Calling all Actors & Directors!

Make a book trailer and win prizes! YALSA, the Young Adult Library Services Association, wants book trailers for the finalists for two of their major teen book awards--the Morris Award for a book written by a first-time author, and the Nonfiction Award.

The finalists will have their videos shown at the American Library Association's Midwinter meeting, posted on YALSA's website, and will also win a box of books. In addition to the above, the winner will receive a $100 bookstore gift certificate and your video may be used by YALSA in a national marketing campaign.
Complete information is here: http://yalsa.ala.org/BookTrailerContest.pdf

To see some examples, search "book trailers" on http://www.youtube.com/

More changes in the Teen Area

Photos from Rock Band Tournament

The 1st & 2nd place bands received gift cards for Fry's or Play 'N Trade. All gamers received gift cards for Chipotle or Subway. Thanks to everyone who came out--gamers and audience members!

More Changes to the Teen Area!

Win Prizes at the Rock Band Tournament!

This Sat., Nov. 14th at 1pm! Prizes will be gift cards from local electronics stores. Everyone participating will get a gift card for a local fast food restaurant. We'll have snacks and drinks at the tournament for everyone.

Rock Band Tournament on Sat., Nov. 14!

Win Prizes!!!
Saturday, November 14th, 1:00-5:00pm, Meeting Room 2

Register by Wednesday, Nov. 11th by emailing eplteen@gmail.com, calling 630-279-8696 or stop by the 2nd Floor Information Desk. More info here.
For teens in high school.

Looking for some Halloween thrills?

Check out this website of local haunted houses!

HauntedHouseChicago.com - Chicago’s Online Halloween Headquarters

It's Teen Read Week!

Post your review of a book that transports you beyond your reality to this blog! Choose from fantasy, science fiction, horror, paranormal, virtual reality, or other cultures. And take a look at the book display in the Teen Area.

Rock Band Tournament! Win Prizes!

Saturday, November 14th, 1:00-5:00pm, Meeting Room 2

Register by Wednesday, Nov. 11th by emailing eplteen@gmail.com, calling 630-279-8696 or stop by the 2nd Floor Information Desk.

Can you rock harder than your favorite band? Do you have what it takes to bring down the house? Prove it! Bring your friends and rock out at EPL on Saturday, November 14th.
For teens in high school.

Tomorrow Night!

MELISSA DE LA CRUZ
The Blue Bloods series of vampire stories continues with Book #4, The Van Alen Legacy. Author Melissa de la Cruz stops at Anderson’s to share insights and inspirations of her books with bite.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9 at 7:00 p.m., Anderson's Bookshop Downers Grove

Borders LaGrange presents John Green

Looking for Alaska
October 13, 2009 7:00 PM
LaGrange - Borders
1 N. LaGrange Road, LaGrange, IL 60525
Borders Ink and POV presents a very special teen event with Young Adult author John Green.
Click here for more info.

Banned Books Week

It's Banned Books Week! Celebrate your freedom to read by checking out a banned book from the display in the Teen Area.

Check out the changes we're making in the Teen Area!

Authors Blogging - Simon & Schuster's Blogfest 2009

From Borders Ink - Mark your calendars now…running 9/21-10/4, it’s the 2009 Blogfest.
It’s Simon’s best authors including Scott Westerfeld (Leviathan/Uglies), Ellen Hopkins (Tricks), Holly Black (IronsideTrilogy), Lisa McMann (Wake/Fade), L.J. Smith... (Night World), Kate Brian (Private) and many others.

Visit SimonandSchuster.com/Blogfest next Monday to participate.

Ellen Hopkins, author of Crank, is coming!

She's coming to the Barnes & Noble bookstore in the Oakbrook Mall on Sunday, September 27th at 2:00pm, to promote her new book, Tricks. Click here for details, you need to get a number to get your book signed.

Other upcoming author events in our area:

Michelle Zink, author of Prophecy of the Sisters will be at the Borders in LaGrange on Thursday, September 24th at 7:00pm. More info is available here.

Sarwat Chadda, author of The Devil's Kiss will be at the Barnes & Noble in Oakbrook on Sunday, October 4th at 2:00pm. Details here.

We Want Your Book Reviews!

Tell us about your favorite books! Each month we’ll pick a genre or topic and you tell us about a book you read in that category. Post your review on this blog to share your recommendations with other teens.

For September - Tell us about your favorite book dealing with high school—something realistic or funny.

Teen Art Contest Winners

Andrea Castora - Age 15

Austin Mroz - Age 15

Bridget Van Breemen - Age 17

These will be displayed in the entryway display case through Monday, August 17th.

Photos from Art Program

From the Face It! Art Program at the Elmhurst Art Museum on Friday, July 10, 2009.
Teens made a plaster casting of their faces and collaged onto it using words and pictures that described them.

See more photos here.

York High School Summer Reading

York HS Students - Call the Elmhurst Public Library at 630-279-8696 to get books from your summer reading list. You must read at least 1!
http://bit.ly/1Epokq

York High School Booklists from the York Bookstore

Click here to see these booklists. The York bookstore will not be distributing printed lists this year.

Looking for Something to Do?

Hip Hop Dance Class for Teens
Hip Hop Dance Class for Teens
Wednesday, July 15, 1:00-2:00pm
Meeting Room 2
Register by Monday, July 13 by calling or visiting the 2nd floor Information Desk, or email us at eplteen@gmail.com.
Minimum: 5 teens, Maximum: 25 teens
Join instructor Kelsey from DeForest Dance Academy in Elmhurst for an hour of Hip Hop dance! Bring your friends and learn some new moves. Be sure to wear clothes and shoes that will allow you to dance.

Art Contest

Express Yourself @ your library! Enter our art contest! We will accept: drawings, paintings, photographs, mixed media and sculpture.

Your work will be photographed for posting on our website and we will do our best to display all entries in the library. Bring your art work to the 2nd floor Information Desk by Friday, July 24th.

Click here for complete rules.

Hip Hop Dance Class for Teens

Hip Hop Dance Class for Teens
Wednesday, July 15, 1:00-2:00pm
Meeting Room 2

Join instructor Kelsey from DeForest Dance Academy in Elmhurst for an hour of Hip Hop dance! Bring your friends and learn some new moves. Be sure to wear clothes and shoes that will allow you to dance.

Registration Required: Register by Monday, July 13 by calling or visiting the 2nd floor Information Desk, or email us at eplteen@gmail.com.
Minimum: 5 teens, Maximum: 25 teens

Face It: an Artistic Self-expression Program for Teens

Friday, July 10, 1:30-3:30pm
Elmhurst Art Museum

Express Yourself in a workshop at Elmhurst Art Museum! Make a plaster casting of your face and collage onto it using words and pictures that describe you. Show your friends who you are and what is important to you through your artwork.

Also, be treated to a personal tour of Marc Sijan's Ultra-Realistic Sculpture exhibition which depicts life-size human figures expressing who they are through what they are doing or wearing including a maid, a dancer, and a security guard.

Registration Required: Register by Wed., July 8 by calling or visiting the 2nd floor Information Desk, or email us at eplteen@gmail.com.
Minimum: 5 teens, Maximum: 20 teens

Summer Reading Program

For teens entering grades 9 -12.

Read or listen to just four books to receive coupons for free stuff and be entered in the raffle drawings.You could win a Flip Video Camera! You can also express yourself by entering our Art Contest. Check back here in June for details.

Are You in a Band? Battle of the Bands is Coming!

The Elmhurst Park District is holding a Battle of the Bands on Sunday, July 12. Bands must contact the Program Manager by Monday, May 18. Click here for more details.

Studying for AP Exams?

You can take AP practice tests in the library, or from home through our Learn-A-Test database. From home, click here.

Select “College Preparation” on the left side of the screen.
You will need your Elmhurst Public Library card number to access this database from home, and that number will also be your username.

There are AP Practice tests in the following subjects:
Biology
Calculus
Chemistry
English Language and Composition
English Literature and Composition
European History
U.S. Government
U.S. History

We also have AP test prep books for a variety of subjects. Click here to view the complete list in the online catalog.

"Twilight" on DVD March 21st!

The movie version of Twilight comes out on DVD on Sat., March 21st! Click here to place your hold.

Teen Tech Week - March 8-14

Check out what the library has for you!

Homework Help from live tutors and databases.

Download audio books and ebooks.

Software available on the library's computers.

Teen Newsletter listing new books.

Upcoming Programs

Thursday, March. 19 • 4:30 p.m. • Meeting Room 2
Join us for a movie, pizza, and a discussion!

As part of the “ELMHURST READS: Joyce Carol Oates” program, we’ll watch and discuss the movie Smooth Talk based on the author’s prize-winning short story "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" Then, for those who are interested, we’ll walk over to Hammerschmidt Memorial Chapel at Elmhurst College to hear Joyce Carol Oates in person at 7:30pm.

The story and movie are about fifteen-year-old Connie who likes to hang out at the mall with her friends and flirt with boys. One day when she is home alone, a strange man shows up at her door…

This program is for high school students. Pick up a copy of the short story in the Teen Area or at the 2nd floor Information Desk. Register for this program by e-mailing eplteen@gmail.com.

Teen Open Mic Night has been cancelled

Since there were only 3 responses, Teen Open Mic Night on Feb. 20th has been cancelled. We will try this event at another time.

If you have any suggestions for teen programs email us at: eplteen@gmail.com. We're interested in hearing what kinds of programs you'd like to attend and what days and times you would come to programs.

Thanks!

Looking for New Books?

Click here to see the monthly Teen Newsletter describing new books at the library. You can subscribe to this list by email.

The winner of this year's Michael L. Printz Award for excellence in literature written for young adults is:
Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta - Abandoned by her drug-addicted mother at the age of eleven, high school student Taylor Markham struggles with her identity and family history at a boarding school in Australia.

Four Printz Honor Books also were named:
The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II, The Kingdom on the Waves by M.T. Anderson - The stunning conclusion to the National Book Award winner and New York Times bestseller recounts Octavian's experiences as the Revolutionary War explodes around him.

The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks
by E. Lockhart - The acclaimed author of Dramarama and The Boy Book now delivers a story about a girl who goes from being mildly geeky to a teenage knockout to--a criminal mastermind.

Nation by Terry Pratchett - After a devastating tsunami destroys all that they have ever known, Mau, an island boy, and Daphne, an aristocratic English girl, together with a small band of refugees, set about rebuilding their community and all the things that are important in their lives.

Tender Morsels by Margo Lanagan - A young woman who has endured unspeakable cruelties is magically granted a safe haven apart from the real world and allowed to raise her two daughters in this alternate reality, until the barrier between her world and the real one begins to break down.

All of these books can be found in the Teen section under the author's last name. If the book you want is checked out and you need help placing a hold, please come to the 2nd floor Information Desk.

January-February Programs

Teen Book Discussions
Wednesday, January 21 • 3:45 – 5:00p.m.
Meeting Room 1
We’ll discuss Shadow Divers by Robert Kurson. Similar to Jon Krakauer’s Into Thin Air and Sebastian Junger’s The Perfect Storm, Shadow Divers tells a true story of riveting adventure in which two weekend scuba divers risk everything to solve a great historical mystery—and make history themselves. Pick up a copy in the Teen Area or at the 2nd floor Information Desk. Registration at eplteen@gmail.com is appreciated.

Wednesday, February 18 • 3:45 – 5:00p.m.
Meeting Room 1
We’ll discuss Whistling Season by Ivan Doig. The saga of how a widow from Minneapolis and her brother—soon to become the new teacher in a tiny Montana community in 1909—change lives in unexpected ways. Whistling Season has all the charms of old-school storytelling, from Dickens to Laura Ingalls Wilder. Pick up a copy in the Teen Area or at the 2nd floor Information Desk. Registration at eplteen@gmail.com is appreciated.

Open Mic Night
Friday, February 20 • 7:30 – 9:00p.m.
Meeting Room 2
Share your talents with your friends! Whatever it is -- Music, poetry, stories, drama, comedy, dance -- we’d like to see you perform! Refreshments will be served.

To participate as a performer, please email us at: eplteen@gmail.com. Include your name, phone number, email address, school, and information about your performance. Deadline is Friday, February 6. Please keep in mind that performances must be rated PG.

Study for Finals

The Elmhurst Public Library is the perfect place to crack the books. Talking is encouraged and you can bring snacks and drinks to keep your mind sharp. Check the website for details.

And don’t forget our Live Homework Help! Free Online Tutoring—every day 2-9pm. http://www.elmhurstpubliclibrary.org/

Open Group Study:Saturday, January 10 • 1:00 - 5:00pm • Meeting Room 2

Study and Tutors:
Sunday, January 11 • 1:00 - 5:00pm • Meeting Rooms 1 & 2
Tutors available in Chemistry, Math, Italian and Spanish

Monday, January 12 • 5:00 – 9:00pm • Meeting Rooms 1 & 2
Tutors available in Earth Science, Math, French and Spanish

Tuesday, January 13 • 5:00 – 9:00pm • Meeting Room 2
Tutors available in Biology, Physics and Math

Not a District 205 activity