Woodbury Library Teens

And the 2012 Nutmeg Book Award goes to.....

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Great choice, Connecticut readers!!
Check out trailers for the 2013 nominees @ Windsor Public Library
(just click on The Hunger Games!)

Motion Feel - feel the motion!

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motion feel from Shinji Inamoto on Vimeo.

Check out Mr. Brainwash for inspiring, cool art!

2012-01-10T13:57:00.000-08:00

2011-12-29T13:14:00.000-08:00

HIGH SCHOOL & BEYOND:

A College Planning Workshop for High School Teens and Their Families

created and led by Career Counselor /Educator

MARK DANAHER, NCC, MA

THURSDAY, JANUARY 19th at 7:00

Students and their families will receive a college planning workbook and sound advice regarding working through the complexities of choosing the right college or university.

Please register for this FREE program.

You'll never look at carrots the same way again!

2011-11-10T12:42:00.000-08:00

very cool.

Make Stick Creatures!

2011-11-07T09:17:00.000-08:00

Learn how to make stick creatures using invasive* plants and natural materials!

Dianne Parmelee of FLANDER'S NATURE CENTER

will teach us how to get creative with clay, invasive plant material, and found natural items.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 27th @ 2:00

Please REGISTER for this free program!

*the use of invasive plants is actually helpful to our native plants and helps them grow stronger!

2011 TEEN'S TOP TEN! Did you cast your vote?

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A small idea with a huge impact....

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Take a look at what Isang Litrong Liwanag creates from a simple soda bottle.

2011-09-12T10:34:00.000-07:00

Start off the new school year on the right foot with ePrep!

It's a great study resource and with all the tools you'll need to take the PSATs & SATs,

it's like having a study coach in your home!
Please contact the library for your initial program code & then you can practice at home,
at the library, on your phone....

2011-09-08T16:54:00.000-07:00

TEENS HANG OUT

New day - same fun

MONDAYS 2:30 -5:00

drop in!

Books & Bites: a delicious twist on book groups!

2011-08-24T09:12:00.000-07:00

Stop by the library and pick up a copy of the page-turning novel, The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary Pearson, and join the book group on SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 @ 3:00 for a delicious discussion over pizza! Here's a taste of September's book:

Let your voice be heard and VOTE!

2011-08-17T13:22:00.000-07:00

YALSA's Teens' Top Ten is a "teen choice" list, where teens nominate and choose their favorite books of the previous year! This vote is for TEENS ONLY. Do you feel strongly about a book you've read? Until September 15th, you can click on the link and vote for your favorite of the year at www.ala.org/teenstopten

CUBISM...it's amazing what a few cubes can do!

2011-07-25T11:38:00.000-07:00

Check out this video .... Cubism from Nyna Wee on Vimeo.

2011-07-11T07:48:00.000-07:00

Teen Summer @ WPL

Workshop - Africa

African Drumming with Ase-Amenra

RESCHEDULED!

New date: TUESDAY, AUGUST 16 @ 7:00

Workshop - India

Henna Painting with artist Jamilah

Thursday, July 14 @ 7:00

Workshop - Mexico

Make NICHOS - tiny shadowboxes

Saturday, July 16 @ 2:00

Workshop - Italy

Play BOCCE on the library lawn, eat gelato

Thursday, July 21 @ 7

Workshop - Central America

Create inkblot butterfly bags

Saturday, July 30 @ 2:00

All programs are free and open to students in grades 6 & up.

Please contact the library to register.

Join the summer fun @ the library!

2011-06-22T11:15:00.000-07:00

YOU ARE HERE

Summer Reading Program

June 24 -August 12

Fabulous prizes are yours to be won each week along with a grand prize of a Kindle!

Check out this fabulous comic!

2011-05-25T13:46:00.000-07:00

Born Like an Artist - Bloom Like an Artist by Av Ida Click on the link and see the entire comic - it's terrific - really! - don't miss it!

What really happens when you slide into the ball pit!

2011-05-24T08:36:00.000-07:00

Adventures are the Pits - Ringling Thesis 2011 from Porter Vinson on Vimeo.

Check out this great animated short by PORTER VINSON!

Freestyle soccer wonder, Indi Cowie ~ she's got some soccer skills!

2011-04-05T14:02:00.000-07:00

Check out Indi Cowie. Indi is considered to be one of the best female freestylers in the world, which means she can do amazing moves like the “Head and Foot Stall,” “Lemmens Touzani Around the World,” and the “Vee Stall” better than most. When she was only 10 years old, she could juggle the ball more than 2,000 times without it ever touching the ground!

Choose Privacy Week May 1 - 7, 2011

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Keep your private life private...think before you post!
Choose Privacy Week Video from 20K Films on Vimeo.

Do you trust your eyes?

2011-03-15T12:59:00.000-07:00

Check out this very cool video by Tim Wheatley - the cyclotrope is a cycle of 18 images that is spun at a certan speed so that the frame rate of the camera filming it gives the illusion of animation. You won't believe your eyes!

The Cyclotrope from tim Wheatley on Vimeo.

Taylor Mali says it all...

2011-02-12T11:02:00.001-08:00

FANTASTIC! FUNNY! POETRY! DON'T MISS IT! Taylor Mali's very cool words as told by Ronnie Bruce.
Typography from Ronnie Bruce on Vimeo.

2011-01-13T12:10:00.000-08:00

50 years ago, cartoonist Charles Schultz defined happiness
as a warm puppy.

What is the one small thing that always makes you happy?

RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS DAY is February 17
but kindness is a good thing every day!

Snuggle up with a good book!

2011-01-11T08:39:00.000-08:00

It may be cold outside but it's warm @ your library! Stop in and take a chance to win a variety of prizes during the months of January and February - just visit the teen area. While you're here, check out the new EXPANDED MANGA section, pick up a movie for the weekend, or find the next book in the series you've been reading. The Teen Department of the Woodbury Library is here for you.

Happy New Year 2011!

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Happy Holidays!

Enjoy this version of John Lennon's Imagine by Playing for Change

2010-11-29T11:55:00.000-08:00

Make a virtual snowflake! No scissors or paper needed! Simply click on the snowflakes link below and start creating!

http://snowflakes.barkleyus.com/

2010-09-30T12:46:00.000-07:00

Connect to your inner beat!

Conga J. will be leading a drum circle for teens!

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6th @ 2:00

Did you know drumming promotes confidence and creativity? And it's loads of fun, too?

Try out a variety of drums, percussion instruments, and rhythms and get in touch with your inner beat.

Let's get together and make some noise!!

Grades 6 & up PLEASE REGISTER FOR THIS PROGRAM.

2010-08-31T11:02:00.000-07:00

Teens Hang-Out @ the WPL

Tuesday afternoons 2:30 -5:00

starting September 14th

Drop in & hang with friends, do homework,

play the Wii, watch a movie, have a snack, make something...it's your choice!

Teens Hang-Out is open to 6th graders & up. What are you waiting for? Drop in!

2010-08-31T10:46:00.000-07:00

CELEBRATE YOUR FREEDOM TO READ!

BANNED BOOKS WEEK

SEPTEMBER 25 - OCTOBER 2, 2010

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Teens Go Green @ the WPL summer program fun!

Landscape painting with Lou Gurry

Creating cartoons with Alex Munson

Recycled soda bottle flowers

penguin cupcakes @ extreme cupcake decorating!

extremely delicious, too!

2010-07-28T10:58:00.000-07:00

There's still time to pick up your books for summer reading at the WPL! We have multiple copies of the titles you're looking for! Drop by & check us out!

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Check out this series that Stephanie Meyer calls "a story world that she loves to live in" and that teensreadtoo.com gave five stars: "Reminiscent of the Harry Potter series - and that's high praise!"

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What can you do at the library this summer?

Well, you can read books & earn raffle tickets to win fun prizes...

Join a book discussion...

The Prince of Persia graphic novel - Tuesday, June 29th @ 7

The Carbon Diaries 2015 - Tuesday, July 20th @ 7

Watch a movie on a hot day...
The Lightning Thief - July 23rd @ 2
Alice in Wonderland - August 6th @ 2

Drop in & create recycled crafts on Wednesday afternoons @ 2...

July 7th - recycled gift card holder picture frames

July 14th - recycled soda bottle flowers

July 21st - recycled junk food (yep! Twinkie sushi!)

July 28th - recycled clothes tiedye fun

August 4th - recycled soda can wind spinners

and try your hand at something new...

July 1st - beaded critters

July 8th - cartooning workshop with Alex Munson

July 15th - painting workshop with Lou Gurry

July 22nd - henna painting with Jamilah

July 29th - extreme cupcake making

Go GREEN this summer!

2010-06-07T07:52:00.000-07:00

Summer is coming - and so is summer reading! Why not win a prizes while you're at it? This summer you can earn raffle tickets to win weekly prizes for each book you read. Think about it; an iTunes card for required reading! Or maybe a Starbucks, Target or LaBonne's gift card, a book about vampires or living green, water bottles, and other neat stuff you can win! Registration begins on June 19th ~ click on the link "TEENS GO GREEN" @ the WPL

2010-03-31T08:39:00.001-07:00

Six-Word Memoirs by Teens: The Video from SMITHmag on Vimeo.

A prison like no other ... it watches all... do you dare to read it? Coming soon to the library near you!

2010-01-19T08:57:00.000-08:00

Percy Jackson the Movie!

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PercyJacksonAndTheOlympiansTheLightningThief
You've read the books, now you can see the movie! Click the link and check out the movie trailer!

2010-01-04T08:20:00.000-08:00

Have you discovered TEEN INK yet? It's a monthly newspaper full of stories, poetry and artwork created by teens across the country! We have print copies at the library but you can also look at it online at http://www.teenink.com/
It's really easy to submit your work : http://www.teenink.com/Submissions/guidelines.php
Just think how great a published work will look on those college applications!

2009-12-30T13:50:00.000-08:00

It's never too early to get prepared! The Woodbury Library subscribes to Prep-Me, a great program to help you study for the SATs. And it's FREE! All you need to use it is your Woodbury Library card!

Simply log on to the library's website, www.biblio.org/woodbury
scroll down to Prep-Me, register, and you're good to go!

The votes are in!

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The winner is LIFE AS WE KNEW IT by Susan Beth Pfeffer!

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Hang out with your friends @ the Library!

Tuesdays, 2:30 - 5:30

Drop in!

2009-10-27T13:25:00.000-07:00

The TEENS' TOP TEN results are in!

Over 11,000 teens nationwide voted for their favorite books of 2009. How many have you read?

#1 Paper Towns by John Green

#2 Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer

#3 The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

#4 City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare

#5 Identical by Ellen Hopkins

#6 The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

#7 Wake by Lisa McMann

#8 Untamed by PC & Kristin Cast

#9 The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart

#10 Graceling by Kristin Cashore

The Teen Library owns copies of all of the above titles.

Come in and check them out!

2009-10-19T07:52:00.000-07:00

Guys vs. girls! Check out these websites if you're looking for great reading suggestions and then check out your library for the titles! New books and series arrive all the time, so if you don't find what you're looking for, ask!

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September 26 - October 3, 2009

Nothing reflects a lack of freedom like the banning of books

in schools and public libraries.

It doesn't matter which side of an issue you stand on. An attack on intellectual freedom is an attack on everyone, even if you disagree with the content of a particular book. Click on the above icon for books challenged in 2008-2009.

PROTECT YOUR RIGHT TO READ!

2009-09-12T11:11:00.000-07:00

Meet, Greet & Eat!

(did I say EAT?)

Drop in on Thursday, October 15 anytime from 6:30 -9:00

and say hello to me, Marla Martin.

I am the new Teen Librarian at the Woodbury Public Library

and I would love to hear what you have to say about our teen department,

good & bad! Your thoughts on books, music, dvds and programs are valued (and needed) to make the Woodbury Library a great place for teens! We can chat over cupcakes!

2009-09-12T08:10:00.000-07:00

October 18 - 24 is TEEN READ WEEK!

Here are a few not to miss!
Against all odds, Katniss and Peeta are back! Their victory at the Hunger Games defied the harsh rules of the Capitol causing rumors of rebellion among the districts. To their horror, Katniss and Peeta are the faces of that rebellion. The Capitol is angry. The Capitol wants revenge. You will not be able to put this book down!
This New York Times bestselling series maintains its breathless pace in this newest installment. Will, his friend Horace, and a sorcerer/healer join forces with a fierce band of Skandians to recapture Castle Mackindaw, free Alyss, and return the castle to its rightful owner. Big plans for the brave trio!

She's the last of her kind... It is not a peaceful time in the Dells. In King City, the young king is clinging to his throne and the surrounding forests are filled with thieves and spies. This is the place Fire calls home. A companion to GRACELING, Fire's story begins 30 years before Katsa & Po's adventures. You don't have to read Graceling to love Fire, but if you haven't, you'll be dying to read it next.