Babysitting Certification Course

Sunday June 26th,

 the Wendell Library will host a 

Red Cross Babysitting Certification course. 

The course is 5 1/2 hours! 

Show up at the library at noon. 

Snacks will be provided, but not a meal. 

RSVP by June 19th

Cost for participants is $10

MBLC photo shoot

Puppy pile on the giant beanbag

Thirteen Reasons Why Book Discussion

July 11th at 3:30pm
Discuss Jay Asher's book Thirteen Reasons Why

Summary: Clay Jensen returns home from school to find a mysterious box with his name on it lying on his porch. Inside he discovers several cassette tapes recorded by Hannah Baker--his classmate and crush--who committed suicide two weeks earlier. On tape, Hannah explains that there are thirteen reasons why she decided to end her life. Clay is wracked with guilt as he waits to hear how he could have been involved in her tragic decision.

Watch this fanmade trailer:



To learn more about the book  http://www.thirteenreasonswhy.com/index.php

YOU DON'T HAVE TO READ THE BOOK TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DISCUSSION
We will discuss rumors, reputations, bullying, gossip, suicide, parties, friendship, and how to help.

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Sushi Frenzy!

Hey all, Kate here.

I'm so bummed about having to miss the sushi & potsticker Sunday! Sushi always makes me think of one of my favorite games ever--Sushi Cat! Full Belly Achieved!!

After sushi, brush your teeth. Seriously. This video tells you why. Ewww. Just, ewwww.


See you all Sunday!

Service Animal Videos

Today's program is about service animals. We'll see a puppy learning to be a service dog and watch a few videos of experienced service dogs. Below are some others found on YouTube.

Food as Art

Did you ever make mashed potato sculptures or strategically bite your pb & j sandwiches into santa's sleigh? Some people take it a little further. Check out these awesome slide shows and videos.

Food Fight:  An abridged history of American-centric warfare, from WWII to present day, told through the foods of the countries in conflict. (Think french fries vs. pierogies).

In time for the Easter Peeps craze, check out this slide show of the Washington Post's Peeps Diorama Contest: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/photo/gallery/070402/GAL-07Apr02-69859/index.html

Do you know and love any others? Leave them in the comments.

The Exorcist - March 20

As part of the Horror / Sci-Fi film series at the Wendell Library, this month we will watch The Exorcist, a Horror movie from the 1970s. From IMDB, "When a teenager is possessed by a mysterious entity, her mother seeks the help of two priests to save her daughter."

Here is a link to the permission slip for anyone under 17.

Teen Tech Week Scavenger Hunt

Teen Tech Week Scavenger Hunt

Complete as many of these tasks as you can and write a little blurb about them to prove you did it. Anyone who completes at least 7 gets a small prize. The person or team who complete the most get a bigger prize. You may work alone or with a team, but all members of the team must be present for the completion of each item for it to count.

• post comment on the Teens and Tweens blog http://tnt.wendellmass.us
• post a book review online (goodreads.com, amazon.com, teensread.com)
• find and print out a point of interest on Google Earth
• Skype video call someone
• create a book soundtrack using Project Playlist www.playlist.com/
• create a game with free Scratch software http://scratch.mit.edu/
• create an avatar of yourself using Face Your Manga www.faceyourmanga.com
• create a slideshow using animoto http://animoto.com/ or other
• create an animated cartoon using Go Animate http://goanimate.com/
• create a cartoon strip using Bitstrips http://bitstrips.com/
• listen to a podcast
• adjust the privacy settings on your social networking site of choice
• Get a CWMARS library card and request an item online (see your librarian)
• write and post a twitter booktalk
• Combine the faces of two people using Morphthing http://www.morphthing.com/
• Do something fun with a digital photo at Big Huge Labs http://bighugelabs.com/ (motivational poster, movie poster, photo booth strip, photo mosaic, etc.)
• Use photos from Creative Commons http://search.creativecommons.org/
• check out an audiobook from the library or download a digital audiobook
• create a word poster using Wordle http://www.wordle.net

Link to google document 

Teen Health and Wellness Database

Rosen Publishing, proud three-time sponsor of Teen Tech Week, is pleased to offer you a FREE trial to its award-winning, critically acclaimed Teen Health & Wellness database.

Get started right away at teenhealthandwellness.com.
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Your free trial begins on 02/25/10 and ends on 04/15/10.

To celebrate Teen Tech Week, Rosen Publishing is hosting an exciting new "It's Your Cause" Video Contest.

From depression to dating to green living, your teens can spread the word about any Teen Health & Wellness topic they feel passionately about by creating a PSA (public service announcement). All videos that meet submission guidelines will be published on Teen Health & Wellness when we launch our video program this summer.

Plus, three teens will be selected at random from the pool of submissions to win an iPod Shuffle. And one library will be selected at random to win a free twelve-month subscription to Teen Health & Wellness.

Vote for your favorite YouTube videos and web sites

Today is the beginning of Teen Tech Week, sponsored by the American Library Association. There will be a few challenges to try out in the library and a few challenges to work out on your own. In this space I will post links to teen nominations for best YouTube video and best web site. Tell Jordan your nominations or post them in the comments of this post and Jordan will update the links. Include your first name if you want the prize for the winning nomination. Viewing and voting will take place next Sunday, March 14 between 3:00 and 5:00p at the Wendell library.

Nominations for Favorite YouTube Video:

• A Song About an Anglerfish http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9t7E4amWDqI (Jordan)

Nominations for Favorite Web Site:

• Punk-O-Matic http://www.funny-games.biz/punkomatic.html (Jordan)