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Friday, April 27, 2007
We're Looking for Links!
We're looking for new websites to put up on the Teens & Tweens website & blog. Send us your favorites via e-mail, or stop by with a list at the Youth Services department. We'll check 'em, then we'll post 'em! Here are a few that the March Teens & Tweens group already provided:
Thursday, April 26, 2007
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Teens & Tweens Program: May 12th, 2007
Teens & Tweens
Runescape Tournament & Craft Day
Saturday, May 12th
@ 3:00 PM
Want to learn how to play? Already know how & want to test your skills with other players? Come to our Runescape tournament! And if Runescape’s not your thing, we’ll also be making more Linus blankets, too. Please give us a call at 847-455-6016, ext. 3 to register. Snacks and prizes will be available. :)
Runescape Tournament & Craft Day
Saturday, May 12th
@ 3:00 PM
Want to learn how to play? Already know how & want to test your skills with other players? Come to our Runescape tournament! And if Runescape’s not your thing, we’ll also be making more Linus blankets, too. Please give us a call at 847-455-6016, ext. 3 to register. Snacks and prizes will be available. :)
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
New books!
Friday, April 20, 2007
Celebrate Earth Day!
Celebrate Earth Day by checking out these websites:
EarthDay Network
Environmental Protection Agency
National Wildlife Federation
The Nature Conservancy
Sierra Student Coalition
World Wildlife Fund
EarthDay Network
Environmental Protection Agency
National Wildlife Federation
The Nature Conservancy
Sierra Student Coalition
World Wildlife Fund
Saturday, April 14, 2007
Celebrate National Poetry Month!
Check out the Young Adult Department's new display for Poetry Month:
Connor, Leslie
Dead On Town Line: From the afterlife Cassie tells the story of her murder and her meeting with another ghost, a young girl who was murdered years before in free verse.
YA Connor
Fields, Terri
After the Death of Anna Gonzales: This novel in verse reflects the different voices of those Anna left behind when she committed suicide.
YA Fields
Grimes, Nikki
Bronx Masquerade: A high school English class becomes the space for Friday afternoon poetry slams in this story interspersed with poems by Nikki Grimes.
YA Grimes
High, Linda Oatman
Sister Slam and the Poetic Motormouth Roadtrip: In a novel told in slam verse, narrator Laura and her best friend Twig take a road trip in order to compete at a slam poetry event.
YA High
Johnson, Dave
Movin’: Teen Poets Take Voice: A collection of poems culled from the poetry written by students at workshops supported by the New York Public Library and Poets House.
811.08 MOV
Major, Kevin
Ann and Seamus: The story of Ann Harvey and how she helped to save passengers from a shipwreck off the coast of Newfoundland. Told in verse, the book alternates between Ann’s voice and that of one of the survivors of the shipwreck.
YA Major
Myers, Walter Dean
Here in Harlem: poems in many voices: Myers has written a collection of poems using different viewpoints of the Harlem experience.
811 MYE
Nye, Naomi Shibab
19 Varieties of Gazelle: Poems of the
Middle East: In this collection of poems Naomi Shibab Nye writes of Arab-American life, family, and the West Bank.
811 NYE
Nye, Naomi Shibab
What Have You Lost?: Compiled by Naomi Shibab Nye, these are poems about lost items, friendships, and memories.
808.81 WHA
Soto, Gary
New and Selected Poems: A collection of previously published and unpublished poems that demonstrate the different facets of Soto’s writing.
811 SOT
Let us know if there are some we missed!
Connor, Leslie
Dead On Town Line: From the afterlife Cassie tells the story of her murder and her meeting with another ghost, a young girl who was murdered years before in free verse.
YA Connor
Fields, Terri
After the Death of Anna Gonzales: This novel in verse reflects the different voices of those Anna left behind when she committed suicide.
YA Fields
Grimes, Nikki
Bronx Masquerade: A high school English class becomes the space for Friday afternoon poetry slams in this story interspersed with poems by Nikki Grimes.
YA Grimes
High, Linda Oatman
Sister Slam and the Poetic Motormouth Roadtrip: In a novel told in slam verse, narrator Laura and her best friend Twig take a road trip in order to compete at a slam poetry event.
YA High
Johnson, Dave
Movin’: Teen Poets Take Voice: A collection of poems culled from the poetry written by students at workshops supported by the New York Public Library and Poets House.
811.08 MOV
Major, Kevin
Ann and Seamus: The story of Ann Harvey and how she helped to save passengers from a shipwreck off the coast of Newfoundland. Told in verse, the book alternates between Ann’s voice and that of one of the survivors of the shipwreck.
YA Major
Myers, Walter Dean
Here in Harlem: poems in many voices: Myers has written a collection of poems using different viewpoints of the Harlem experience.
811 MYE
Nye, Naomi Shibab
19 Varieties of Gazelle: Poems of the
Middle East: In this collection of poems Naomi Shibab Nye writes of Arab-American life, family, and the West Bank.
811 NYE
Nye, Naomi Shibab
What Have You Lost?: Compiled by Naomi Shibab Nye, these are poems about lost items, friendships, and memories.
808.81 WHA
Soto, Gary
New and Selected Poems: A collection of previously published and unpublished poems that demonstrate the different facets of Soto’s writing.
811 SOT
Let us know if there are some we missed!
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Websites!
Here are some websites to help you out with homework and the rest of your life ...
Facts Subject Index ~ Brought to you by refdesk.com, this site provides online encyclopedias, internet resources, databases, etc.
High School Ace ~ Academic resources for high schoolers and the rest of us.
History…It’s Happening! ~ Need help with your next history paper? Start your research here!
How Stuff Works ~ Find out how everything from fog machines to high definition TVs to computer games work.
Infoplease.com ~ With a plethora of resources, Infoplease is the spot to find random information.
Internet Public Library (IPL) Teen Space ~ Homework help, job search info, technology resources, and more.
Internet Public Library’s Guide to Science Fair Projects ~ Stumped on what your next project is going to be? Check out this site from IPL.
Library of Congress Country Studies ~ A very helpful database for research projects on countries and regions.
Merriam-Webster Online ~ A great spot to look up words online.
Periodic Table of the Elements ~ Need to know the symbol for iron? Your teacher wants you to memorize the periodic table but you forgot your textbook? Check out this very handy and quick resource.
Facts Subject Index ~ Brought to you by refdesk.com, this site provides online encyclopedias, internet resources, databases, etc.
High School Ace ~ Academic resources for high schoolers and the rest of us.
History…It’s Happening! ~ Need help with your next history paper? Start your research here!
How Stuff Works ~ Find out how everything from fog machines to high definition TVs to computer games work.
Infoplease.com ~ With a plethora of resources, Infoplease is the spot to find random information.
Internet Public Library (IPL) Teen Space ~ Homework help, job search info, technology resources, and more.
Internet Public Library’s Guide to Science Fair Projects ~ Stumped on what your next project is going to be? Check out this site from IPL.
Library of Congress Country Studies ~ A very helpful database for research projects on countries and regions.
Merriam-Webster Online ~ A great spot to look up words online.
Periodic Table of the Elements ~ Need to know the symbol for iron? Your teacher wants you to memorize the periodic table but you forgot your textbook? Check out this very handy and quick resource.
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