Teen Direct
from the Suffolk Cooperative Library System June 2012 |
BATTLE 2012: It's ON !
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The cat is officially out-of-the-bag! This year's Battle of the Books titles are now public knowledge. Teens can begin to read and discuss the eight books featured in this summer's inter-library book trivia competition.
Which title is your favorite? Which title will be a favorite with your teens?
Assemble your teams and begin planning for the sixteenth annual Battle of the Books to be held on August 11, 2012. Invoices will be sent to all participating libraries during the first week of July.
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 Central Park: The body of Wendy Geller, student at exclusive Alcott high school is found dead. Wendy was the wild one. The girl who would do anything to be noticed. Nico Phelps: Boyfriend of popular student Sasha. Did he leave the party with Wendy? Rain Donovan: Born with a cleft palate, Rain is careful to remain quiet and in the background. She and Wendy were childhood friends, but things have changed. This tautly wound mystery will keep readers turning pages as secrets are uncovered. Great read! Post a favorite book where the action takes place "after dark" and you could win a signed copy of The Girl in the Park, by Mariah Fredericks and some neon pencils. Bonus: book was signed on the publication date. | |
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| Student Film Festival |  Plans are underway for the 2nd annual Suffolk County Student Film Festival. Martha Mikkleson and her committee are hard at work, putting together another fantastic event.
The 2011 inaugural event brought together a diverse group of aspiring film makers, screening some entertaining and innovative movies. Be sure to visit the Facebook page for complete details and downloadable forms, then encourage your teens to enter.
Details:
When: Thursday, June 28, 2012 6 PM - 8 PM
Where: Sachem Public Library
Who: Open to all students in Suffolk County, ages 11-25.
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| A Story! A Story! Oh, What a Story! | 
Together, Maggie Stiefvater, Tessa Gratton, and Brenna Yovanoff comprise The Merry Sisters of Fate, an online short story-writing collaborative. They explore ideas, and discuss their work.
A collection of their stories, drawings, and commentary has been published as The Curiosities: A Collection of Stories. The commentary is as fascinating as the individual contributions. Here is Maggie's comment on one of Brenna's stories:
"A lot of short stories go like this. There is a girl. There is a man and he is bad. Terrible things happen to the girl, and she is never the same. A lot of Brenna's short stories go like this: There is a girl. There is a man, and he is bad. The girl is worse, and the man stops breathing. Sometimes I'm afraid of Brenna, but mostly I'm glad I'm a girl."
Violet is a princess unlike the ones you read about in stories. She is not pretty. No glowing amber skin with beautifully-shaped eyes, long lustrous tresses, and tiny feet. She is exactly the opposite.
When her father captures a dragon and brings it back to the castle, things begin to go dreadfully wrong: her mother dies, war is at hand, and an evil being threatens to destroy everything and everyone.Iron Hearted Violet by Kelly Barnhill is filled with dragons and magic and humor and language that you will feel compelled to quote.
"Scientists and poets are cut from the same bright fabric: They pull at the threads of truth from the edges of our understanding and weave them into the center; they wind bright knots, as tight as vises, binding idea to idea to idea; theyh cast their filaments ever outward and link our souls to the stars." From the author's acknowledgments
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| Money as You Grow | |
Want to help teens develop financial literacy?
Money as Your Grow is a program developed by the President's Advisory Council on Financial Capability that provides 20 essential, age-appropriate financial lessons for consumers of all ages. Written in down-to-earth language for children and their families, Money as You Grow will help equip teens with the knowledge they need to live a fiscally fit life.
Find tools for specific age groups and more resources to share with teens on the website.
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Summer Reading: Own the Night
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Deadline for voting is midnight, August 15th, 2012. Winner will be announced in the beginning of September, 2012.
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| Keeping Current | |
YALSA Academy is YALSA's online educational video initiative. YALSA Academy provides short training videos on a range of teen services topics completely free of charge. The videos are created by school and public teen librarians and library staff workers from around the country. Videos will be posted to YALSA Academy YouTube channel as well as YALSA's other social media outlets.
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| Suffolk Librarians in the Spotlight |
   Jeri Cohen, Patchogue - Medford Library, is co-author of Listening for the Best: Amazing Audio Books for Teens, published in the Spring 2012 issue of the Young Adult Library Services Journal. Jeri and Cathy Andronik recall the experience of serving on the YALSA Amazing Audiobooks Committee.
Laura Panter, Middle Country Public Library, served as chair of the 2012 Spring Conference. Held at the Ronkonkoma Holiday Inn, and featuring guest speakers Rita Williams-Garcia and Maria T. Middleton, over 200 librarians enjoyed a day of professional development.
Tracy Van Dyne, Brentwood Public Library, has been elected to serve as an ALA Councilor at Large. Her three year term runs from 2012 - 2015.
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| Calendar | |
June 1
June 14
June 14
June 21 - 26
June 28
July 1
Battle of the Books invoices sent
July 2 - August 15
July 16
July 30
September 16
Ongoing
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June 13
June 15
June 15
July 1
August 1
August 15
September 16
October 31
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| New on Pinterest |
If you are interested in learning more about and sharing well as, sharing community service ideas with other Suffolk YA library staff, join us for the first Community Service Round Table on September 4, 2012 at SCLS. To view other Suffolk library images, visit our Pinterest site. |
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To-Do List
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Action Items from this Month's Newsletter:
- Enter Books After Dark contest.
- Get ready for Battle of the Books title release June 1
Share Battle of the Books information to interested teens. - Mark calendar date: September 4 will be our first Community Service Round Table Discussion.
- Check out the latest photos on Pinterest.
- Encourage teens to submit entries for the Student Film Festival.
- Save the Date: September 13. Special program for all YA library staff.
- Encourage teens to vote for their favorite Teen Video. Deadline is August 15.
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Wishing you the best summer ever! Tracy, Barbara, Lisa, Marion
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