WOW! Check out these super fun and funny videos created at last Saturday's Start-Animation Project!
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Finals Study Lounge!
Finals are here. But do not fret . . . the library has you covered. We will be designating a space with group study tables, providing brain-friendly snacks from Whole Foods Market Palatine and presenting multiple focused-breathing/relaxation sessions from local Meditation and Yoga experts!
Beginning January 16th, and through the 19th, come to our Finals Study Lounge and ace those tests. The Lounge will be available ALL hours the library is open, from 9 am until 10 pm during the 16th-19th. Also here is the schedule for the meditation/focused breathing sessions:
January 16 - 2:00 to 2:40 pm (Willow Yoga)
January 17 - 3:00 to 3:45 pm (Pulsation Yoga)
January 18 - 2:00 to 2:40 pm (Willow Yoga)
January 19 - 2:00 to 3:00 pm (Yogi Ram)
Madden+Big Screens=AWESOME
If you couldn't make it to our Madden 2011 TOurnament (video below!), do not fret, as you can still sign up for our December gaming event for our Game Day: Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 by registering here http://bit.ly/rPEAJU !
Teen Press Conference 2011
For the first time ever, the National Book Award Finalists in the Teen Category, are going to be interviewed BY TEENS on Tuesday, November 15th, 11:30 CST! Oh yeah, another awesome part of this: the entire interview session will be streamed live for free, so all you have to do is register here: http://bit.ly/vGpp9a
and you get to see teens acting like reporters and get the insde scoop from all these talented authors . . . WHOOP! I know I'm registering . . .
AHML Master Ninja
Check out this TAB created video about two rival ninja clans battling for one book!!!!!
Teens' Top 10
Did you know that October 16-22 is Teen Read Week? And that part of Teen Read Week is the Teens’ Top Ten? What’s the Teens’ Top Ten? It’s the Teens’ Choice Awards for books. Now until September 16, you can vote for your favorite 3 books from the previous year. The 10 books with the most votes will be crowned YALSA’s 2011 Teens’ Top Ten. Winners will be announced during Teen Read Week. So, you think Mockingjay should win? Or maybe, Before I Fall? How about, I Am Number Four? Go vote: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/teenstopten11
CALL FOR ENTRIES . . . for the 5th Annual Teen Film Fest!!
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Calling for entries for our 5th Annual Teen Film Fest! You can submit up to 3 films and, simply put: Make the film you want to make! A comedy. An action/experimental short. A horror story. A documentary . . . we welcome all styles and talent levels, so even if you've never made a film before, NOW is the time! Complete rules and regulations( film has to be sent ato us as a Youtube link to your video!) here http://www.ahml.info/teens/content/filmfest-rules-guidelines! Also, make sure to fill out an entry form for each film you submit!
5th Annual Teen Film Fest is showing at 6 p.m. on Friday, August 19th at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library. Daily Herald Film Critic, Dann Gire, hosts and chooses the top 3 films! Of course, the top 3 directors win prizes!
Don’t miss it! Even if you don’t submit a film, come for the screening and see the amazing projects and stories teens can tell through film!
Add to your "Summer to-do"-list!
Summer is here. It's 98 degrees out. You might as well do something different . . . some thing fun. Ravinia is an AWESOME place to see an outdoor concert and they have this initiative this summer that lets High School students see concerts for free!!! Check it out here. Also, ever wanted to try surfing, but then you realized you live in the wonderful (but very landlocked) state of Illinois? Well, why not give Standup Paddleboarding (or SUP-ing) a try!?! It's like a fantastic cross between surfing and kayaking and you don't need any waves or an ocean to do it. There are a few differerent companies that offer SUP rentals in Chicago, and the Great Lakes Board Company offers lessons! Of course, if you just saw the last Harry Potter movie and are sad that this portion of your life is over .... well .... it's not. Visit POTTERMORE and register for some online Harry action! Finally, hear the summer breeze by listening to this song made by a Librarian! Washed Out is a man of books!:
Music apps to make you want to jam, laugh
I can not stop downloading various music apps to my iphone. Maybe it's because I love music and, unfortunately, have NOT ONE OUNCE OF MUSICAL TALENT . . . but . . . I like to come across as if I have some musical chops. So I download music apps! Check this one out that takes even the most mundane words from your mouth into a funky song:
Or how about Ocarina, which turns your iphone into a flute: Ocarina!
Or what about the INCREDIBLE Air Guitar MOVE that turns your phone into a guitar, which responds to your strums with the attached pick!?!: MOVE ! Rock the music apps, peeps!
