Teens at WPL

Book Cover Redesign Contest!

2012-01-16T12:15:00.000-08:00

Want to judge a book by its cover? Enter our contest to re-cover the classics! Pick a favorite classic from the Classics Cart in the YA section of the library and redesign the cover. We will re-cover the book with your design and display all the new covers around the library during National Library Week in April. Enter to win a t-shirt of your choice from Out of Print Clothing (dozens to choose from!) Stop inside the library to pickup a classic and an entry form!

What if Chocolate and Caffeine were Illegal????

2011-12-09T12:59:00.000-08:00

It would be a cruel, cruel world. Welcome to Anya's! The year...2083.

Join us on Friday, January 13th from 3:40-4:30 for a book discussion of All These Things I've Done by Gabrielle Zevin. We'll eat chocolate and caffeine, give away some door prizes, and discuss this exciting new dystopia. Come get your chocolate fix...while you still can!

Liked Hunger Games? Want more Dystopian Fiction?

2011-12-09T12:49:00.000-08:00

TRY THESE!

Enclave- Aguirre, Ann

The Wikkeling- Arnston, Steven

Beauty Queens- Bray, Libba

Future Imperfect- Breese, K. Ryer

Matched and Crossed (out this November)- Condie, Ally

The Maze Runner, The Scorch Trials, and The Death Cure-James Dashner

Wither- DeStefano, Lauren

The Undertakers- Drago, Ty

Released- Duncan, Megan

House of the Scorpion-Farmer, Nancy

Dry Souls- Getson, Denise

Gone, Hunger, Lies, and Plague- Grant, Michael (2012 and 2013 releases are planned)

Tomorrow Girls: Behind the Gates- Gray, Eva

Awaken- Kacvincky, Katie

The Giver- Lowry, Lois

Bumped- Mccafferty, Megan

Tomorrow series (7 books, starting with Tomorrow, when the War Began)-Marsden, John

The Knife of Never Letting Go, The Ask and the Answer, Monsters of Men- Ness, Patrick

The Inferior-Peadar O Guilin

Delirium-Lauren Oliver

Divergent- Roth, Veronica

Memento Nora- Smibert, Angie

Uglies, Pretties, Specials, and Extras-Scott Westerfeld

Blood Red Road- Young, Moira

Pop Tab Bracelets!

2011-06-24T09:31:00.000-07:00

Check out the pop tab bracelets we made at this month's teen craft program!

Don't miss next month's
DUCT TAPE ROSES
Thursday, July 14 1:30 - 3:30
We'll have lots of different colors of duct tape. Bring a friend, listen to music and get artsy. Don't want to make a rose? No problem, see what else you can make! Your creation is yours to keep.

New Facebook Page

2011-06-21T15:49:00.000-07:00

We've made it even easier to find out what is going on at the library and get involved with our new Waunakee Public Library Teens Facebook page! Join the page to get updates on events, new books and more.

Plus, have a say in helping to improve the library for you and other teens!

Art Contest!

2011-06-15T15:57:00.000-07:00

Our 3rd annual Teen Art Contest is going on right now! Stop by the library to pick up an entry form and start creating. Enter your artwork in the contest before August 6 and you could win a $50 Target Gift Card! The theme this year is "You Are Here". The contest is open to artists 12 to 18 years old. Pick up an entry form for more information!

Teen Book Group (and Lunch!) Everafter

2011-06-10T09:32:00.000-07:00

Teen Book Group (and Lunch!)

Monday, June 27
1 p.m.

This month we will read and discuss:

Everafter
by Amy Huntley

Madison Stanton doesn't know where she is or how she got there. But she does know this—she is dead. And alone, in a vast, dark space. The only company she has in this place are luminescent objects that turn out to be all the things Maddy lost while she was alive. And soon she discovers that with these artifacts, she can reexperience—and sometimes even change—moments from her life.
Her first kiss.
A trip to Disney World.
Her sister's wedding.
A disastrous sleepover.
In reliving these moments, Maddy learns illuminating and sometimes frightening truths about her life—and death.

Read the book and come talk about it! We’ll also be serving Pizza Hut Pizza at our Teen Book Group this summer! But, if you want to eat you have to R.S.V.P. So, be sure to register here or call Lisa at the library if you plan to attend!

Teen Book Group - Ghostopolis

2011-03-22T11:56:00.000-07:00

Monday, April 11
3:45 p.m.

This month, we will read and discuss

Ghostopolis
By Doug TenNapel

Frank Gallows, a weary officer from the Supernatural Immigration Task Force, and Garth Hale, a young boy with an unspecified incurable disease, are the dual heroes in this ghost-driven graphic novel. When Frank sends a troublesome horse skeleton back over to the afterlife, he accidentally zaps the boy along as well. The sinister ruler of Ghostopolis feels threatened by the boy and sends his buggy minions after him. Frank enlists the help of an ex-flame (who’s also a ghost) to cross over to the other side and rescue the boy.

Remember, we have door prizes and snacks at every meeting!

Battleship

2011-03-09T09:50:00.000-08:00

Battleship
Tuesday, March 15
3:45 - 5:30
Think you have what it takes to sink your friend’s battleship? Come play the classic board game “Battleship” and hang out. We’ll have snacks and soda. Registration is not required. Grades 5 and up.

Teen Book Group - Beastly

2011-03-07T08:20:00.000-08:00

Monday, March 21
3:45 p.m.

This month we will read and discuss:

Beastly
by Alex Flinn

I am a beast. A beast! Not quite wolf or bear, gorilla or dog but a horrible new creature who walks upright. I am a monster.

You think I'm talking fairy tales? No way. The place is New York City. The time is now. It's no deformity, no disease. And I'll stay this way forever—ruined—unless I can break the spell.

Yes, the spell, the one the witch in my English class cast on me. Why did she turn me into a beast who hides by day and prowls by night? I'll tell you. I'll tell you how I used to be Kyle Kingsbury, the guy you wished you were, with money, perfect looks, and the perfect life. And then, I'll tell you how I became perfectly . . . beastly.

Now a major motion picture starring Vanessa Hudgens and Alex Pettyfer!

Remember, we have door prizes and snacks at every meeting!

Teen Book Group - Incarceron

2011-02-01T06:39:00.000-08:00

February 21st at 3:45 p.m.

This month, we will read and discuss:

Incarceron
by Catherine Fisher

Incarceron is a prison unlike any other: Its inmates live not only in cells, but also in metal forests, dilapidated cities, and unbounded wilderness. The prison has been sealed for centuries, and only one man, legend says, has ever escaped.

Finn, a seventeen-year-old prisoner, can’t remember his childhood and believes he came from Outside Incarceron. He’s going to escape, even though most inmates don’t believe that Outside even exists. And then Finn finds a crystal key and through it, a girl named Claudia.

Claudia claims to live Outside—her father is the Warden of Incarceron and she’s doomed to an arranged marriage. If she helps Finn escape, she will need his help in return. But they don’t realize that there is more to Incarceron than meets the eye. Escape will take their greatest courage and cost far more than they know.

Remember, we have door prizes and snacks at every meeting!

LOVE STINKS! - Anti-Valentine Party for Teens

2011-01-31T12:02:00.000-08:00

Monday, February 14
3:30—5:00 p.m.

Rebel against the love-fest! Come laugh together about being single -- or not .We will have chocolate treats, supplies for making hilarious anti-valentines and other cranky crafts. We’ll also have some games for those who need to vent. Teens in love may also attend.

January Teen Book Discussion Group

2010-12-21T11:13:00.000-08:00

The Teen Book Discussion Group will meet on January 31st at 3:45 p.m.

This month, we will read and discuss:

If I Stay by Gayle Foreman
In the blink of an eye everything changes. Seventeen year-old Mia has no memory of the accident; she can only recall what happened afterwards, watching her own damaged body being taken from the wreck. Little by little she struggles to put together the pieces- to figure out what she has lost, what she has left, and the very difficult choice she must make. Heartwrenchingly beautiful, Mia's story will stay with you for a long, long time.

Teen Book Group - City of Bones moved to December 20

2010-10-24T10:47:00.000-07:00

The November 15 meeting of the Teen Book Group has been canceled. (The good news is there is no school that day!) Don't worry, we'll still be reading City of Bones by Cassandra Clare for our December 20 meeting. Pick up a copy of the book at the library and join us December 20 at 3:45 when we'll be giving away a copy of Cassandra Clare's new book "Clockwork Angel"

Teen Book Group - City of Bones by Cassandra Clare

2010-10-22T12:25:00.000-07:00

The votes are counted! Our next Teen Book Group book is...

City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
Suddenly able to see demons and the Darkhunters who are dedicated to returning them to their own dimension, fifteen-year-old Clary Fray is drawn into this bizzare world when her mother disappears and Clary herself is almost killed by a monster.

Click on the title above to put a copy on hold. We'll also have extra copies at the library in just a few days.

We'll meet to talk about the book on Monday, DECEMBER 20 at 3:45! Please register here if you plan to attend (just so I can be sure to buy enough food!) Remember, we have snacks and door prizes at every meeting.

Teen Book Club

2010-10-18T15:48:00.000-07:00

Teens gathered at the library today to discuss the book Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. Though some of us liked it more than others, we all liked it enough to rate it an average of 4.8 stars!

Now it is time to decide next month's book! The following titles were suggested.
Take a look at the possible titles and choose your favorite by commenting below (or email Lisa). The chosen book will be discussed on November 15 at 3:45 at the library!

The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary Pearson
In the not-too-distant future, when biotechnological advances have made synthetic bodies and brains possible but illegal, a seventeen-year-old girl, recovering from a serious accident and suffering from memory lapses, learns a startling secret about her existence.

City of Bones by Cassandra Claire
Suddenly able to see demons and the Darkhunters who are dedicated to returning them to their own dimension, fifteen-year-old Clary Fray is drawn into this bizzare world when her mother disappears and Clary herself is almost killed by a monster.

Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins
When eleven-year-old Gregor and his two-year-old sister are pulled into a strange underground world, they trigger an epic battle involving men, bats, rats, cockroaches, and spiders while on a quest foretold by ancient prophecy.

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
The conscience of a town steeped in prejudice, violence, and hypocrisy is pricked by the stamina and quiet heroism of one man's struggle for justice, in this Pulitzer Prize-winning classic that has been translated into more than 40 languages.

Wringer by Jerry Spinelli
As Palmer comes of age, he must either accept the violence of being a wringer at his town's annual Pigeon Day or find the courage to oppose it.

Shug by Jenny Han
A twelve-year-old girl learns about friendship, first loves, and self-worth in a small town in the South.

Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan
After their father's research experiment at the British Museum unleashes the Egyptian god Set, Carter and Sadie Kane embark on a dangerous journey across the globe--a quest which brings them ever closer to the truth about their family, and their links to a secret order that has existed since the time of the pharaohs.

The Juliet Club by Suzanne Harper
When high school junior Kate wins an essay contest that sends her to Verona, Italy, to study Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" over the summer, she meets both American and Italian students and learns not just about Shakespeare, but also about star-crossed lovers--and herself.

Need by Carrie Jones
Depressed after the death of her stepfather, high school junior Zara goes to live with her grandmother in a small Maine town, where new friends tell Zara the strange man she keeps seeing may be a pixie king, and that only "were" creatures can stop him from taking souls.

Plus, here's Lisa's suggestion of the month. :)

Grimm Legacy by Polly Shuman
New York high school student Elizabeth gets an after-school job as a page at the "New-York Circulating Material Repository," and when she gains coveted access to its Grimm Collection of magical objects, she and the other pages are drawn into a series of frightening adventures involving mythical creatures and stolen goods.

Comment with the title of your vote (or email Lisa). you have until October 22 to decide and then we will announce the winner of the book we will read for the November 15th discussion!

Teens - we need your help!

2010-10-12T10:54:00.000-07:00

The library will soon purchase several new books about problems and issues you or other teens may face. Please tell us what issues you care about by taking this quick survey. We will use the answers we receive to decide what books to purchase. The survey is fast (we promise!) and you don't have to tell us your name.

Click here to take survey

*Books will be purchased using Federal Library Services and Technology Act funds, awarded to the DPI by the Federal Institute of Museum and Library Services.

How to Draw Manga Style Workshop for Teens

2010-09-15T16:02:00.000-07:00

How to Draw... Manga Style
with Nick Katzfey

On Wednesday, October 13 at 4 p.m. the library will host a how to draw program with artist and illustrator Nick Katzfey. Nick will show us years of art school tricks, tips and techniques in a FREE one-hour workshop. Come learn to draw people, poses, characters, costumes, and other cool stuff. Bring your sketchbooks and pencils!

This program is presented by the Waunakee Public Library and the Waunakee High School Manga and Anime club and is recommended for grades 7 and up.

To save your space in the program, register online or with a librarian.

This program is supported by Federal Library Services and Technology Act funds, awarded to the DPI by the Federal Institute of Museum and Library Services.

Teens Top 10!

2010-08-25T08:14:00.000-07:00

Attention, teens! What books deserve the title of Teens Top 10? Teens' Top Ten is a "teen choice" list, where teens nominate and choose their favorite books of the previous year! This is a promotion sponsored by the Young Adult Library Services division of the American Library Association. Voting is open Aug. 23 through Sept. 17, 2010. Winners will be announced during Teen Read Week, Oct. 17-23.

Teens across the country have nominated titles to be named the 2010 Teens Top 10. Here is the list of titles! Click on the link of the title to go to our catalog, see pictures of the book covers, and put the book on hold. Read as many as you can before September 17 and vote here.

Watersmeet by Ellen Jensen Abbott

Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson

Hate List by Jennifer Brown

Heist Society by Ally Carter

Fire by Kristin Cashore

City of Glass by Cassandra Clare

The Roar by Emma Clayton

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen

Incarceron by Catherine Fisher

hush, hush by Becca Fitzpatrick

If I Stay by Gayle Forman

Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl

Geektastic: Stories from the Nerd Herd edited by Holly Black and Cecil Castellucci

Dragonfly by Julia Golding

The Reformed Vampire Support Group by Catherine Jinks

I Am a Genius of Unspeakable Evil and I Want to Be Your Class President by Josh Lieb

Twenty Boy Summer by Sarah Ockler

Witch and Wizard by James Patterson

By the Time You Read This, I'll Be Dead by Julie Anne Peters

Bloodhound by Tamora Pierce

Strange Angels by Lili St. Crow

Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater

The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya by Nagaru Tanigawa

Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld

City of Fire by Laurence Yep

Mockingjay is coming!

2010-08-18T07:02:00.000-07:00

Are you a Hunger Games fan who is eagerly waiting for Mockingjay, the third and final book in the series by Suzanne Collins? Here is a countdown clock just for you! You can get it for yourself at Scholastic.

Wondering what all the fuss is about? Here is a description of the first book in the series.

Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. Each year, the districts are forced by the Capitol to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the Hunger Games, a brutal and terrifying fight to the death – televised for all of Panem to see.

Survival is second nature for sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who struggles to feed her mother and younger sister by secretly hunting and gathering beyond the fences of District 12. When Katniss steps in to take the place of her sister in the Hunger Games, she knows it may be her death sentence. If she is to survive, she must weigh survival against humanity and life against love.

Fall Newsletter and Events Calendar

2010-08-16T06:41:00.000-07:00

With summer winding down, it is time to start getting ready for Fall at the library! Our programs for children, families and teens have been added to the online Events Calendar. Some teen highlights include a Manga Drawing Workshop, a new book discussion group, movies at the library and an advisory group where you can have your say in what happens at the library. Check out the calendar for details or come pick up a fall newsletter, now available at the library.

Youth Services at WPL: Fall Newsletter - Get yours today!

2010-08-16T06:34:00.000-07:00

Youth Services at WPL: Fall Newsletter - Get yours today!: "With summer winding down, it is time to start planning a great Fall at the library! Our programs for children and families have been added ..."

Youth Services at WPL: WPL Store

2010-08-16T06:29:00.000-07:00

Youth Services at WPL: WPL Store: "The WPL store is OPEN! If you have completed at least 8 lines of your reading log, come choose a prize during library hours August 13 - 19...."

Art Contest Winners!

2010-08-11T11:31:00.000-07:00

This summer, Waunakee Public Library hosted a "Make Waves" Teen Art Contest sponsored by our Teen Advisory Board and the Friends of Waunakee Public Library. We had 12 wonderful entries from teens in the community. Making a decision was not easy for our judges but we are ready to announce the top 3 submissions. Congratulations!

1st Place Winner
"Peachy Beach" by Jessica Murphy.

2nd Place
"Uniek Splash" by Corban Mayhak

3rd Place
"Saltwater Tears" by Gwendolyn Haag

Congratulations to these artists and thank you to all of the talented teens who entered the contest. All of the artwork, including the top three winning pieces remain on display at the library through the end of this month. Please stop by and take a look!

Youth Services at WPL: WPL Store and More

2010-08-09T06:29:00.000-07:00

Youth Services at WPL: WPL Store and More: "Wow! Where did the summer go? It may still be hot outside, but school is fast approaching and our Summer Library Program is coming to an end..."

Waunakee Public Library: Remnants of the Rainforest - Second Show Added!

2010-07-29T14:51:00.000-07:00

Waunakee Public Library: Remnants of the Rainforest - Second Show Added!: "We are adding a second end of summer celebration! Remnants of the Rainforest will take place on Tuesday, August 10, 2010 at both 10 a.m. and..."

Waunakee Public Library: Teen Beach Party - Smoothie Showdown!

2010-07-29T14:49:00.000-07:00

Waunakee Public Library: Teen Beach Party - Smoothie Showdown!: "On June 21, teens from around Waunakee gathered to play some beach games and battle in an iron-chef (like) smoothie showdown. Four teams co..."

Waunakee Public Library: Battleship Tournament

2010-07-29T14:43:00.000-07:00

Waunakee Public Library: Battleship Tournament: "Fifteen players spent the afternoon of July 12, 2010 battling for Battleship glory at the library. Congratulations to these winners! 1st p..."