Teens can voice their choice for their favorite books by voting in YALSA’s annual Teens’ Top Ten poll! Voting is open now through Sept. 18 at www.ala.org/teenstopten. YALSA extended the voting period this year to four weeks, with more time for teens to fit voting into their busy schedules, particularly at the start of the school year. We’ll announce the winners in a webcast during Teen Read Week, Oct. 18-24.
Happy Voting!
Do you love to read and want to find out about some great new books? Looking for the perfect beach read? Just need a book for your school's summer reading program? If yes, check out Good Morning America's list for great Teen Summer Reads!
The list includes books by such authors as Sarah Dessen, James Patterson, and Katie MacAlister. We just ordered all of the books on GMA's list, so if you don't see it in the catalog yet, don't panic. It will be here at the library shortly!
Happy reading!
~Christen
Do you know any teen girls who like to write? The relaunched Girl Zone website
is looking for teen girls to submit their creative writing and contribute in
other ways to the website.
Girl Zone is a hip and healthy website which provides girls with a chance to
voice their opinions. While most traditional media for teen girls only offer up
features on beauty, boys and fashion, Girl Zone offers content related to all
aspects of your life. Girl Zone re-launched in April with a fresh, fun website
with new features such “Mind-Spirit-Me” and “Girls Get Green” as well
as a collection of seven regularly updated blogs.
One of these blogs is “Expresso,” which is looking for submissions of
creative writing from teenage girls like you. Send your poem, essay or short
story and it might be featured on the “Expresso” blog! Girl Zone is also
currently looking for Movie and Music reviewers and girls to talk up the site
on the web and in their communities. There also will be more opportunities for
writers in the future. Visit the Girl Zone website to get involved!
Dr. Seuss’s Oh, the Places You’ll Go! College Scholarship recognizes high school seniors who understand and value the limitless possibilities that education can offer with a scholarship award. For more information and application please go to: http://origin-www.seussville.com/ohtheplaces/
Good luck!
The Camden County Library has a *NEW* Facebook page just for teens! Now we just need some friends!! Will you be our friend?!
Find us on Facebook here!
