MCL Teens

 Twilight?  

The series was good but the movie was not so great.  When someone tries to make a movie out of a book, much less a series, it get really dull and boring.  like Eargon, they ended the movie like there is no tomorrow.  I am not trying to patronize the movie, but it was not exciting as the book.  

Mortal Engines Quartet 

this series is the best i have read since 8th grade.  it is by Philip Reeves and he is also a very good author.  the series is about a teen who lives on a city that moves.   the cities of this world eat eachother so that they can keep moving. Tom, the teen, was a apperntice that got outlawed for being with a heretic.  Read it to find out more.

We are the teen volunteers and we rock! Our daily activities consist of doing the shelving, helping people, paging list, checking in holds and more shelving. Sometime it's fun but usually bored. We keep doing one thing all over again but when we get a chance to help people, it just feel amazing.

Hi everybody, that reads this blog.  I'm just curious as to why everyone is obsessed with reading twilight.  But, first off let me say that i'm a guy.  I've tried starting this book, but I the book didn't seem interesting to me.  I was just wondering why, or what is so interesting about this series.  I know breaking a book down to black and white always doesn't seem appealing.  Like, all i know is that it's about a vampire who has like beastly strength, and, i think, likes a mortal.  I just want to know what is it about the book that makes the book so popular.  I'm not trying to upset anyone.  Just wondering.

Fairview Columbia Library will be having a Twilight party on Saturday, March 21st!!!

We will have Twilight trivia... Are you team Jacob or team Edward?!?!?!    Duct tape roses, lots of snacks, and later in the day we will be showing the movie Twilight!!!    Dress as your favorite character, or dress like you're ready for the prom!     We have other activities in the works, and we will post  more information about this event ASAP!!

Yeah, I know, we're a long way from summer. But you can take your mind off the cold by entering the 2009 Summer Reading Teen Gameboard contest! The winning illustration will be featured on the cover of the teen gameboard, and the artist will win a $50 gift certificate to Art Media! The winner and honorable mentions will also be featured in an online gallery on the library's website.

ART SPECIFICATIONS:

Note: Final art will be reduced to a maximum of 2.75" x 2.75".

1. Black & white image only.
2. If hand drawn, use black ink, marker, pen or hard pencil.
3. If computer drawn, submit as black & white EPS or high resolution (300 dpi) JPG or TIF.

Please include your name, address, grade, and the best way to reach you (phone or e-mail) so we can contact you if you win.

Submit your design electronically to teensummerreading@gmail.com or send a paper version to:

Sara Ryan, Teen Services Specialist, Multnomah County Library Administration, 205 NE Russell St., Portland, OR 97212.

ENTRIES MUST BE RECEIVED BY FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27.

If you click on a picture, it will enlarge!

The Fairview library will be having teen movie nights on the last Tuesday of the month from December through April. The movies we will be showing are:

Disturbia - December 30th

Pirates of the Caribbean: at worlds end - January 27th

Wall-E - February 24th

Kung-fu Panda - March 31st

Hellboy - April 28th

Some of these movies may change because they aren't availible, but the dates should remain the same. So come join us for movies and free food.

Hey, I'm Ryan Booher from the Fairview teen council. Not sure why I added my last name. I'm also not sure why I started this post with 'hey'. I mean this isn't a conversation. The only people talking are me and my other personalities. =) Anyways, I've decided to post a list of my favorite books. These aren't in any order, just which ever ones come to me first. I won't tell you what happens in the books, mainly because I'd get bored of that, but I will give a short blip about why I like it.

Nick and Norah's infinite playlist, by Rachel Cohn.  This is a good, funny book, and is based around music, which I love. It does have quite a bit of bad language, and some adult type material, so if you don't like that, you may not want to read this book.

The Wheel of Time series, by Robert Jordan.  I'm an avid fantasy reader, so when I found this series, it was like JACKPOT!! There are 11 books written, with a 12th on the way, and the shortest book in the series is just under 700 pages. AWESOME!!! Okay, moving on.

Right Behind You, by Gail Giles.  I wrote a book report that was posted on the blog, so hopefully that will be enough explanation.

Gregor the Overlander, by Suzanne Collins. This is the first in a series. These are short, fun books to read. They are for younger kids (I think) but I still like them.

Thirteen Reasons Why, by Jay Asher. This book is kinda depressing, but it is one of the best books I've read. I think that everyone should read this book.

The Red Glass, by Laura Resau. I don't really like this book, but it is very good. I know that sounds strange, but just because I don't like a book, doesn't mean I can't recognize when a book is good.

Alex Rider, by Anthony Horowitz. This book is about a teenage spy, and lets face it, who of us hasn't imagined being a spy. Well. . . I haven't, but you get my point. These books are funny, exciting, and good to read if your bored.

Ravens Gate, Evil Star, and Nightrise, by Anthony Horowitz. Another series by Horowitz. These books are funny, exciting, and good to read if your bored. =) I just copied and pasted that.

Eragon, Eldest, and Brisingr, by Christoper Paolini.  I like these books. Plain and simple.

Maximum Ride, by James Patterson. These books are about flying kids, which I think is really awesome. To make it even better, they have super powers.

City of Bones, City of Ashes, by Cassandra Clare. Twilight fans may like these books. May, may, I said. I'm not going to swear to that. Its not based purely around vampires, but around alot of otherworldly type things.

So there is my list. I'll probably think of some more books right after I submit this. If you have some books you think I should add, or read, please let me know. And I know I said I wasn't going to tell you what these books were about and I ended up doing that a few times, but oh well.

Phelps is not cool.

Harry is beautiful.

Eragon is wanted.

Stephen King is awesome.

Some body sneezed (almost).

New movies that are coming out sound funny and creepy.

Maddie has purple hair and isn't sitting in a chair.

   Jalal had a question.

people answered.

Almost moon is okay I think.

Rape is not a good book setting.

Jalal had another question.

Jalal started talking again.

then I stared to type ........I lost my train of thought......

Nick and Nora's Play list sounds good.

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Stopped looking at screen. 

Issac walked in.

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Then gay super heroes came up.

Terry Pratchet is not Jalal's favorite author.

Then we voted on books.

The winners were.... 

 Colleen's Input:

 Another wonderful meeting.  I *heart* book-talk-a-palooza meetings.  We had 19 suggestions this meeting, so we narrowed it to 8, then down to 4.  So the results are in!

 November: The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson

December: Hero by Perry Moore

 January: The Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Fowler

 February: Blindness by Sara Mago

 Come join us for food, fun, and books (sort of...)!  Sometimes we watch movies too!  YAY! 

Halloween:

Hand out Tatoos, Face Paintings,

Dress up in costumes-October 27th 4:00?

Read Halloween books/Tell stories

YOUthFILM

2 people minimum

Next meetings: November 12, 4-5:30  Important Meeting

Wednesday November 19, 4-5:30

Here's what we talked about at our Teen Council meeting @ Hillsdale...the first one of the school year!

Oren was notetaker...stay tuned to see our TC pix!!!!

Hillsdale Teen Council Meeting September 10, 2008

Last Year:

Homework Box

Summer Reading DVD

Teen Council Blog

Teen Council Retreat

Teen Programs

-        Who Killed The Music Librarian?

-        Wallace and Grommet

-        Duct Tape Wallets

Volunteering

-Arthur carnival for little kids

This Year:

September 18- Teen Lounge starts

October 13- Author Comes to Portland

-Teen Council can volunteer

October- Pilot Project

Wii Programming

     -tournaments- Battle of The Band

     -check out games

     -4 controllers

     -Mario Kart, Wii Sports, Super Mario Smash…

     -Raymand Raving Rabbids

   Mondays – Seniors

   Saturdays – Rock Band

October 25- Gourdy Pumpernickel’s Harvest Surprise (puppet show for little kids)

Other Ideas:

New t-shirt for Hillsdale Teen Council

-        tye-dye

-        silk

Hypnotist or Magician

Talent Show

-prizes

Fundraising- monthly raffles

August- Grauer Project

-school supplies for needy families

-books, stickers

Teen Council Facebook Group

Music-related things

hey everyone!!!!    I just wanted to stop by and tell you all my obsessions!

ok... so my favorite books are the Twilight Saga books, a.k.a. Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, and Breaking Dawn!!!! I mean not to sound weird or anything but they are pure AWESOME!!! Although I have only read the first two, I am working on finishing the series, since I own ALL the books!!! And yes you probably guessed it, my favorite character is Edward!!! YEAH BABY!!!! oh, and yea TEAM EDWARD ALL THE WAY MAN!!!!!!!! Yeah it kind of stinks because one of my best friends is on Team Jacob, it's crazy! oh, and I almost cried when Edward left Bella!!! *tear* Well let us move on to my next obsession!!! Btw... I AM OBSESSED WITH THE TWILIGHT SAGA!!!!

Oh, and my next obsession is the JONAS BROTHERS!!!!!! Yea baby!!!! Anyways so I am officially the Jonas Brothers #1 fan.... I think they are A-W-E-S-O-M-E (awesome!!!) Some of you may beg-to-differ, but they are the best!! Yea! Oh and this is totally random, but my library teamate worker person just asked me if I was actually going to enter this, and YES I AM!!! lolz! Anyways the Jonas Brothers are the bestest! Yea! And they will never get old! Scrool down for my next obsession, yea baby!

My final obsession are babys and little kids! I absolutely adore them!!! I mean they are like the cutiest things in the world, I'm not even joking. And I mean when they walk up to you and everything then my heart just melts, they are sooooooooooooo Cute!!! Anyways, yea, I have 19 neices and nephews so I am around babys quite often, and I love them so much!!!

Well anyways, I apologize if you cant read the font =0 anyways thanks for reading.

You can comment if you want!!! BYE!!!!

oh and sorry it was so long, just me being bored out of my mind.... BYE!!

Yo to the people who are volunteers at the library!

peace

~V

!!!!!BRITNEY SPEARS!!!!!  YOU ROCK MY WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!