RGPL Teen Blog

Junior High Computer Instruction starting September 14!

noreply@blogger.com (River Grove Public Library YA) — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 22:50:00 +0000

This September, tweens and teens can learn how to type up their reports or give great presentations in class in Powerpoint! I'll be having junior high computer instruction Mondays and Tuesdays from 4-5:30 starting September 14! Mondays, you can learn how to use Microsoft Word 2007 to type up papers and Tuesdays will be Powerpoint to learn how to make slideshow presentations for class. Sign up at the front desk or ask Yanda about it any Monday or Friday from 1-6!

Gaming Ends August 20/ Returns September 3

noreply@blogger.com (River Grove Public Library YA) — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 18:36:00 +0000

Gaming is wrapping up its summer session Thursday August 20, but is returning September 3. Come play Mario Kart, Rock Band,and Halo while you can!

Wonder what the world will be like in 2059? Do you want to win a laptop? Enter the Inventors Digest contest!

noreply@blogger.com (River Grove Public Library YA) — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 19:32:00 +0000

If you've wondered what the future will be like, here's your chance to write about it! Submit an essay to Inventors Digest this month describing in 500 words or less what you think the year 2059 will be like either online or by mail. Go to http://www.inventorsdigest.comfor more details.

Winner of the iPod shuffle Finally Announced!

noreply@blogger.com (River Grove Public Library YA) — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 18:20:00 +0000

Congratulations to Joe, the winner of the iPod Shuffle! Reading really pays off!

iPod Shufffle Winner Announced Tomorrow!

noreply@blogger.com (River Grove Public Library YA) — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 22:03:00 +0000

The winner of the iPod shuffle will be announced tomorrow at 2! If you win and you can't make it, you will be notified and can pick up your prize Monday from 1-6. Come for snacks, other small prizes, and good luck winning the big prize tomorrow!

Gaming Tomorrow/iPod Winner announced Saturday!

noreply@blogger.com (River Grove Public Library YA) — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:10:00 +0000

Gaming's tomorrow and the winner of the iPod shuffle will be announced Saturday at 2!

YA Book I'm Reading Now: Betrayed by PC and Kristin Cast

noreply@blogger.com (River Grove Public Library YA) — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:50:00 +0000

I'm reading the second book in the House of Night series and I'm still interested in my favorite Vampyre, Zoe Redbird and her friends. In Betrayed, it's been a month since Zoe became marked as a vampyre and enrolled in the House of Night. She unseated her rival, Aphrodite, as leader of the Dark Daughters. Now she's battling her to remain as there while some vampyres are suspected of killing humans. On top of all that, she's in a love quadrangle with Heath, her human ex-boyfriend, Loren, her teacher, and Erik, her vampyre boyfriend. If you want to find out what happens as much as I do, check out Betrayed under YA FIC CAST.

iPod Shufffle Winner Announced Next Saturday!

noreply@blogger.com (River Grove Public Library YA) — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 18:00:00 +0000

There's only one more week to enter the young adult reading contest! The winner will be announced at the library next Saturday, August 1 at 2 at the library.

Gaming Tomorrow/ Inkheart Next Week!

noreply@blogger.com (River Grove Public Library YA) — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:55:00 +0000

There's gaming tomorrow and Inkheart is the last teen movie of the summer! Come tomorrow at 4 for gaming and see the last free great movie of the teen summer reading program Monday at 3:30!

Movie Today/Reading Contest Prizes Friday!

noreply@blogger.com (River Grove Public Library YA) — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 18:06:00 +0000

Come see Incredible Hulk Monday at 3: 30 and come get your reading contest prizes Friday from 1-6! The winner of the iPod shuffle will be announced August 1 at 2!

Incredible Hulk Monday!

noreply@blogger.com (River Grove Public Library YA) — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 21:57:00 +0000

Come see Incredible Hulk Monday at 3:30! If you're under 12, come see me for a permission slip for your parents to sign. See you then!

Gaming Tomorrow/ Incredible Hulk Next Week!

noreply@blogger.com (River Grove Public Library YA) — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:44:00 +0000

Thanks to all the kids who came to see Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Monday! I know you all are excited to see Half-Blood Prince today, too! After you pay to see it, see Incredible Hulk for free next Monday at 3:30! There's also gaming tomorrow at 4. See you then!

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Monday at 3:30!

noreply@blogger.com (River Grove Public Library YA) — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 15:40:00 +0000

Come see the teen movie, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix this Monday at 3:30! Snacks will be served!

Temporary Tattoos Tomorrow/Harry Potter Movie Monday!

noreply@blogger.com (River Grove Public Library YA) — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 21:24:00 +0000

Just a reminder about teen temporary tattoos! Tomorrow from 1 to 2 you can come and get henna tattoos. On Monday, you can watch Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix at 3:30. The tattoo program counts as a hour ( the movie two hours) in the reading program and could bring you closer to winning the iPod shuffle!

Gaming Tomorrow/Teen Tattoos Saturday!

noreply@blogger.com (River Grove Public Library YA) — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:45:00 +0000

There's gaming tomorrow and teen tattoos Saturday! Gaming's tomorrow at 4 and the henna tattoos are Saturday from 1 to 2. They aren't painful and can last up to two weeks. They can be removed with rubbing alcohol and cold water if you want them off sooner. You have to be 10 and older, there will be snacks, and there's no sign-up required. See you then!

Manga Trivia/Movie Monday

noreply@blogger.com (River Grove Public Library YA) — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:39:00 +0000

Today is Manga Club and Movie Monday! Come for Naruto and Bleach trivia today at 2 and stay for Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 at 3:30! If the movie's too girly for you, bring a little sister, but sign-up's required for kids 12 and under. See you then!

Read on the Wild Side Prize Pick-Up Friday and Monday!/Manga Club, Movie Monday

noreply@blogger.com (River Grove Public Library YA) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:16:00 +0000

Because of the holiday weekend, kids can pick up their prizes on Monday from 12-6 in addition to today from 2-6. Also, there will be manga club Monday at 2 and the teen movie, Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 at 3:30. See you then!

Gaming Tuesdays and Thursdays this summer!/ Reading Program Prizes Friday!

noreply@blogger.com (River Grove Public Library YA) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:25:00 +0000

Gaming this summer will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4 to 6 starting this month! You can also pick up your reading program prizes every Friday from 1-6. See you then!

Manga artist today/ Manga trivia and anime trivia Monday!

noreply@blogger.com (River Grove Public Library YA) — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:13:00 +0000

Drop in for the "how to draw manga '' session with Keita Browne today at 1! If you want more manga, there's manga club Monday at 2, with Naruto/Bleach trivia and showing of videos from Ghost in the Shell 2. See you then!

Manga Artist Tomorrow!

noreply@blogger.com (River Grove Public Library YA) — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:01:00 +0000

Tomorrow at 1, manga artist Keita Browne will be at the library to teach kids and teens how to draw manga! Bring pictures or whole manga books to draw from and ask Keita how to draw manga like a professional. No sign-up's required, so drop in with your friends tomorrow!

Read on the Wild Side/ Gaming Thursdays/Manga Drawing Saturday

noreply@blogger.com (River Grove Public Library YA) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:33:00 +0000

Read on the Wild Side is off to a great start! One young adult has already read 10 hours to be automatically entered to win an iPod shuffle! Keep the logs coming in and keep reading! If you can't make it to the library to turn in a log, comment below on this blog to tell what you read or e-mail ya_rgpl@yahoo.com. If you're tired from all that reading, there's gaming tomorrow and how to draw manga Saturday at 1!

Teens Go Wild Expressing Yourself All Summer!

noreply@blogger.com (River Grove Public Library YA) — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:32:00 +0000

Today starts the kickoff of the YA summer reading program! There are fun programs to attend and great prizes to win! Today starts our manga club and teen movies. At 2, come to talk about your favorite shonen and shojo manga, then stay to watch Paul Blart at 3:30!

You can also enter the reading contest. After 1 hour, you win your choice of a hat, wristband, or bumper sticker. After 2 hours, you win a McDonald's gift card. After 5 hours, you win a flash drive. After 10 hours, you win a Brunswick Bowling Pass and you're automatically entered to win an iPod shuffle! You have from June 22 to July 31 to enter, and only 1 prize is awarded daily. Good luck!

YA-like book I'm Reading Now: Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

noreply@blogger.com (River Grove Public Library YA) — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:53:00 +0000

Even though it's almost summer, I'm reading sad books I should have read by now, like Graveyard Book and Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. I'll read House of Night vampire school fun after this heartwrenching story about two close boyhood friends in Afghanistan, Amir and Hassan. Hassan and his father are the servants of Amir and his father, but Hassan and his father are like family to Amir and his father. They both love flying kites together, and Hassan helps Amir win a kite-running tournament, which pleases his distant father. What happens after the tournament, however, changes their lives forever.

Hassan is on his way to return Amir's kite home when he's confronted by Assef, a bully who's tormented Hassan because he's a Hazara, a tribe in Afghanistan that is poor and uneducated. Chasing after Hassan, Amir sees Hassan being bullied and later assaulted by Assef, but says does nothing to stop it and says nothing after they get home. Wracked by guilt, Amir avoids Hassan and wants him to go away. After his birthday party, Amir hides money in Hassan's hut and says he stole it. Surprisingly, Amir's father forgives Hassan, but even more surprisingly, Hassan's father says that they are moving out anyway. In the midst of all this, civil unrest breaks out in Afghanistan, causing Amir and his father to flee their home, which further disrupts Amir's chaotic life.

Kite Runner is an adult novel, but has many themes relevant to teens and should be read by teens 14 and over. The anguish of war, guilt, and intolerance are all important to learn about. If you want an emotional, but beautifully written, book to read this summer, check out Kite Runner (after I return it) under YA FIC HOSSEINI.

Gaming Tomorrow/Manga and Movies Next Week!

noreply@blogger.com (River Grove Public Library YA) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:41:00 +0000

There's gaming tomorrow and manga club next Monday! Snacks will be served during the club meeting at 2, where there will be Naruto and Death Note trivia! Stick around for the teen movie, Paul Blart at 3:30! The movie's PG, so bring in a permission slip to see the movie if you're under 12. See you then!

YA-Like Book I'm Reading Now : Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

noreply@blogger.com (River Grove Public Library YA) — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 21:46:00 +0000

I adore Neil Gaiman's creepy and funny stories, and Graveyard Book doesn't disappoint. This book won the Newbery Medal for children's literature, but I think it could cross over for teens, too. Gaiman described this story as Jungle Book in a graveyard and it is, in a way. Nobody ( because he's nobody's child) Owens has been taken in by a graveyard full of ghosts and other dead people after his own family is killed. The graveyard's residents saved Nobody from the man Jack that tried to kill him, and try to keep Nobody safe in the graveyard by forbidding him from leaving.

However, Nobody wanders away from his caretakers, the Owenses and Silas, and ends up in a lot of trouble with living people. He fades into invisibility to escape a shopkeeper who wants to turn him over to the man Jack to kill him. Nobody also runs into trouble when he uses his powers he learns from other ghosts to get back at bullies at school. In addition to all that, he has to keep away from the man Jack and try to live a somewhat normal life as a boy living in a graveyard can. To find out what happens to Nobody, check out Graveyard Book under J FIC GAIMAN.