Come to the library for some fun and free entertainment… and time with people your own age. The library’s not just about books anymore, and our events prove it. Here are some happening during the winter break.

Pizza & Pages Book Discussion (Grades 4 & up)
Date: Monday, December 21, 2009
Start Time: 5:00 PM
Library: Aurelius Library

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Page to Screen
Date: Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Start Time: 1:00 PM
Library: Dansville Library

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Teens & Tweens Holiday Bash
Date: Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Start Time: 6:00 PM
Library: Leslie Library

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Guitar Hero Tournament (grades 4-8)
Date: Monday, December 28, 2009
Start Time: 12:00 PM
Library: Mason Library

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Page to Screen
Date: Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Start Time: 1:00 PM
Library: Dansville Library

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Teen Wii Night
Date: Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Start Time: 4:00 PM
Library: Aurelius Library

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Live at the Library Coffeehouse Presents: Viking Dad
Date: Sunday, January 03, 2010
Start Time: 2:30 PM
Library: Stockbridge Library

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Click here for a full list of upcoming Teen & Tween events at the Capital Area District Library. Don’t forget that all CADL branches are closed December 24-25 & December 31 – January 1.

Congratulations to all of the contributors to the Summer 2009 Teen Literary Magazine, CADL Presents: Young Voices. The submissions were fantastic!

CADL Presents: Young Voices is a collection of poetry, stories, artwork, photography and comics by area teens. In the coming weeks, a hard copy of the magazine will be available to check out at your local library. Currently, the magazine is available online in our eBook collection. Follow the link below to check out and download a copy today!

CADL Presents: Young Voices

A special congratulations is in order for Garrett S., age 11 of Williamston whose photo The Team is featured on the magazine’s front and back cover. Garrett’s photo was the winning entry in the “A Day in the Life of Williamston” photo contest.

If you like this edition of the CADL Teen Literary Magazine, check out some others.

Dare to Be
By: Teens Like You

Haslett Library Teen Advisory Board Presents:
The Teen Literary Magazine

Posted by ErinS

CADL is accepting submissions for the new Teen Literary Magazine. Teens ages 10-19 can  send us original poetry, stories, artwork, photography and/or comics and we’ll include them in our new Teen Literary Magazine! Submissions are due by midnight on Wednesday, August 5 by e-mailing them to grayn@cadl.org. Call (517) 367-6367 for more information.

Poetry: Under 30 lines long, double spaced and e-mailed as a Microsoft Word attachment (.doc).

Short Stories: Between 500-3500 words, double spaced and e-mailed as a Microsoft Word attachment (.doc).

Photography: PDF, JPG or TIFF formats, as high a resolution as possible. E-mail 1-2 photos as an attachment.

Comics: 1-2 pages in PDF, JPG or TIFF formats, as high a resolution as possible. Color OK but black & white preferred. E-mail as an attachment.

• All entrants will receive a copy of the magazine.
• Copies will be available for check out at all CADL locations,
and a PDF copy will be posted at cadl.org.
• CADL reserves the right to refuse submissions
with inappropriate content.

Launch Party!
And then join us at the Downtown Lansing Library on Wednesday, Aug. 12 from 6-8 pm when we celebrate the magazine’s debut! Everyone is welcome.

Interested in what other teens your age are writing, thinking and creating?

Check out the second volume of the Haslett Library’s Teen Literary Magazine published by the Haslett Teen Advisory Board! It is full of poems, short stories, and artwork created by teens in the Haslett area.

This year’s and last year’s Teen Literary Magazine have been added to our eBook collection available through the Michigan Library Consortium. Follow the links below to check out and download a copy today!

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We’re looking for a musical act good enough to play at Lansing’s premiere summer event.

It’s our first Literature and Lyrics Contest, where one lucky Lansing area singer, rapper, musician or group will be chosen to perform at the Common Ground Music Festival.  Afterward, the performance will be available at our Web site for downloading.  Submissions will be accepted March 16-April 17. Download rules and registration forms here. Email questions to connect@cadl.org.

e-Media Downloads Electronic books, audiobooks and video are now available 24/7 with your Internet connection and a Capital Area District Library card.

We have an online survey up to learn how we can improve our online services, and if you take it you can enter a drawing to win a $25 prize!  We want to hear from teens, too.  So make your voice heard, take our survey and good luck in the drawing.

A reminder for Michigan teens who are 18 years old, or who are turning 18 before the November 4 general election: YOU HAVE UNTIL OCTOBER 6 TO REGISTER TO VOTE! After that date, it will be too late, and you will be unable to vote on November 4. If you haven’t yet registered, follow these simple steps:

1. Download, print and fill out the Michigan Voter Registration Form, or obtain a copy of the form at your local CADL branch.
2. Click here to find your local clerk address. This is where you will deliver/mail your completed form.
3. Your form will take a short time to process. You can check your status and find your polling place at the Michigan Voter Information Center. Your polling place is where you will actually go to cast your vote on November 4.

Once you’ve registered, prepare yourself to vote by checking out our Voter Information page. You’ll find links to useful voting guides and election information, as well as contact info for local campaign headquarters, and more. You can also take advantage of our catalog to get informed about candidates, issues and the process – Choosing The President 2008, for example, or books by presidential contenders John McCain and Barack Obama.

Remember: if you’re 18 or older, or will turn 18 before November 4, you have a right to vote! Don’t lose that right because you forgot to fill out the paperwork!

Why don’t you think about Metamorphosing @ your library? Our teen summer reading program theme this year is Metamorphosis, and we have tons of fun lined up for you this summer. Maybe you can change yourself, change your neighborhood, or change your world—if you decide to change, your local Capital Area District Library branch has the books that you can use to start the change.

Maybe you just want the change of reading for fun without having to do a book report or project on what you read… check out our teen books at every CADL branch. Can’t find what you’re looking for at your branch? Place a hold or ask a staff member to do it for you… we’ll do our best to get you what you want. Sign up for our summer reading program at any CADL location, keep track of your reading time, and bring the log back in to collect some cool prizes—books and T–shirts, anyone? You’ll also be entered to win prizes like Biggby and Target gift cards, movie passes, and Best Buy gift cards.

Maybe you want to find out how to volunteer, help save the environment, or just eat healthier… our teen nonfiction books can help you make some big and small changes this summer. Check out Loree Griffin Burns’ book, Tracking Trash: Flotsam, Jetsam, and the Science of Ocean Motion to find out just where that paper cup you threw out last year might be now. Or try The Teen Guide to Global Action: How to Connect with Others (Near & Far) to Create Social Change by Barbara A. Lewis to get inspired about changing your world.

Whatever changes you would like to make this summer, come to your local CADL branch to start metamorphosing!

If you’re lucky enough to be a student at Mason High School in one of a select few English classes, you had the chance to meet author Patrick Jones on Tuesday, May 13. But even if you didn’t, you can still check out his novels for Young Adults at your local CADL branch.

A Michigan native (he was born in Flint), Patrick Jones was a teen librarian before he began writing fiction. His novels feature teenage characters caught up in dramatic, real-life situations. Things Change, Chasing Tail Lights and Nailed are all available now through your local library. His latest novel, Cheated, was released in April, and is coming soon to CADL.

With Summer Reading almost here, Patrick Jones is a great author to discover, if you haven’t already! And if you have a favorite Patrick Jones book, we’d love to read your review here on the blog.

To help serve you better, CADL wants to know what Teen Programming you’d like to see at your local library! Maybe you’d like a club to talk about music … or a place to share original writing, art or poetry. Maybe you want a book group devoted to your favorite genre – like Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Adventure or Mystery. Maybe you even have a great idea for a one-time special event you’d like to see happen at the library.

Whatever your hopes, suggestions or great ideas, we hope you’ll share them here by posting below. And if you want to chime in with support for someone else’s idea, that’s great, too! Just remember: along with your post, it would be helpful to include your grade and home library branch.