Bloomington Public Library > Book Gossip http://www.bloomingtonlibrary.org/see_&_do/teenzone/ From the teen librarian of the Bloomington Public Library. en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss ameliam@bloomingtonlibrary.org webmaster@bloomingtonlibrary.org en-us <![CDATA[A Big Hello]]> http://www.bloomingtonlibrary.org/see_&_do/book_gossip/?entry=195 http://www.bloomingtonlibrary.org/see_&_do/book_gossip/?entry=195 Fri, 16 Apr 2010 12:04 +0600 Hello!

My name is Natalie and I am the new Teen Librarian here at the Bloomington Public Library. 

And why should you care?  Because I am the one who controls all of the books/movies/video games/CDs and activities for teens! 

Is there a new CD you'd like to borrow but we don't seem to have it?  Ask for Natalie.  Tired of the video games down in the teen tech lab and you have a suggestion?  Ask for Natalie.  Is there a new book you can't find on the shelf?  Ask for Natalie.  

 Have a SUPER COOL idea for a program we could do here at BPL?  Ask for Natalie. 

I also need to make a plug for the SUMMER READING PROGRAM here at BPL. 

Our theme this year is Feast on a Books and we're using a "food chain" structure.  There are four food chain "levels" and each level has a craft project, movie and "food challenge."  Want to do the craft project but not the food challenge?  That's fine.  Just want to watch the movie?  That's fine too.  Here's the great thing about summer reading here at BPL: you only have to read ONE book to receive a ticket to our end of the summer party at the Miller Park Zoo.  But the more books you read, the more entries you get for our super awesome grand prizes.  Be on the lookout for the red and white pamphlets around the library for more info.

 

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Posted by Natalie R

]]> <![CDATA[Summer Reading Program??]]> http://www.bloomingtonlibrary.org/see_&_do/book_gossip/?entry=194 http://www.bloomingtonlibrary.org/see_&_do/book_gossip/?entry=194 Wed, 31 Mar 2010 18:03 +0600 Hey all you Cats and Chicks in B-N!! 

Looking forward to the summer??  We sure are. 

Our summer programming lineup is way cool to take your mind off the hot, sizzling weather.

The theme is "Feast on Books", but we are going to feast on way more than that.  Here's the breakdown:

4 grand prize winners

3 ways to win: feast on food, feast on books, and feast on fun

2 months to finish

1 great adventure

Watch the website for registration, or call your local teen librarian for information: 309.828.6093.

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Posted by Lynne R

]]> <![CDATA[Teen Tech Week]]> http://www.bloomingtonlibrary.org/see_&_do/book_gossip/?entry=192 http://www.bloomingtonlibrary.org/see_&_do/book_gossip/?entry=192 Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:02 +0600 In anticipation of Teen Tech Week, which begins Sunday 7 March and closes Saturday 13 March, we are posting a contest.

The folks over at the Instructables site are having a Dead Computer contest.  Submit your overhaul for a dead computer.  If you get the most votes, you win.  Simple.

Prizes:

First prize = Asus Eee Pc 1005HA, a copy of the book "62 Projects to Make with a Dead Computer", plus an Instructable Prize Pack.

Second prize = all the stuff above, minus the netbook

Official rules and inspiration are at the link

http://www.instructables.com/contest/deadcomputer/

Deadline for submission is the start of Teen Tech Week.  Winners will be announced by the end of Teen Tech Week.

By the way, if you win, we want to know so we can put pix of you all over our plasma screen!

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Posted by Lynne R

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