TeenScene @ WPL

November volunteer opportunities

Posted on November 5th, 2009 by Becky.
Categories: All posts, Events, Teen Volunteers.

Calling all Teen Volunteers - interested in helping out at the Library this month? CLICK HERE for a list of children’s events that need your help! Fill out your name, contact info, and which events you want to help with, and I’ll get in touch with you. Be sure to mark your calendar!

Want to help out in other ways? You can make your own schedule, working 1 or 2 hours at a time in the Youth department. Sometimes we have special projects, but when we don’t, we can always use help shelving. If interested, email me (Becky) at boneil@westervillelibrary.org.

Not sure what the heck I’m talking about?! Check our online calendar for the next Teen Volunteer Training, and pick up a Teen Volunteer Application next time you’re in the library.

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Summer Reading 2009 is almost here!

Posted on May 26th, 2009 by Becky.
Categories: All posts, Books, Events, Movies.

Check out our homemade video promo for the 2009 Summer Reading Program, made for you with love by the WPL Youth Librarians! Got a hankering to make your own? Be sure to pick up info on Kick-off Day, Thursday, June 11. You’ll have a chance to register for summer reading, get a sign-up prize, work on some cool activities (including appearing in your own “Boogie Heads” video) and find out about our “Starring You! Movie Maker” workshops and movie showing night. You won’t want to miss it! See you on June 11th!

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High school student catches error on test

Posted on February 16th, 2009 by Becky.
Categories: All posts, Books, Events, Homework Help, Words & Writing.

Did you see this article about Geoffrey Stanford, the high schooler from Kansas who caught a mistake on his state writing test?

Stanford, a linebacker and International Baccalaureate student, alerted English teacher Jennifer Fry, who alerted the district test coordinator, who alerted state education officials, who were, as you might imagine, embarrassed.

Even though it was really just a spelling mistake (emission vs. omission), it changed the meaning of the word. Have you ever caught a mistake on a test before? Have you tried to convince a teacher that an answer might be wrong? If you saw a mistake, would you report it? (I def. would!)

Don’t forget, the library has a ton of books to help you study for tests, including the SAT, ACT, and GED. You can also look at our Online Collections and take practice tests with LearningExpress Library. Finally, check out our Events Calendar to sign up for an SAT or ACT Practice Test on March 22!

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It’s been awhile!

Posted on February 2nd, 2009 by Becky.
Categories: All posts, Events, Web sites to watch.

Sorry for the long delay in posting, everyone! Hope you had a great winter break, snow day, Groundhog Day, and whatever else has kept you busy so far in 2009.

Things have been busy at the Library, too: seen our new web site??

The new design offers all the same stuff, plus a new catalog for searching, tons of cool Explore guides, and lots of ways to follow us online (check us out if you use delicious, Flickr, MySpace, GoodReads, SlideShare, or Twitter!).

Leave a comment and tell us what you think: the good, the bad, and the ugly (hopefully not TOO ugly! ;))

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Holiday Closings

Posted on December 23rd, 2008 by Becky.
Categories: All posts, Events.

Just wanted to remind you that the Library is CLOSED Wed, December 24 (Christmas Eve) and Thurs, December 25 (Christmas), and Sunday, December 28.

Everyone have a great holiday! Stay warm!! And don’t forget, all the cool stuff on our web site (like, ahem, this blog) is available 24/7 and on every holiday at www.westervillelibrary.org.

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NaNoWriMo is back!

Posted on November 3rd, 2008 by Becky.
Categories: All posts, Events, Words & Writing.

If you haven’t heard before, November is National Novel Writing Month. Challenge yourself to write an entire novel in 30 days. Think it can’t be done? Think again! Writers all over the world will be subjecting themselves to the same challenge, so you won’t be alone. Dust off your pencils, markers, and/or keyboard, and let me know how you do!

Totally blocked? Try Write in the Middle, our Library’s very own writing club for those in grades 6-9! The next meeting is tomorrow, Tuesday, November 4, 7:00-8:30 p.m. Future meetings can be found on our events calendar. Hope to see you there!

Good luck, novel writers!

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Happy Halloween!

Posted on October 31st, 2008 by Becky.
Categories: All posts, Events.

Since I didn’t get any answers to last Friday’s Minute Mystery, I’ll leave it up for another week. Take a look and leave a comment with your best guess!

I also wanted to mention these ghost stories from Ohio libraries. My favorites are the stories from Hinckley Library:

Books left out the night before would sometimes be reshelved, while others (especially Anne Rice novels) would be flung to the floor during the night. Others have felt an odd presence in the upper rooms, occasionally paper clips sail through the air, and a furnace man once saw a ghostly figure on the basement stairs. The ghosts are believed to be those of Orlando Wilcox and his daughter Rebecca (1837–1869), who lived in a cabin on the site before the house was built.

I wouldn’t mind if a ghost wanted to move into the Westerville Public Library and reshelve books!

Have you ever had a ghostly experience, in a library or anywhere else? 

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TGIF Minute Mysteries

Posted on October 24th, 2008 by Becky.
Categories: All posts, Art & Craftiness, Books, Events, Minute Mysteries, Movies, Random Fun, Words & Writing.

After a looooong break (sorry about that!), the Friday Minute Mysteries are back!

A man walks into a bar and asks for a drink. The bartender pulls out a gun and points it at him. The man says, “Thank you,” and walks out.

What happened? Leave a comment with your theory!

(If you happen to be old enough to remember the last mystery I posted (yeah, it was a while back), the answer is: The room is the ballroom of a sunken ocean liner. The rays are manta rays. The man ran out of air while scuba diving in the shipwreck. al guessed it! Go, al!)

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Teen Volunteers - Save the Date!

Posted on August 15th, 2008 by Becky.
Categories: All posts, Events, Teen Volunteers.

Now that your hard work is finally over, it’s time to party!

Join us on Friday, August 22nd from 3 to 5 pm at the library to reminisce about the wonderful times you shared while working the Summer Reading table. There’ll be things to eat, games to play, and Summer Reading bugs to squish!

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Evolve this summer & VOLUNTEER at the library!

Posted on May 30th, 2008 by Becky.
Categories: All posts, Events, Teen Volunteers.

Want to earn some brownie points? Want an excuse to get out of the house? Want something to put on your college applications?

Why not volunteer at the library this summer?

Simply attend one of our Teen Volunteer Orientations in June or July and you can sign up for as many or as few hours as you want! You’ll learn about our annual Summer Reading Program and how you can help. (If you come to orientation and decide it’s “not your thing”, that’s ok too. But in order to volunteer, you have to come to orientation.)

Remember, you must be between 12 & 18 years old to volunteer.

More questions? Click here to find out more about teen volunteers.

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I love technology, Part 5

Posted on March 7th, 2008 by Becky.
Categories: All posts, Events, Gaming, Technology.

As Teen Tech Week draws to a close (sniff!), remember that you don’t need a special celebration just to enjoy all the technology goodness that the library has to offer. I am, of course, referring to stuff like…

– Upcoming gaming tournaments (Super Smash Bros, March 22); bookmark our online Events Calendar, because new events are added all the time!

– NEW! The Ohio eBook Project — now you can download audiobooks, ebooks, music and video right from your computer! Plenty of teen titles are available. This is a great option for those who don’t like to read print books — or for when that book your teacher assigned is all checked out and the book report is due tomorrow…

– Finally, when you think you’ve done everything, run down the 25 ways to celebrate Teen Tech Week. Bet you haven’t tried them all yet.

And BTW, this stuff is going to haunt the next person who says “I’m bored!” at the library. You think you want to try saying that to me? Go on. I dare you.

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I love technology, Part 4

Posted on March 6th, 2008 by Becky.
Categories: All posts, Books, Events, Technology, Web sites to watch, Words & Writing.

Ever tried the website Goodreads? It’s like MySpace for book lovers. You can post what you’re reading, who recommended it to you, and what you thought of it. Even better, you can see what your friends are reading, too!

The Westerville library has its very own profile — click here to see what we’ve all been reading:

Interested? Create your own profile and friend us!!

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I love technology, Part 3

Posted on March 5th, 2008 by Becky.
Categories: All posts, Events, Technology.

Fun with Yahoo! Avatars (must have a Yahoo! ID).

Here I am in the library, with a cat, which is technically not allowed, but that is the beauty of avatars: they are little virtual versions of yourself that can do what you can’t! In my case, bring a cat to the library and have a MUCH bigger clothes selection.

Do you have an avatar/virtual you/buddy icon/etc.? What does it look like, and what does it mean to you?

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I love technology, Part 2

Posted on March 4th, 2008 by Becky.
Categories: All posts, Events, Technology, Web sites to watch.

Speaking of being interactive, you can do more with technology and computers than just type “omg” about that thing that happened at school today.

There are also surveys (try this one about Teen Tech Week!), polls (answer the TeenScene poll at the right of the screen!), and of course, voting for your favorite whatever (Survivor and Idol fans, I’m looking at you). For this, I invite you to vote for a librarian! Local Children’s Librarian Jennifer Sechler is up for a great job with Disney…but only with enough votes!

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I love technology…

Posted on March 3rd, 2008 by Becky.
Categories: All posts, Events, Technology.

No, I’m not quoting Kip from Napoleon Dynamite (okay, so maybe I do sing that song sometimes…) — I’m just happy it’s Teen Tech Week! Teen Tech Week is a national yearly celebration of all things technology @ the library.

Obviously, you’re using technology if you’re reading this blog — example #1! But one of the best things about blogs, MySpace, Facebook, etc. is that they’re interactive.

In other words, don’t just sit there, leave a comment!!

I want to know how you use technology in your life and especially at the library. Besides computers, there are the audiobooks, CDs, DVDs, mp3 players, videogames & gaming tournaments…I could go on all day…

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