Happenings at the Sharonville Library Teen Scene

Recurring programs:

• Anime Club - 1st Wednesday of the month, 4 pm



• Crafty Teens - 2nd Wednesday of the month, 4 pm



• Knitting and Crochet (ages 9 & up) - 3rd Wednesday of the month, 4 pm



• Yu-Gi-Oh Open Gaming - 4th Wednesday of the month, 4 pm



• After-hours Movie Night - 2nd Friday of the month, 6 pm



• Sharonville Library Teen Advisory Board - share your ideas to make the library your own! - 1st Saturday of the month 2 pm



• Sharonville Teens Online Book Club - goodreads.com (there's a link on the blog's sidebar)

There are usually a couple of "special" programs during the month:

• Starting a Veggie Garden - Tuesday, May 17th, 3 pm - sign up required.



• Rock Band 2 - Saturday, May 21st, 11 am



• Live Music Night - June 1st, 4 - 6 pm - sign up if you're interested in performing



• Madden 2011 - June 16th, noon



• Duct Tape Father's Day Craft - June 18th, 4 pm

I'm always looking for new ideas for programs. You can share yours here or you can stop by for a Teen Advisory Board Meeting.

Graphic Novels

I just attended a webinar on graphic novels; here are some that I thought sounded entertaining:







Geppetto has been killed by vampires. Pinnocchio is out for revenge and he has an unending supply of wooden stakes - all he has to do is tell a lie and break off his nose.

This is a great premise and it also rides on the current vampire wave.







Tony Chu is one heck of a detective. He gets psychic impressions from everything he eats. He can tell you whodunit just by taking a bite out of the victim.

This falls under the category of "So gross that I have to read it".







This is a prequel to the movie, Serenity.

OK, so this one wasn't included in the webinar but I had to add it here. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the TV series that both the movie and graphic novel are based on, Firefly. Think western in space.





Woodland fantasy adventure of a girl and her dog. For fans of The Hobbit, Bone, or Owly.

There's nothing I like more than a "girl and her dog" story.

Royal Wedding Extravaganza!

Okay, so I've been trying to avoid all the Royal Wedding Hoopla but I was on vacation last week and was stuck inside because of all of the rain. And seeing that I would do just about anything other than vaccuum my house, I sorta got sucked into all things Will and Kate. And, seeing that I love to share, here's some gems. You're welcome.

So, will Kate (or Princess Catherine as she would like to be known) wear the big ol' fruu fruu dress like Princess Di?









My guess is no. But, Kate does have to bow down to certain royal guidelines. She has to be covered - no strapless or backless gowns. I see long sleeves - at least 3/4 length and long straight lines to show off her new VERY slim figure (she didn't go through all that work to hide underneath yards and yards of fabric). I do think that she will have a long train; I've heard rumors of 10 feet.


Did you know:

According to The Telegraph, Kate, at 29, will be the oldest "spinster" to ever marry a royal.
According to the Christian Science Monitor:
Kate's wedding band is made from the same hunk of Welsh gold as other royal bands.
Will had to ask the Queen for permission to propose to Kate.
After they are married, their titles will be: The Prince and Princess of Wales

And, I know that Will and Kate have to have a certain amount of stuffiness in their wedding and I do appreciate tradition but a part of me wishes that that this is how their wedding would start off.

Good luck and best wishes to Will and Kate!

Edit 4/29/11: Their titles are Duke and Duchess of Cambridge

New Book Club Title

This month's title that our online book club will be discussing is Last Summer of the Death Warriors by Francisco Stark. Join Goodreads and take part in the discussion. Our group name is Sharonville Teens Online Book Club.

The Story Siren: Children’s Choice Book Awards & Giveaway

The Story Siren: Children’s Choice Book Awards & Giveaway: "Voting has begun for the Children’s Choice Book Awards, the only national children’s book program where winning titles are selected by young..."

Happy National Poetry Month

Challenge: Make a poem out of book titles.

Minute to Win It

This Saturday, April 16th at 2 pm, we will be playing Minute to Win It. Challenge your friends to see if you can complete the challenge in 60 seconds! Let me know that you're coming; either post a comment here or give me a call at the library, 369-6049.

New Arrivals

Did you know about the New Arrivals section of the Library's web page? New books in all sorts of categories are posted here when they come in (or are about to come in) Here's the link to the new teen fiction. You can even subscribe to the feed so that you are notifed when books are added.

Photography Contest Display

The theme for last year's Teen Photography Contest was Monster Madness. The winners (one of which is from Sharonville - yay!) and honorable mentions are currently on display at the library. Come check them out; maybe they will inspire you to enter the contest in the fall.

Solve the Mysteries; Get Entered to Win an iPod Touch

Think you can solve the mysteries? Figure out the clues and get an entry to win.

Oh, To Be So Creative

Just saw this cool paper craft Parkour! video and had to share. Enjoy!

Hunger Games Cast Update

Lionsgate just announced the actors for Peeta and Gale. Union, KY - native Josh Hutcherson will be playing Peeta and Australia-born Liam Hemsworth will be playing Gale. Last I heard, release is set for 2012. Let the countdown begin!

Hunger Games Movie Cast

Jennifer Lawrence has been announced as Katniss in The Hunger Games movie. Who do you think would be good for Peeta, Gale or any of the other characters? Here are some suggestions.

Check out the trailer, Check out the book

Here are trailers for some new books that I thought sounded good. If you think so too, check them out at the library! Death Cloud (Young Sherlock Holmes # 1) by Andrew Lane Cloaked by Alex Flinn I am J by Cris Beam Cryer's Cross by Lisa McMann

Whoops!

I thought that the new Harry Potter movie was being released next week but it's not released until April 15th. Any vote for Harry will count for the new Chronicles of Narnia movie: Voyage of the Dawn Treader.