TeenScene @ WPL

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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Judge a book by its cover

Posted on October 30th, 2008 by Becky.
Categories: All posts, Books, Random Fun.

You’ve all been told “don’t judge a book by its cover,” meaning don’t assume you know what someone is like by how they look. But here at the library, well, we sometimes DO judge actual books by their cover design! Have you ever done this — picked up (or avoided) a book because of its cover? I have…a lot!

This site lets you look at different book covers and give them a star rating, then see if your rating matches the stars that the book has received from others on Amazon.com. See how many you get right — you may find out it *is* possible to judge a book by its cover!

Do you have any favorite or least-favorite cover designs? I love this one for Wildwood Dancing:

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Even more Chuck Norris

Posted on October 29th, 2008 by Becky.
Categories: All posts, Guest blogger, Words & Writing.

Guest blogger Obito99 wanted to share this story beginning from our Library club Write in the Middle. You may recognize the subject matter. Thanks, Obito99!

Hello readers this is me. I HAVE A STORY FOR YOU TO READ. I HOPE YOUr READY FOR IT. I AM A LITTLE BOY NAME CHUCK NORRIS YES CHUCK NORRIS. I AM GOING TO BE A COOL GUY ONE DAY. I AM WAY COOLER THAN JACKIE CHAN. I HAVE MET JACKIE CHAN YES I HAVE THAT IS RIGHT. AND HE IS NOT THAT COOL. YEAH HE KNOWS KUNG FU BUT HE CAN NOT BEAT ME. SO WHEN I SEE HIM AGAIN I WILL BEAT YOU UP JACKIE CHAN. SO WATCH OUT JACKIE CHAN YEAH I SAID IT JACKIE CHAN. SOME FACTS ABOUT ME WHEN I DO Pushups I PUSH THE EARTH DOWN.

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Poe video contest

Posted on October 27th, 2008 by Becky.
Categories: All posts, Books, Gaming, Movies.

Just in time for Halloween, check this out: a Poe video contest! Scary-story master Edgar Allan Poe will turn 200 in January, and READ magazine is seeking video tributes from those age 18 and younger.

The deadline for this Weekly Reader exclusive video contest is November 21, 2008. Respond with your ghoulish video tribute. Videos should be under 5 minutes in length. Some images that might inspire you: ravens, floorboards, beating hearts, Baltimore, horror, Lenore, red death. 3-5 winners will receive publication of their Poe video tribute in READ magazine’s electronic issue, a monetary reward, and lots of Poe goodies!

Hmmm, 25 days to create a Poe-worthy video? Dare you to try it! Check out some Poe from the Library to get some inspiration!

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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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A peek into dsquare’s mind

Posted on October 23rd, 2008 by Becky.
Categories: All posts, Guest blogger, Random Fun, Words & Writing.

Guest blogger dsquare shares the following thoughts and links. Fans of the random…enjoy.

August 5 should be National National Holiday Day!

www.googleblue.info – A tranquil alternative to your daily Google

www.googleyellow.info – A sunny alternative to your daily Google

Random Word Generator

(For more addictive word fun, have you tried www.freerice.com? I can’t…stop…playing!! Thanks, dsquare, for the links! -Becky)

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Fav superheroes and supervillians

Posted on October 22nd, 2008 by Becky.
Categories: All posts, Guest blogger, Random Fun.

Guest blogger preetycrazybabe conducted an informal poll during our writing club Write in the Middle. Here are the winners!

Superheroes: Superman, Underdog, Supergirl, Batman, Green Lantern

Supervillains: Joker, Venom, Green Goblin, Two-Face, Mystique

Who would you vote for? Check out some of our Marvel Comics and additional giant selection of graphic novels, comics, and manga to make sure you haven’t left out any options. Thanks, preetycrazybabe, for the post!

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Some recommended books

Posted on October 21st, 2008 by Becky.
Categories: All posts, Books, Guest blogger.

Guest blogger flights_of_fantasy brings you monthly good reads! The awesome books for October are:

The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

Airman by Eoin Colfer

Trickster’s Choice by Tamora Pierce

Growing Wings by Laurel Winter

Abarat by Clive Barker

Click on any title to find or reserve it from the library!

….More to come! Got anything else to recommend? Comment! Thanks, flights_of_fantasy!

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Flamingnet book reviews

Posted on October 20th, 2008 by Becky.
Categories: All posts, Books, Web sites to watch, Words & Writing.

Alert reader (thanks, Dave Barry, for that phrase) and guest blogger Novelwriter65 discovered the web site Flamingnet Book Reviews.

Flamingnet’s mission is to promote reading among young adults; making reading more fun by highlighting books that young adults may enjoy and fostering literacy through charitable work.

Its founder was only in 5th grade when he started writing book reviews, and you too can apply on the site to be a Student Reviewer for Flamingnet!

If book reviewing’s your thing, don’t forget you can also post reviews on the WPL web site by clicking “Write a Review” on the left of any item that you find in the catalog. Post early and post often — we love to hear from you! You can also find the Library and many of our librarians posting to www.goodreads.com.

Thanks, Novelwriter65, for the tip!

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What’s happening in this picture?

Posted on October 17th, 2008 by Becky.
Categories: All posts, Caption This Picture, Random Fun, Words & Writing.

(this picture via The Red Green Show)

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ThinkB4YouSpeak

Posted on October 16th, 2008 by Becky.
Categories: All posts, Web sites to watch, Words & Writing.

Have you ever said “that’s so gay!”? Or heard your friends saying it? The site ThinkB4YouSpeak.com challenges you to say something that’s original, unique, and not negative. The English language is huge, so show off your vocab and express your opinion without dissing a whole group of people!

Also, never underestimate the power of an invented word (talk about unique!). I give points to “awesometastic” and “craptacular.” Got any other ideas for replacing “that’s so gay”? Comment me!

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World’s Smallest Postal Service

Posted on October 15th, 2008 by Becky.
Categories: All posts, Art & Craftiness, Random Fun, Words & Writing.

Check it out — with the World’s Smallest Postal Service, you write a short letter (up to 6 sentences), and it will be transcribed onto tiny stationary and put into a teeny, tiny envelope! It costs a little more than a stamp, but still, imagine getting one in the mail!

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Pants ban?!

Posted on October 14th, 2008 by Becky.
Categories: All posts, Fashion.

Just came across this article from Yahoo News: “Baggy pants ban ‘unconstitutional,’ rules US judge.”

A 17-year-old spent a night in jail last week after police arrested him for wearing low pants in Riviera Beach, southeast Florida.

The law banning so-called “saggy pants” was approved by city voters in March after supporters of the bill collected nearly 5,000 signatures to put the measure on the ballot.

What do you think? Do you think the police should get involved in people’s fashion? Do you think people should be allowed to wear their pants as low as they want, even if others think a little *too much* shows? Leave a comment!

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Twilight widget & movie preview!

Posted on October 13th, 2008 by Becky.
Categories: All posts, Books, Movies.

Check out the newest preview of the upcoming Twilight movie, under “Videos”! What do you think? Leave a comment below!! (Thanks to Twilightluver for the tip!)

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More Chuck Norris…because there is never enough

Posted on October 10th, 2008 by Becky.
Categories: All posts, Guest blogger, Random Fun.

Note: This post was written by guest blogger Novelwriter65, a Library teen patron! Thanks, Novelwriter65! And Chuck Norris thanks you, too.

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Go to Google, type in “find Chuck Norris” in quotes, then click “I’m Feeling Lucky.” See what comes up.

If paper beats rock, rock beats scissors, and scissors beats paper, what beats all 3 at the same time? Answer: Chuck Norris.

Chuck Norris can touch M.C. Hammer.

Chuck Norris knows where Carmen Sandiego is.

Chuck Norris counted to infinity…twice.

If you can see Chuck Norris, he can see you. If you can’t see Chuck Norris, you may be only seconds away from death.

The Great Wall of China was originally created to keep Chuck Norris out. It failed miserably.

For more, check out www.thechucknorrisfacts.com and www.nochucknorris.com.

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