It's Poetry time again! National Poetry Month brings all kinds of excitement to the TeenZone as we prepare for the tenth annual Teen Poetry Contest, and second annual Cover Art Contest. But, also keep an eye out for great displays and more all with a sense of rhythm and rhyme.
Teen Advisory Boards
Join us for the monthly meeting of the TABs. No registration is required and snacks will be provided. Anyone between the ages of 12 and 18 are welcome.
Noblesville: Tuesday, April 1st 7-8 p.m. TeenZone
Fishers: Tuesday, April 8th 6:30-7:30 p.m. TeenZone
Craft Nights
Noblesville: Thursday, April 3rd 6-7:30 p.m. TeenZone Program Room
Grocery Bag Purses
Fishers: Wednesday, April 23rd 6-7:30 p.m. TeenZone Program Room
Painted Paper Lanterns
MOVIES!!
Join us for movies on the BIG SCREEN!! Snacks will be provided.
Noblesville: Tuesday Night @ the Movies
6-8:00 p.m. TeenZone Program Room
April 8th: The Village rated PG-13
April 15th: Superman Returns rated PG-13
April 22nd: Coach Carter rated PG-13
Fishers: Thursday Night @ the Movies
6-8:00 p.m. Children’s Program Room #169
April 10th: Daddy Day Camp rated PG
April 17th: Stardust rated PG-13
April 24th: No Reservations rated PG
Game Nights
Bored? Why not come down to the library and play? Bring your friends and come to the TeenZone Program Room. Free snacks!
Noblesville: Thursday, April 17th 6-8:00 p.m.
Scene It Harry Potter
Fishers: Wednesday April 16th 6-8:00 p.m.
Read N Feed TeenZone Book Club
Join us for an hour of discussion and snacking! Stop by the TeenZone for more info or to pick up a copy of the book. Registration is requested, and participants must be in grades 7-12...oh, and should probably have read the book!
Fishers: Monday, April 21st 7-8:00 p.m.
The Life of Pi by Yan Martel
Noblesville: Thursday, April 24th 7-8:00 p.m.
Book: TBA
Saturday, March 29, 2008
March Top 10 list
1. New moon : a novel by Stephenie Meyer
2. Pants on fire by Meg Cabot
3. Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
4. Avalon High by Meg Cabot
5. Sunset by Erin Hunter
6. Prep : a novel by Curtis Sittenfeld
7. Perfect girl by Mary Hogan
8. Memoirs of a teenage amnesiac by Gabrielle Zevin
9. Heaven looks a lot like the mall : a novel by by Wendy Mass
10. Forever in blue : the fourth summer of the Sisterhood by Ann
Brashares
2. Pants on fire by Meg Cabot
3. Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
4. Avalon High by Meg Cabot
5. Sunset by Erin Hunter
6. Prep : a novel by Curtis Sittenfeld
7. Perfect girl by Mary Hogan
8. Memoirs of a teenage amnesiac by Gabrielle Zevin
9. Heaven looks a lot like the mall : a novel by by Wendy Mass
10. Forever in blue : the fourth summer of the Sisterhood by Ann
Brashares
New Books
Fiction:
Hot Lunch
Alex Bradley
YA Fic Bradley, A.
When Molly and Cassie are assigned to work in the kitchen as a punishment for their food fight, they realize that the only way they are going to be released from the duty is to cooperate and learn to cook. Includes some recipes.
Carpe Diem
Autumn Cornwell
YA Fic Cornwell, A.
Sixteen-year-old Vassar Spore's detailed plans for the next twenty years of her life are derailed when her bohemian grandmother insists that she join her in Southeast Asia for the summer, but as she writes a novel about her experiences, Vassar discovers new possibilities.
The Luxe
Anna Godbersen
YA Fic Godbersen, A.
In Manhattan in 1899, five teens of different social classes lead dangerously scandalous lives, despite the strict rules of society and the best-laid plans of parents and others.
Do the Math: Secrets, Lies and Algebra
Wendy Lichtman
YA Fic Lichtman, W.
Tess has always loved math, and she uses mathematical concepts to help her understand things in her life, so she is dismayed to find out how much math--and life--can change in eighth grade.
The Outcasts
L.S. Matthews
YA Fic Matthews, L.
A much-anticipated school trip to England's West Country turns into a life-changing adventure for five high school misfits when they fall into another dimension while exploring the house in which they are staying.
Remembering Raquel
Vivian Vande Velde
YA Fic Vande Velde, V.
Fourteen-year-old Raquel Falcone is, as one of her classmates puts it, the kind of kid who has a tendency to be invisible. That is until the night she's hit by a car and killed while walking home from the movies. In brief, moving chapters, we hear about Raquel from her classmates, her best friend, her family--and the woman who was driving the car that struck her.
One good punch
Rich Wallace
YA Fic Wallace, R.
Eigtheen-year-old Michael Kerrigan, writer of obituaries for the Scranton Observer and captain of the track team, is ready for the most important season of his life--until the police find four joints in his school locker, and he is faced with a choice that could change everything.
Graphic Fiction:
Miki Falls: Spring, Summer & Fall
Mark Crilley
YA Graphic Fic Crilley, M.
When Miki Yoshida meets Hiro Sakurai, she is unnerved by how much she cares about him and is determined to break down his defenses to find out the dangerous secret that he is hiding.
In the Starlight
Kyungok Kang
YA Graphic Fic Kang, K.
Shinhye dreams of a life among the stars and her life changes dramatically when her family hosts Sarah, a foreign girl with a unique talent.
NonFiction:
Alter This!
Alena Hennessy
YA 745.5 Hen 2007
Presents step-by-step instructions and techniques for creating altered books as works of art, providing examples of the works of several well-known artists in this genre.
High School Money Book
Don Silver
YA 332.024 Sil 2007
Strategies on how to make important decisions about money, including shopping, paying for college, saving, and investing.
Audio Books:
The Sweet Far Thing
Libba Bray
YA Audio CD Fic Bray
At Spence Academy, sixteen-year-old Gemma Doyle continues preparing for her London debut while struggling to determine how best to use magic to resolve a power struggle in the enchanted world of the realms, and to protect her own world and loved ones.
The Road of the Dead
Kevin Brooks
YA Audio CD Fic Brooks
Two brothers, sons of an incarcerated gypsy, leave London traveling to an isolated and desolate village, in search of the brutal killer of their sister.
Saving Francesca
Melina Marchetta
YA Audio CD Fic Marchetta
Sixteen-year-old Francesca could use her outspoken mother's help with the problems of being one of a handful of girls at a parochial school that has just turned co-ed, but her mother has suddenly become severely depressed.
Hot Lunch
Alex Bradley
YA Fic Bradley, A.
When Molly and Cassie are assigned to work in the kitchen as a punishment for their food fight, they realize that the only way they are going to be released from the duty is to cooperate and learn to cook. Includes some recipes.
Carpe Diem
Autumn Cornwell
YA Fic Cornwell, A.
Sixteen-year-old Vassar Spore's detailed plans for the next twenty years of her life are derailed when her bohemian grandmother insists that she join her in Southeast Asia for the summer, but as she writes a novel about her experiences, Vassar discovers new possibilities.
The Luxe
Anna Godbersen
YA Fic Godbersen, A.
In Manhattan in 1899, five teens of different social classes lead dangerously scandalous lives, despite the strict rules of society and the best-laid plans of parents and others.
Do the Math: Secrets, Lies and Algebra
Wendy Lichtman
YA Fic Lichtman, W.
Tess has always loved math, and she uses mathematical concepts to help her understand things in her life, so she is dismayed to find out how much math--and life--can change in eighth grade.
The Outcasts
L.S. Matthews
YA Fic Matthews, L.
A much-anticipated school trip to England's West Country turns into a life-changing adventure for five high school misfits when they fall into another dimension while exploring the house in which they are staying.
Remembering Raquel
Vivian Vande Velde
YA Fic Vande Velde, V.
Fourteen-year-old Raquel Falcone is, as one of her classmates puts it, the kind of kid who has a tendency to be invisible. That is until the night she's hit by a car and killed while walking home from the movies. In brief, moving chapters, we hear about Raquel from her classmates, her best friend, her family--and the woman who was driving the car that struck her.
One good punch
Rich Wallace
YA Fic Wallace, R.
Eigtheen-year-old Michael Kerrigan, writer of obituaries for the Scranton Observer and captain of the track team, is ready for the most important season of his life--until the police find four joints in his school locker, and he is faced with a choice that could change everything.
Graphic Fiction:
Miki Falls: Spring, Summer & Fall
Mark Crilley
YA Graphic Fic Crilley, M.
When Miki Yoshida meets Hiro Sakurai, she is unnerved by how much she cares about him and is determined to break down his defenses to find out the dangerous secret that he is hiding.
In the Starlight
Kyungok Kang
YA Graphic Fic Kang, K.
Shinhye dreams of a life among the stars and her life changes dramatically when her family hosts Sarah, a foreign girl with a unique talent.
NonFiction:
Alter This!
Alena Hennessy
YA 745.5 Hen 2007
Presents step-by-step instructions and techniques for creating altered books as works of art, providing examples of the works of several well-known artists in this genre.
High School Money Book
Don Silver
YA 332.024 Sil 2007
Strategies on how to make important decisions about money, including shopping, paying for college, saving, and investing.
Audio Books:
The Sweet Far Thing
Libba Bray
YA Audio CD Fic Bray
At Spence Academy, sixteen-year-old Gemma Doyle continues preparing for her London debut while struggling to determine how best to use magic to resolve a power struggle in the enchanted world of the realms, and to protect her own world and loved ones.
The Road of the Dead
Kevin Brooks
YA Audio CD Fic Brooks
Two brothers, sons of an incarcerated gypsy, leave London traveling to an isolated and desolate village, in search of the brutal killer of their sister.
Saving Francesca
Melina Marchetta
YA Audio CD Fic Marchetta
Sixteen-year-old Francesca could use her outspoken mother's help with the problems of being one of a handful of girls at a parochial school that has just turned co-ed, but her mother has suddenly become severely depressed.
March Programs
This month in the TeenZone is YAM. No, not the candied variety you eat at Thanksgiving, Youth Art Month is a celebration of the arts. We'll have Craft Night, books both fiction and nonfiction that are art related and a bookmark contest so you can show off your talent.
Teen Advisory Boards
Join us for the monthly meeting of the TABs. No registration is required and snacks will be provided. Anyone between the ages of 12 and 18 are welcome.
Noblesville: Tuesday, March 4th 7-8 p.m. TeenZone
Fishers: Tuesday, March 11th 6:30-7:30 p.m. TeenZone
Craft Nights: Gocks!
Come to the TeenZone and rock your socks off! We're making the latest craze- Gocks- Gothic Sock Puppets. Chains, safety pins, Mohawks and, of course, lots of black! Space is limited so registration is requested.
Noblesville: Thursday, March 6th 6-7:30 p.m. TeenZone Program Room
Fishers: Wednesday, March 26th 6-7:30 p.m. TeenZone Program Room
MOVIES!!
Join us for movies on the BIG SCREEN!! Snacks will be provided.
Noblesville: Tuesday Night @ the Movies
6-8:00 p.m. TeenZone Program Room
March 11th: Signs rated PG-13
March 18th: Jaws rated PG
March 25th: Enchanted rated PG
Fishers: Thursday Night @ the Movies
6-8:00 p.m. Children’s Program Room #169
March 6th: Wild Hogs rated PG-13
March 13th: Evan Almighty rated PG
March 20th: Game Plan rated PG
Game Nights
Bored? Why not come down to the library and play? Bring your friends and come to the TeenZone Program Room. Free snacks!
Noblesville: Thursday, March 13th 6-8:00 p.m.
Pictionary
Fishers: Wednesday, March 12th 6-8:00 p.m.
Board games: Taboo, Mad Gab, Monopoly, Chess, Clue, Survivor, Yahtzee, Trivial Pursuit, Jenga just to name a few.
Read N Feed TeenZone Book Club
Join us for an hour of discussion and snacking! Stop by the TeenZone for more info or to pick up a copy of the book. Registration is requested, and participants must be in grades 7-12...oh, and should probably have read the book!
Fishers: Monday, March 24th 7-8:00 p.m.
Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
Noblesville: Thursday, March 27th 7-8:00 p.m.
The Life of Pi by Yan Martel
Teen Advisory Boards
Join us for the monthly meeting of the TABs. No registration is required and snacks will be provided. Anyone between the ages of 12 and 18 are welcome.
Noblesville: Tuesday, March 4th 7-8 p.m. TeenZone
Fishers: Tuesday, March 11th 6:30-7:30 p.m. TeenZone
Craft Nights: Gocks!
Come to the TeenZone and rock your socks off! We're making the latest craze- Gocks- Gothic Sock Puppets. Chains, safety pins, Mohawks and, of course, lots of black! Space is limited so registration is requested.
Noblesville: Thursday, March 6th 6-7:30 p.m. TeenZone Program Room
Fishers: Wednesday, March 26th 6-7:30 p.m. TeenZone Program Room
MOVIES!!
Join us for movies on the BIG SCREEN!! Snacks will be provided.
Noblesville: Tuesday Night @ the Movies
6-8:00 p.m. TeenZone Program Room
March 11th: Signs rated PG-13
March 18th: Jaws rated PG
March 25th: Enchanted rated PG
Fishers: Thursday Night @ the Movies
6-8:00 p.m. Children’s Program Room #169
March 6th: Wild Hogs rated PG-13
March 13th: Evan Almighty rated PG
March 20th: Game Plan rated PG
Game Nights
Bored? Why not come down to the library and play? Bring your friends and come to the TeenZone Program Room. Free snacks!
Noblesville: Thursday, March 13th 6-8:00 p.m.
Pictionary
Fishers: Wednesday, March 12th 6-8:00 p.m.
Board games: Taboo, Mad Gab, Monopoly, Chess, Clue, Survivor, Yahtzee, Trivial Pursuit, Jenga just to name a few.
Read N Feed TeenZone Book Club
Join us for an hour of discussion and snacking! Stop by the TeenZone for more info or to pick up a copy of the book. Registration is requested, and participants must be in grades 7-12...oh, and should probably have read the book!
Fishers: Monday, March 24th 7-8:00 p.m.
Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
Noblesville: Thursday, March 27th 7-8:00 p.m.
The Life of Pi by Yan Martel
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