Posted by: Mandy Simon
You've probably heard that Printz award winning Young Adult Author John Green is coming on Monday, September 8th to Northwest Library. We're all SO EXCITED!I've read Looking for Alaska, and Paper Towns, and I am working on An Abundance of Katherines. I am trying to compile the proper questions to ask him when he comes, since some of the event will include a Q&A forum.
BUT we're hoping John will take some questions from YOU: our Blog Readers.
So Teens: What would you ask John Green if given the chance? And as John would say: "Post your answers in the comments!"
Teen librarians will be selecting the most creative questions to ask John while he's here—and he'll answer in a video blog!
In other news:
This past Saturday at Worthington Park Library, teens came in to make DIY (Do-It-Yourself) Fashion accessories using the following books that are at the library:
If crafting and DIY-stuff sounds like fun, be sure to drop by Worthington Park Library this fall for the following Drop-In DIY nights:
- Wednesday, September 24th from 5pm-8pm
- Wednesday, October 22nd from 5pm-8pm
- Wednesday, November 19th from 5pm-8pm
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Add/Read Comments (1)Posted by: Sarah Cofer
This past week my family and I went to Lake Erie for an island-hopping adventure. We went to Marblehead, Put-in-Bay, Kellys Island and Oak Harbor. It was great fun and quite relaxing being around the lake the whole week. Aside from tooling around in a golf cart, a face-to-face encounter with a skunk, prehistoric fiberglass dinosaurs...oh and climbing 77 really teeny tiny metal circular stairs in a very tall lighthouse on a very windy day, one of the most interesting things I saw was the bathroom graffiti on Kellys Island. There was lots of so and so was here, BFF's forever, etc.....but there, smack dab in the middle of the stall, was an engraved "I 
Edward Cullen!" Twilight fans are everywhere—even on remote Kellys Island!Posted by: Ann Pechacek
I just spent the weekend in Oklahoma, my home state. Every time I go back to northeast Oklahoma, I remember why I loved growing up there and why I love to visit. IT IS BEAUTIFUL!!! This time around, I rediscovered the quirkiness of Route 66. Has anyone heard of the world's largest totem pole? It is a little off of Route 66 in Foyil, Oklahoma, finished in 1948. It is 90 feet tall, not an actual totem but a sculpture shaped as a totem to honor Oklahoma Native Americans.I also visited the statue of Andrew Hartley Payne, considered the "greatest long distance runner in the history of competitive running". Payne won the 1928 Trans-Continental Foot Race from LA to NYC (3,423.5 mile run in a world record time of 573 hours, 4 minutes and 34 seconds). He even lived in my hometown, Tahlequah, for awhile.
Posted by: Mandy Simon
Well, since summer is almost over, I know not many of you are probably looking for summer jobs anymore. You're probably gearing up for the schoolyear, to be filled with school-related activities and homework (ugh).
BUT I found this website which is pretty neat. You should bookmark it for down-the-road, when you might really WANT to look for a summertime job. It's a job search website that was created just for teens. MyFirstPaycheck.com is a national website, but it even has some positions in and around Columbus. It was even created by a teen and her brother! Pretty cool.
But since you're probably just buying school supplies, staying up late and taking advantage of the last FEW DAYS of summer before school starts, I thought I'd address the "Homework Thing".
If you don't know already, Worthington Park Library (the new branch that opened in April) has a special Homework Help Center. From Monday through Thursday during the school year, from 3pm to 6pm, computers in the HHC are reserved for Kids and Teens working on homework. We also have dedicated staff (a Homework Help Center Coordinator as well as volunteers) who are there specifically to help you with your homework assignments. Homework help is on a first-come, first-serve basis. There's also FREE PRINTING for homework assignments during HHC hours!
So if you need face-to-face help on homework this fall, come on over to Worthington Park Library!
And also, don't forget about our online tutoring and HomeworkNow sites for help on homework! You can access these tools through the Teen Section of the Worthington Libraries website, or even from the Teen blog! (Look to the left of this post, in the green section under Library Sites)
So bookmark these websites and keep checking back to the blog for more information on upcoming fun-stuff at the Library!
Posted by: Sarah Cofer
I seriously can't believe the summer is almost over. 
The summer reading program went by super fast, the Breaking Dawn Party (I promise to get the pics up soon!) came and went as well as the Volunteen Thank You Party. WOW! It was a huge and extremely successful summer...thanks to all of you! So I am sending out a huge cheers to all of you!!
Thanks to the 225 volunteens that staffed the summer reading registatration and signed up 6,434 children, 1,222 teens and 1,394 adults for all three Worthington Libraries!
Thanks to the teens who posted 100's of comments on the teen blog this summer. PLEASE keep your comments coming! We blog all year long, not just in the summer.
Thanks to all the teens who came to our teen events this summer. I loved the Breaking Dawn Party, but I also really loved learning how to Belly Dance.
We had some great events this summer and I want to make sure you all know what's coming up this Fall:
September 1: We'll kick off our first Book Chat online book discussion. We will be discussing Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer, what else? In October we will discuss Airman by Eoin Colfer. Worthingteens Blog
September 8th: A Night of Awesome with John Green. Nerdfighters unite! John Green, award winning author of Looking for Alaska and An Abundance of Katherines , is coming to Northwest Library on September 8th! Join us for a night of awesome as John Green talks about his books, nerdfighting and more. 7pm Northwest Library
September 13: Savvy Travelors: The Bristish Isles. It is time to head to the lands of Prince William, kilts, Riverdance, Big Ben and haggis. 4pm Old Worthington Library
September 20: Anime Teen Screen. Watch and rate newly-released and upcoming anime titles in the new Teen area of the Northwest Library. Other Anime Teen Screen events will be held on Oct 11 & Nov 22. 3-6pm Northwest Library
September 26: TGIF: Game Night. Go head to head with your friends and challenge the librarians to some DDR, Wii, or Guitar Hero! The library will be closed, but the teens can stay 'til nine to show off your gaming skillz! 6-9pm Worthington Park Library
October 12-October 18: Teen Read Week. Celebrate Teen Read Week with Books with Bite! Activities and fun for teens happening Monday through Thursday each night! There will be lots more about Teen Read Week posted on this blog in the very near future! Events will be held Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursdays at all three libraries!
October 24: TGIF: Hats Off to Broadway. If you are a fan of broadway musicals, this program is for you! It's your turn to be the star. During this after hours event for teens, we will have a Broadway Musical trivia challenge, Name that Broadway show tune, acting games and more! The ability to act and sing is not required, just the love of Broadway. 6-9pm Northwest Library
November 7: TGIF:Smash Brothers Tournament. Whether you are old school Super Smash Brothers Melee or new school Super Smash Brothers Brawl we got them both. Two tournaments two winners but you can only enter one so your fate is in your hands. 6-9pm Old Worthington Library
There are also Drop In nights at all three libraries. DIY Drop In, Gaming Drop In and Teen Tech Fun Nights too!
Previously...
- BBYA Standouts and More
- Breaking Dawn!!!
- Best of...
- Passes for 'American Teen': the Movie
- John Green is Coming to WL!
- Updates! Lots of UPDATES!
- I Scream You Scream...
