YA Boot Camp
Interested in teen services?
Starting work as a YA librarian?
Veteran YA librarian looking for new ideas/approaches to teen services?
YA Boot Camp is for you!
November 16 at SCLS.
Special guests! Special program!
Be There!
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Awards, Contests, & Grants |
Teen Media Festival
Get out those FLIP cameras and start filming now!
Work with your teens to create awesome Scratch projects.
Then submit your videos and Scratch projects to SCLS Youth Services by August 27.
Win REALLY GREAT PRIZES for your library and your teens!
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Do you have teens who enjoy writing? They might enjoy this Harper social networking site for aspiring teen authors.
Here, teens can: Connect with other teen writers; read and vote on what others write; talk about novels, poetry or a book they love; write a post for the online community.
Submissions that make the Top Pick list will be read by a HarperCollins editor.
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Greetings!
Welcome to summer days! Take one final breath of air, breathe deeply, and get ready to plunge into the wild crazy days of summer at the library.
Be sure to keep those FLIP cameras handy and record all the great things happening this summer at your library.
All My Best,
Barbara |
Patchogue Medford Chicks with Sticks
I recently had the honor of receiving an invitation to join  Jeri Cohen and her teen knitting group. The girls are a diverse group and are involved in knitting, crocheting, and spinning. It was fun to join them for a monthly meeting. Fortunately that night they needed someone to wind balls of yarn, and I can do that. This is a fun group which meets monthly with support from a local fiber artist in addition to the craftswoman/librarian in residence at Patchogue Medford Public Library. Thanks for a delightful evening !
Additional photos of Patchogue-Medford's Teen Knitters may be viewed at SCLS Teen Tour.
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Time for Some Fun Stuff!
Time for summer. Time to put the textbooks away and read something just for fun! Here are two new titles to try.
I knew that I was in trouble when I started laughing out loud while  reading Vordak the Incomprehensible: How to Grow Up and Rule the World. Scott Seegert, AKA Vordak, has created the ultimate guide for all those with a secret (or not so secret) ambition to rule the world. Here's a sample of the guide's contents: "Evil Aptitude Exam", "Three Ways to Make a Girl Scout Cry", perfecting your evil laugh, an "Evil Name Generator", and tips for building a Lair. Illustrations such as "Sinister Syd's Evil Accessories" make this one book for the evil lurking in each one of us! Trust me, being bad has never been so much fun!
 When I heard Jean Feiwel describe this as the book that "puts the fun in funeral", I was immediately intrigued. Grounded by Kate Klise is the story of Daralynn, or Dolly, whose mother styles hair and makeup for bodies at a local mortuary. Set in a small Missouri town that is filled with "quirky" characters, including the grandmother who likes to play with Daralynn's 237 dolls, Aunt Josie who hosts a retirement home for "distinguished gentlemen", and Clem,the man who wants to open a crematorium. This gentle story of humor, loss, and the power of family make it the perfect summer read!
Please consult the SCLS Professional Collection for a complete listing of all titles available for examination. |
Accent on Book Expo America
 Book Expo America was a tremendous event. I was delighted to see so many Suffolk librarians in attendance.
BEA highlights for me were hearing two absolutely mesmerizing storytellers:
Cornelia Funke, author of Reckless recounting in her soft German accent the creation of her latest work which was translated from German into English.
Suzanne Collins, author of Mockingjay has a soft Southern accent which works perfectly with the character of Katniss. When she pulled out the manuscript for the third volume of the Hunger Games trilogy, an audible gasp went out from the audience.
Talk about two true blonde bombshells!
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 Listen Up!
June is Audio Book Month. Join in the fun with SYNC, an online community for readers ages 13 and up. Each week, SYNC will give away 2 FREE downloads -- a popular Young Adult title paired with a Classic title that appears on Summer Reading lists -- staring July 1 through September 1, 2010. Listeners can join in a conversation with authors, narrators, librarians, and other listeners. Obtain a toolkit with posters, bookmarks, flyers and more!
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