Monday, September 08, 2008

More New Books





There's a bunch of new books for you to check out at the Teen Scene!


Here's a few of them, many more now are available at the library!



  • Gone, by Michael Grant:
    In a small town on the coast of California, everyone over the age of fourteen suddenly disappears, setting up a battle between the remaining town residents and the students from a local private school, as well as those who have "The Power" and are able to perform supernatural feats and those who do not.
  • All We Know of Heaven, by Jacquelyn Mitchard:

    When Maureen and Bridget, two sixteen-year-old best friends who look like sisters, are in a terrible car accident and one of them dies, they are at first incorrectly identified at the hospital, and then, as Maureen achieves a remarkable recovery, she must deal with the repercussions of the accident, the mix-up, and some choices she made while she was getting better.
  • Up All Night, by Various authors:

    Presents five short stories about teens who stay up all night, written by award-winning authors.
  • Confessions of a Serial Kisser, by Wendelin Van Draanen:
    After reading her mother's secret collection of romance novels during her parent's difficult separation, seventeen-year-old Evangeline Logan begins a quest for the perfect kiss.
  • Generation Dead, by Daniel Waters:

    When dead teenagers who have come back to life start showing up at her high school, Phoebe, a goth girl, becomes interested in the phenomenon, and when she starts dating a "living impaired" boy, they encounter prejudice, fear, and hatred.

Sunday, September 07, 2008

This Week

A lot is happening this week at the Teen Scene!

First off, our Thursday movie is The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters (PG-13), a hilarious documentary of one man's quest to become the all time king of Donkey Kong.

This Saturday, we have our Young Adult Advisory Council at 11 a.m. And then at noon, we have the debuet of our Anime Club! We'll watch an episode of an anime program, and you can share your fan art and fanfiction, or just shoot the breeze with other anime fans.

Wednesday, September 03, 2008

Fall Colors

I'm trying a different look for the library blog. Hope you like it.

The movie this week is Hairspray (PG)

I'm still looking for people to sign up for the anime club. Feel free to email me at eday at rogersark.org

BTW, there's some new books just in @ the Teen Scene:

He Forgot to Say Goodbye: The things our fathers left unsaid, by Benjamin Alire Saenz

Rucker Park Setup, by Paul Volponi

Hurricane Song, by Paul Volponi

Climbing the Stairs, by Padma Venkatraman

Porcupine, by Meg Tilly

Artichoke's Heart, by Suzanne Supplee

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Upcoming

Hope your school year is going well. Don’t forget to sign up for the Anime Club. I’d like to have a picture of how many to expect quickly.

This Week’s movie is an episode from Battlestar Galatica (TV-14)

Coming this September at the Teen Scene

YAAC: September 16
Discuss what’s happening, and what you would like to happen, at the library. Pizza and refreshments will be provided. Event is for grades 8th to 12th.

Movies: 6-8 p.m.
September 4: Hairspray (PG)
September 11: King of Kong: A Fist Full of Quarters (PG-13)
September 25: Student Choice (You Vote!)

Third Thursday Gaming Night: 6-8 p.m.
Join us every Third Thursday Night for Nintendo Wii games and more courtesy of The RPL Teen Scene and Game Crazy! Refreshments provided!
September 18

Anime Club: Second Saturdays of the Month 12-2 p.m.
Have snacks, watch an episode of an Anime program, as well a chance to share your anime artwork, fanfiction, or just chat with other anime fans. This event is for 8-12 graders and their guests. Sign up at the library, or send an email.
September 13
October 11

Brought to you by the Rogers Public Library Teen Scene.

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Back To School, and Other Notes

Hope you’re all enjoying the start of the new school year! We’ve got plenty of books and online resources available (which you can access from home btw) at the library, plenty of study rooms that you can use for private and group study, and a staff of librarians eager to help you. We’d be proud to be your homework help hub!

Of course, if you’re not enjoying the school year, we also have plenty of resources to help you unwind and take your mind off those upcoming tests for awhile.

Now the news:

I’m looking to start an Anime Club! How many of you can meet on the second Saturday of the month (that would be September 13th next month) around noon (after our YAAC meeting)? We plan to have snacks, an episode of an Anime program, as well a chance to share your anime artwork, fanfiction, or just chat with other anime fans. If the second Saturday of the month does not work, feel free to suggest better times.

I’d really like to hear from you if you can join, so I have an idea of how many to expect.

On other matters:

Tomorrow at 6 p.m. we have our Third Thursday Gaming Night. Smash Bros Brawl and more!

Next week: Battlestar Galactica episodes

Two Weeks: Hairspray