Have a Happy & Safe Halloween!

Something NEW...

We have a new section on our teen webpage-Writers' Corner.
Check it out!

Word up!

Word of the day from the Urban Dictionary...
Cellfish-
An individual who talks on his or her cell phone
even when doing so is rude or inconsiderate of other people.

Teen Read Week!

Looking for Something to Read for Teen Read Week?
Check Out One of the 2009 or 2008 Teen Top Ten Reads!

2009 Winners

1. Paper Towns by John Green
2. Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer
   
3. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
   
4. City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare
   
5. Identical by Ellen Hopkins
   
6. The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
7. Wake by Lisa McMann
   
8. Untamed by P.C. and Kristin Cast
   
9. The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart
   
10. Graceling by Kristin Cashore
    

2008 Winners

1. Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer
2. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J. K. Rowling
3. Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
4. Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
5. Maximum Ride: Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports by James Patterson
6. City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
7. The Sweet Far Thing by Libba Bray
8. Extras by Scott Westerfeld
9. Before I Die by Jenny Downham
10. Twisted by Laurie Halse Anderson

Raffle

Last Two days of Teen Read Week!
Stop by the Teen Area and enter our
raffle for a chance to win FABULOUS prizes!

Whose on the "Wall of Fame?"

Come to the Teen Area and write your fave read on the

WALL OF FAME!

Teen Read Week!

Check Out Some Books With Beat At The Teen Desk!

You voted & the results are in...

The Teens' Top Ten 2010 is:

1. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
2. City of Glass by Cassandra Clare
3. Heist Society by Ally Carter
4. Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
5. Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick
6. Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
7. Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen
8. If I Stay by Gayle Forman
9. Fire by Kristin Cashore
10. Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson

TRW

Teen Read Week
Oct. 17-23

Drop by the Teen Area and fill out a raffle ticket for
a chance to win fabulous prizes!

This Just In...

New New New!!!

CDs
Big Time Rush ~BTR
Sound Garden~ Telephantasm
Emily Osment~ Fight or Flight
Jars of Clay~The Shelter
WOW Hits 2011
Now That's What I call Christmas 4
Vampire Diaries Sound Track

Video Games
Def Jam Rapstar Xbox 360
NBA 2K11 Xbox 360
Fifa Soccer 11 Wii

Reduce...Reuse...Recycle

Bottle Cap Necklaces
Saturday, Oct. 16
1 p.m.

Add a bit of flair to your wardrobe by turning bottle caps into awesome pieces of jewelry!

FUN Urban Dictionary Words

Urban Dictionary's Word of the Day Hoverboard Money

When you have so much money that you can just pay someone
to invent whatever it is that you want.

Community Service Hours...

Get community service hours for joining us on

Friday, Oct. 15 @ 7 p.m.
to play Rock Band and create decorations for a
special storytime for kids!

Teen Inc

Teen Inc Meeting
Friday, Oct. 15
6:15 p.m.

Let your voice be heard!

Happy Columbus Day!

taffy apples

Taffilicious!!!
Saturday, October 9
2-3:30 p.m.

Create an amazing caramel apple!

Cool Days To Celebrate In October!

October 4-10 World Space Week
October 6th- Thomas Edison Showed The First Motion Picture in 1889
October 8th- The Chicago Fire Started On This Date In 1871
October 10th- King Tut's Treasures Discovered In 1924
October 11th- Columbus Day
October 16th-Dictionary Day
October 18th- Alaska Purchased From Russia In 1867
October 21st- Thomas Edison Invented The Light Bulb In 1879
October 22nd- National Nut Day
October 23rd- Make A Difference Day
October 27th- New York's First Subway Opened On 1904
October 28th- Statue Of Liberty Dedicated In 1886
October 29th- First Oscar Night In 1929
October 30th- War Of The Worlds First Radio Broadcast 1938
October 31st- Halloween Is Today And Mount Rushmore Was Completed Today In 1941

Plus Did You Know That October Is Also...
Computer Learning Month, Energy Awareness Month, Diversity Awareness Month, Fire Prevention Month, International Dinosaur Month, Plus Many Other Things!

"There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them. " --Joseph Alexandrovitch Brodsky

"The books that the world calls immoral are the books that show the world its own shame." --Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray, 1891

Read out!

"Censorship ends in logical completeness when nobody is allowed to read any books except the books that nobody reads."
George Bernard Shaw