HALLOWEEN PARTY!

We are having a Halloween Party on Wednesday, October 31st at 2:45pm. Instead of the usual Teen Zone that day, we will have tasty Halloween treats, creepy crafts and a movie! You need to sign up in advance to get an invitation for the party, so stop by the Teen Zone today or Monday to sign up. Invitations will be given out next week.

Day of the Dead Craft - November 1st

Sugar Skull (c)2005 Chelsie Kenyon

Dia De Los Muertos is a holiday that originated in Mexico and is a time for remembering those who have passed. Celebrate this special day by decorating a sugar skull, a fun and creepy craft. Space is limited - make sure to sign up today!

Thursday, November 1st
5pm

For Teens in Grades 7-12

Dark and Dreary

Yesterday as I drove to the library in the dark and dreary rain, I heard a song on the radio that I haven't heard in more than 10 years. A song I used to listen to over and over, that at the time, described all my emotions to a "T". I got chills hearing it again. Here's my favorite part:

Fool enough to almost be it
And cool enough to not quite see it
And old enough to always feel this
Always old, I'll always feel this

No more promise no more sorrow
No longer will I follow
Can anybody hear me
I just want to be me
When I can, I will
Try to understand
That when I can, I will

-Smashing Pumpkins "Mayonaise"

Is there a song you like to listen to when you are feeling blue? Leave the lyrics in comments!

Celebrate Teen Read Week!

LOL @ Your Library!
It's Teen Read Week! Hurray! Read for the fun of it. Come to the library to celebrate with fun events - watch Transformers on Thursday night at 6 or come to Crash on Friday at 6pm.
We'll be rocking out to SingStar on the big screen Friday night, in addition to the playing games on GameCube. Bring you own games too (as long as they aren't rated M)

Make sure to vote for your favorite teen read for ALA's Teens' Top Ten!
ALA's Teen Top Ten

Our lip gloss is.....well, you know the rest.

We made lip gloss, lip balm, lip-whatever-you-want-to-call-it - today! It was a blast. Thanks to everyone that came out and got all sorts of crafty. Check out the pics below.

When Good Things Happen to Good People

Today, the universe is in perfect harmony. Rachel Cohn and David Levithan, two of my favorite authors, who co-wrote one of my favorite books, Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist - just got some great news. Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist is being made into a movie! And while I am usually not a big fan of big screen adaptations of books I hold close to my heart - it looks like this one is going to RULE! Michael Cera of this summer's funniest movie (in my humble opinion) Superbad is starring as Nick, and Kat Dennings is playing Norah. Among other things, Kat did a bunch of episodes of ER, and was also great in The 40-Year Old Virgin. Sounds like a perfect cast to me. I can't wait to see this movie! If you haven't read the book yet, get to it! Especially if you enjoy sarcasm, snarkiness, music, NYC, and/or romance.

Book Review - The Queen of Cool

The Queen of Cool by Cecil Castellucci


Libby Brin is the coolest girl in her Los Angeles high school. She's got it all, hot clothes, hot car, parents that give in to her every desire, invitations to all the cool parties. Whenever Libby gets an idea, everyone follows along - like when she came up with Wear Your Pajamas to School Day. Even though there are probably tons of kids that wish they could be just like Libby, Libby is BORED. Dreadfully, inexplicably, bored. So on her quest to make life more interesting, she signs up for an internship at the Los Angeles Zoo. She is forced to team up with Sheldon, who wears armpit-high acid washed jeans and has a crater face. Worse still, is Tina, aka Tiny, a little person with an annoyingly bubbly personality. Libby has to suffer through an entire winter term with these two losers, all the while mucking out animal cages. But after awhile, Sheldon and Tiny don't seem so bad. The more she gets to know them, the more Libby begins to like them. But how can Libby be the Queen of Cool with friends like Sheldon and Tiny? Libby is a really funny character, and even though she is really shallow in the beginning, it is great watching her grow throughout the book.

I read this book right after another book by Cecil Castellucci, called Boy Proof. I highly them recommend both!

It's Banned Books Week!

Celebrate your freedom to read!
What is Banned Books Week, you ask? Let's see what the experts in all things library have to say. Straight from the American Library Association:

Banned Books Week (BBW) celebrates the freedom to choose or the freedom to express one’s opinion even if that opinion might be considered unorthodox or unpopular and stresses the importance of ensuring the availability of those unorthodox or unpopular viewpoints to all who wish to read them.

Truth!

Make sure you stop by the Westbury Library to grab a Banned Books Week booklist. Too lazy to make the trip? Here are a few books that have had the censors in a tizzy this year:

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

The Bermudez Triangle by Maureen Johnson

Athletic Shorts: Six Short Stories by Chris Crutcher

Fat Kid Rules the World by KL Going

Of course, all these and more are available at the Westbury Library.