We did it! Along with lots of other events - we read almost 500 hours this summer - and that's not counting those of you who didn't share. Congratulations, I'm proud of all of you! Even those of you who read secretly...
We also some fun with Monday night activities; the murder mystery (remember the tape outline of the dead you-know-who?!), The Birds (still creepy after all these years!), altered books, Sherlock Holmes, game night, Crime Scene Investigation, and Karaoke (appreantly more fun for those of singing than those in the audience. You know how I know? You asked us to please stop! It was fun while it lasted...)
Book Buddies was a HUGE success with an average of 50 of you reading together each Thursday afternoon. That's awesome! The little buddies adored you and they read and chatted with you about a LOT of books. You should very proud of your work. I am. I know some of you have run into your book buddies around town - did you do the secret handshake?! Okay, okay...we'll re-think that idea for next year ;)
As far as our other events, I have to admit my favorite event was the haiku book-making workshop with Rick Black. I don't know what was more fun, the nature walk, the writing, or the stenciling. If you haven't stopped by to see our handmade books, please do. You are sure to be impressed and will want to make your own.
A close second was the webmaster workshop led by Leora Wenger. The web pages that were created will be linked to our teen page shortly. It was so nice to see it all come together for those of you who were new to HTML! Again, proud of all your work. Good job. We hope to have Leora back to run some other tech workshops for you. Let me know what you'd be interested in learning.
DEAR time was a bit of a bust - what? it's not cool to come hang out at the library and read?! I should have known better. Anyway, I had a couple of afternoons of quiet reading with a few of you. What's not to like about that?
On the other hand, Chess was a success! We met some new players and will be having tournaments throughout the year. Thank you to Jack Yang for running the summer program and congratulations to our winners
Look for photos of all of these events in our NEW photo gallery. Get it to it from the Teen home page.
Upcoming projects include a Teen Film Festival. We'll be showing films made by you. Can you do that? I'm impressed and would love to see your work. So, share your talents with us...get used to showing your work and get some valuable feedback from an audience who supports you! Want to get involved in planning and promoting the event? First assignment - tell your friends. Second assignment - start writing your scripts. E-mail me at mreasso@hpplnj.org if you want to get more involved than that. From our teen web page click on the Film Festival logo to get entry forms and guidelines.
Enjoy the beautiful fall weather! Hope to see you soon.
Michelle
Tuesday, September 04, 2007
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