hauppauge teens are interested in service opportunities, Catherine has created several interesting programs, including painting the windows in the children's area. At right is the display they created for the 2007 summer reading program.
Catherine sends postcards to teens with reminders about teen events and finds that she gets a better response than by using email or telephone calls. The teens enjoy getting "paper mail." Great ideas, Catherine!
Southold Free Library is an example of "good things come in small packages." Penny Kelly has created a genuine community  center, using local talent to provide innovative programs such as creating mosaics, night visits to an observatory, field trips to a local farm to pick and cook fresh produce, and a book discussion group that includes the participation of the high school English teacher. The North Fork libraries wisely pool their resources and plan joint activities such as an anime club that rotates monthly meetings between Southold, Cutchogue, and Mattituck. Thanks to Penny and Dana, Southold teens have access to outstanding resources and programming.
While in the North Fork area, I was able to tour the fabulous new Tween Place at Mattituck-Laurel Library and the completely new interior of Cutchogue-New Suffolk Free Library. They will be featured in future editions of Teen Direct.
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I have recently discovered Tumbleblogs or miniblogs that Linda Braun refers to as "online scrapbooks". This is a very easy, user-friendly blog. You can see the "scrapbook" of my recent library visits at SCLS Teen Tour. I would love to include a photo of your library and teen programs in the Teen Tour. |
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Authors' Voices
ghostgirl by Tonya Hurley is to die for! We meet Charlotte, whose only desire is to be popular like Petula the cheerleader and get a date with Damen. After a summer of  diets and make-overs, she feels she is up to the challenge. Unfortunately, on the first day of school, she chokes on a gummy bear and dies. But Charlotte is one determined girl who is not going to let death, Petula and her coterie of cheerleaders, or the ghosts who reside in a haunted house keep her from realizing her dream. Laced with wicked puns and characterizations, this book has sections that beg to be read aloud.
I heard Jacqueline Woodson speak last fall and as I was reading After Tupac & D Foster I could hear her voice reciting the lyrical text to me.She has such an  incredible way with words and characterizations. This story chronicles the lives of three young girls living in Queens, and the parallels in the life of Tupac Shakur from 1994 until his violent death in 1996. I expect that this line will be quoted by librarians: "I read all those books...and peeped the newspapers and people's biographies and autobiographies because I was trying to see some tiny bit of myself in those books."
I recently read Honeybee by Naomi Shihab Nye. If you attended the 2006 CLASC Children's Literature Conference, you will recognize the sock monkey and airport stories.
Read additional reviews by Lori, Jeri, and the comments of other teen librarians at SCLS Reads.
Please consult the SCLS Professional Collection for a complete listing of all titles available for examination.
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