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What do you think?

noreply@blogger.com (Laura) — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 21:25:00 +0000

For those of you who have read some of the Twilight series, what do you think of Edward and Bella? (I have my own opinions, but I'm staying silent for now...)

Don't forget to put the Twilight/Breaking Dawn release party on your calendar!! It's July 29 at 3 p.m. Breaking Dawn comes out on August 2nd. Twilight the movie will be released in December...just 5 months from now.

Summer Reading!

noreply@blogger.com (Laura) — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:42:00 +0000

Summer Reading!
Originally uploaded by millicentlibraryteens

Stop by the library to sign up for the Summer Reading Program! We have lots of great programs lined up for teens, including Teen Yoga, Duct Tape Crafts and more.

You even get a free book when you sign up, so stop by soon... All our reading is helping people this summer, too. We'll get an animal for a family in another part of the world that can help them increase their income. Check out http://www.heifer.org for more information. (and check out our cute summery animals above) :)

Also, if you read lots this summer, Laura will kiss a goat!! Who wants to miss that??

Being silly

noreply@blogger.com (Laura) — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:39:00 +0000

Being silly
Originally uploaded by millicentlibraryteens

Thanks to everyone who came to our game night last night! We had a really great time playing Guitar Hero, Frogger, Mancala, The Game of Life, Cranium and TWISTER! We'll have another one again soon!

Click on the link above to see more pictures from the game night!

Interview with the Millicent Library Director, Carolyn Longworth!

noreply@blogger.com (Laura) — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:12:00 +0000

TAG meeting minutes

noreply@blogger.com (Laura) — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:32:00 +0000

Thanks to everyone who came to Friday's meeting! If you missed it, we missed you. :)
We did the following...

did a scavenger hunt around the library
planned our first GAME NIGHT for this Thursday, June 26th! (3 - 5 p.m.; members show up at 2:30 p.m. Tell your friends!!)
helped me prepare for the Pokemon party (next Saturday the 28th at 10 a.m....if you know Pokemon, please come help me! I'm clueless...)
interviewed the library director, Carolyn Longworth (video forthcoming!)
stuffed more summer reading program bags

I look forward to seeing all of you at the game night! I'll be calling you today and tomorrow to see if you can bring some equipment. :)

Happy Summer Break!

noreply@blogger.com (Laura) — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:21:00 +0000

Today is the last day of school here in Fairhaven...CONGRATULATIONS! I hope you all enjoy your summer lots and lots...and that you come see me at the library for TAG meetings, Teen Tuesday events (Movies, Game Night, Breaking Dawn release party and more...see the Millicent Library calendar for more details) or just to come in and check out a book.

If you come in anytime in the next week, though, you might be sad to see that I won't be there. I'm on vacation from June 12 (today) and won't be at work again until Friday, June 20th. Hopefully I'll see all of you at the TAG meeting on the 20th at 2:30 p.m.

In the meantime, enjoy the sun, have some fun and don't forget to keep reading! I want to hear all about what you read at our next meeting. Oh, and the next time you're in the library, be sure to check out the awesome Wild Reads display that Kelsey and Bay put together. Thanks so much, girls!

Pen pal letters coming!

noreply@blogger.com (Laura) — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 20:55:00 +0000

Our pen pals at the Sturgis Library are having a game night this Friday the 13th and they plan to respond to us then. Check out the blog post from the Sturgis TAG here and feel free to comment on how much you are looking forward to pen pal letters!

We should have the pen pal letters by our June 20th 2:30 p.m. meeting.

TAG interview

noreply@blogger.com (Laura) — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:52:00 +0000

Here is the TAG group interviewing Erica, a circulation assistant at the Millicent Library. It's pretty silly!

Website(s) of the week

noreply@blogger.com (Laura) — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:49:00 +0000

Create your own avatar!

Here's an avatar I made on Meez:

Umm, yes, I'm a body-surfing librarian.

Also check out what I made on Mr. Picassohead here.

You can find other great avatar makers by clicking on the word "avatar" over in the delicious tags. Check out all the delicious tags to find lots of cool stuff!

TAG meeting minutes

noreply@blogger.com (Laura) — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:41:00 +0000

Thanks to everyone who made yesterday's meeting such a success! 15 teens were present to eat food, play a fun game, talk about books, music and movies and plan our upcoming Game Night.
Here are some things that happened at the meeting in case you couldn't come:

Laura gave out jobs so she doesn't go insane. Jackie will be taking attendance; Rachel is the new phone junkie calling people about upcoming events; Tori and Shay are in charge of keeping noise under control (somewhat) and we even have awesome volunteers to help set up and clean up.
Teens also signed up to help out at the Pokemon Party that the library is holding on Saturday, June 28th at 10 a.m. If you weren't at yesterday's meeting and you want to help out with this, email Laura!
Our second Interview video was recorded! Bay, Hailey, Matt and Adam interviewed Erica, one of our library's fine circulation assistants. I promise to upload the video tonight!
Rachel and Bre started creating a Game Night flyer; our FIRST GAME NIGHT is planned for June 26th from 3 - 5 p.m. in the library auditorium (downstairs). I really need all of your help in planning and promoting this!
We also looked at all the new books and a bunch of them got checked out

Our next meeting is Friday, June 20th at 2:30 p.m. I'll be on vacation from June 12 - 19; see you when I get back!

Breaking Dawn first page!

noreply@blogger.com (Laura) — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 18:26:00 +0000

For all you Twilight fans out there, here is the first page of Stephenie Meyer's newest book! Breaking Dawn isn't coming out until August 2nd, but you can get a sneak peek here.

I can't wait to read more about Bella and her engagement to Edward! (I'm personally hoping she realizes her HUGE mistake and ends up with Jake).

UPDATE: Check out the cover!

2ND UPDATE: a fan blog took pictures of the whole first chapter of Breaking Dawn from the Eclipse Special Edition...see it here!

Interview with Doreen!

noreply@blogger.com (Laura) — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 01:48:00 +0000

Sorry this took so long to upload, everybody. Here it is, though, our first interview video! Here is Courtney interviewing Doreen Skidmore, circulation supervisor at the Millicent Library. The giggling girl in the background is a bit of a distraction, but no matter! :)

Website(s) of the week

noreply@blogger.com (Laura) — Thu, 29 May 2008 18:54:00 +0000

Think you have a pretty amazing life story? Why not write your story for all the world to see! Ourstory.com is a great service that makes your life story into a timeline complete with pictures, videos and more. You can even have your friends and family members help you tell your story. Check out my simple and short story below. If you're into it, try the delicious tags to the right to find more fun tools.

Start your own timeline at OurStory.com

Website(s) of the week

noreply@blogger.com (Laura) — Thu, 22 May 2008 14:30:00 +0000

Website of the week: online mixtape sites
(for more music sites, click on the word 'music' in the delicious tags to the right)

When I was a kid, making a mixed tape (especially off the radio) was a painstaking process involving lots of stop, record, rewind...ugh. By college, things had gotten easier with mix CDs and in the past few years CDs have all but disappeared and now we make playlists for mp3 players like ipods.

Meet the newest evolution of the mix tape: online mix tapes.

Muxtape.com and Mixwit.com are sites that allow you to create your own 'mixtape' and then share it with your friends through MySpace, Facebook or even here on Blogger. Of course you can also just send your friends a link to your mix (muxtape allows you to do this). So far mixwit is considered legal (they've worked out licensing deals), but muxtape is a bit murkier.

Here's a short mixtape from Mixwit:

First TAG Show Podcast!

noreply@blogger.com (Laura) — Tue, 20 May 2008 21:21:00 +0000

It took me a few tries to get it right; sorry it was messed up before!

Drum roll please...here is the TAG Show!

Or go to the Switchpod page to hear our podcast!

Here's how we made it:

1) Download Audacity
2) Download LAME (instructions here) so you can turn your .aup file into a .mp3
3) Create an account on Switchpod (click 'Register' and register for a Podcaster account)
4) Go to your 'Control Panel' and click 'Upload Now' to upload your .mp3 file
5) Use the tools on Switchpod to 'Get a List Player' like ours above or publicize the podcast to iTunes, etc.

It's really pretty easy!

New books!

noreply@blogger.com (Laura) — Mon, 19 May 2008 20:54:00 +0000

J Fiction:

Bird Lake Moon by Kevin Henkes
Confessions of a Serial Kisser by Wendelin Van Draanen
100 Cupboards by N.D. Wilson

YA Fiction:

Me, the Missing and the Dead by Jenny Valentine
Sunrise Over Fallujah by Walter Dean Myers
How to be Bad by e. lockhart, Sarah Mlynowski, Lauren Myracle
The Market by J.M. Steele

Science Fiction:

Evil Genius by Catherine Jinks
The Gravity Keeper by Simon Bloom

Surfing the Web video

noreply@blogger.com (Laura) — Thu, 15 May 2008 23:52:00 +0000

Our first TAG video! Watch it here or go to YouTube to watch it.

New books!

noreply@blogger.com (Laura) — Thu, 15 May 2008 19:29:00 +0000

Fiction and SciFi
First Shot by Walter Sorrells
The Host by Stephenie Meyer
Lucky by Rachel Vail
Skin Hunter by Kathleen Duey
FrostBite (A Vampire Academy Novel) by Richelle Mead
Borderline by Bonnie Rozanski

Graphic Novels
A Nightmare on Elm Street by Dixon/West/Almond
Laika by Abadeis

The Host by Stephenie Myers

noreply@blogger.com (Laura) — Mon, 12 May 2008 18:51:00 +0000

Stephenie Myers is best known for her Twilight series for teens. The love triangle between Bella, Edward and Jacob (go Jacob!!) is exciting and engaging. I've loved all of her books so far and often find myself reading late into the night to finish them.

The same has so far been true for her newest book. The Host, which is marketed to adults, but is definitely appropriate for teens (so far) is Myers' first book outside of the Twilight series. In the book an alien species called 'souls' has taken over earth and possessed almost all humans body-snatcher style. The souls are implanted in the brain and completely take over the body...most of the time. The book is told from the perspective of Wanderer, a soul who has already traveled to nine planets. Wanderer has been implanted in Melanie's brain, but Melanie hasn't disappeared. In fact, Wanderer and Melanie are co-existing and Melanie slowly exerts her control. Eventually they find their way to an enclave of humans who have escaped implantation and are living underground out west. The humans, who know Melanie, immediately know Melanie is no longer herself. But they are merciful and although there is conflict, Wanderer/Melanie becomes a part of their world. Besides all of this, there is also a bit of a love triangle...but I don't want to give anything more away so I'll save that for you to find out on your own.

So far (page 265 out of 600 as of now), this book is completely absorbing the same way all the rest of Stephenie Myers' books have been. If you want to read it, be sure to put it on hold as soon as possible!

UPDATE: It only took 48 hours to finish the book and I loved it. I think I liked it more than any of the books in the Twilight series. It really was that good!

Meeting minutes

noreply@blogger.com (Laura) — Thu, 08 May 2008 22:13:00 +0000

Great meeting today, everyone! I'll get those pen pal letters out and we should have responses soon. We're coming along with our podcast and vodcast scripts...let's try to start recording at our next meeting! Also, get ready for our first game night in June. Hooray!

See you next Thursday, May 15th at 4 p.m.!

Storytubes!

noreply@blogger.com (Laura) — Thu, 08 May 2008 16:26:00 +0000

Go to the Storytubes website to vote for the best video of the week! This week's videos are about Hair Raising Tales...

Books to Movies

noreply@blogger.com (Laura) — Tue, 06 May 2008 15:46:00 +0000

With the next Chronicles of Narnia movie coming out this weekend, Prince Caspian, it got me thinking...what are your favorite books-to-movies adaptations?

Do you love the Harry Potter films but hate The Golden Compass? Here are some resources for those of you who are interested in the longstanding books-to-movies trend...

Entertainment Weekly's Read the Book! Slideshow
Do you agree with EW?? I kind of liked Prozac Nation...

Books to Movies Database
Want to know if your favorite author has had any of his/her books turned into movies? This is the place to go.

Books into Movies from Teenreads.com

Here's the trailer for Prince Caspian, too...

New Poll!

noreply@blogger.com (Laura) — Thu, 01 May 2008 20:53:00 +0000

Turns out we like walking outside best of all in good weather.

There's a new poll up...what's your favorite website for online games? You can choose several if you can't narrow it down to one. If you have other favorite websites that aren't listed in the poll, put them in the comments!!!

All the websites listed in the poll are in the del.icio.us tags, too. Just click on the word games off to the right and start exploring!

MySpace and Facebook

noreply@blogger.com (Laura) — Thu, 01 May 2008 20:47:00 +0000

Did you know that the library has a Facebook page and a MySpace page?

It's true! Make the library your friend today.

Meeting Minutes

noreply@blogger.com (Laura) — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:14:00 +0000

We had 11 teens at our second meeting where we decided...

1) to stick with the name of the group as TAG
2) to create a podcast/radio show and call it 'The TAG Show'
3) to create vodcasts on the history of the library, our favorite books, movies, etc.
4) to have a teen movie night in May or June
5) that we love rice krispie treats!

We also spent some time looking at the teen blog and delicious tags. Everyone agreed that both are great but we need to add to the delicious tags. Please add your favorite websites in the comments so I can add them to our delicious!

Our next meeting is Thursday, May 8 at 4 p.m.