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Teen Tech Week
It's time to start planning for Teen Tech Week March 6-12, 2011. Register to receive access to the logo, program helps and resources.
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Awards, Contests, & Grants
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Teen Video Challenge
 Teens are invited to create a video promoting Summer Reading at the public library. The winner will receive $250 and the opportunity for teens across the United States to view the winning video. Check out all the details here.
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Photo Op
YALSA is looking for high-quality photos of your Teen Read Week celebration. Send photos to Pam Goodes for possible publication in American Libraries.
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Congratulations
Jeri!
Congratulations to Jeri Cohen of Patchogue-Medford Library. She has been appointed to the YALSA Amazing Audiobooks Selection Committee for 2012. Be sure to listen for great titles to share with Jeri and her committee during the coming year.
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Greetings!
It's hard to believe that 2010 is coming to a close. It's been a busy year for Youth Services librarians: conferences and workshops, Summer Reading, building renovations, staffing changes and challenges.
Through it all, you continue to show up each day, offering teens quality library programs and services.
Thanks for all you do.
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Boot Campers
 YA librarians enjoyed an informative morning with New York Public Library's Megan Honig and Queens Public Library's Christian Zabriskie. Megan introduced the audience to Street Lit and presented a rationale for including these titles in collections that target urban audiences. Christian offered many practical suggestions for working with teens: setting rules, always showing respect, inviting teens to return, and focusing on providing professional, courteous, and equal service to all teens.
Thanks to James Richeson for introducing us to the complexities of "Minute to Win It." View some of your colleagues attempting the impossible with common objects in a short video, now showing on the monitor located outside Youth Services.
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Book Graffiti
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Authors Unlimited, a FANTASTIC event for Suffolk teens is coming!
All teens are invited to a day filled with great YA authors, fun, and books! There will be panel discussions, author breakout sessions, book signings, and more.
FREE admission tickets will be available at local public libraries in March 2011.
When: April 30, 2011
Where: St Joseph's College
Who: All interested teens and others who enjoy YA literature. (Preferential seating will be given to teens.)
See you at the planning meeting on December 2 !
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Just for Tweens
Looking for some fresh ideas for Tween programming? Join us on February 8, 2011 for an introduction to Brooklyn's summer program for tweens. This program was presented at the 2010 Darien Kid Campand subsequently presented to Pratt LIS students. The program offers innovative ideas for working with tweens.
Join staff members who work with tweens to share information on this exciting concept.
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Graphic Novels Picks
The year is drawing to a close and the list of nominations for the 2011 Great Graphic Novels list is beginning to take shape. In addition to the titles already featured in other 2010 SCLS newsletters, here are a few more you might want to check out:
- Amulet of Samarkand: A Bartimaeis Graphic Novel by Jonathan Stroud. Wait until you see the various planes of the world in dazzling color!
- Black Butler by Yana Toboso. Is it Shojo or paranormal or something else? This manga defies traditional characterization.
- Ghostopolis by Doug TenNapel. How can you only "visit" the land of the dead ?
- IItazura Na Kiss by Kaoru Tada. Want a charming and utterly old-fashioned Shojo story? Here you go...
- Louis: Night Salad by Metaphrog. This little European series is a disarmingly simple gem.
- Possessions by Ray Fawkes. Meet Gurgazon, the cute little pit demon determined to escape.
- Salem Brownstone by John Harris Dunning. Stunning Gothic artwork meets a bizarre set of characters.
- Trickster by Matt Dembicki. Native American "trickster" tales, each retold by a Native American storyteller.
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