Cantarella Poison Poetry Contest

CANTARELLA
POISON POETRY
CONTEST

"Tell the world how you feel when you look into his eyes . . .

. . . and you could win an original drawing of your favorite character by creator You Higuri."

All submissions must be received by June 15, 2007. Stop by the Haverford Township Free Library for an entry form or download one from:

OFFICIAL RULES &
ENTRY FORM

Congratulations to Jared Cartwright!

Congratulations to Haverford High School senior Jared Cartwright who earned the rare opportunity to be part of the MENC All-Eastern Honors Band by his high placement over the last year in the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association's District, Regional, and all-State ensemblies!

Twisted by Laurie Halse Anderson

Great book! Twisted by Laurie Halse Anderson is an insightful and powerful novel from the perspective of an American male suburban teenager. After a summer of laboring outdoors to pay for graffiti he sprayed on the school, Tyler Miller is transformed from a "socially invisible nerd" to a senior with a muscular physique. What happens when he attracts his secret crush who also is his father's boss's daughter and his biggest enemy's sister? Lots!

Honey, Baby, Sweetheart

Flirtly words, No? Well Ruby McQueen thinks so when she falls for Travis Becker the thrill seeking, rich, bad boy who's new in town. She always see the error in her romantical ways, but is always drawn back in. She is taken to the a book club full of dymanic characters and crazy storys by her mom. They teach her life lessons she'll remember long after she forgets Travis Becker. And also how to through a wedding. Surprises and Timeless memories galore come and go through Ruby's life, that will make you laugh and sometimes cry. But to know when you'll cry you'd have to read it. Which you probably will, Am I right? I'm right don't deny it, you know you want to.
_Casserole Queen Honorary Junior Member
4.9 Stars

Harry-est Town in America?

How Harry is your town? You can find the answer in statistics tracked by Amazon.com. The "Harry-est Town in America" will be recognized as the city or town (with a population of more than 5000, based on U.S.-census data) that has pre-ordered the most copies of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows from Amazon.

The winner will be announced soon after the witching hour of 11:59 PM (PDT) on July 15, 2007. As grand prize, Amazon.com will donate a $5000 Amazon.com gift certificate to a charitable organization of its choice that provides services in the Harry-est Town.

Rankings of the top 100 Harry-est Towns in America will be updated weekly on Amazon.com. Here is the list of this week's Top 10:

1. Falls Church, Va.
2. Fairfax, Va.
3. Gig Harbor, Wash.
4. Vienna, Va.
5. Katy, Tex.
6. Media, Pa.
7. Issaquah, Wash.
8. Doylestown, Pa.
9. Pembroke Pines, Fla.
10. Snohomish, Wash.

Uglies, Pretties, Specials, and some very dissapointed readers.

The Uglies Trilogy by Scott Westerfeld was an amazing read in the beginning. Uglies was catchy and intriguing, Pretties was tragic and addictive, but Specials was a big dissapointment to me. As the series went on, it seemed like the age group of readers Scott Westerfeld was writing for was getting lower and lower, the plot seemed unfinished, and Special Tally was completely diffrent than the Tally we had come to know and love (although her decisions sometimes make us want to put down the book then and there.) Don't get me wrong, it was a good book, but fell short of Uglies and Pretties by a long shot.

Cool Kites

TEENS - Kids and teens are invited to come together for a few high flying stories and a kite making craft on:

Tuesday, April 17, 2007

4:00 - 5:00 pm

If you're interested, please call Deborah at 610-446-3082 ext. 207 or email havteen@comcast.net.

When It Happens By: Susane Colasanti

Senior Year there is too directions you can go: Stress about getting into Ivy League or Slack like you aren't going to be working at McDonalds 1 Week after you graduate and realize you lame exsitance isn't relavant.
Sara is Stressing to and extend where a blow torch to a calc book is a considerable opition. She's been waiting and waiting for Dave to call. All Summer. He's Beach Blonde and a jock what isn't great about that?
Tobey had or should I say has and forever will have a huge crush on Sara. But his slacking ways might shine thought and bite all chances with Sara in the ass. There is a good chance his charm wit and big blue eyes might save him. But what about Dave? Dave can't give Sara all the things Tobey can, right?

In this Binding, Eyes-Super-Glued to the Page romantic teen novel is fantastic and clever as it's dynamic characters. And if you happen to read this and I happen to see you I'll know you read this because your eyes will be carrying heavy luggage and blood-shot from reading this.
-Literary Lunch Attendiee
4.5 Stars

The True Meaning of Cleavage By: Mariah Fredericks

Though the title may throw you for a spin, this inspiring story of one confused freshmen is witty and creative. Jess is Sari's best friend for life. Plain and Simple. Or so Jess thought. But when Sari falls for the smokin' senior David Cole things go in a different direction. Which happens to be the way David is walking or some person he may have asked for a pencil in the 1st grade. Jess is caught in the middle. Sari used to talk about things other than David but now it's her every thought. As far as Jess can see David maybe out of even Sari's reach. Or is he? Maybe we could ask his girlfriend, she must know right?
-Reviewed by Kelly #1 Literary Lunch Chick
4 stars

More Than Murphy

Murphy doesn't have a monopoly on laws: take a look at these from Blackstump:

Lab Workers Law: "When you do not know what you are doing, do it neatly."

Green's Law: "Anything is possible if you don't know what you are talking about."

Law of TV Programming: "If there are only two shows worth watching they will be on at the same time."

Modern Science Laws:

• " If it's green or wriggles, it's biology."
• "If it stinks, it's chemistry."
• "If it doesn't work, it's physics."
  

First Rule of Acting: "Whatever happens, look as if you intended it to happen."

Second Law of Applied Terror: "The more studying you did for the exam,the less sure you are as to which answer they want."

First Law of Applied Terror: "When reviewing your notes before an exam,the most important ones will be illegible."

Finagle's 8th Rule: "Teamwork is essential - it allows you to blame someone else."

It Started With Incantation

It started with Incantation, a book by Alice Hoffman that has been receiving stellar reviews. After that I was hooked.

“I thought I knew the world.
I thought I knew myself.
I thought I knew my dearest friend.
But I knew nothing at all.”

Incantation is a beautifully written, moving story that takes place during the Spanish Inquisition. It’s about love and hate, loyalty and betrayal, and a 16-year-old girl who has been brought up to believe she is Catholic and her discovery that her family is hiding their true Jewish identity.

I had to read more of Alice Hoffman’s books!

Next, I read The Foretelling, an intense, complicated fantasy coming-of-age story about a teen is destined to become queen of the Amazons. While she becomes an expert horsewoman and warrior, she is drawn to mercy and peace.

Aquamarine was next, but read more like a short story than a novel. It’s a sweet coming-of-age novelette for younger readers.

Then I read Green Angel, which I thought was more along the style of Incantation and The Foretelling. When 15-year-old Green’s parents and sister fail to return from the city after an apocalyptic catastrophe, she renames herself Ash as she fends for herself.

Incantation, The Foretelling, and Green Angel are totally different and unrelated stories, but they illustrate Alice Hoffman’s style of lovely, poetic writing encompassing beautiful prose, print and pages.

Alice Hoffman’s Official Page

13 Little Blue Envelopes

13 LIttle Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson - This is a great book! It's about a 17-year-old girl who receives a packet of 13 little blue envelopes from her favorite "runaway" aunt. Following the clues in the envelopes, she leaves her home in New Jersey and makes her way to London where she begins her travels crisscrossing Europe. Well-written and full of surprises, it's a book you don't really want to end. I'm looking forward to Ms. Johnson's next book!

Free Starbucks Coffee Today

Starbucks Coffee Break
March 15
10 am - noon

a free 12 0z cup of premium drip coffee!

Anime Club Meets Twice a Week!

Our anime club meets on MONDAYS and WEDNESDAYS at 3 pm! Join us! For ages 12 and up or 6th grade and up.

The Boyfriend List

At the suggestion of Kelly (Literary Lunch) I finally got around to reading The Boyfriend List and the sequel, The Boy Book: A Study of Habits and Behaviors, Plus Techniques for Taming Them by by E. Lockhart . Both books were great fun to read and fifteen-year-old Ruby "Roo" Oliver sounds like a real person, with normal crazy, mixed-up feelings. In The Boyfriend List she’s having a tough year due to a series of social debacles, in which she loses her best friends, her boyfriend, and her reputation. Now a “leper,” Ruby starts having panic attacks and ends up with a shrink, Dr. Z, who asks her to make a complete list of the boys with whom she's ever had any thoughts about, crushes, kisses, a relationship or anything. Along her journey of self-discovery, Ruby begins to notice patterns in her life. The sequel is as humorous and witty as the first book as Ruby, who is as likeable as ever, continues to narrate the events in her life. Now in her junior year Ruby adjusts to life after losing her boyfriend and friends. She continues therapy with Dr. Z., gains control over her panic attacks, and eventually makes new friends while reconnecting with some of her old ones.

Anime Club Meeting Change

Some news: Our anime club meetings are now on WEDNESDAYS instead of Mondays. Yesterday Zach gave a GREAT presentation on how to build your own computer. Thanks, Zach!

Build your own computer!

This is TEEN TECH week and yesterday we made IPOD cases out of duct tape. Today at 5, we are going to learn how to build our own COMPUTERS! All are welcome!

Your Ticket to Faraway Places

Your Ticket to Faraway Places: Check out some of our new books from the Outstanding International Booklist:
Clay by David Almond. An altar boy meets a slightly older sculptor who believes he can bring his figures to life. U.K.
Something Remains by Inge Barth-Gruzinger. Life changes drastically for the Jewish community in a small German town as the Nazi Party gains strength. Germany.
The Killer’s Tears by Anne-Laure Bondoux. Murderer of young boy’s parents in remote Chile continues to live with the boy in what becomes a “father-son” relationship. France.
Markus and Diana by Klaus Hagerup. Precocious 6th-grader writes fan letters to a celebrity while posing as a millionaire playboy.
Surrender by Sonya Harnett. Psychological thriller focuses on a 20-year old who is dying. Australia.
By the River by Steven Herrick. Perspectives of life in a small town in Australia in 1962 are presented in the form of prose poems. Australia.
Over a Thousand Hills I Walk With You by Hanna Jansen. Memories of 8-year- old from Rwanda whose family was massacred by Hutu neighbors. Germany.
Dogboy by Victor Kelleher. Boy raised by a dog and shunned by people lives in two worlds as he tries to discover who he really is. Australia.
The Book of Everything by Guus Kuijer. Family of deeply religious but demanding and abusive father slowly begin to heal. The Netherlands.
A Little Piece of Ground by Elizabeth Laird & Sonia Nimr. Life in Israeli-occupied Ramallah from the perspective of a 12-year-old. U.K.
White Time by Margo Lanagan. Surreal short stories that explore other worlds, dimensions, and states of being. Australia.
Kampung Boy by Lat. Graphic novel about a free-spirited boy in a remote Malaysian village. Malaysia.
Web of Lies by Beverly Naidoo. Nigerian political refugees make their way in urban London. U.K.
Wintersmith by Terry Pratchett. Highly humorous adventure fantasy in which 13-year-old witch-in-training unwittingly dances with Winter. U.K.
The Foreshadowing by Marcus Sedgwick. Seventeen-year-old foresees the deaths of her two brothers during World War I. U.K.The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. Ordinary girl in Germany during World War II helps a Jewish man hide in her cellar and learns to read and love words. Australia.

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Teen Tech Week

Next week is Teen Tech Week and we have planned 2 special programs:

• Tuesday, March 6 at 3 pm. Make a duct-tape iPod case.


• Wednesday, March 7 at 5 pm. Learn how to build your own computer.

Today in the Yellow Room

Today we started an anime "mural". I designated a wall in the hallway in front of the Yellow Room and the teens cut a length of paper to fit. They laid it out on one of the large tables to start drawing and I gave them some colored pencils. It's looking great! Since this was an early dismissal day at the Middle School, there weren't as many teens around in the afternoon.

new Eva figure

If you can't wait until September for the Neon Genesis Evangelion movie, you can buy the new Eva figure from a store in Akihabara for about $10,000 U.S.

Anime News Network

make a mardi gras mask

Snacks and supplies provided for decorating a mardi gras mask! Today at the HTFL in the Yellow Room at 3 pm.

33 new video games!

We've just added 33 new video games to our collection! Check out what we have!

Alien Hominid – PS2 – T
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time – PS2 – T
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess – GC – T
Bratz: Forever Diamondz – PS2 – E
Destroy All Humans!2 – PS2 – T
The Sims 2 Pets – PS2 – T
Guitar Hero II – PS2 – T
Shadow of the Hedgehog – PS2 – E
Legaia2: Duel Saga – PS2 – T
Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal – PS2 – T
Final Fantasy X – PS2 – T
Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec - PS2 – E
Okami – PS2 – T
Tony Hawk’s Underground – PS2 – T
Armored Core 3 – PS2 – T
Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Corteh – PS2 – E
Golden Eye: Rogue Agent – PS2 – T
Destroy All Humans: One Giant Step on Mankind – PS2 – T
Harvest Moon: Save the Homeland – PS2 – E
Warioworld – GC – E
Harvest Moon: Magical Melody – GC – E
Bloody Roar: Primal Fury – GC – T
FIFA 07 Soccer – GC – E
The Haunted Mansion – XBOX – T
World Series Poler – XBOX – E
Crimson Sea – XBOX – T
Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dawn of – XBOX – E
Star Wars Battlefront – XBOX – T
Blinx: The Time Sweeper – XBOX – E
World Championship Poker – XBOX – E
Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas Oogie’s Revenge – XBOX - E
Bully – PS2 – T
Gran Turismo 4: The Real Driving Simulator – PS2 - E

text messaging a book

Take a look at this article about a book written by text messaging

look what they did!

winners

The Caldecott, Newbery, King and Printz awards were announced yesterday at the American Library Association midwinter meeting in Seattle.
The Newbery went to The Higher Power of Lucky by Susan Patron, illustrated by Matt Phelan (S&S/Richard Jackson).
The Caldecott went to Flotsam illustrated by David Wiesner (Clarion).
The Printz went to American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang (First Second/Roaring Brook Press).
The Coretta Scott King Author Book winner was Copper Sun by Sharon Draper (S&S/Atheneum Books for Young Readers)
The Coretta Scott King Illustrator Book winner was Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom illustrated by Kadir Nelson, written by Carole Boston Weatherford (Jump at the Sun/Hyperion Books for Children).
For a full list of honor book winners and other ALA book awards, visit the ALA's Web site.

Happy New Year!

Hey Teens!
I hope you all had a fun and exciting break and look forward to starting a new year. My name is Ellen and I'm a student volunteering at the Library this month. The library is actually a fascinating place behind the scenes and I would encourage you all to volunteer here. There are all sorts of events going on that you might not know about. First, there is an Anime Club on Mondays at 3:30 upstairs in the Yellow Room. Next Tuesday (January 9th) there's a craft based on The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. And, the following Wednesday, January 17th, there's a Sudoku Tournment at 3pm.

So is anyone making any New Year's Resolutions?

I'm resolving to procastinate less and read more books because I normally too busy with schoolwork to read books for fun.

Super Smash Bros this Saturday!!!

Join us this Saturday, Dec. 16, at the Haverford Township Free Library at 1:30 for a Super Smash Bros Melee Tournament. Even if you don't know how to play, come & we will teach you. We need participants to bring their game cubes, game cube controllers, super smash brothers melee games, if possible, to add to what we already have. There is no fee and beverages will be provided. PRIZES will be awarded!

Eragon the movie opens Friday

The movie version of Eragon, Christopher Paolini's bestseller, opens this Friday, December 15. The film stars Edward Speleers as Eragon and other cast members include Jeremy Irons, John Malkovich and Rachel Weisz. Eragon is the first book in Paolini's Inheritance Trilogy. Which do you think will be better - the movie or the book? Let us know what you think!

Awards: National Book Award Winners

The winners of this year's National Book Awards, announced last night in New York City (the show airs this weekend on Book TV) include:

Young People's Literature: M.T. Anderson for The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume One: The Pox Party (Candlewick)

Welcome, Ms. Daws' Class!

Welcome to our Library!

welcome 6th grade!

Welcome Haverford Middle School 6th graders!

Welcome, Ms. Frick's Class!

Welcome, Ms. Frick's class! Welcome to our library. We hope you enjoy your tour!

Teen Cafe

Celebrate Haverford Township Day at the Teen Cafe 1 - 3 pm tomorrow! Free coffee, tea, cookies, etc. A movie, prizes & more! In the Yellow Room upstairs. For ages 12 and up/grades 6 and up only.

Welcome, Ms. Gentile's Class

Welcome, Ms. Gentile's 6th grade class! Email havteen@comcast.net or call 610-446-3082 ext. 207 if you have any questions.

Moon Festival

Friday, October 6th is the great, Mid-Autumn (Moon) Festival.
The Chinese American Friendship Association of Maine
has links to Moon Festival resources:
http://www.cafammaine.org/MoonLinks.html

Welcome, Ms. Bruno's Class!

Welcome, Ms. Bruno's 6th grade class! I hope you enjoy your tour of the library today!

Wanna publish your own manga?!

Fan Manga Contest! Wanna publish your own manga?!

www.advfilms.com/mangacontest

Meet Meg Cabot

Meg Cabot, author of The Princess Diaries and 43 other books will be at Barnes & Noble in Exton at 7 pm tomorrow (610-524-0103) and at Children's Book World in Haverford at 7 pm on Thursday (610-642-6274).

It's not too late to win a portable dvd player!

Or an iPod nano! or gift baskets! or gift certificates! Join our summer reading club & win! You can register here.

the ultimate yearbook

Take a look at this - an online yearbook that's part of one of the fastest growing phenonema - even faster than myspace.

http://www.myyearbook.com/

one cool new thing every day

http://www.fresharrival.com/

GREAT NEW PRIZES ADDED!!!

In addition to an IPOD NANO, there is also a PORTABLE DVD PLAYER & lots of great GIFT CERTIFICATES!

Teen summer reading

for ages 12 & up

you're eligible if you're going into 6th grade in the fall

create play make paint design

Create cartoons, play games, make wacky creatures, paint digital pictures, design and send animated cards.

http://www.mamamedia.com

Magic Cube 5D

Dimensional puzzles

http://www.gravitation3d.com/magiccube5d/

videos videos videos

Millions of videos for you to find & watch!

http://www.youtube.com/index

Read Before You Die

from the U*N*A*B*A*S*H*E*D Librarian:

According to a report published in the United Kingdom, the following books were “the ones most chosen in answer to the question, ‘Which book should every adult read before they die?’"
What do you think? Do you agree? Have you read any of these books? Are there others you would add?

The first book listed received the most votes and the rest of the titles follow in decreasing order of votes.

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
The Bible
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien
1984 by George Orwell
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
His Dark Materials Trilogy by Philip Pullman
Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
The Lord of the Flies by William Golding
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
Tess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
Winnie the Pooh by A.A. Milne
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Graham
Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran
David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov
Life of Pi by Yann Martel
Middlemarch by George Eliot
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessA Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovitch by Alexander Solzenhitsyn

FREE PHILLIES TICKETS!!!!

TEENS: You could win an iPod nano
or free Phillies tickets for Aug 11 - sign up for drawing! All you have to do is be registered for Creature Feature summer reading & turn in at least one reading log. You can sign up at the library or online by emailing havteen@comcast.net.
For every 5 books you read, you get a prize. You get to choose a prize from the cabinet plus are automatically entered into the drawing for an ipod nano. New prizes added regularly. You can count your summer reading required for school!

try this!

http://www.etch-a-sketch.com/

Making Stuff with Duct Tape Again!

Today at 2 pm - join us & find out what you can make with duct tape! Wallets, tote bags, jewelry, even shoes & clothes! find out how to make duct tape “fabric” & bring your own ideas. All supplies provided.

Are you happy?

Everything you ever wanted to know about being happy & a test to find out if you are!

Thrills & Chills

SLJ reading suggestions for Thrills & Chills to cool you off:

Ancient Evil and Mythic Beings
Relic by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child – Something is stalking the halls of NY’s American Museum of Natural History.
Haunting of Alaizabel Cray by Chris Wooding – Hunting down of murderous wych-kin invading the world in an alternate Victorian London.

Dark Fantasy
Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale by Holly Black – Gritty urban tale about the world of faerie.
Magic or Madness by Justine Larbalestier – A mysterious door and predators who want to take advantage of magical powers.

Magic Makers
Revenge of the Witch by Joseph Delaney – Seventh son of a seventh son learns to fight boggarts, ghosts, and witches.
The Boy Who Couldn’t Die by William Sleator –Sixteen-year-old finds a voodoo priestess who performs a ritual that locks his soul away, making him invulnerable, or does it?

Paranormal/Ghosts
Sweet Miss Honeywell’s Revenge: A Ghost Story by Kathryn Reiss – Alternating tale of past and present about a haunted antique dollhouse and the vengeful ghost that inhabits it.
Full Tilt by Neal Shusterman – A phantom carnival threatens to take 16-year-old’s soul if he fails to ride seven deadly rides by sunrise.

Psycho Killers
I Know What You Did Last Summer by Lois Duncan – Four teenagers who desperately try to conceal their responsibility for a hit-and-run accident are pursued by a mysterious killer seeking revenge.
Killing Britney by Sean Olin – Britney is popular and beautiful but will she be next in a series of people dying in gruesome and horrifying ways?

Scary Science
Watchers by Dean Koontz – Genetic engineering has created a creature of ultimate good and a creature of ultimate evil, and both have escaped from the lab.
Peeps by Scott Westerfeld - A world where a parasite infects people with vampirism.

Shape-Shifters
Wounded by Stephen Cole – Journey in search of a cure for being a werewolf.
By These Ten Bones by Clare B. Dunkle –Werewolf tale set in medieval Scotland.

Short Stories
Gothic! Ten Original Dark Tales edited by Deborah Noyes –Ten contemporary authors draw upon dark fantasy, fairy tales, horror and wild humor.
Being Dead: Stories by Vivian Vande Velde – Seven creepy stories about haunted souls of yesterday who aren’t ready to leave our world.

Vampires
It Begins by Richie Tankersley Cusick – Terrifying encounter in a graveyard leads to a feeling of being stalked by an unseen presence.Twilight by Stephenie Meyer – New girl in town falls for mysterious and handsome guy who does not seem to be human.

Too Cute: An Overload of Cute

http://cuteoverload.com/
Check this out – a site with an overload of cute. With image after image of cute, cuddly animals, Cute Overload won a 2006 coveted Webby Award in the People’s Voice category. It's also interactive - you can test your cuteness quotient by identifying the “rules of cuteness” and you can also submit your own cute image.

Dance Dance Revolution

Come to the Haverford Township Free Library to join in the fun and competition of the new dance craze—DDR—Dance Dance Revolution this Saturdays, July 15, at 1:30pm. Although the library has two mat setups, Dance Dance Revolution Extreme 2 and Dance Dance MAX, feel free to bring your PS2, PS2 DDR mats and PS2 DDR games. Even if you don't know how to play, come and learn. It’s lots of fun!

Eragon Movie Premiere Sweepstakes

Enter to win a trip to the Eragon movie premiere! Join Barkbelly on his quest for the truth behind his wooden existence while trying to decipher Rage's dark dreams in Winter Door!
Think you know everything about the Inheritance Trilogy? Enter to win four tickets to the premiere!Click here to enter and for official rules.
Visit the Eragon Movie Web site!

Simplicity Day

"Simplicity, simplicity, simplicity!" Today is Simplicity Day- July 12 is the birthday of Henry David Thoreau.

More quotes may be found at:

http://www.psymon.com/walden/quotes.html

Do you have a favorite Thoreau quote?

2006 Teen Choice Award Nominees

It's the best and most outrageous awards ceremony of the year and YOU get to have a big hand in awarding the best of the best -- it's the 2006 Teen Choice Awards. Were your favorites nominated? Find out who received a nod and who was snubbed and then go vote at TeenPeople.com. The ceremony will take place on August 20, 2006.

The following are the nominees for Television:

Choice TV Show: Drama/Action Adventure
The O.C.
Grey's Anatomy
One Tree Hill
House
Lost
Smallville

Choice TV Show: Comedy/Musical
Desperate Housewives
Everybody Hates Chris
Gilmore Girls
My Name Is Earl
High School Musical
The War at Home

Choice TV Actor: Drama/Action Adventure
Adam Brody, The O.C.
Chad Michael Murray, One Tree Hill
Kiefer Sutherland, 24
Matthew Fox, Lost
Patrick Dempsey, Grey's Anatomy
Tom Welling, Smallville

Choice TV Actress: Drama/Action Adventure
Evangeline Lilly, Lost
Katherine Heigl, Grey's Anatomy
Kristen Bell, Veronica Mars
Mischa Barton, The O.C.
Kristin Kreuk, Smallville
Sophia Bush, One Tree Hill

Choice TV Sidekick
Allison Mack, Smallville
Amaury Nolasco, Prison Break
Vincent Martella, Everybody Hates Chris
Donald Faison, Scrubs
Jorge Garcia, Lost
Percy Daggs III, Veronica Mars

Hot Summer Reading

Enjoyable reading that’s substantial and well-written (“good for you”)

ADVENTURE – The Lightening Thief by Rick Riordan – Thirteen-year-old can’t seem to help himself from causing trouble in class and mysterious accidents happen when he goes on field trips. Then, he learns he’s the half-blood son of an unidentified Greek god, and monsters start trying to kill him. (gr 5 – 8)

CHICK LIT - 13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson – Open-ended treasure hunt that takes Ginny through Europe when she gets a package of blue envelopes from her late artistic aunt. (gr 8-11)

HORROR – Peeps by Scott Westerfeld – College freshman spends the night with a beautiful girl and gets infected with a low-grade version of a parasitic disease. (gr 8 up)

TEARJERKERS – Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin – Liz died when she was only 15 and ended up in the afterworld of Elsewhere where she spends hours watching her family and beloved dog who are still alive back on earth. (gr 7 up)

HUMOR – Absolutely, Positively Not – Coming-out story with appeal to gay and straight teens alike. (gr 7 – 10)

SCIENCE FICTION – Uglies by Scott Westerfeld –Futuristic world in which everyone gets a government-sanctioned operation to change from “uglies,” actually just normal looking human beings, into “pretties” whose features conform to a societally conditioned standard of beauty. (gr 6 – 10)

FANTASY – The Ruins of Gorlan by John Flanagan – Orphan who wants to become a knight instead begins training as a government spy. (gr 5-8)

WAR BOOKS –Code Talker by Joseph Bruchac – Sixteen-year-old Marine serves in World War II encoding and decoding messages in a top-secret code based on his native Navajo language. (gr 8 – 11)

What kind of pirate are you?

What kind of pirate are you? What kind of pirate are you? Try this quiz from the History Channel and find out.

http://www.historychannel.com/pirates/game_buccaneers.html

New Virtual Hangout

The Lounge Take a sneak peak at The Lounge, a virtual nightclub designed just for teens.

Fav Depp Movie?

What do you think of Johnny Depp? Great article in today's Philly Inquirer - "Among entertainers, he's Harold and the Purple Crayon, drawing his own universe - and drawing us in." Do you have a favorite Depp movie? "Secret Window?" "Chocolat?" "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?" "Sleepy Hollow?" "Finding Neverland?" "Edward Scissorhands?" "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl?"

Opening tomorrow: "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" THE SEQUEL

Mind Games

Do you want to exercise your brain, flex your mental muscle, and stretch your mind? MindGames is full of boggling brainteasers, quizzes, memory games and interactive puzzles; all you need to keep your thinker in mint condition.

FIREWORKS!

Everything you ever wanted to know about fireworks:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/fireworks/

Superpower

If you could have one superpower, what would it be?

Coming in August . . . If you liked Twilight . . .

If you've read Twilight by Stephanie Meyer, then click on http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/ to read the first chapter of New Moon, the sequel!

Something Fun!

JUST FOR FUN!

Meet Deborah LeBlanc

Are you ready? LeBlanc Literacy Challenge 2006 has begun & you have a chance to meet Deborah LeBlanc, author of A House Divided, at the Haverford Township Free Library on July 18 at 7 pm! Deborah has launched LLC 2006 with bigger and better prizes!
The LeBlanc Literacy Challenge will be offering a grand prize of $5,000 along with other great prizes! For 2006, however, she is offering an additional grand prize of $5,000 to the high school with the heighest percentage of student participants! (Note: you do not have to be a high school student to enter). Visit the LLC website www.theleblancchallenge.com/ to find out how you can enter!

How can you get involved? There are many ways you can get involved:
1. Sign up and get started with the quizzes…you could be $5,000 richer this year!
2. This year, we are offering an additional grand prize of $5,000 to the high school with the highest percentage of student participants. Encourage any high school student that you know to take the challenge to work towards winning the prize for their school.
3. Host Deborah to speak at your local high school. If you are interested in having Deborah as a speaker at your local high school, email her at Deborah@deborahleblanc.com with the following information:
o High school name
o High school address
o High school phone number and website (if applicable)
o Principal's name
o Your name and phone number

Dead Connection

DEAD CONNECTION - A novel by Charlie PriceHe talks to the dead.The dead talk to him.Nikki is the cheerleader missing (presumed murdered) for months. Murray is the loner who talks to the dead residents of the town graveyard—and maybe hears Nikki's voice calling him. Six narrators—including Murray, the cop, the troubled witness, and perpetrator—drive this fast-paced thriller to a dramatic climax.

http://www.deadconnection.com/


DO THE DEAD CRY?The wait of the dead was the loneliest thing Nikki could ever have imagined. Lonelier than thinking her friends were making fun of her. Lonelier than sitting by herself in the gym on a bottom bleacher while others danced. Maybe she could endure the loneliness if she wasn’t so angry—furious really. He took her and hid her and no one would ever know what had happened. No one would find her. And the years would move away like a train abandoning a station. The tracks becoming covered with weeds, disappearing, with no one to stop there again. Do the dead cry? Do they ache in sorrow? Do they weep in helpless frustration? You know they do.

Superman Returns

Opening tonight - Superman Returns - rated 3 1/2 stars. Not-a bird, not-a-plane, able-to-leap-tall-buildings - this reworking of the legend of Kal-El, the infant sent from his another planet to a farm in Kansas, takes the DC Comics hero into the 21st century!

What do you think? Post your review here!

Make Cool Stuff w/ Duct Tape

What can you make with duct tape? Well, just about anything - wallets, tote bags, jewelry, even shoes & clothes! Join us on Thursday, June 29 @ 2 pm & find out how to make duct tape “fabric” – we’ll also make wallets.

Dance Dance Revolution this Saturday

Attention teens and anyone else interested! Come to the Haverford Township Free Library to join in the fun and competition of the new dance craze—DDR—Dance Dance Revolution. The dates are Saturdays, June 24, July 15, August 5 and 26; the time is 1:30pm.

Although the library has two mat setups, Dance Dance Revolution Extreme 2 and Dance Dance MAX, feel free to bring your PS2, PS2 DDR mats and PS2 DDR games. There is no fee to learn and compete and beverages will be provided. Assuming there are enough people in the competition, a prize will be awarded to the winner. Even if you do not know how to play, come and learn. It’s lots of fun!

Calling All Jane Austen Fans!!!

Are you a Jane Austen fan? If you are, then you won't want to miss a chance to meet Paula Cohen, author of Jane Austen in Boca, here at the library on Saturday, June 24 at 2 pm! Her book Jane Austen in Scarsdale or Love, Death, and the SATs is a satirical look at the college admissions frenzy that loosely follows the plot of Austen's Persuasion.

Join us for a reception & a book talk/signing event!

Summer Soundtrack

What we'll probably be hearing this summer:

"Deja Vu" - Beyonce with Jay-Z

"Ain't No Other Man" - Christina Aguilera

"Mighty 'O'" - Outkast

"Promiscuous" - Nelly Furtado, featuring Timbaland

"Hips Don't Lie" - Shakira, with Wyclef Jean

"Don't Feel Right" - The roots

"World Wide Suicide" - Pearl Jam

"Woman" - Wolfmother

"Change the World" - Joan Jett

"Faith" - Boy Least Likely To

"Beanbag Chair" - Yo La Tengo

"Lloyd, I'm Ready to Be Heartbroken" - Camera Obscura

"Over and Over" - Hot Chip

"Kick, Push" - Lupe Fiasco

"Voice Inside My Head" - Dixie Chicks

"A Little Too Late" - Toby Keith

"Girl" - Paul Wall

"Steady as She Goes" - Raconteurs

"Crazy" - Gnarls Barkley

Summer Stuff @ the Library

So far we have scheduled:

Teen Knitting Group - Wednesdays from 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm. Interested in stitching but not knitting? Bring whatever handiwork project you are working on and join us.

Generation to Generation: Teens Helping Seniors Learn Computer Skills - Call 610-446-3082 or stop by the Front Desk for an application.

Creature Feature Teen Summer Reading Club - May 22 - August 18. Read books, get prizes.
Dance Dance Revolution - June 24, 1:30 pm

Duct Tape Workshop - June 29, 2:00 pm

Dance Dance Revolution - July 15, 1:30 pm

Duct Tape Workshop - July 20, 2:00 pm

Dance Dance Revolution - August 5, 1:30 pm

Dance Dance Revolution - August 26, 1:30 pm

sudoku

We've had sudoku puzzles in the Teen Area & in the Yellow Room for quite a while, but FINALLY we had a sudoku tournament with prizes! It was so much fun that we're thinking of having another one. Are you interested?

Stopy by & pick up a brochure with lots of info on sudoku & take a look at these links:

www.freewebs.com/crbaker/sudoku/index.htm

http://dmoz.org/Games/Puzzles/Brain_Teasers/Sudoku

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudoku

www.dailysudoku.co.uk/sudoku/index.shtml

www.sudoku.com/

www.forbeginners.info/sudoku-puzzles/

http://sudoku.heebie.co.uk

If you're bored . . .

Are you bored? Are you looking for something to do? Look at all the stuff you can do at the library FOR FREE!!

Read a book, magazine, graphic novel, or newspaper

Check out a movie

Get music

Check out a video game

Get books on tape, CD, or for MP3

Surf the Internet, email a friend, create your own webpage

Join the Creature Feature summer reading club

Play a game

Put together a puzzle

Enter prize drawings

Trade Magic the Gathering trading cards

Get books required by schools for summer reading

Learn how to do something new!

Dare to Read

Almost 50 teens have already registered for our summer reading program, Creature Feature! Registration is open throughout the summer. All you have to do is register, read & fill out a log for every 5 books you read, & then you get to select a prize! You will automatically be entered into a drawing for an iPod nano! You do not have to go to school in Haverford in order to participate. All you have to do is be at least 12 OR going into 6th grade. Homeschoolers are welcome! You can even count the books required by schools for summer reading. By the way, check out Elle Girl magazine’s book club, Dare To Read to find out how to win books!

New Graphic Novels

65 GRAPHIC NOVELS JUST ADDED TO OUR COLLECTION: volumes of Amazing Spider-Man, Aria, Astro Boy, Batman War Games, Battle Angel Alita, Birds of Prey, Blade of the Immortal, Cardcaptor Sakura, Chobits, Drag N Ball, Drag N Ball Z, hack//Legend of the Twilight, Hawkman, The Incredible Hulk, InuYasha Ani-Manga, Love Hina, Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, Neon Genesis, Evangelion Oh My Goddess!, Peach Girl, Peach Girl Change of Heart, Rave Master, Sailor Moon, Usagi Yojimbo, Ultimate X-Men. Check to see if we have your favorite!

DDR Last Saturday

We had a great time last Saturday - prizes were given for winners in 3 categories. The next Dance Dance Revolution programs are scheduled for June 24, July 15, August 5, and August 26, 1:30 - 3:00 pm. Join us!

Almost 50 new video games!

Playstation, X-box, GameCube video games - we've got them! Including almost 50 new additions to our collection. Check them out for $1 for 2 weeks!

If . . .

If you were given a $50 gift certificate to spend in any store, where would you choose to redeem it?

Dance Dance Revolution

This Saturday at 1:30 pm - June 3 - the first of a series of Dance Dance Revolution programs!

Want to win an iPod?

You could win an iPod! Here's how: Join our Summer Reading Club, read 5 books (any books you like), turn in your reading log, & select a prize from our cabinet. Repeat as often as you like. For every 5 books you read, you get a prize & are automatically entered into the drawing for an iPod!

Gossip Girl Postponed AGAIN

The Today show segment about Cecily Von Ziegesar's Gossip Girl series of books has been postponed a second time. Don't know why but it will now air on April 28th sometime in the 8:10 AM hour. (Or will it?)

Enter a LOGO design contest!

Teen Tech Week is a brand new celebration aimed at getting teens to use their libraries for the different technologies that are offered there. Teen Tech Week will debut in March 2007, but it needs a logo! Currently there is a contest to determine the logo! Be sure to read the contest guidelines and use the official entry form!

Interview with Gossip Girl Author

The Today show segment about Cecily Von Ziegesar 's Gossip Girl series of books will now air on April 24th sometime in the 8:00 AM hour.

Hoot, the movie is coming out May 5

Hoot, the movie based on Carl Hiaasen's book Hoot is coming out on May 5th. You can watch a trailor for it here."Three middle-schoolers take on greedy land developers, corrupt politicians, and clueless cops in the mystery adventure HOOT based on Carl Hiaasen’s Newbery Honor-winning book. Produced by Jimmy Buffett, Frank Marshall (Seabiscuit, Signs) and Walden Media (The Chronicles of Narnia, Holes), HOOT revolves around a Montana boy who moves to Florida and unearths a disturbing threat to a local population of endangered owls. Determined to protect his new environment, the boy and his friends fight to prevent the adults from making a big mistake. Packed with surprising plot twists, quirky characters, and offbeat humor, HOOT is a classic story that's fun for all ages. HOOT is from a screenplay by Wil Shriner and directed by Wil Shriner and stars Luke Wilson, Logan Lerman, Brie Larson, and Cody Linley. The film also features original music from producer Jimmy Buffett."

Win a Phone Call from Sarah Dessen (YA Author)

Win a Phone Call from Teen Author Sarah Dessen
Penguin will be running a “win a phone-call from Sarah Dessen” contest for consumers ages 14-up, from April 6 through July 1. No purchase is necessary; entry forms can be found on in-store displays at bookstores or on Penguin’s Web site.
The winner of the contest will receive a call from Dessen to talk about her books and the writing process, a 2GB iPod Nano, and a signed set of the author’s books.