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The Teens Talk Books group met on Thursday January 25 at 4 pm.  The discussion began with the book awards announcements and what the announcements are like at the Midwinter Meeting. A short booktalk about some of the award winners was followed with a look at some ARCs (advanced reading copies) RoseMary brought home from the conference.  Several titles were taken home by club members to read and review.  Readers can send in comments to the publishers and authors about the books.

 

A few of the titles that looked promising were: Quad about a school shooting and told in alternating points of view.  Baby Girl about a mean girl looking for love who becomes pregnant and discovers she needs to love and accept herself first.  We Are So Crashing Your Bar Mitvah, about girls crashing their suddenly popular friend's Hollywood themed Bar Mitzvah.  Before, After, and Somebody in Between.  The Specialists about a girl who becomes a spy.  Diary of a Wimpy Kid. 

 

The club members took several titles home to look over and decide if they should be ordered for the YA collection.

 

The Teens Talk Books group meets once a month to chat about books over pizza!

 

 

TAB Meeting: Monday January 28, 2007 at 4 pm.  We will be painting bookends!  Bring your creative inner artist to design a bookend for the YA room. 

 

Teen Tech Club: Tuesday January 29, 2007 at 3:30 pm.  Our first brainstorming meeting.  We will discuss gaming program ideas.

 

Teen Romance Movie Night: Thursday, February 1, 2007.  The Princess Bride showing on the big screen.  Popcorn and drinks provided!

 

Animanga Club: Wednesday, February 7, 2007 at 5 pm.  We will be previewing an anime film, looking at a few things from Seattle and planning the Cosplay Prom.

 

Sign up for any or all of these meetings and programs at http://www.libraryevents.org/bycat.aspx?ID=3&lib=3

 

See you @ the library!

 

The 2007 Printz Awards were announced Monday, January 22, in Seattle Washington at the American Library Association's Midwinter Meeting. 

 

American Born Chinese is the Printz Award winner.  Author Gene Luen Yang draws from American pop culture and ancient Chinese mythology in his groundbreaking work. Expertly told in words and pictures, Yang’s story in three parts follows a Chinese American teenager’s struggle to define himself against racial stereotypes. American Born Chinese is the first graphic novel to be recognized by the Michael L. Printz Committee.  Yang, who began drawing comics in the fifth grade, is a high school teacher in the San Francisco Bay area.

The annual award for literary excellence is administered by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of ALA, and is sponsored by Booklist magazine. The award, first given in 2000, is named for the late Michael L. Printz, a Topeka, Kans., school librarian known for discovering and promoting quality books for young adults.

 

The Printz Honor titles include:

 

The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing,Traitor to the Nation; v. 1: The Pox Party by M. T. Anderson

 

An Abundance of Katherines by John Green

 

Surrender by Sonia Hartnett

 

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

 

THE GREEN GLASS SEA by Ellen Klages
Named Recipient of 2007 Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction

January 17, 2007 --The Green Glass Sea by Ellen Klages (Viking Children's Books) is the winner of the 2007 Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction.  The award is presented to a children's or young adult book published in English by a U.S. publisher and set in the Americas. A standing committee (Hazel Rochman, chair; Ann Carlson; and Roger Sutton) selects the winner.
Established by the late historical fiction writer, Scott O'Dell, the award is administered by his wife, Elizabeth Hall. The author is presented with a $5,000 prize.

 

In November 1943, 11-year-old Dewey Kerrigan travels west to live with her mathematician father in Los Alamos, New Mexico. She is a budding inventor, and she thrives; there are adults like Richard Feynman and Enrico Fermi who love to talk about science and mechanics as much as she does, and they take her seriously. Her classmates are less understanding, but she does manage to develop a complicated friendship with Suze Gordon, another outsider. The girls' daily battles are set against the radio news of war, and Los Alamos's internal mysteries-what is the top-secret "gadget" their parents are working on?-and as tension builds, readers of this gripping story will discover with Dewey the truth of the secret weapon that will change the world. There's no sermonizing, and Dewey is no convenient mouthpiece for a history lesson.
Instead, Klages gets completely inside her complicated protagonist to make readers see the world as Dewey sees it: dangerous and unpredictable, and made only partially manageable by science.

About the Author
The Green Glass Sea is Ellen Klages' first novel.  Publishers Weekly selected Ellen as one of its four "Flying Starts" authors/illustrators from the Fall 2006 season.  It was also chosen as a Book Sense No. 1 Children's Pick for Winter 2006, and received starred reviews from The Horn Book and Publishers Weekly.  Ellen lives in San Francisco, CA.

 

 

We now have teen program photos up at flickr.  To find them, go to the library's Teen Page, click Teen Program Photos, and a list of recent programs link to the flickr albums.  More photos will be added, so check it out!

 

 

 

 

The Coshocton Public Library Presents
A
Teen Filmmaking Contest

You could win the People’s Choice grand prize of
$50 in Coshocton County Bucks!

Other prizes will be awarded for
Best Screenplay, Best Special Effects, Best Acting, and Best Editing!
Films accepted for the contest will be shown at the
Teen Film Festival on June 14, 2007, 7 pm. 
Popcorn and door prizes will be provided!

 

Contest Rules:
1. The movies must be directed, filmed and edited by teens, ages 12-19. 
2. Each filmmaker may submit up to and no more than two films.
3. Films may be up to 10 minutes in length.
4. Films may be on any topic but must be G or PG rated in language and subject matter or will be disqualified.  Films will be previewed for content.
5. All editing must be done before submitting the film.
6. Title pages and credits should be included in your film.
7. Films may be submitted on DVDs for showing at the festival. 
8. Submit your edited films to the Coshocton Public Library by June 1 with the following information:
_____________________________________________________________________________

I understand my film may be copied to a DVD for showing at the Teen Read Week Film Festival at the Coshocton Public Library on June 14, 2007. 

 

Your Name ____________________________________________________________________

 

Your Age _________  Your Phone __________________

 

 

Your School ____________________________________________

 

Title of your film ________________________________________

 

Length of film _______________________ 

 

Date of completion __________________________

 

Subject of your film __________________________________

 

Names of all filmmakers involved with this film: 

 

 

 

 

Do you love it? 
Then we need you!

Come to the first planning and brainstorming meeting for a
new Teen Tech Club at the library!
 
Tuesday, January 30, at 3:30 pm. 
In the large meeting room. 

 

The Animanga Club had a Japanese feast last night that they made with their own hands under the guidance of Chef Mike Cichon.  We made sushi and spring rolls and sampled wasabi and chili sauces and kimchi. 

 

See pictures at our club's MySpace: www.MySpace.com/cplmangaclub

 

See an article about Chef Cichon in the Tribune:

 

Our next Animanga Club meeting will be February 7 at 5 pm in the large meeting room.  We will be previewing anime and looking over any freebies I pick up in Seattle!

 

 

 

 

 

 

December was a busy month and we had a good time at the library with prize drawings and parties and games and movies and food. 

 

Starting off the new year is a cooking program for the Animanga Club, but all are welcome to join us for a Japanese Cooking Lesson with Chef Mike Cichon from the Coshocton County Career Center.  Large meeting room, 5-6:30 pm, TOMORROW.  Sign up HERE.

 

Teens Talk Books will meet on January 25th this month at 4 pm.  I'll just be back from Seattle with all the news about this year's book awards!  If you like books and pizza, don't miss it!  Sign up HERE!

 

The Teen Advisory Board meeting will be January 29 at 4 pm in the large meeting room. 

 

 

Teens voted on their favorite Christmas movies in the YA room this month to win Christmas ornaments in a daily drawing.  22 Teens took home prizes.  How the Grinch Stole Christmas was the most popular favorite with 16 votes.  Here are the voting results.  How did your favorite movie do?

 

Santa Clause 1,2, and 3 -6
Miracle on 34th Street -2
Home Alone 1 and 2 -3
A Christmas Carol  -2
Nightmare Before Christmas 1 and 2 -3
Frosty the Snowman -3
How the Grinch Stole Christmas -15
A Christmas Story -10
It’s a Wonderful Life -5
Elf -2
Happy Feet -2
Santa Trap -2
Deck the Halls -2
Cell Phone -1
How Rudolph Saved Christmas -1
Muppet Christmas Carol -1
Eight Below -1
Annabel’s Wish -1
8 Crazy Nights -2
Night Before Christmas -1
I’ll Be Home for Christmas -1
Schindler’s List -1
Santa Claus is Coming to Town -3
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer -3
To Grandmother’s House We Go -3
Boyfriend for Christmas -2
Santa Baby -1
Oh Christmas Tree -1

 

Check out the writing contest at Mystery Writers of America for grades 6-10.

 

 

 

 

If I don't see you this week, have a very

 

 

 

This Saturday 6-9 pm after hours.... sign up so I know how much pizza to order!

 

 

 

 

The Teens Talk Books club met on November 30 to chat about books and eat pizza. 

 

We looked over the Teens Top Ten list from YALSA and talked about the titles we had read from the list. 

 

We also looked over the bestseller teen books at Amazon and discussed our favorites.

 

Books read in the past month included Hell's Gate, Death Jr., and Summer Wife. 

 

Several of us saw Happy Feet at the movies!

 

We decided to print logos to iron on tshirts for the next meeting.

 

 

 
Congratulations to Chase Will! 
 
Chase has won first place in our second Teen Short Story Contest.  The theme for the fall contest was ghost stories. 
 
Chase's story "My Boogeyman Experience" tells about his encounter with the Boogeyman when he was five years old. 

Chase will receive a certificate and a $25 gift card from Wal-mart.
 
Our next short story contest will begin January 1 with an ice and snow theme.

 

 

 

Stamp yourself a Merry Little Christmas! 

 

A rubber stamp craft will be offered in the the YA room from 3-5 pm today and Thursday.  Bookmarks, cards, giftbags are available to stamp and glitter up. 

 

All materials are provided and no registration is needed... just drop in!

 

 

 

Seth, a former TAB member, is home from college this holiday and will be hosting a D&D game each week in December.  He says if you don't know how to play, he will teach you!  All games are on Saturday afternoons except the 22nd is a Friday.  Ages 15 and up. 

 

Dates and times:

 

December 2, 1-5 pm

December 9, 1-5 pm

December 16, 1-5 pm

December 22, 1-5 pm

December 30, 1-5 pm

 

Register here.  Space is limited!

 

Check out these sites to get published!

 

TeenInk     Eligibility:  Age 13 – 19

A monthly print magazine, a website, and a book series.  See www.teenink.com for details.  You can submit your art, poems, stories, essays and reviews of your favorite (and least favorite) movies, books, colleges and websites. 

 

Potato Hill Poetry    Eligibility:  No apparent age limit. 

A publication for teachers, students, and poetry enthusiasts.  For submission guidelines, see http://www.potatohill.com.  Click on “publishing and contest information”. 

 

Stone Soup     Eligibility:  Up to age 13
A magazine for young writers and artists.  For rules and information, see http://www.stonesoup.com.  Click on "send work". 

 

VOYA      Eligibility:  Ages 12 – 18
VOYA is a magazine for librarians and others who work with teens.   For additional information about submitting your writing, visit http://www.voya.com.   Click on “submissions”.   VOYA accepts poetry and other writings.

Merlyn's Pen    Eligibility:  Middle and High School students

A magazine of "Fiction, Essays and Poems by America's Teens".   Visit http://www.merlynspen.org and click on "Submit your writing here". 

 

If you watch the movie Bobby, about Robert Kennedy's assasination,  because you want to or for an assignment, here is a web site that will help you understand the people and the times.

 

 

 

 

The Teen Advisory Board will meet November 27 at 4 pm in the large meeting room.  We will wrap gifts for homebound patrons and decorate a tree for the YA room.

 

If you would like to be a part of the Teen Advisory Board, pick up an application in the YA room at the library.

 

 

 

Access Science is a great resource for your Science Fair Project reports.  This online database has the content of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology plus many more helpful science essay and homework articles, illustrations, and photos. 

 

To access Access Science:

 

Go to www.coshoctonpl.org

Click on Reference and choose Resource Databases

Click on Access Science, #2 on the list

 

 

 

The Animanga Club hosted a Japanese Lesson with Russell Merritt of Newark, OH, last night at the library.  Russell gave us guidance on pronunciation and grammar and provided lots of handouts for reviewing at home.  Some of the braver club members read conversations in Japanese!

 

We will have Russell back in 2007 for more lessons in Japanese and Manga drawing!

 

 

With over 5000 teens casting their votes, the Teens Top Ten for 2006 has been decided.  The Teens Top Ten vote is sponsored by The Young Adult Library Services Association.

 

The Top Ten Teen Books voted on by teens for teens are:

 

1. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling (Scholastic Press, 2005).

2. Twilight by Stephanie Meyer (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2005).

3. Eldest by Christopher Paolini (Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2005).

4. Rebel Angels by Libba Bray (Delacorte Press, 2005).

5. Peeps by Scott Westerfeld (Razorbill, 2005).

6. 13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson (HarperCollins Children’s Books, 2005).

7. Poison by Chris Wooding (Orchard Books, 2005).

8. Captain Hook: The Adventures of a Notorious Youth by J.V. Hart (Laura Geringer Books, 2005).

9. If I Have a Wicked Stepmother, Where’s My Prince? by Melissa Kantor (Hyperion Books for Children, 2005).

10. Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin (Farrar, Straus and Giroux Books for Young Readers