Teens of the Chili Public Library

Question time!

kitkat — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 17:06:22 +0000

So guys. Should I continue my ever sporadic blog posts? Do you actually come and visit me here? OR should I focus energy on the Facebook page? Would you rather get information that way? So what say you? How do you think I should focus my energy? Is there something new that I don’t know about that is disgustingly awesome and much more accessible to you? Some people tell me that blogs are so 2009. Is that true? Let me know! I can’t do anything without your help!

Where are you guys?

kitkat — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 22:20:21 +0000

The music is hopping (seriously. they asked me to turn it down.) The microphone is turned on and ready for some singing. The floor is cleared for juggling, dancing or magic. All that is missing? YOU of course! I’ll wait a little longer for you, but if you’re not here by 7pm, my family awaits me! I can’t wait to hear you!

Don’t forget to show off your mad skillz tomorrow!

kitkat — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 14:22:03 +0000

Tomorrow evening from 6-9pm, we’ll be hosting our first (of many?) Open Mike Night!

Registration is not required. Come in and show off your musical, juggling, comedic, dancing (or anything else) talents! Performing is for teens ages 11 – 17, but anyone can listen, so make sure that your lyrics are appropriate for the whole family.

Banned Books Week

kitkat — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 19:22:59 +0000

I completely dropped the ball on this one. Banned Books Week is concluding tomorrow. Bummer. It runs September 24−October 1. If you haven’t talked about banned books in your English class, I would take a look at the American Library Association’s website of Banned/Challenged classics. Its quite fascinating. You can also check out banned books by year. Have you read any challenged books recently?

Prepare to be amazed… by SCIENCE!

kitkat — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 17:56:18 +0000

So what do you think? Is the kitty alive or dead? Or is the kitty even in the box?

School has officially reared its ugly head

kitkat — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 14:17:27 +0000

So its been a full week (and a little bit more) how are things going? Are you already sick of it? My son sure is, and he’s only six and in first grade. Unfortunately, he really is sick with a fever, so I don’t suggest using that to get out of school.

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Let’s celebrate Ray Bradbury’s birthday with a question

kitkat — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 20:21:05 +0000

Ray Bradbury turned 91 last Monday. The writer who says he was “raised in libraries” wrote a work of genius warning of a future in which books are so dangerous that they are burned. Where did he write it? In a library, of course, at UCLA, working on a rented typewriter.” (LA Times 8/25/11)

Reading this, I think that I received my first library card when I was five. Ms. Borrie, the librarian, had to see that I could write my name. She and the other librarians at the Highland Branch put up with my sisters and I going to the library daily for years and years. They gave us book recommendations, friendly smiles and wonderful programs. They encouraged and helped my sisters when we were in search of what to do with our lives. Two of us eventually became pages (shelving books) in high school and then clerks (checking out books) while we were in college. They were an integral part in helping us chose our careers. Librarians! I’m a teen librarian and my sister is an adult librarian. My youngest sister must have read books that were a lot more impressive than the ones her big sisters read because later in September she will be presenting her dissertation to her peers so that she can finally have her PhD in experimental Nuclear Physics. That’s right. Without libraries (and our parents) I don’t think that we could have ever gotten as far as we did.

Now it your turn! How about you guys? Anyone feel like they’ve “raised in the library?” Anyone want to be raised in the library? What do you think your librarian should do that would help you and guide you along your way?

This would be fun to do at the library!

kitkat — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 16:41:51 +0000

I found this on CBS’s website and thought it was hysterical! So what do you think? We could do this different places throughout the library, we’d just need to come up with interesting poses. Its called horsemanning and the origins are from a photo some girls took in 1920, which you can see here.

The description below is from this website:

Horsemanning Origins
Horsemanning, or fake beheading, was reportedly a popular way to pose in a photograph in the 1920′s. Sometimes spelled horsemaning, the horsemanning photo fad derives its name from the Headless Horseman, an evil character from “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.” According to internet legend, the “original” horsemanning photo on the left was found at a local flea market. Soon after its discovery, a series of horsemanning photos began trending on sites like Buzzfeed and people got inspired to recreate the horseman. Horsemanning is experiencing currently a revival and is best known as a new form of planking, owling or cone-ing.

How to Horseman
The objective of horsemanning / horsemaning is to make it appear that the photo’s subject has been beheaded; a head detached from a body like the Headless Horseman. Horsemanning requires two individuals, one laying with their head back and hidden and the other exposing only their head in the picture. If done correctly, horsemanning produces a brilliant optical illusion and allows for more creativity than other photo-posing fads like planking. Also, while planking and owling are a solo games, horsemanning encourages social interaction as it requires a partner. Does this help the “forever alone” redditor?

Yes, the idea is a little gross, but I think it could be a lot of fun if we get really silly with it.

Ready for school?

kitkat — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 15:39:31 +0000

School will be starting in twelve days. Are you ready? Have you finished your summer reading? Have you finished getting new school clothes? Have you said your goodbyes to summer?

I had a look to see what the fall fashions were, but it wasn’t too obvious. What do you think we have in store for fall? Not that I’m all that fashion forward myself, but it would be fun to see what I could potentially be wearing.

A big thank you to our sponsors

kitkat — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 14:09:20 +0000

I’d just like to give a big shout out to the people who donated to the summer reading cause:

The Tenners for hosting a super cool contest and The Junior Friends for winning the contest for us.

Leaf and Bean for donating gift cards.