New Project for 16-Year-Old Who Created Cancer Sensor

"The 16-year-old who created a cheap, accurate cancer sensor is now building a tricorder with other genius kids." See the Fast Company article here.

Do You Have a Band?

Applications will be available Sat., March 2nd for this summer's Battle of the Bands. Go to the Elmhurst Park District website or go to the Wagner Community Center.

Read an Excerpt from "The Clockwork Princess"

Click here to read from the final book of The Infernal Devices series by Cassandra Clare.

"Perks of Being a Wallflower" wins Indie Spirit Award!

Stephen Chbosky won Best First Feature for "Perks" at the Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday. Article here.

Anxious for "Catching Fire--The Movie"?

Here's the Victory Tour poster from the movie.  See the article here.

Games & Gadgets - Sat., March 16, 1 - 5:00pm

Play video games, hang out and check out the technology available here at EPL!  We’ll have snacks and drinks, too! More info here.  

Bonus: Check in on any social media site when you arrive and you could win an iTunes Gift Card and other prizes!

Tomorrow Night at 6:30pm and 7:30pm

Register here.

Last Chance! Deadline is Sunday!

If you win, The Mash pays for your makeover and tickets and donates $1,000 to your school's prom committee. Enter to win here.  And check out The Mash, a weekly newspaper and web site that is here to serve you, the Chicago-are teenager.  Most articles are written by high school students.

Attention John Green Fans! Event Tonight!

Friday February 15, 2013 - 7:00 PM

John Green Fan Event! Barnes & Noble, Oakbrook

Nerdfighters unite! We're hosting a Tumblr Meet-Up event for John Green fans to celebrate the one-year anniversary of The Fault in Our Stars. Join fellow fans for trivia, games, temporary tattoos and the chance to win a special raffle prize.

Oakbrook Center, Oak Brook, IL 60523, 630-684-0586

Take a look at John Green's tumblr.

EW's 10 All-Time Favorite YA Couples

See the complete list here. 
What do you think of their picks?

Ethan and Lena from the "Beautiful Creatures" movie.

"Beautiful Creatures" - The Movie - Opens Today!

The movie website is here.  Have you read the books? Or the manga? See the list here.

Need Help with the FAFSA Form Online?

 Attend one of these sessions. Register here.

Still looking for Valentines to Send?

Something from The Hunger Games?
Click here.

 

 Or Vampire Knight? Click here.

Or Bleach? Click here.

Join us Wed. Evening @ 7pm for This Program

Register here.  Presented by Career Vision.

Contests & Apps at SimonTEEN

Check out the Month of Love Giveaway here.

And the Shadowhunters app here.




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Divergent News!

Official big news, Initiates: Divergent #3 will go on sale in the U.S. October 22, 2013.

Which means...only 253 days left! Stay tuned to Facebook or the Veronica Roth's blog for all your Divergent #3 official news!

Enter the Friends of the Library Poetry Contest!

Students in grades 4 through 12, who are Elmhurst residents or attend a school located in Elmhurst may enter. The deadline is Sun., March 17th. The entry form and rules are here.

How Book Nerds Survive the Snowpocalypse!

We may not be getting the Snowpocalypse that the East Coast is getting, but just in case...Some tips from Epic Reads!

"The Book Thief" is Headed to the Big Screen!

Read The Hollywood Reporter article here.

For more info on the book and author, click here.

Are You a Writer? Like to Win an iPad Mini?

In celebration of James Patterson's The Kiss (Witch & Wizard series), Figment is hosting a writing contest for teens 13 and up. The prompt is to write 500 words or less on a relationship that no one approves of.
One grand prize winner will receive an iPad mini filled with James Patterson books! And More! Entries are due by February 26th, and then you can vote for your favorites! Get writing! Complete information is here.


Thanks to Teenreads for posting. Check out their site for other contests!

New Books in the Teen Area

Homeland by Cory Doctorow. Author Doctorow delivers the direct sequel to Little Brother, in which Marcus Yallow finds himself once again risking everything to take on creeping tyranny and surveillance after California's economy collapses. The rest of the "New" list is here.