Wendell Library TnT

Babysitting Certification Course

2011-05-22T16:42:00.000-04:00

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

2011-04-01T18:24:00.001-04:00

Puppy pile on the giant beanbag

Thirteen Reasons Why Book Discussion

2010-06-27T21:01:00.000-04:00

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!

2010-04-16T00:34:00.002-04:00

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

2010-03-28T12:00:00.000-04:00

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

2010-03-22T19:29:00.000-04:00

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

2010-03-11T22:39:00.000-05:00

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

2010-03-07T15:06:00.000-05:00

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

2010-03-07T14:21:00.000-05:00

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.
Username: teentech Password: teentech

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

2010-03-07T11:57:00.000-05:00

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)

Horror/Science Fiction Movie Series at the Library

2010-03-07T11:40:00.000-05:00

Each month on the Saturday nearest the new moon the Wendell Library hosts a horror/science fiction movie series. Past showings have included 28 Days Later, The Andromeda Strain, and Lifepod. Organizers are open to suggestions. For R rated movies bring a note from a guardian giving you permission to watch if you are under 17. Robbie Heller, one of the organizers, is open to suggestions. Want to watch The Saw or My Bloody Valentine? Tell him. Check out the facebook page for more info.

Party Games this Sunday 1/17

2010-01-12T16:38:00.000-05:00

Join us at the Wendell Library for party games this Sunday, January 17. We'll definitely play the donut on a string game. What else should we play? Join us Wednesday from 3:30-5:30 to help plan the event.

It's also time to start planning monthly

book club meetings.

Bring your suggestions.

Tuesdays or Wednesdays....You decide

2010-01-12T16:13:00.002-05:00

Wednesday afternoons have been the midweek meeting of TnT for a few months. But on Wednesdays the students from Swift River School have to wait around for a few hours after getting off the bus at the library. Should we switch our midweek meetings to Tuesdays? That way everyone gets off the bus around the time Jordan arrives? Please vote in the poll below. I promise this one works.

If you want to leave a comment, click on the very small word "comments" at the bottom of this entry in the pink horizontal bar.

Print Lock-In Permission Slip

2009-12-28T13:08:00.000-05:00

You can view and print the library lock-in permission slip here.

http://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B6-QF8JBu1CjMDA4ZTk2NDktNzA0Ni00ZTVkLTlhNTEtY2FlMTJmYzA3ZDM4&hl=en

Please remember that every person must have their own signed permission slip and they must be returned by Wednesday December 30 at 8:00pm.

Library Lock-In Finalized

2009-12-25T13:09:00.000-05:00

The library lock-in will be on FRIDAY JANUARY 1, New Year's Day.

Pick up your permission slips at the circulation desk in the library during open hours. You MUST return a completed form to the library by 8:00 pm on Wednesday December 30.

The library will provide pizza and soda. You should bring other snacks and breakfast foods. See permission slips for other items to bring.

Library Lock-In

2009-12-13T16:09:00.001-05:00

Image by Duke Yearlook via Flickr

We're planning an overnight in the library during winter break and we want you to come. We'll stay up late, have a snowball fight in the dark, watch scary movies, eat popcorn, ingest caffeine, have an ugly pajama fashion show competition, build forts, decorate t-shirts, play spectacular games, and more.

Which night do you want it to be? VOTE IN SIDEBAR TO THE RIGHT--------->

You will need a signed permission slip which you can pick up in the library the week before the event. Only open to youth ages 10-19. More details to come.

Put your activity and movie ideas in the comments!

Come to the YAAP meeting this Sunday to help plan the even.

A Game, A Video, and A Comic

2009-12-06T15:48:00.001-05:00

Try to stump the computer in this online version of Twenty Questions. Think of a person, place, or thing, then answer up to twenty questions. There are versions for Harry Potter, Disney, Star Trek, and the Simpsons. http://www.20q.net/ You can even use kind of obscure people like John or Hank Green of the Nerdfighters.

Never heard of the Nerdfighters? Two brothers decided to forbid all textual communication with each other for a whole year and made videos for each other every other day. They developed a following of people who celebrate being nerdy and geeky in a lot of ways. They have an evil baby orphanage, secret siblings, projects for awesome, and Hank writes amazing songs about nerdy things. Their motto is DFTBA: Don't Forget to Be Awesome, and their purpose is to "Decrease World Suck."Their YouTube channel http://www.youtube.com/user/vlogbrothers?ob=4 or their Ning social networking site http://nerdfighters.ning.com/

Do you like graphic novels and online comics? Try Gunnerkrigg Court http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/index2.php about a teen girl who goes to a creepy gothic boarding school where there are monsters.

YAAP TAB TAG - you're it!

2009-12-02T14:29:00.001-05:00

Now that we have the kickoff event out of the way, it's time to think about getting down to business. We need a leadership group that will make decisions about how to spend money.

When should we provide snacks and what should they be?
What gaming hardware do we still need?
How should we decide which games and books and movies to buy?
How can we provide interesting things to do for the younger and older sets of t(w)eens?
What programs should we offer first? Do we want to pay people to lead them?
What kinds of fundraising will we do and when?
How can we make the teen space a place you want to hang out?

We also need to come up with some kind of behavior guidelines as a group. Stuff like how to be fair about turns on the gaming systems, how to make sure we don't damage anything, how to make sure people feel welcome and safe in the library. Sounds dorky, but if we don't do it things could get messy.

Put your comments in comments or show up on Sundays from 4-5pm to be part of the discussions.

Entertaining and artsy

2009-12-01T11:07:00.001-05:00

Do you like the artwork of Jackson Pollock? Do you like to click and drag aimlessly? Try jacksonpollock.org

How about muffins? muffinfilms.com
has funny short films about carnivorous muffins.

Maybe you're obsessed with fonts like me. Check out these cool retro fonts from FontDiner.com

The Momentous First post!

2009-11-27T22:17:00.001-05:00

Hello Teens and Tweens of Wendell *applause*

You will find here amusing and entertaining ideas for fun things to do online, such as GoAnimate, where I created this exemplary animation

GoAnimate.com: Sunday Hours at the Wendell Free Library by jorjor

Like it? Create your own at GoAnimate.com. It's free and fun!

Or find things to do offline when the power goes out.