TeenScene @ WPL

Teen Volunteer Party + rock-n-roll!

Posted on August 6th, 2010 by Becky.
Categories: All posts, Events, Gaming, Music, Teen Volunteers.

Summer Reading is almost over! *sniff!* But the wonderful 117 Teen Volunteers of Summer 2010 worked over 1,700 hours! Yes, you read that right!

Tomorrow, Saturday, August 7, Summer 2010 Teen Volunteers are invited to celebrate another summer well done. Come for FREE PIZZA @ noon, stay to hear the Detroit rock band The High Strung @ 2 pm, then chill with some videogames @ 4 pm. Hope to see you there!

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Survey!

Posted on June 28th, 2010 by Becky.
Categories: All posts, Music, Random Fun.

This is the world’s shortest survey. It only has one question.

If an alien ray blanketed the Earth making all iPods able to hold only one song, what song would be in yours?

Or to put it another way, if you could only listen to one song from now till eternity, what would it be?

Comment with your answer! The winning song will be posted soon!

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Paramore’s newest song

Posted on October 8th, 2008 by Becky.
Categories: All posts, Books, Guest blogger, Music.

Note: This post was written by guest blogger Twilightluver, a Library teen patron!

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Paramore’s newest song, Decode, was just made for the Twilight soundtrack. Paramore is a huge Twilight fan. So much that she hasn’t even gotten to the Harry Potter books. (She’s seen the movies.)

For more information, check out Stephenie Meyer’s official web site!

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Thanks for the post, Twilightluver!! And for more information on Paramore’s love of the Twilight series, check out this article, found by alert reader and guest blogger Novelwriter65.

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2nd Guitar Hero Tournament rocked!!

Posted on September 5th, 2007 by Becky.
Categories: All posts, Events, Gaming, Music.

Just a belated picture posting from our 2nd Guitar Hero tournament on August 10. I don’t know which was more popular, Guns ‘n Roses or Nirvana — but the guitar skills were flying and the Mama Mimi’s pizza was inhaled!

Stay tuned for word of future gaming tournaments, and thanks to all the gaming gurus who lent their advice!

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Microsoft Surface

Posted on June 13th, 2007 by Becky.
Categories: All posts, Gaming, Movies, Music, Technology.

What do you guys think of this…a computer where you can manipulate all sorts of things through a tabletop surface?

I think it would be great in restaurants and lobbies…but I still like the iPhone ’cause you can carry it around.

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Jordin won…

Posted on May 24th, 2007 by Becky.
Categories: All posts, Music.

Was she your pick??

I guess now we will have to make do with CDs and DVDs till the next season starts…

From Yahoo News:

The big voice overwhelmed the beatbox Wednesday night as Jordin Sparks was crowned the newest and youngest “American Idol.” Sparks, 17, of Glendale, Ariz., prevailed over beatboxer Blake Lewis, 25, of Bothell, Wash., after a triumphant performance Tuesday that wowed the show’s judges and the viewers who gave her a majority of the record 74 million votes cast.

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Jordin or Blake??

Posted on May 23rd, 2007 by Becky.
Categories: All posts, Music.

Who do you think will win the American Idol finale tonight?

Simon says they’re the most evenly matched finalists yet, and either one could win!

Oh, the suspense!!

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Wordsworth Rap

Posted on April 30th, 2007 by Becky.
Categories: All posts, Music, Random Fun, Words & Writing.

The poet Wordsworth is best known for his poem “I wandered lonely as a cloud.”

Here is an updated version done by a rapping squirrel. Really.

Is this either…

• a very cool way to update stuffy poetry for the YouTube generation, or
• a horribly cheesy thing to do to great literature?

You tell me! 

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Give your opinion on what you check out

Posted on March 22nd, 2007 by Becky.
Categories: All posts, Books, Movies, Music.

Did you know you can write a review of anything in the library catalog? Just find the item that you’d like to review and click “Write a Review” on the left of the screen:

Then type your thoughts – the good, the bad, and the ugly (but not too ugly)! They will post the next day when they are approved.

Read some reviews written by others here and here.

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Idol report card

Posted on March 13th, 2007 by Becky.
Categories: All posts, Music.

Check out this report card of the top 12 American Idol finalists (from Yahoo! TV). They’ll be performing tonight!

Who are you rooting for? Who do you think will win?

While you are waiting for the votes to be tallied, you can relive the past seasons with CDs and DVDs from the Library!

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Teen Tech Week is here!

Posted on March 5th, 2007 by Becky.
Categories: All posts, Books, Events, Gaming, Homework Help, Movies, Music, Technology.

Teen Tech Week is March 4-10, so I’d like to present…

10 Techy Things You Didn’t Know You Could Do At the Library

(Or Maybe You Did)

10) Check out the new TeenScene blog (hint: you are reading it right now) & leave comments

9) Use the Library web site to suggest a purchase, write a review, check your account, see what’s going on, & register for programs

Reserve books & have them delivered to your school

7) Try the Tutor.com database during our free trial (March 4-17)

6) Try the Teen Health & Wellness database during our free trial (March 4-31). Username: teentech, password: teentech

5) Email a librarian using Ask a Question or Know It Now

4) Borrow Playaway Books, Audiobooks, CDs, Videos & DVDs

3) Make a movie using iMovie, iDVD or iPhoto

2) Play XBox & GameCube games

1) Come to our gaming tournaments at the Library

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49th Grammy Awards

Posted on February 12th, 2007 by Becky.
Categories: All posts, Music.

Did you see any of the Grammys last night??

The winners are posted on Yahoo music in case, like me, you did not stay up that late.

Here at the library, you can reserve all the good stuff!

Dixie Chicks – Taking the Long Way (Winner – Album of the Year)

Gnarls Barkley – St. Elsewhere (Nominee – Album of the Year)

John Mayer – Continuum (Nominee – Album of the Year)

Red Hot Chili Peppers – Stadium Arcadium (Nominee – Album of the Year)

Justin Timberlake – FutureSex/LoveSounds (Nominee – Album of the Year)

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Jump in! – the next High School Musical?

Posted on January 8th, 2007 by Becky.
Categories: All posts, Movies, Music.

I just saw this article about Disney Channel’s hopeful follow-up to High School Musical. Whether you loved or hated HSM, you will recognize curly-haired Corbin Bleu as Izzy, a young boxer who finds he digs the competitive double Dutch in his neighborhood. Of course his dad’s not too happy (he wants him to become a boxing champ)…and of course there’s a hint of romance with his double Dutch teammate, Mary.

Since I just posted about how skateboarding’s not just for guys, I thought this would be a good follow-up. Jumping rope — it’s not just for girls!

And *just in case* you were wondering, production on High School Musical 2 is set to begin soon.

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Elvis has left the building…but he’s online.

Posted on December 28th, 2006 by Becky.
Categories: All posts, Music, Random Fun.

I just saw this article about efforts to make Elvis cool again. He’s on MySpace, he’s on YouTube, and he’s about to be on a Hershey’s wrapper (you’ll have to read it to find out about that!).

Moving Elvis content online should be easy; making Elvis cool again will be more difficult. After all, for most kids, Elvis is the music of their parents’ — or grandparents’ — generation.

Is it possible to make Elvis cool again? Or is he still cool?

Or should I ask, is it possible to reinvent yourself online — even if you’re dead??

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