Airman by Eoin Colfer

Check out the new book trailer created by a teen volunteer. Did you read a great book this summer? Talk to Linda about submitting your own book trailer. Earn volunteer time, too!

Check out Airman by Eoin Colfer at the library. Just click here to reserve a copy!

Summer @ the Library

It's not over yet...there's still lots of fun reading--catch up with the Teen Top Ten nominations or click here to link to the library catalog & request the book you want to read. Then vote for your favorites Aug. 15-Sept.15.
And... teen events in August:

• Tues. & Wed. Aug. 13 & 14: Cool It: Ice Cream, Slushies, Salsa, & More. Make your own ice cream & slushies. Warm up with salsa you make. Pick a summer craft to make too! Sidewalk paint & chalk ingredients will be on hand, along with rock & fossil making & socks for tie dying. If you want, bring a white t-shirt to tie dye or an old one to reconstruct. Everything else--including snacks--will be provided. 

• Wed. Aug. 28 @ 3 GameFest. Wii & PlayStation games, board games, snacks & pop

This summer teens made sidewalk paint and painted indoors and out. They made pet rocks, worry stones, and garden stones. They tie dyed t-shirts and socks and reconstructed t-shirts into pillows and other styles. They made pendants and magnets with shrinky dinks and created their own time capsules. They made their own superhero characters and created indoor cave paintings. They had movie events , gaming, & much more! Check out some of the fun:
 

Teen Summer Reading 2013 @ the Cedar Lake Branch from lbjohnsen

Another Great Book Trailer

Read to win prizes this summer! And if you want to earn volunteer time and share a little about a great book you've read, make a book trailer like this one. It's fun, too! Click on 'book trailers' to see others teens have made. Just ask and we will set you up. And now...
The Roar by Emma Clayton, book trailer by Jack:

June @ the Library

Gaming, Film Fest, T-shirts, Tie Dying, Mystery Dinner Theater--check it all out:

And more to come in July:  
Mon. & Tues. July 8 & 9 @ 4: Rock On--craft with rocks to make worry stones, pet rocks, rock gardens, garden stones, & more!Edible dirt, too!
Fri. July 12 & Thurs. July 25 @ 3: Gamefest--Play Station, Wii, Twister, Clue, Uno, Chess, Checkers...  
Thurs. July 18 @ 4: Hobbit Party--games, music, crafts, &, of course, lots of food!
Mon. & Tues. July 22 & 23 @ 4: We Were Here: Time Capsules, cartouche pendants (& shrinky dinks!)& more!
Win prizes for reading, too--1 entry for every 100 pages, book or magazine you read. Great weekly prizes and a grand prize of a back back full of prizes and a $20 gift card!

Blogging & Book Trailers @ the Library

The summer fun continues. Check out some great trailers made by teens:
 Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins:  

Love Your Life:
   

 Every Day by David Levithan:
 

 Big Cats:
 

Grafitti @ the Library?: The Summer Fun Begins!

We have events for teens every week this summer! And...win great prizes for reading! Drawings every week. Put in an entry for every 100 pages, magazine or book you read or listen to!

This week teens were artistic & creative with chalk paint, CD scratch art, cross-out art, & more.
Check it all out:

They made their own chalk paint by mixing a little washable paint, 1/2 cup corn starch, 1 cup hot water, and a little dish soap. They used spray and squirt bottles, brushes, stamps--and their hands on sidewalks, paper, & poster board--all with amazing results. Visit the library to see the fantastic Beneath the Watery Surface mural in front.
The CD scratch art was very popular. Just paint the shiny side with a dark acrylic paint & let it dry. Then use a sharp instrument--they used a nail or letter opener--and scratch a design. It's reflective and colorful--and surprising!
They made some meaningful--and silly--cross-out art with a page from an old paperback. Pick a sentence you want to display & cross out everything else. Then make a frame--they used puzzle pieces.
Another interesting artwork was to take an old painting (we had colorful paper placemats & file folders), stick on vinyl letters and other stickers and then paint over it all with white paint. When it's dry, remove the stickers and the painting shows through. Interesting...
They made word art too--with www.wordle.net. Easy to make, harder to copy & print, but fun!

Book Trailers by Teens--Check 'em Out!

Every Day by David Levithan An amazing read!
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins. 2nd in The Hunger Games Series--Check it out!