Teen+Zone

=JPL Teen Information: =


 * JPL Teen Summer Reading Club FAQs and information is here. (PDF copies of the review forms are coming soon. . . )

Teen Zone Blog: http://jplteenzonenew.blogspot.com/ Teen Booklists** Teen [|Facebook Page]**
 * Teen Links/Diversions:** **http://del.icio.us/jplteenzone**
 * JPL Project Next Generation (PNG)

6/2/08 - The Teen Summer Reading club has begun

5/28/08 - The Teen Summer Reading Club start this upcoming Monday!!

5/27/08 - The final party for the Spring 2008 PNG session was held today! Check out the "Read" posters the PNG participants created.


 * 5/13/08 - JPL Teen Summer Reading Club info will be coming to this space soon!!**


 * 4/2/08 - The Spring Session of PNG will be starting next week, on Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at 3:30 p.m.**

**3/7/08 - If you are on [|Facebook], join the Joliet Public Library Teens Group!! Just search the groups, and you should be able to find it.

3/4/08 - The 2009 Abe Lincoln Illinois High School Book Award List is available! The 2008 winner is //Twilight// by Stephanie Meyer. //Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment// by James Patterson and //The Five People You Meet in Heaven// by Mitch Albom came in second and third places. **


 * 2/15/08 - A list of recent New Teen Nonfiction at the main library.**


 * 2/13/08 - A link to [|Stephanie Meyer's You Tube video] - she speaks about //Twilight// and the rest of the series. The fourth book, //Breaking Dawn,// will be released on August 2nd. See [|Meyer's website] for more info.

2/4/08 - Teens - If you have any interest in the library starting a YouTube Club, please let us know.**

11/26/07 - Lots of new Teen Fiction as arrived this month! 10 additional titles added to the November 2007 list today. 11/20/07 - November 2007 Teen Fiction arrivals added.** 11/13/07 - Anime Club is "on hold" for now (last meeting was Nov 8), but we hope to get it up and going again soon. Check back!**
 * 11/29/07 - New sites added to the Teen Del.icio.us account (see above for link).
 * 11/13/07 - Teen Nonfiction booklist added. See the Booklists link above.


 * 10/22/07 - Teen Anime Club - This coming Thursday, October 25 at 6:00 PM. Bring anime and manga to share. Bring your Yu-Gi-Oh cards if you have them and want to play.**

9/28/07 - Main Library renovation work pictures have been uploaded to the JPL PNG Flickr Account. http://flickr.com/photos/jolietpng/ 9/27/07 - We had a great Anime Club meeting tonight! Keep coming! The next meeting is Thursday, October 11 at 6 pm at the branch. 9/22/07 - The Caudill attendees for the "Drums, Girls. . . " discussion had fun making "Dangerous Pies". 9/14/07 - Caudill Club for Grades 4 to 8 starts tomorrow at the branch at 11 am.**
 * 9/28/07 - The Fall '07 PNG session starts Monday, October 1 at 3:30 PM for 6th to 9th Graders.

8/15/07 - Last Day of Summer 2007 PNG! It was great! Thanks to all who participated.** We will have information on the fall session soon.
 * 8/28**/**07 - Next Anime Club meeting at Black Road: Thursday, September 13 at 6:00 PM (ages 12 to 17 only).**
 * 8/16/07 - No Anime Club meeting tonight.

7/23/07 - We had four winners on Friday of HP7. Congratulations to Talia, John, Tony and Urmi! (See above for pictures.) 7/19/07 - Harry Potter Quizzes due by 8:00 PM tonight! Winners will be notified on Friday. 7/18/07 - New Teen Fiction at JPL 7/10/07 - Take a look at the Food Fear Factor Pictures!** 7/3/07 - Note to Teen Readers: Lists of prize recipients will be updated on specific days, and you will not receive your prizes before then -** Thursday afternoons for the branch, and Friday afternoons for the main library location. 6/29/07 - Teen Food Fear Factor was a great success!** We'll have some pictures soon!
 * 7/29/07 - The Teen Summer Reading Club is over. Thank you for your participation! Congratulations to all our winners.
 * 7/3/07 - We have Delicious links! Take a look - http://del.icio.us/jplteenzone
 * 7/2/07 - The JPL Harry Potter Trivia Challenge has started! Visit the library to pick up your quiz!

5/07 - Are you wild about Harry? The first printing of the 7th Harry Potter book, to be released July 21st, will total 12 million copies!! Play a little now in the [|Discussion Chamber]
 * NEWS**: JPL will be having Harry Potter Trivia Contest for young adults entering 6th grade and up from July 2 to July 19! Two contestestants will win a copy to own of the 7th Harry Potter book, **//Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.//**


 * 5/22/07** - There will not be an Anime Club meeting on June 7, at this time. Stay tuned for more info. For other dates, check the TSRC info link above.

Our New Officers -- President: Linda Vice-President: Miriam Secretary: Steve Events Coordinator: Nick
 * 4/1/2007** - **Teen Anime Club now has officers!** Twelve kids/teens attended the meeting at the branch on March 29. It was proposed that the club have officers to plan and organize meetings and events. Each member voted after candidates for each office were asked questions by the other club members.

Upcoming Teen Events at Joliet Public Library, Black Road Branch:


 * Teen Anime Club** -- Ages 12 to 17, 6:00 PM on Thursdays, March 15, March 29, April 12, April 26, May 10 and May 24th.
 * Dance Mania 5000 (DDR)** -- Grades 6 to 12, 6:00 PM on Fridays, March 23, April 27 and May 25th.
 * Game Night** -- Grades 4 to 8, 6:30 PM on Fridays, March 16, April 20 and May 18th.
 * Saturday Morning Crafts** -- Grades 4 to 8, 10:00 AM on Saturdays, March 10, April 14 and May 12th.
 * Jammer's Book Buddies** -- Up through 8th Grade, anytime between March 4 and May 5, 2007. Visit the Black Road Branch for a brochere and more information.
 * Come Together @ Your Library Essay Contest --** Grades 5 to 8. Entries due to Black Road Branch by March 23, 2007. For more information, visit the Black Road Branch.



"I used to come to the library a lot, but then last summer we went out of town, and something happened to the books. I owe $60 now, and it's taking a lot of babysitting to earn the money to pay it back. Will they let me check out books if I can pay $20 today?" - A quote from a teen who came to Teen Anime Club for the first time.

February 9, 2007 PNG begins Monday!

As others see us .... Rock On!

“**Everyone in this band probably reads more than you do; hanging out with Radiohead is kind of like getting high with a bunch of librarians.”** —//Chuck Klosterman IV: A Decade of Curious People and Dangerous Ideas,// by Chuck Klosterman (Scribner, 2006), p. 138.

Last Monday, **//American Born Chinese//** won the Printz Award. We are currently accepting PNG applications from Jr High students in grades 6 to 8 - through Feb. 5. At the branch, Anime Club has had 7 to 10 regular attendees. DDR started at the branch on Friday night. The quarterly teacher's request for Musicals has arrived. Click here for the bib for this assignment posted on the YS wikispace.
 * January 29, 2007**