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Get Creative at the Library!
Summer Reading is going on now. Stop by your local library and pick up your reading log to keep track of your reading time and to earn great prizes.
And don’t forget – CADL has a ton of great programs to keep your creative skills sharp over the summer. Below are just a few of the programs in June for Teens at the library. For a complete list summer events, visit http://www.cadl.org/news/summer09.html.
DANSVILLE
Beginning Quilting (Ages 9-12)
Tuesdays, June 16, 23 & 30 from 2-4 pm
Registration required by calling (517) 623-6511. Held in Dansville Village Hall.
DOWNTOWN LANSING
Graphic Novel Workshop
Wednesday, June 17 from 2-3 pm
Graphic novelists Jane Irwin and Jim Ottaviani will talk about comics—what they are, how they work and how to pull it all together. Author Jim talks about commercially-produced vs. creator-produced comic books, and about producing a workable script. Illustrator Jane describes adding artwork to a script to produce a finished piece. Participants will learn enough to produce a few comic pages of their own.
HOLT-DELHI
Slash and Sew T-shirts (Age 13 & up) *
Tuesday, June 16 @ 4:30 pm
Bring your favorite old T-shirt to the library and turn it into hot new fashion statement. Based on the concepts presented Generation T by Megan Nicolay. Registration required by calling (517) 694-9351 ext. 3. Registration opens two weeks prior to program date.
LESLIE
Game Night @ the Library
Thursday, June 25 from 6–7:30 pm
Join us for Wii and board game competitions.
WEBBERVILLE
DIY Spa Day (Grades 6-12)
Tuesday, June 16 @ 2 pm
Why drop big bucks on name brand scented soap, bath salts, and other spa products when you can make your own? Come to this hands-on program and leave with your very own scented creation.
WILLIAMSTON
Digital Photography Contest: A Day in the Life of Williamston
What does a day in the life of Williamston look like? Beginning Friday, June 5-Monday, June 22, submit your 8” x 10” photo matted to 11” x 14.” Altered photos will be accepted as well as traditional photography. Library visitors will choose the winning photo and a prize will be awarded on Aug. 5. We will exhibit all the entered photos for the entire summer, and the winning photo will be featured on CADL’s Web site.
June 11, 2009
Help the Mason Library NAME THAT TUNE!
In a tribute to the classic game show, the Mason Library Teen Activity Club is having a special NAME THAT TUNE event, on Thursday, May 28 from 4-5 PM! Area teens are invited to come and test their music knowledge skills — how fast can YOU identify popular songs? We’ll have prizes and refreshments.
But first, we need your help! If you have any suggestions for songs we should use in the contest, post them below! Who knows … if we use your suggestion, you just might have an advantage! 
May 20, 2009
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
Do you have trouble getting into classics? When your teacher announces the latest required read, do you groan a little? Then this is the book for you. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith is exactly what you might expect. It takes Austen’s classic, Pride and Prejudice, and adds a dash of zombies, ninjas, Shaolin monks, and the Seven Cuts of Shame.
The comedy of manners has never been more fun to read. Follow Elizabeth Bennet as she protects the Vicarage from the embarrassment of her sisters’ flirtations, as well as from the countless hordes of “unmentionables” shuffling through the English countryside.
Read on as the romance unfolds between Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy, and the mighty pairing they make while dispatching the zombies to the flames of Hell. You’ll get the feel for the classic novel and satisfy your craving for chaos and horror!
If zombies aren’t your cup of English Breakfast tea, try the movie Lost in Austen. This unrated movie is about a young woman named Amanda who trades places with Elizabeth Bennet. Amanda ends up in regency England and Elizabeth comes to the modern day world. The question becomes, will Amanda change the course of Jane Austen’s classic story? And what about Elizabeth, will she be forever changed by living in today?
Both titles are able to be put on hold. Reserve your copy today!
May 18, 2009
Literature & Lyrics Contest
Help one of 25 lucky Lansing area singers, rappers, musicians or groups win the opportunity to perform at the 10th Annual Common Ground Music Festival, July 6th – 12th. Cast your vote for your favorite performer at www.myspace.com/mycadl. Of the top ten performers with the most votes, one will be chosen by a panel of judges to perform at Common Ground. The winner will be announced Monday, May 25.
To learn more about the Common Ground Music Festival visit: http://www.commongroundfest.com/.
May 5, 2009
Teen Tech Awards Results
Teen Tech Week 2009 wrapped up on Saturday, March 14th and the results are in from our first ever Teen Tech Awards!
Votes were accepted from the Williamston, Mason, and Haslett libraries as well as at Haslett High School and on this blog. We recieved over 50 ballots with roughly 80 votes for each category. The favorites from each category are listed below:
1 comment March 25, 2009
Vote for the best book of 2008
Michigan Thumbs Up! Book Awards 2009
Voting ballot is now available online!
http://www.mla.lib.mi.us/tsdthumbsup
Now is your chance to vote for what you think is the best book published in 2008. Members of the Michigan Thumbs Up Book Award committee recently announced the top 20, and the list is awesome.
The Thumbs Up! Award was established in 1986 to recognize the excellence in, and to celebrate the uniqueness of, Teen/Young Adult literature. Young Adult and Teen Librarians from all over Michigan determine the winner.
Since 2001, the Thumbs Up! Award selection process has also included a teen vote. Hundreds of teens voted for their favorite title out of the Top Twenty list; the 2008 teen vote winner was Twisted by Laurie Halse Anderson. The total vote winner in 2008 was Evolution, Me and Other Freaks of Nature by Robyn Brande.
Read the following books and vote for your favorite!
1 comment March 25, 2009
Seasons Greetings!
From everyone at CADL – Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Joyous Kwanzaa, and best wishes to all who celebrate during this festive season of the year! If you wish, you may post your seasons greetings or holiday wishes below. (Fun or weird traditions are also great to share!)
1 comment December 21, 2008
Harry Potter’s TALES OF BEEDLE THE BARD now available!
J.K. Rowling’s newest Harry Potter-related book is NOW AVAILABLE! If you’ve read Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows you know (minor spoiler alert) that Dumbledore left Hermione a book called The Tales of Beedle the Bard. This book played an important role in the plot by revealing to our heroes the legend of the “Deathly Hallows.” The book also contained other exciting stories and fairy tales from the wizarding world, but Harry Potter fans never got to read them…
Until now! This newly published volume reveals all five “Tales” for the first time ever, with revealing notes and additional writings by Professor Albus Dumbledore. The book is illustrated by J.K. Rowling herself! You can place a hold on the book by clicking here. (And you can come back to the blog and post your review once you’ve read it!)
My question for the week is this:
If J.K. Rowling ever writes more Harry Potter books, should they be prequels starring Harry’s parents and their friends, or sequels starring the “next generation” of wizards?
7 comments December 4, 2008
You’re At The Library, Charlie Brown!
There are classic Peanuts television specials for every season, event and holiday. (Anyone remember It’s Arbor Day, Charlie Brown?) But it seems like Charlie Brown and the gang belong especially to this time of year, thanks to the trilogy of It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving and A Charlie Brown Christmas. For me, these films are required annual viewing. And the soundtrack always finds its way into my CD player right around the time of the first snowfall.
Of course, there are many, many seasonal viewing traditions — A Christmas Story, maybe, or The Nightmare Before Christmas. What are your favorites?
November 5, 2008
