Teens

 

Local Graphic Artist Chris Rieser will demonstrate

Graphic Illustration, Storyboarding and Animation

Tuesday March 9 - 7:30 p.m. in the library

 

Rieser attends the Academy of Art University in San
Francisco and has interned with syndicated San Anselmo cartoonist
Michael Jantze, creator of "The Norm".

Chris will demonstrate his process to Tweens and Teens, ages 10 and up.  Parents welcome, refreshments served.

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The Alex Awards are given to ten books written for adults that have
special appeal to young adults, ages 12 through 18. The winning titles
are selected from the previous year's publishing. The Alex Awards were
first given annually beginning in 1998 and became an official ALA award
in 2002.  

2009 Book Video Awards
Vote for Your Favorite Video
These are Book Videos (highlighting young adult novels)
produced by student film makers 
Which is your Favorite?


B o o k s  w i t h  B i t e  2008

and More

 

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Teen Advisory Board Meeting: 

Tuesday March 9th in the Library 7:30pm

Just Drop in!

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YALSA's Teens' Top Ten

Where Teens Choose the Winners!

The 2009 Teens' Top Ten (what the teens think)

The vote is in! More than 11,000 teens voted on last year's winners. The 2009 Teens' Top Ten are:

  • Paper Towns by John Green (Penguin/Dutton)
  • Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)
  • The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (Scholastic)
  • City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare (Simon & Schuster/Margaret K. McElderry)
  • Identical by Ellen Hopkins (Simon & Schuster/Margaret K. McElderry)
  • The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman (HarperCollins)
  • Wake by Lisa McMann (Simon & Schuster/Simon Pulse)
  • Untamed by P.C. and Kristin Cast (St. Martin's Griffin)
  • The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart (Disney-Hyperion)
  • Graceling by Kristin Cashore (Harcourt/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)

Young Adult Book Awards & Booklists

YALSA's Best Books for 2010 - what the librarians think.

2010 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers
This list suggests items for recreational reading that have wide appeal to teens who, for whatever reason, do not like to read.

2010 Top Ten Quick Picks for Young Adult Readers