New Teen Programs and DDR!!!!

I have just put up all of our programs for January through May 2011!!!  If you would like to check it out, go to our webpage at: http://www.richtonparklibrary.org/
The programs will be under the Young Adult Tab under "Programs".  While you're there, check out the Book Lists and Awards Tabs!!!  You will find super awesome stuff there!!!  Check back in soon for my take on "The Confessions of the Sullivan Sisters".  I'm about 2/3 of the way done!

DDR (Dance Dance Revolution) program this Friday, December 3rd from 4-5:30pm!!!

Teen Monopoly Tournament

Just a reminder that our Teen Monopoly Tournament is going to be this Saturday, November 27th from 10am-2pm.  You must make sure that you are:
1. In grades 7-12
2. Signed up by Friday, November 26th (we are open 10am til 9pm)
3. Here by 10am to start playing.  Late comers will still be able to play, but won't be in the tournament so make sure you are on time!!!

Winners will recieve their own monopoly game as well as other Hasbro games!!!  Be sure to tell your friends!  If you want to sign up via Ms Laura, send her an email at : teenlibrarianrpl@yahoo.com

YA TV Shows!!!

We are awesome! Ms Laura has just started what is going to be super awesome...we are getting a YA TV DVD Section!  That's right, all your favorite Teen shows plus some oldies but goodies will be available to check out soon.  This is including:

90210
Roswell
Friday Night Lights
Secret Life of the American Teenager
Degrassi
Veronica Mars
Saved By the Bell
16 and Pregnant
Teen Mom
Popular
....and many more!!!  So the next time you are in the library, be sure to ask Ms. Laura when all the awesomeness will be ready!!!

Creepiosity!!! Found!

So while this book isn't necessarily "Teen", it was hilarious and you should all read it!  It takes normal everyday things that we see and don't really think of as creepy and explains why they are....like used band-aids on the ground...and men that look like Santa Clause, that aren't Santa Clause.  Check it out!!!

"Creepiosity: A Hilarious Guide to the Unintentionally Creepy"

I'm also reading "Found" Which is pretty awesome!  It's a collection of objects people found on the street Here's the synopsis!

Discarded valentines. Ransom notes. To-do lists. Diaries. Homework assignments. A break-up letter written on the back of an airsickness bag. Whether they are found on buses, at stores, in restaurants, waiting rooms, parking lots, or even prison yards, these items give readers an uncensored, poignant, and often hilarious peek into other people's lives.


Found is chock-full of the latest and greatest of these finds, arranged in the style of the magazine, laying bare the tantalizing tales to be discovered in the trash we toss. By turns heartbreaking and hysterically funny, Found is a mesmerizing tribute to everyday life and our eternal curiosity about our fellow human beings.

Girl, Stolen

So I was really busy yesterday what with finishing two books and all but I must say I was kind of disappointed in this one.  I mean, it had its moments, but I felt like I was reading forever!  And the sad part was that I was really excited about this book and thought it had the potential to be great.  You be the judge.  Here's the synopsis!!!

"Sixteen year-old Cheyenne Wilder is sleeping in the back of a car while her mom fills her prescription at the pharmacy. Before Cheyenne realizes what's happening, their car is being stolen--with her inside! Griffin hadn’t meant to kidnap Cheyenne, all he needed to do was steal a car for the others. But once Griffin's dad finds out that Cheyenne’s father is the president of a powerful corporation, everything changes—now there’s a reason to keep her. What Griffin doesn’t know is that Cheyenne is not only sick with pneumonia, she is blind. How will Cheyenne survive this nightmare, and if she does, at what price?"

Wimpy Kid-itis!!!

So I know its not really a teen book but if you havent read the Wimpy Kid, you should!!!  Number 5 was released yesterday and I finished it yesterday... it only took about 45 minutes to read.  So read all 5!!!  There is also a movie which was actually pretty accurate and might I add hilarious!!!  Check it out!

Oh yeah, and I wimpified myself!!!

Greg Heffley has always been in a hurry to grow up. But is getting older really all it’s cracked up to be? Greg suddenly finds himself dealing with the pressures of boy-girl parties, increased responsibilities, and even the awkward changes that come with getting older—all without his best friend, Rowley, at his side. Can Greg make it through on his own? Or will he have to face the “ugly truth"?

Teen Board and Goodreads!!!

Hey guys!  Two quick things to run past you:

1. This Wednesday is Teen Board from 4-5:30pm.  This will be an important meeting since we will be picking all of the activities we will be doing for Jan-May so if you want to have any say in this, please come!  And as always we will have snacks!

2. Have you ever checked out goodreads?  It's an awesome website for people that love books.  It gives you a space to check out new books or if you have a book in mind, see what other people have rated that book, read reviews and synopsis of books and get excited!  There is also a profile section that is all about you.  You simple search for the books you've read and then you can "add them to your bookshelf"  in which you can have quite a few.  The 3 standard ones are to-read, read, and currently reading so your friends can know what interests you have, what you are reading and what you've already read.  That way, they could possibly read the same books as you and then you can have something new and exciting to talk about.  Its really easy to find friends as well since you can connect your facebook to your goodreads!!!

So check it out!  I have one and if you would like to find me and the books I've read, check out the link:
http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1362428-laura

Happy Reading!