Entries from Westport Public Library TEEN Blog tagged with 'events'
No Kidding, Me Too!
The Westport Teen Awareness Group is offering a free screening of the documentary No Kidding, Me Too! on Tuesday, April 28th at 7PM in the Staples Auditorium. There is no admission fee and seating is on a first-come basis. The documentary was produced and created by Emmy Award winning actor and Wilton resident, Joey Pantoliano.Author Event Recap
Thank you to all 87 of you who came out to see Maureen Johnson, Libba Bray, Cassie Clare, and Robin Wasserman last night. We had a blast and it was so great to see so many people excited about YA books in one room! Some great pics can be found over at WestportNow and I've posted some of my own below. If you have some of your own that you would like to share, please email them to me!
Author Event!
Come join the Westport Library on Wednesday for a special event: four teen authors in one night!Obamicon.Me
As we countdown to the Inauguration, I just thought I'd bring this cool site to your attention.Best Books of the Year?
The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) has put together their list of nominations for Best Books of the Year.Nerdfighter Recap
Find more photos like this on Nerdfighters
Nerdfighters!
OMG! I can't believe that it's November already!! You know that we are merely DAYS away from our NERDFIGHTER event at Bedford Middle School? That's right, this Wednesday night, brothers John and Hank Green will be in Westport.The Full Burn
This Tuesday, September 9th, Kevin Conley will be speaking here at the Library. Conley is a journalist and author of the new book The Full Burn: On the Set, at the Bar, Behind the Wheel and Over the Edge With Hollywood Stuntmen.
The Brooklyn Book Festival
The 2008 Brooklyn Book Festival is taking place on Sunday, Sept 14th at the Brooklyn Borough Hall & Plaza. I didn't go last year because I didn't know that the Festival also welcomed YA authors. This year has a great lineup!
Gaming Tournament Results
Drum roll please... The results of the 2008 Westport Library Super Smash Bros Tournament are in!
TeenFlix
Every Monday night in August, the Westport Youth Commission and Toquet Hall are presenting TeenFlix at the Levitt Pavilion. Showings start at 8:30PM. The schedule is as follows:
The Westport Library is now on Twitter! According to the website, “Twitter is a service for friends, family, and co–workers to communicate and stay connected through the exchange of quick, frequent answers to one simple question: What are you doing?” It is an easy way to not only keep track of people you know, but also organizations.
Smash Brothers Tournament!!
GET READY! In two weeks, the Westport Library will be having our first ever gaming tournament on Friday, August 8th from 2-4PM.This Weekend...
I know that all of you are excited about The Dark Knight*, but don't forget about the Library's Book Sale!
Summer Gaming
This summer, you can help beat the heat by attending gaming events at the Library. Stop by on the last day of school this Friday from 3-5 to play Wii games with your friends. If you're looking for more of a challenge, you can attend the Westport Library's first ever Gaming Tournament on Friday, August 8th!Altered Books
To celebrate the Library's 100th birthday, we are embarking on a community-wide project called Books Unbound, in which people will make altered books that will be auctioned off to raise money for the library.No Fair For Old Books
The Staples High School Book Fair starts this week. There will be a kickoff party at Barnes & Noble in Westport on Tuesday, May 20th. I will be at the party, as well as at Staples most days next week. Stop by and say hello and ask me for book recommendations! Also, be sure to check out the rest of the Book Fair video series!
Famous Miis?
The website miicharacters.com gives you step-by-step instructions on how to make Mii versions of famous people for your Nintendo Wii. And I thought that I was a genius for creating a Mii for Paul Newman and for our library director, Maxine Bleiweis! Shown above are Miis of Albert Einstein, Paris Hilton, and E.T.
Harry Potter
Are you coming to the Harry Potter release party on Friday night? If so, you'll have a chance to play the new Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix game for the Nintendo Wii. You will learn how to cast spells and navigate through Hogwart's. These skills will come in handy when we play the game at future gaming events. Hope to see you there!
YouTube of the Day
If you haven't seen this by now, now's the time. This hamster is serious.
The Hours
Come join us on Monday evening from 4-8 as we discuss Michael Cunningham's novel The Hours and watch the film starring Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman and Julianne Moore. Enjoy pizza and refreshments and take this opportunity to help select the next title for the new Westport Library Teen Book Club. E-mail me if you have any questions.
Free Comic Book Day, Part 2
Here are photos from Saturday's Free Comic Book Day Event. Special thanks to Heroes Comics & Cards in Norwalk for their generous donations!
Free Comic Book Day!
Saturday, May 5th is Free Comic Book Day!
MovieLine
Did you know that the Library is going to start showing new films in the McManus Room? If there's a movie that you missed in the theater, this is your chance to catch it for free!
Photos!
With all of my events in the last week, I've barely had time to breathe, let alone blog! Here are photo highlight's from the Library Rock Show on Friday, March 23rd and the visit from author Greg Galloway on Monday, March 26th. Thank you to Eric Goldschmidt for taking photos at Toquet Hall!
Get Loud @ The Library!!
Next Friday, March 23rd at Toquet Hall Teen Center in Westport,CT:
Westport's First Ever Library Rock Concert!!
YouTube of the Day
Just a reminder to be nice to your mom. When I was four, Mr. T was my favorite person in the world. I even at Mr. T cereal!
WestportREADS
By now you know that the pick for this year's WestportREADS book is The Soloist by Mark Salzman.
As Simple As... March!
As I've mentioned in this blog before, I am totally obsessed with Greg Galloway's As Simple As Snow. I've tried to get everybody I know to read it. I need people to discuss it with, since the book is about a mystery that is never solved. And guess what? Greg Galloway is coming to the Westport Library on Monday, March 26th!!!
Studying In Action!!
The library was PACKED on Wednesday night with students frantically studying for midterm exams. Good luck everybody and keep coming back for snacks and study space!
Study Time!
As you know, Midterms take place next week at Staples High School. In order to make your study time more enjoyable (if this is possible…), I have reserved the McManus Room and Seminar Room for you Monday-Thursday evenings next week. There will be areas for quiet study as well as group study. The library will provide snacks and soda and I will be around with my trusty laptop, should you need help. Spread the word and bring your friends.
Guitar Hero Extravaganza
I will be hosting a night of Guitar Hero in the McManus Room tomorrow night, Wednesday, January 3rd at 7PM. Bring your friends and your urge to rock. I received a second controller as a gift, so now we can play on multiplayer mode!! Snacks and good times will be provided. If you have any questions, you can e-mail me. Hope to see you there!
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