ICPL Teens

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• Published:March 24th, 2012
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• Topic:Random, Try It

From http://www.ala.org/yalsa/best/2012

According to Gretchen Kolderup, YALSA’s Best of the Best Reading Challenge begins April 1, 2012 (no April Fool’s joke, I promise). She writes, “You’ll have three months (until July 1, 2012) to read as many titles as you can from YALSA’s 2012 award winners and honor books and selected Top Tens (including Amazing Audiobooks, Best Fiction for Young Adults, Great Graphic Novels, Popular Paperbacks, and Quick Picks). Everyone who completes the challenge will have the opportunity to create a response to their favorite book from the challenge that will be posted on The Hub, and you could also win a tote bag of 2012 YA literature. Keep an eye on The Hub for details.”

Follow the links if you want to view the lists. ICPL has all of the books, so feel free to take the challenge!

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• Published:March 6th, 2012
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• Topic:Random, Technology, Try It

Photo from http://www.wired.com/wiredscience

It seems that as people who grew up playing with Legos become adults, more and more examples of AWESOME Lego sculptures (seriously, works of sculptural art) dance about on the internet. Take this recent article from the Wired blog, “Wired Science.” Generally when you stumble upon a Lego creation, it’s an incredibly intricate sculpture of Barad-dûr, the Fortress of Sauron in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings or an actual working printer constructed out of those small plastic pieces. However, Wired’s article compiles a collection of models and structures of scientific origin: the DNA molecule, a human kidney, and the ATLAS detector (that huge installation used to study fundamental particle physics in Switzerland) are all fodder for Lego creativity. There are many more fascinating sculptures on the article page, so go check it out! Or create a sculpture of your own!

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• Published:February 21st, 2012
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• Topic:Music, Random, Try It

I found this lovely little game last year, and I’ve shared it with every person I can. It’s simple: just start clicking on the boxes. You can create chords, make smiley faces or flowers, or just go crazy and click every box. You can stop a particular note/box by clicking the box again. So go ahead: make some music!

(Link from the tumblr account http://mandaflewaway.tumblr.com/)

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• Published:November 17th, 2011
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• Topic:Iowa Cityness, Movies and TV, Music, Past Events, Try It

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn–Part 1

Premieres Friday, November 18 at Coralridge and Sycamore.

Teen Chess Tournament

Sunday, November 20 in Meeting Room A of the Iowa City Public Library. Teens in Grades 7-12 will play chess rounds beginning at 12:00 p.m. Trophies awarded. Refreshments provided. Co-sponsored by the Hawkeye Chess Club. Registration is required and will begin at 11:30 a.m.

NOTE: if you have a USCF rating it must be under 1000.

The American Music Awards

Sunday, November 20, 7:00 – 10:00 p.m. on ABC. Performances by Justin Beiber, Katy Perry, Kelly Clarkson, Mary J. Blige, Cristina Aguilera, LMFAO, Marc Anthony, Maroon 5, Nicki Minaj, Pitbull, and Chris Brown. Winners are determined by fan voting.

Click here to vote for your favorite artists.

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• Published:November 3rd, 2011
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• Topic:Iowa Cityness, Music, Past Events, Try It

All Ages Show @ Blue Moose

Performance by New Found Glory. Sunday, November 6, 6:00 p.m. Tickets $20 day of show.

DEDITAS Auditions

Thursday, November 3, 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. and Saturday, November 5, 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. at the Arts Iowa City Gallery (114 S. Dubuque St.) youth between the ages of 6 and 14 with a desire to dance and perform are invited to audition for DEDITAS, a collaborative production between the Iowa City Public Library, Electric Jumping Horse-Deanne Wortman, InterDance-Nora Garda, City Ballet of Iowa-Edith Barragan, and L & M Music.

Jewelry Making Class

Making 3 Pairs of Earrings: Basic Wirework will be held Saturday, November 5 from 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. at Beadology (220 E. Washington St.). Explore wire techniques incorporating attractive beading components. Solid instruction on the use of jewelry tools will assist you in making three pairs of earrings. You will receive encouragement in discovering simple yet elegant earring designs. No experience necessary. The program is $55 and spaces are limited so give them a call at (319) 338-1566 to reserve a spot.

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• Published:October 5th, 2011
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• Topic:Coming Events, Meeting Minutes, TAG, Try It

Happy to report the first meeting of the VOYA book club was a success. We had a great time meeting everyone, hanging, and talking books.

Love reading and making new friends? We’d love to hear from you!

We’re seeking students in grades 6-8 who like reading nonfiction to join our VOYA book club. We’ll gather a few times this fall and winter for review sessions with food and drinks. The books cover a variety of interesting topics including: technology, nature, sports, poetry, biographies, history, and comics. Students will help compile a list of nominees for the top nonfiction books of the year.

Interested? Write to us at teens@icpl.org.

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• Published:September 22nd, 2011
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• Topic:Iowa Cityness, Movies and TV, Music, Past Events, Try It

Weekend Champloo takes a look at things of interest in the Iowa City area for teens to go check out.

Magic: The Gathering @ UAY

Thursday, September 22 3:00 p.m.

United Action for Youth 355 Iowa Avenue

Free Entry, Free Pizza, Free Soda

Live @ UAY

Performance by Sweet Nothing and The Projectors, Friday, September 23rd from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. at United Action for Youth (355 Iowa Avenue).

Abduction

Premieres Friday, September 23rd at Coralridge and Sycamore.

Art Exhibit – Graphic Language: The Art and Literature of Comics

The exhibit features almost 100 pieces of original comics art, from historical figures like Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko to contemporary artists Chris Ware and Alison Bechdel. The exhibit shows the process of creating comics. Original pages may include all the scribbles and corrections alongside the final version. Free and open to the public, Black Box Theater (inside the Iowa Memorial Union at the corner of Madison and Jefferson). Starting Saturday, September 23rd and running through Sunday, December 11th.

Author Visit – Craig Thompson

Sunday, September 25th from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. in Meeting Room A of the Iowa City Public Library. Prairie Lights and the Iowa City Public Library co-sponsor a visit from one of the most critically-acclaimed cartoonists of his generation, Craig Thompson. He will be reading from his new graphic novel, Habibi. Sprawling across an epic landscape of deserts, harems, and modern industrial clutter, Habibi tells the tale of Dodola and Zam, refugee child slaves bound to each other by chance, by circumstance, and by the love that grows between them.

Craig will be signing his book after the reading and copies will be available to purchase through on-site sales from Prairie Lights.

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• Published:September 16th, 2011
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• Topic:Book Reviews, Past Events, TAG, Try It

We’re looking for students in grades 6-8 who like reading nonfiction to join our VOYA book club!  We are participating in the very important VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates) Nonfiction Honor List review of new books geared towards middle school and junior high school students. We’ll gather a few times a month this fall and winter for review sessions with food and drinks.

The books cover a variety of interesting topics including: technology, nature, sports, poetry, biographies, history, and comics.  Students will help compile a list of nominees for the top nonfiction books of the year; the list is published in VOYA Magazine, which is used by Library professionals in public and school libraries across the country.

Please contact Jason at the Iowa City Public Library at 319-887-6075 or teens@icpl.org if you’re interested!

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• Published:September 3rd, 2011
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Cubeecraft (pronounced “kyoob-ee”) papercraft toys feature interlocking tabs for construction – eliminating the need for tape, glue or other messy adhesives. To download click on the model you would like then save the template image.

Each toy is designed to be printed on a standard piece of 8 1/2 X 11 A4 letter paper. Simply print, cut and fold your model into a cute and fun paper toy.

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• Published:June 6th, 2011
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• Topic:Iowa Cityness, Summer Reading Program, Try It

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!