tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1027777376726665885Fri, 01 Nov 2024 10:38:57 +0000videopoetrybook reviewartmusictechnologyanimalsfoodresearchforeign languageJapanquizzesFauquier PoetsbiographydatinghealthpiratesanimemathvocabularyHarry PotterSeptember 11sportssocksaromatherapyauthorbabysittingoceanBattle of the BooksCedar Lee Middle SchoolNaNoWriMoSoldiersspoilerDr. SeussEssay ContestGroundhog's DayHTMLOnline Book DiscussionShakespeareTAGTRW08Valentine's DayWe the People BookshelfWritingadventurebirdscyber-punkemoticonsfuturegeneralintroductionsmixtapenational poetry monthplaylistpoet-treereality tvsafetysci-fisurvivorterrorismunputdownablevolunteersweb designWelcome to the Fauquier County Public Library teen blog. Relax and read.http://fauquierlibrarylounging.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Librarian)Blogger205125en-usnoWelcome to the Fauquier County Public Library teen blog. Relax and read.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1027777376726665885.post-550362441657795181Thu, 02 Apr 2009 03:16:00 +00002009-04-02T01:10:40.534-04:00national poetry monthpoet-treepoetryIt's National poetry month, everyone. Dare to disturb your universe.Find a line that makes you want to turn cartwheels and then chalk it all over the sidewalk. Break out your poetry notebooks and free some verse.Not sure where to begin?Try the Internet Public Library's Poetry Page. It has lots of word play exercises and ideas to get you started. Next, go play with the magnetic poetry game online,http://fauquierlibrarylounging.blogspot.com/2009/04/play-with-your-words.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Librarian)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1027777376726665885.post-6656545843909146463Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:32:00 +00002009-03-09T21:10:57.801-04:00emoticonspoetrytechnologyMain Entry: emo·ti·con Pronunciation: \i-ˈmō-ti-ˌkän\ Function: noun Etymology: emotion + icon Date: 1987 Definition: a group of keyboard characters (as :-)) that typically represents a facial expression or suggests an attitude or emotion and that is used especially in computerized communications (as e-mail) From: Merriam Webster OnlineHow expressive are emoticons? I think most of us http://fauquierlibrarylounging.blogspot.com/2009/03/teen-tech-month-mixed-emoticons.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Librarian)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1027777376726665885.post-8962858871099026423Mon, 02 Mar 2009 14:00:00 +00002009-03-02T09:00:01.506-05:00authorDr. SeussYou might be a fish! Or a toad in a tree! Celebrate the birthday of Dr. Seuss today. Head on over to Seussville and play in the playground or create your own seuss-story. Post a comment: What is your favorite Dr. Seuss book?http://fauquierlibrarylounging.blogspot.com/2009/03/if-you-never-been-born-well-what-would.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Librarian)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1027777376726665885.post-8669810802275933839Sun, 01 Mar 2009 14:56:00 +00002009-03-02T01:57:41.675-05:00HTMLtechnologyweb designThe Young Adult Library Association's 3rd Annual Teen Tech Week is March 8-14 this year. Fauquier Libraries will celebrate throughout the month of March with gaming events, a text-messaging contest, polls, and more. Watch this space for updates each week.So, Why is there a Teen Tech Month, Anyway?Teen Tech Month is all about connecting teens with different technologies, especially those availablehttp://fauquierlibrarylounging.blogspot.com/2009/03/march-is-teen-tech-month.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Librarian)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1027777376726665885.post-1136850254311170721Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:56:00 +00002009-01-05T16:15:01.369-05:00Essay ContestWe the People BookshelfWritingCongratulations to Tanner Russo of Liberty High School, the winner of Fauquier County Public Library's Created Equal Essay Contest. Thank you to all the young writers who took the time to think and write about the topic of equal rights. Your essays were all beautifully written and an inspiration to read. Way to go!http://fauquierlibrarylounging.blogspot.com/2009/01/we-have-winner.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Librarian)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1027777376726665885.post-154509193281717980Thu, 11 Dec 2008 16:31:00 +00002008-12-11T13:56:54.056-05:00adventurebook reviewfuturereality tvsci-fisurvivorunputdownable Several of us here at the Bealeton library just finished The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, and already we are dying for the next book to come out. (Sadly, we'll have to wait until next summer).This book is a fast-paced adventure thriller set in the future with romance, intrigue, and a page-turning plot. It's the perfect sort of book to devour over winter break - whether you're hiding from http://fauquierlibrarylounging.blogspot.com/2008/12/hunger-games.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Librarian)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1027777376726665885.post-8989084931047513243Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:40:00 +00002008-11-21T16:40:47.617-05:00Did you love Twilight? Have you taken the Twilight quiz? Are you planning to see the movie? Are you thirsty for more (books, not blood)?If you have already read the Twilight saga and are craving more, don't fret. There are plenty of other great books in this genre and, if you are quick about it, you might be able to grab a copy to sink your teeth into over the weekend. An oldie-but-goodie vampirehttp://fauquierlibrarylounging.blogspot.com/2008/11/twilight-fans-are-you-thirsty-for-more.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Librarian)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1027777376726665885.post-7550575782200777918Mon, 10 Nov 2008 20:19:00 +00002008-11-14T15:38:42.340-05:00TAGvolunteersAre any of these statements true about you?You love to read.You could organize a video game tournament in your sleep.You are a natural born party planner.The library is great, but you think it would be much cooler if only the powers that be would listen to what you had to say.You are bursting with ideas for creative book displays. You have always wanted to know what it would be like to get lockedhttp://fauquierlibrarylounging.blogspot.com/2008/11/tag-youre-it.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Librarian)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1027777376726665885.post-1520770600216402549Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:56:00 +00002008-10-17T09:41:51.251-04:00I know there are some fantastic teen writers out there. Here's your chance to show your stuff! Fauquier County Public Library is now accepting submissions for a teen essay contest.The essay theme, Created Equal celebrates the brave people in the United States and around the world who have taken a stand for equal rights - throughout history and today. This contest highlights the outstanding titleshttp://fauquierlibrarylounging.blogspot.com/2008/10/calling-teen-writers-created-equal.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Librarian)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1027777376726665885.post-6123732371519353788Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:45:00 +00002008-10-17T10:05:09.474-04:00mixtapemusicplaylist Thanks to all of you who participated in the Back-to-School Mix Tape Mission last month. Our first set of mixes were upbeat, eclectic, and lots of fun to find in the drop box each week. If you missed the drop box and would like to submit your own "Ode to Summer" playlist, leave it in the comments section below. ****A special thanks to the young zinester who left a copy of "Rewrite #1" in the boxhttp://fauquierlibrarylounging.blogspot.com/2008/10/mission-mix-tape-1.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Librarian)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1027777376726665885.post-189939142130340317Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:24:00 +00002008-11-10T20:55:31.546-05:00book reviewcyber-punktechnologyterrorismImagine a high school where the RFID tags in your books could track your every move, cameras with gait-recognition software prevent you from skipping class, and the "free" standard-issue laptop spies on your every keystroke and reports every website you visit to the administrators.For seventeen-year-old Marcus, the surveillance system at Cesar Chavez High School, is nothing more than a slight http://fauquierlibrarylounging.blogspot.com/2008/10/dont-trust-anyone-over-25.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Librarian)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1027777376726665885.post-1563526924053449796Sat, 04 Oct 2008 21:38:00 +00002008-10-08T20:24:30.180-04:00Online Book DiscussionTRW08Next week is Teen Read Week at libraries and schools all over the country. It's a week to stop, drop, and read - for the sheer pleasure of rolling around in a great book. Reading is a) fun, b) portable, and best of all, c) it's FREE. So, find yourself a good book and get caught reading for the FUN of it this week.Can't seem to find a book that makes you want to stay up all night reading under thehttp://fauquierlibrarylounging.blogspot.com/2008/10/teen-read-week-books-with-bite.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Librarian)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1027777376726665885.post-4984783563378792925Fri, 03 Oct 2008 23:43:00 +00002008-10-08T20:20:50.538-04:00generalintroductionsMy name is Anna and I am the new youth services librarian at the Bealeton Library. I moved back to Virginia over the summer after living in Alabama for a couple of years. It feels great to be back in my beautiful home state and I am really enjoying getting to know all of you who use the library here in Bealeton.I will be helping to plan teen programs for the library and will also be reviewing YA http://fauquierlibrarylounging.blogspot.com/2008/10/hello.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Librarian)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1027777376726665885.post-3068511293990692139Fri, 15 Feb 2008 18:38:00 +00002008-12-11T15:36:07.298-05:00researchThis teen blog for Fauquier County Public Library will be taking an extended break. Please enjoy browsing past posts about art, anime, book reviews, library programs, research, and more!Photo from The symplegadeshttp://fauquierlibrarylounging.blogspot.com/2008/02/library-lounging-news.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Librarian)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1027777376726665885.post-3801140789147403499Sat, 02 Feb 2008 16:53:00 +00002008-12-11T15:36:08.467-05:00poetryShakespeareValentine's DayvideoSilly Love SongsTime=2:44We all know Valentine’s Day is on the way. Reds and pinks decorate, or besmirch, the landscape depending on how you view this annual holiday. The next Teen Coffee House offers an evening forum where you can feel free to discuss love: gained and lost, sought after and denied, never desired but received, or you may simply have no interest in love at all. Of course both http://fauquierlibrarylounging.blogspot.com/2008/02/anti-valentines-day-silliness.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Librarian)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1027777376726665885.post-895775225380078590Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:50:00 +00002008-12-11T15:36:09.110-05:00Groundhog's DayFebruary 2nd is almost here!Visit Groundhog.org to learn more about the famous groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, who predicts the seasons. Read more about the "Shadowy Tradition of Groundhog Day." Look for the links on the lower right for live webstreaming of the groundhog's home.Read the Wonders of Woodchucks by Sigmund Lavine. This book "describes the evolution, physical characteristics, and http://fauquierlibrarylounging.blogspot.com/2008/01/groundhogs-and-woodchucks.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Librarian)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1027777376726665885.post-70840769095629963Wed, 30 Jan 2008 19:47:00 +00002008-12-11T15:36:10.045-05:00book reviewfoodhealthquizzesTake a fast quiz on the Fruits and Veggies Matter! web site sponsored by the government. The website is available in Spanish here, too. How old you are and how much you move around during the day determines the amount of delicious fruits and vegetables you will want to ingest.I'm a Vegetarian: Amazing Facts and Ideas for Healthy Vegetarians by Ellen Schwartz 112 pages So, you've decided to be a http://fauquierlibrarylounging.blogspot.com/2008/01/veggies.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Librarian)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1027777376726665885.post-3841163910046312260Tue, 29 Jan 2008 15:47:00 +00002008-12-11T15:36:13.097-05:00artSee some traditional and new designs from the Bealeton mehndi program last night:http://fauquierlibrarylounging.blogspot.com/2008/01/bealeton-henna-designs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Librarian)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1027777376726665885.post-2794612350809747729Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:12:00 +00002008-12-11T15:36:13.561-05:00artRe-read about the Mehndi program at Warrenton library this Saturday, January 26 at @ 1 p.m. and at Bealeton library this coming Monday, January 28 @ 7 p.m.. Bring your own designs or try something new!photo http://fauquierlibrarylounging.blogspot.com/2008/01/mehndi-program-reminder.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Librarian)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1027777376726665885.post-5305289152993483458Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:43:00 +00002008-12-11T15:36:14.701-05:00book reviewThe Little Book of Snowflakes Kenneth Libbrecht Not much bigger than a butterfly, this book contains photographs of snowflakes with beauty equal to that winged bug. On these pages, the ice crystals are magnified to observe every pattern and glisten of light. Enjoy the accompanying "detailed captions containing the science behind [a snowflake's] beauty, and literary quotes relating to snow and http://fauquierlibrarylounging.blogspot.com/2008/01/snow-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Librarian)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1027777376726665885.post-9178330261539169705Wed, 16 Jan 2008 21:54:00 +00002008-12-11T15:36:14.958-05:00Cedar Lee Middle School(photo origin)Click here to enter books you have read lately and help advance the Cedar Lee Middle School Literacy Challenge goal of 100,000 books. As of today, the count has reached 14,650!http://fauquierlibrarylounging.blogspot.com/2008/01/what-are-you-reading.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Librarian)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1027777376726665885.post-1092165609248434501Sat, 12 Jan 2008 20:45:00 +00002008-12-11T15:36:17.564-05:00foodhealthStand up straight. Bend. To the left. To the right. What shoes are you wearing? Hey, can exercise be done in a dress? Of course!Now imagine you are the universal man. Arms out. Now up. Now out and down. Hands on hips. Lean to the side. Right knee up, left knee follow. Swing that leg. Trace each foot in an arc around. Squat and stand. Squat and stand. Kick, kick, kick, kick, and kick!OK, the http://fauquierlibrarylounging.blogspot.com/2008/01/new-years-resolution-exercise.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Librarian)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1027777376726665885.post-4245177310545949061Thu, 10 Jan 2008 01:03:00 +00002008-12-11T15:36:18.249-05:00book reviewfoodhealthInsatiable: The Compelling Story of Four Teens, Food and its Powerby Eve EliotThis may be fiction, but there is truth here. This "novel written in episodic format follows four teenage girls whose shame, fear, and confusion compel them to binge, purge, and refuse to eat in misguided attempts to feel safe and in control of their lives." This isn't a comic, though there is humor to help get you http://fauquierlibrarylounging.blogspot.com/2008/01/eating.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Librarian)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1027777376726665885.post-4234352595933609388Wed, 02 Jan 2008 22:00:00 +00002008-12-11T15:36:18.459-05:00arthttp://fauquierlibrarylounging.blogspot.com/2008/01/henna-paste.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Librarian)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1027777376726665885.post-6872897134097646939Wed, 02 Jan 2008 18:46:00 +00002008-12-11T15:36:18.741-05:00artbook reviewforeign languageDo you like temporary tattoos? Do you ever wish you could decorate yourself, but don’t want it to be a permanent alteration? Bring yourself and your friends to the library for a special teen program. The exotic art of Mehndi lets you draw on your hands, arms, or maybe an ankle in designs that will last from 1 to 3 weeks. You can use traditional designs ready at the program, or bring your own http://fauquierlibrarylounging.blogspot.com/2008/01/mehndi-books.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Librarian)