Friday, June 20th from 2-4:00 p.m. will be our sign-up session for the 2008 Teen Summer Reading Program. The 2008 theme is Metamorphosis @ your library, and we'll have several transforming programs available to all teens! Sign up for the 25-hour reading challenge and pick up your tracking calendar. Enjoy some of our snacks, games, and prizes, and meet some new people!
For all you shy but talented writers and poets...There will be a slot designated "Anonymous works" in the new Poetry Corner located in the Young Adult Area. Items submitted will be read aloud at the monthly Open Mics, held every third Tuesday of the month from 5-6:30p.m. If you're shy, just show up and listen. We'll keep our fingers crossed that maybe one day you'll read aloud!
On Tuesday, May 20th, we kicked off a New Season of Teen Open Mikes, which will run every third Tuesday of the month from 5-6:30 p.m. Favorite or original poems, songs, readings, jokes, magic tricks are all welcome. Following is an excerpt from Robin Davis' "Beyond the Shadow," a poem inspired by the works of Edgar Allen Poe:
Beyond the shadow of death and the grave
Awaits a person hoping for a save
Their life seems pointless and without a sense
But they must look back both past and present tense
Search now deep within your heart
Don't stop until you have a new start
As you go on remember those who care
But, innocence and ignorance is something we all share...
Thanks, Robin!
At their last meeting, members of the Teen Library Focus Group reviewed a list of literary websites and chose four favorites. Here they are, along with some of their features:
www.teenink.com- "You can read articles, interviews with celebrities, and book and music reviews, and find out about summer programs."
www.teenspoint.org- "On this supercool library website, you can read music, movie, and book reviews!"
www.itvs.org/poeticlicense- "Read poems by other teens and post your own on the website."
www.poetry.com- "This website features plenty of poems, contests, and a page on publishing your own book!"
In Gary Paulesn's Hatchet, Brian Orbeson spends months on an island with only a hatchet after a terrifying plane crash. To hear his story, come to our Teen Read Aloud hours, starting June 16th at 3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Imagine:
Your pilot has a heart attack mid-flight, forcing YOU to land the plane, and leaving you stranded on an island to fend for yourself for months... Alone.
What two things would you want with you?
On February 5th from 4:00-5:30 p.m., the Osterhout Free Library is proud to present: Meet Barbara Weisberger, creator of the nationally known Pennsylvania Ballet in Philadelphia, and of the Carlisle Project, the pacesetting center for the development of choreographers and dancers. The scope of the discussion will be determined by the audience. The program was created for young people ages 11 and up, and two written questions for Ms. Weisberger will serve as a ticket for entry to the discussion. There will be a reception afterwards until 6:00 p.m. Please call to make a reservation at 823-0156, extension 217.
Merlin's Beard! The excitement about young Potter has not died down yet, that's for sure. Join our newly extablished Harry Potter Discussion Group each fourth Wednesday of the month. Wednesday, January 23rd, 6:00-7:30P.M. will be our third meeting, and we're starting to really get into the swing of things.
Join us on Thursday, January 24th (5:00-7:00P.M.) for Teen Media Club! We get together twice a month to share and discuss various types of media; books, plays, videogames, poetry, movies, TV, internet, you name it. Or, we pick a theme and use all of the above! At the next meeting we're doing just that witha pirate theme. "So come on me hearties, dig up yer pirate booty from yer Davy Jones Locker; we'll weigh anchor up in the Gates Lab, splice the mainbrace (non alcoholic o'course), and tell a few tall tales an'all. Arrr!"
Join us this Saturday, December 15th from 2:00p.m.-3:30p.m. for a candy making extravaganza! Cathy Yavorchak, our own seasoned sweets specialist will be sharing some of her very own recipes! We’ll be dipping and drizzling chocolaty peanut buttery mixtures, and making barks and molds. Teens will each make treats to take home. Bon Appetit! Please call 823-0156, extension 217 to register.
The Date for the Teen Media Club Holiday Party will be Thursday, December 20th, 5:00p.m.-8:00p.m. We'll enjoy some holiday refreshments, watch a festive holiday film, and discuss some plans for the new year. Please join us; new members are always welcome!
Congratulations to Danica and Tommy Cooper, who have been chosen to participate in the United Nations "Youth Peacebuilder" program in New York. They will be meeting with UN Delegates on December 9th and 10th!
The Harry Potter Discussion Group had its first meeting this week on Wednesday, November 28th. The Group has decided to meet next on Wednesday, December 19th, and then after that they'll meet on the fourth Wednesday of each month. New members are always welcome!
The Teen Media Club will meet Thursday, November 29th. We will be reading Pygmalion, by George Bernard Shaw. We'll need to decide on a date for the next teen movie night, when we'll watch My Fair Lady, the Christmas Day 1964 released musical film adaptation directed by George Cukor and starring Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison.
Looking for fun during Christmas break? Come meet new people and compete in our online computer gaming tournament! It will take place Wednesday, December 26th through Saturday, December 29th . Sign in and out, keep track of your scores, and we’ll have prizes for the highest scores in each game! Call 823-0156, extension 217.
Join us on December 15th from 2:00p.m.-3:30p.m. for a candy making extravaganza! Cathy Yavorchak, our own seasoned sweets specialist will be sharing some of her very own recipes! We’ll be dipping and drizzling chocolaty peanut buttery mixtures, and making barks and molds. Teens will each make a bag of treats to take home. Bon Appetit! Please call 823-0156, extension 217 to register.
The Osterhout Free Library will host a two-part, American Red Cross Teen Babysitting Course on Saturday, December 1st and Saturday, December 8th from 9:00a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Students will be taught by a Red Cross Instructor and will receive a wallet-sized certification card and certificate upon completion. $40.00. Course materials are included. Teens ages 11-18 only. Please call to register by Wednesday, November 27th (570) 823-0156, extension 217.
The Youth Services Department would like to thank Teen Advisory Board Members Amy Molitoris, Kayla Raniero, and Thomas Williams for creating the "Listen Up!" bulletin board in the teen area. We've already gotten quite a few recommendations, and it looks great!
