Fall Program Registration Begins Saturday

You can register for fall programs at the Youth Services desk beginning Saturday, August 30.

Need volunteer hours, or just feel like helping out? Students in grades 6-10 can join the Junior Friends of the Library, a team of volunteers that helps the children's department with programs, displays, and general upkeep of the area. Just register at Youth Services with your library card, then come back on Monday, September 15 at 4 p.m. for orientation. All Jr. Friends will work at least 10 hours during the 10 weeks between September 15 and November 22. Additional hours may be available. Best of all, you can choose the schedule that works for you!

Want to see better programs and service at the library? Join us each month for our Teen Advisory Board (TAB), to tell us what you want. You don't bring anything but your opinion. We provide snacks, service hours, and the chance to make a difference in the library. What fun and interesting programs can we offer? What books, movies, music, and games do we need to add to our collection? The next meeting is Wednesday, September 17 from 7 to 8 p.m.

Want to play Guitar Hero, Dance Dance Revolution, and more with friends? Come to our monthly Teen Game Night -- the next one is Wednesday, September 24 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Snacks and drinks provided.

Wiki Week Part 3 – Wikis and Wookies

There are many fun and interesting wikis available beyond Wikipedia.

Hardcore Star Wars fans created and write for Wookiepedia.

Wookiepedia is a part of Wikia.com, which has many, many wikis, from wikis about books and series - http://www.wikia.com/wiki/Books -- to ones on gaming -- http://gaming.wikia.com/wiki/Wikia_Gaming.

Wikihow - http://www.wikihow.com/Main-Page - is packed with articles on how to do practically anything. Remember, these may not be written by experts and should be taken as “free advice” – you get what you pay for.

Have you found others? Let us know in the comments!

Wiki Week Part 2 – Wikipedia (Be Careful!)

Wikipedia is a free on-line encyclopedia that anyone can contribute to. YOU can write and improve articles on Wikipedia.

That means that a lot of people are taking subjects they know and care about, and teaching others more about them. Wikipedia claims to have millions of articles in hundreds of languages. You can find an article on practically anything – and if you can’t, YOU can start one!

But there’s a downside. If anyone can change the information on Wikipedia at any time, how do you know if it’s correct? Some people who contribute will get their facts wrong. Some write their own opinions as if they’re facts. And some will put fake information in just for fun.

If someone catches a mistake, they can fix it. But if they don’t know it’s a mistake, they might think it’s true. That’s why it can be dangerous to rely on Wikipedia for homework assignments.

Take a close look at the article. Does it list any sources at the end? Does it claim things that say “citation needed”? If there are no sources to build the article, then whoever wrote it might have made up some or all of it.

A good Wikipedia article will have links at the bottom to other sources. If you’re researching something for school, check these sources. Do they seem reliable? Do they link to an official web page of some kind? For example, are some of them government web pages with official information, or trusted newspapers?

Wikis can be good sources of information. Just use good judgment as you decide how much of it you use.

Have you used Wikipedia? What do you think about it? Let us know in the comments!

Wiki Week Part 1 – What’s a Wiki?

Chances are, if you've Googled something in the past couple of years, you've come across a Wikipedia article on the subject.

Wikipedia is just one example of a "wiki." Wikis are web tools that allow groups of people to share information with each other.

New DVDs

Burn Notice - season one
Covert intelligence operative Michael Westen has been punched, kicked, choked and shot. Now he's being burned, and someone's going to pay. When Michael receives a "burn notice," blacklisting him from the intelligence community and compromising his very identity, he must track down a faceless nemesis without getting himself killed in the process. Meanwhile, Michael is forced to double as a private investigator on the dangerous streets of Miami in order to survive.

Iron Man (9/30/08)
When wealthy industrialist Tony Stark is forced to build an armored suit after a life-threatening incident, he ultimately decides to use its technology to fight against evil (PG-13).

The Love Guru (9/16/08)
With his thick beard, curly mustachios, and easy-to-remember aphorisms, Guru Pitka has built a reputation as love advisor par excellence--but he's still just America's #2 guru, after Deepak Chopra. Finally an opportunity comes his way: If he can heal the rift between a star hockey player and his wife, he can appear on Oprah. But when he meets the hockey team's comely owner, Pitka realizes he must solve his own love problems as well (PG-13).

Planet B-Boy (10/28/08)
Planet B-Boy is set in the International world of B-boying the urban dance more commonly known as break dancing. Weaving between the vivid backdrops of Osaka, Paris, Seoul and Las Vegas, unforgettable images frame the intimate stories of dancers who struggle for their dreams despite being misunderstood by larger society and even their own families (unrated).

Star Wars - Episode I, II, IV and V

I: The Phantom Menace
II: Attack of the Clones
IV: A New Hope
V: The Empire Strikes Back
(PG)

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Live Clue

Twilight Movie Coming November 21

Twilight fans can give thanks: The new Harry Potter movie, originally scheduled for November 21st, has been moved to summer of 2009. That allowed the movie adaptation of Stephanie Meyer's Twilight to move up from its original release date in December.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows was moved after Warner Brothers realized that next summer was short on blockbuster material due to the Hollywood writer's strike last spring.

Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/filmNews/idUSN1552123220080816

New Books: A-List and Gossip Girl

A-List

The A-List

American Beauty

Back in Black

Blonde Ambition

Girls on Film

Heart of Glass

Tall Cool One

Gossip Girl

Don't You Forget About Me

Nobody Does It Better

Nothing Can Keep Us Together

Only in Your Dreams

Would I Lie to You

You're the One That I Want

Located in the YA paperback spinners.

Bookpost: Right Behind You by Gail Giles

“There are three things you need to know about me,” he said.

“First, you don’t know my real name.

“Second, I murdered somebody once.

“Third… Well, maybe number three can wait. Until you read this.”

At age nine, Kip caused the death of another child. During years in a mental institution, and after, he must face what he has done. Can he ever have a normal life? Does he deserve one?

FICTION/GILES

Summer Reading 2008, Book to the Future, ended on August 1st. We had lots of great teen programs this summer including:

• Games Through Time, which included a popcorn relay, three-legged race, and a contest where teens had to suck and drop Smartie candy pieces using straws
• Retro Food Program, lots of yummy junk food to make and eat
• Tie-Dye Program, where we made tie-dye shirts, bandanna bags and more
• Star Wars Clue, using teens as game pieces, and
• Retro Video and Board Game Nights, remember Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots?