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Champions!
Battle of the Books, Advanced Division competition was held on April 4 at Sachem Public Library. Congratulations to Harborfields Public Library's Schnoopers!
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Events Calendar
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 Workshop
June 12 at Smithtown PL YASD meeting
July 23 at Sachem PL Core Collections: Video Games for Libraries
August 16 at Stony Brook University Battle of the Books
August 18 at Islandia Marriott Battle of the Books Awards
September 4 at Bourne Mansion Picture This
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Awards, Contests, & Grants
May 1 Go Overboard Challenge Grant
June 15 VOYA Teen Program Award
June 30 Advertise Your Cause Contest
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Best Costume
The team from East Hampton Library designed their own T-shirts for Advanced Battle of the Books. The Viking hats were the crowning touch!
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| Greetings!
The past month was been jam-packed with excellent programs. I was happy to see so many of you at the YSS conference. The presentations from Suffolk Young Adult Librarians were outstanding.
Our mini-blog includes several updates. Please feel free to share photos from your library on our electronic scrapbook. Best Wishes,
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Computers in Libraries was an eye-opening, mind-expanding  event. Here are a few of the "take-away" ideas:
- Cool tools to try: Jing (capture and share images from video or screen), SortFix (search by dragging relevant words into the search box), Chowhound (share all things "foodie"), and Get Clicky (web analytics).
- Memorable quote from Michael Stevens: "Our most important collection: People"
- Meebo chat boxes. Get one. Use it.
- On my "must read" list is Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing with Organizations by Clay Shirky. You can preview Shirky's book by viewing and/or listening to his lecture.
- Some of the conference presentations can be viewed on SlideShare.
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Picture This: Author Profile
 The list of presenters for our September 4 event is impressive. Sometimes I have to pinch myself to believe that we really have such an outstanding line-up of presenters and artists.
One presenter you will not want to miss is Jessica Abel. She is the co-author of the new textbook Drawing Words & Writing Pictures. I usually don't throw out phrases like "tour de force", but this title easily fits in that category. Thoughtfully laid out, with easy to understand illustrations and examples, this book can guide the beginning and the more experienced artist through a 15 week course. Those seeking specific information can search by chapter topics. However, this book is also a wonderful resource for the non-artist who would like to better understand this form. Whether your taste runs to manga, comic strips, or graphic novels, this resource is a must-have for them all.
Jessica will be speaking at Picture This.
Learn about artists Matt Loux, Danica Novgorodoff, and Misako Rocks at Picture This blog and Picture This website.
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Staying Alive
Freeze Frame by debut author Heidi Ayarbe is on my "can't put it down" list. Kyle and his friend Jason are in the  shed when a gun goes off and Jason is dead. What happened? Kyle can't remember and searches for answers as he attempts to create a "movie" of that moment in the shed. This story had me in it's grip from the start and it never let up. Powerful story!
Note: I liked the relationship that Kyle has with Mr. Cordoba, the librarian. It was a refreshing change from the standard brief scene, "kid goes to the library to look up information" that appears in most YA books. Bouquets to Ayarbe.
Bonechiller by Graham McNamee will keep you on the edge  of your seat. Set in the middle of a freezing Canadian winter, Danny and his friends encounter a centuries-old beast which bites young people. The effect of the bite is truly chilling: taking over the victim's mind and then freezing him/her to death. Initially I could not understand the inclusion of the opening scene with crazy Pike. However by the end of the book, you're glad crazy Pike was there.
Suzanne Collins latest trilogy begins with The Hunger Games. Set in the future where the national sport is a televised form of gladiator/survivor, young teens compete to the death. Sixteen year old Katniss offers to take her younger sister's place in this year's "games." She must use her physical ability, cunning, and judgement to decide whom she can trust and whom she must kill. The book contains death, violence, and a great surprise. I'm looking forward to the next volumes in the series.
I enjoyed Eoin Colfer's action-packed saga Airman. You
can read Jeri Cohen's review at SCLS Reads. I also liked The Patron Saint of Butterflies by Cecilia Galante. Be sure to catch Laura Panter's review in VOYA.
Please consult the SCLS Professional Collection for a complete listing of all titles available for examination.
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VOYA's Most Valuable Program Award
VOYA wants to hear about your successful teen library programs. If you have crafted an exceptional, innovative program, complete this form. Sarah Couri will select the best submissions for the Get with the Program column's "Program Spotlight." Submissions will also be considered for VOYA's Most Valuable Program Award (MVP), announced each October.
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