Teen SRP Winners

by Jose

The 2011 ICPL Teen Summer Reading Program has ended and we wanted to say congratulations to all the teen winners!

Helen Magalhaes was randomly drawn as the grand prize winner and took home a Nook Color.

Emma Myers-Verhage was the winner of the Prairie Lights Gift Certificate,  Jill Swanson won the Movie Theater Gift Certificate, and DJ Massey won the iTunes Gift Card.

Thanks to all the teen participants this year and good luck next summer!

Here’s a list of the most popular books from the reading forms turned in:

1. The Throne of Fire by Rick Riordan
2. Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
3. Back to School, Mallory by Laurie Friedman
4. The Emperor of Nihon-Ja by John Flanagan
5. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
6. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
7. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
8. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
9. The Magician by Michael Scott
10. Vespers Rising by Rick Riordan, Peter Lerangis, Gordon Korman, and Jude Watson

Cupcake Wars!

by Jose

Cupcake

We’ll have a friendly competition to determine who is the best teen cupcake decorator at ICPL. There will be prizes and, of course, cupcakes!

Tuesday, June 28

2:00-3:00 p.m.

Meeting Room A

Teen Summer Reading Program event series for Grades 7-12.

UPDATE: Melody Dworak ‘s photos are up at the Iowa City Patch site!

Teen Concert w/ UAY Pics

by Jose

We had a blast celebrating the end of the school year. Thanks again to KFC & Gracious, Downstairs Attic, and The Projectors.

Roller Derby today!

by jason

Today’s the day to hang out with the  Old Capitol City Roller Girls!  We’ll be meeting in Room A in the library at 2:00 p.m. and walking a block over to the gym at the Robert A. Lee Community Recreation Center.  Staff will be here until 2:10 to get you over there, otherwise feel free to join us at the gym if you’re going to be late!

Event should be done by 3:00 p.m. and we’ll head back to the library.  See you soon!

World Day photos

by jason

Julie Staub was in the audience yesterday at the Summer Reading Program Teen Event for World Day and posted some great photos! Head over to her article at Iowa City Patch to see more like the shot below!

Thanks again to Ghrá Na Gaeilge Irish Dance, Oasis Falafel, and Jeet Saini of Om Gifts!

Credit: Julie Staub

2011 Teen Summer Reading Program – “You Are Here”

by jason

The teen summer reading program will will run June 5-July 31.

Sign up at the Fiction Desk starting Sunday, June 5, and receive a Reading Form and Book Review Form. After reading five books, fill out the Reading Form and Book Review Form. Return them to Fiction Desk staff in the Library to receive a paperback book prize and entry into the grand prize drawings.

This year’s prizes include a Color Nook eReader and gift certificates to Prairie Lights Books, iTunes and local movie theatres.

For more information, visit http://icpl.org/srp/teens/; call 319-356-5200, option 4; or e-mail teens@icpl.org.

WORLD DAY

Join us as we celebrate cultural diversity with Ghrá Na Gaeilge Irish Dance, food from Oasis, and Henna painting from Jeet Saini of Om Gifts!

2-3 p.m. Tuesday, June 14; Meeting Room A.

ROLLER DERBY

Teens in Grades 7-12 are invited to walk with us over to the Robert A. Lee Community Recreation Center.

Iowa City’s all female, amateur, flat-track roller derby team, the Old Capitol City Roller Girls, will show us how it’s done!

Open to teen girls and guys.

2-3 p.m. Tuesday, June 21; Meet in Meeting Room A.

CUPCAKE WARS!

Compete in three rounds judged on Taste, Presentation, and Creativity. There will be door prizes and, of course, cupcakes!

2-3 p.m. Tuesday, June 28; Meeting Room A
TEEN TECH ZONE

Open use for teens on the Internet in the Library’s Computer Lab for a three-hour afternoon session during summer break.

June 3 – 30, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.

July 1 – August 17, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. everyday Monday – Saturday.

Free Roller Girls Tickets!

by jason

Hey everyone!  We’re doing a free Teen Summer Reading Program event with the Old Capitol City Roller Girls on the 21st of  June.  To get you up to speed with the ins and outs of Roller Derby before the event we’re offering a chance for you to see the Roller Girls FOR FREE this Saturday night at the Coralville Marriott!!

How do you get two free tickets?  Be the first teen (going into grades 7-12 only) to send me an email at teens@icpl.org!  Be sure to type “Roller Girls” in the Subject line and include your name and phone number!

UPDATE: Tickets are all gone!  See you at the Derby!

UAY Band Show Featuring The Projectors with Ben Ehrman and Elizabeth Rasmussen

by jason

I hope Spring Break is going super terrific for you all!  If not, it will be after you attend the show at United Action For Youth featuring The Projectors with Ben Ehrman and Elizabeth Rasmussen!  It’s this Friday night, March 18th from  7:00pm - 9:00pm at the Youth Center at 355 Iowa Ave. downtown.  $3 at the door.

Summer Reading Program Wrap Up

by admin

Okay, I know it’s September (technically still summer) but I was waiting to finish a “very special podcast” to go along with this post.  Sometime soon, I will add it.  Until then, I’d like share some highlights of this year’s summer reading program.

You guys amazed me by devouring (see picture above for an idea) a huge amount of books and writing great reviews!  Here are the top titles and authors read by ICPL teens this summer.  There were surprises (adults read more Stephenie Meyer AND Rick Riordan than teens/ Nancy Drew making a comeback) and authors you guys can’t get enough of  (J.K. Rowling, Scott Westerfeld) but I was surprised by the enormous variety of books you read this summer.

Top Ten Teen Titles:
1.  Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard
2.  Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
3.  Peeps by Scott Westerfeld
4.  Whip It!  by Shauna Cross
5.  Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
6.  Wild Magic by Tamora Pierce
7.  Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer
8.  The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
9.  Being Nikki By Meg Cabot
10.  Betrayed by P.C. Cast

Top Ten Teen Authors:
1. Tamora Pierce
2.  J.K. Rowling
3.  Scott Westefeld
4.  Stephenie Meyer
5.  P.C. Cast
6.  Sara Shephard
7.  Meg Cabot
8-10 Tie:
Horowitz, Anthony
Keene, Carolyn
Von Ziegesar, Cecily

Check out Jason’s post on the top ten adult titles and authors on the Staff Picks Blog and compare the results!

Sweet Books from Book Discussion

by admin

Yesterday at the library, we talked books and ate snacks.  Here are the books  we discussed and recommend for your summer reading!

If you haven’t signed up for the ICPL Teen Summer Reading Program, head to the Fiction Desk to do so.  Read five books (Manga counts!), write a review, and be entered to win fabulous prizes!  You have until July 30th to complete the five, and you can count books you’ve finished earlier this summer.

Get started with these sweet reads!

100 Cupboards by N.D. Wilson

The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak

The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan

Exposure by Mal Peet

Marcelo in the Real World by Francisco X. Stork

Percy Jackson Series by Rick Riordan

Lost Hero by Rick Riordan

Avatars Series by Tui Sutherland



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