June Programs

Summer Reading Madness! It’s that time of year again; The Summer Reading Program is back and better than ever. Sign up during our kick off week and you'll get a special incentive! This year we've got a ton of great prizes in our grand prize drawing (think mp3s and cameras!), so keep reading...the more you read the greater chance you'll have to win! Plus, watch here for more details about a special kick off party just for teens.

TeenZone Movie Nights

Noblesville Tuesday Night @ the Movies

6-8 p.m. TeenZone Program Room

June 10^th Over Her Dead Body PG-13

June 17^th Blades of Glory PG-13

June 24^th Austin Powers PG-13

Fishers Thursday Night @ the Movies

6-8 p.m. TeenZone Program Room

June 12^th Nancy Drew PG

June 19^th Golden Compass PG-13

June 26^th National Treasure 2 PG

Teen Advisory Boards

Join us for the monthly meeting of the TABs. No registration is required and snacks will be provided. Anyone between the ages of 12 and 18 are welcome.

Noblesville TAB: Tuesday, June 3^rd 7-8 p.m. TeenZone

Fishers TAB: Tuesday, June 10^th 6:30-7:30 p.m. TeenZone

Craft Nights

Noblesville: Hot Air Balloon Paper Lantern. We'll have all the materials and instructions to make this neat craft. Join us and you'll leave with a fantastic new piece of art. Thursday, June 12^th 6-7:30 p.m. TeenZone Program Room.

Fishers: Details to follow. Wednesday, June 25^th 6-7:30 p.m. TeenZone Program Room.

Game Nights

Bored? Why not come down to the library and play? Bring your friends and come to the TeenZone Program Room. Free Snacks!

Noblesville: Euchre. Thursday, June 19^th 6-8 p.m. TeenZone Program Room.

Fishers: Wednesday, June 18^th 6-8 p.m. TeenZone Program Room.

Read n Feed TeenZone Book Club

Join us for an hour of discussion and snacking! Stop by the TeenZone for more info or to pick up a copy of the book. Registration is requested, and participants must be in grades 7-12...oh, and should probably have read the book!

Noblesville: Thursday, June 26^th 7-8 p.m. TeenZone Program Room

Be More Chill by Ned Vizzini

Fishers: Monday, June 23^rd 7-8 p.m. TeenZone Program Room

One of those Hideous Books Where the Mother Dies by Sonya Sones

Life After High School Fair

Did you just graduate in May and aren't sure what to do now? Or maybe you're a sophomore getting a jump on college plans. Whether you are in Junior High or just graduated High School; College bound or looking for a job, we can help. The library is sponsoring an afternoon of possibilities with representatives from local colleges, employment agencies, and more. No registration is required for this event and families are welcome and encouraged to attend. Check at the TeenZone Reference Desk for more details.

Saturday, June 14^th 2-4 p.m. Noblesville TeenZone

Teen Summer Reading Program Kick-Off Party

The summer is finally here and for us at the library that means its time for the Summer Reading Program. If you've never participated before this is a great year to start. Join us from 6-8 p.m. for snacks and activities, as well as your chance to get started on the program (during this whole week we'll be giving out special incentives to those who sign-up). We'll show you how reading can be fun and especially rewarding with the Teen Summer Reading Program.

Noblesville: Wednesday, June 4^th 6-8 p.m. TeenZone Program Room

Fishers: Friday, June 6^th 2-4 p.m. TeenZone Program Room

April Programs

It's Poetry time again! National Poetry Month brings all kinds of excitement to the TeenZone as we prepare for the tenth annual Teen Poetry Contest, and second annual Cover Art Contest. But, also keep an eye out for great displays and more all with a sense of rhythm and rhyme.

Teen Advisory Boards
Join us for the monthly meeting of the TABs. No registration is required and snacks will be provided. Anyone between the ages of 12 and 18 are welcome.
Noblesville: Tuesday, April 1st 7-8 p.m. TeenZone
Fishers: Tuesday, April 8th 6:30-7:30 p.m. TeenZone

Craft Nights
Noblesville: Thursday, April 3rd 6-7:30 p.m. TeenZone Program Room
Grocery Bag Purses
Fishers: Wednesday, April 23rd 6-7:30 p.m. TeenZone Program Room
Painted Paper Lanterns

MOVIES!!
Join us for movies on the BIG SCREEN!! Snacks will be provided.
Noblesville: Tuesday Night @ the Movies
6-8:00 p.m. TeenZone Program Room
April 8th: The Village rated PG-13
April 15th: Superman Returns rated PG-13
April 22nd: Coach Carter rated PG-13
Fishers: Thursday Night @ the Movies
6-8:00 p.m. Children’s Program Room #169
April 10th: Daddy Day Camp rated PG
April 17th: Stardust rated PG-13
April 24th: No Reservations rated PG

Game Nights
Bored? Why not come down to the library and play? Bring your friends and come to the TeenZone Program Room. Free snacks!
Noblesville: Thursday, April 17th 6-8:00 p.m.
Scene It Harry Potter
Fishers: Wednesday April 16th 6-8:00 p.m.

Read N Feed TeenZone Book Club
Join us for an hour of discussion and snacking! Stop by the TeenZone for more info or to pick up a copy of the book. Registration is requested, and participants must be in grades 7-12...oh, and should probably have read the book!
Fishers: Monday, April 21st 7-8:00 p.m.
The Life of Pi by Yan Martel
Noblesville: Thursday, April 24th 7-8:00 p.m.
Book: TBA

March Top 10 list

1. New moon : a novel by Stephenie Meyer
2. Pants on fire by Meg Cabot
3. Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
4. Avalon High by Meg Cabot
5. Sunset by Erin Hunter
6. Prep : a novel by Curtis Sittenfeld
7. Perfect girl by Mary Hogan
8. Memoirs of a teenage amnesiac by Gabrielle Zevin
9. Heaven looks a lot like the mall : a novel by by Wendy Mass
10. Forever in blue : the fourth summer of the Sisterhood by Ann
Brashares

New Books

Fiction:

Hot Lunch
Alex Bradley
YA Fic Bradley, A.
When Molly and Cassie are assigned to work in the kitchen as a punishment for their food fight, they realize that the only way they are going to be released from the duty is to cooperate and learn to cook. Includes some recipes.

Carpe Diem
Autumn Cornwell
YA Fic Cornwell, A.
Sixteen-year-old Vassar Spore's detailed plans for the next twenty years of her life are derailed when her bohemian grandmother insists that she join her in Southeast Asia for the summer, but as she writes a novel about her experiences, Vassar discovers new possibilities.

The Luxe
Anna Godbersen
YA Fic Godbersen, A.
In Manhattan in 1899, five teens of different social classes lead dangerously scandalous lives, despite the strict rules of society and the best-laid plans of parents and others.

Do the Math: Secrets, Lies and Algebra
Wendy Lichtman
YA Fic Lichtman, W.
Tess has always loved math, and she uses mathematical concepts to help her understand things in her life, so she is dismayed to find out how much math--and life--can change in eighth grade.

The Outcasts
L.S. Matthews
YA Fic Matthews, L.
A much-anticipated school trip to England's West Country turns into a life-changing adventure for five high school misfits when they fall into another dimension while exploring the house in which they are staying.


Remembering Raquel
Vivian Vande Velde
YA Fic Vande Velde, V.
Fourteen-year-old Raquel Falcone is, as one of her classmates puts it, the kind of kid who has a tendency to be invisible. That is until the night she's hit by a car and killed while walking home from the movies. In brief, moving chapters, we hear about Raquel from her classmates, her best friend, her family--and the woman who was driving the car that struck her.

One good punch
Rich Wallace
YA Fic Wallace, R.
Eigtheen-year-old Michael Kerrigan, writer of obituaries for the Scranton Observer and captain of the track team, is ready for the most important season of his life--until the police find four joints in his school locker, and he is faced with a choice that could change everything.

Graphic Fiction:

Miki Falls: Spring, Summer & Fall
Mark Crilley
YA Graphic Fic Crilley, M.
When Miki Yoshida meets Hiro Sakurai, she is unnerved by how much she cares about him and is determined to break down his defenses to find out the dangerous secret that he is hiding.

In the Starlight
Kyungok Kang
YA Graphic Fic Kang, K.
Shinhye dreams of a life among the stars and her life changes dramatically when her family hosts Sarah, a foreign girl with a unique talent.

NonFiction:

Alter This!
Alena Hennessy
YA 745.5 Hen 2007
Presents step-by-step instructions and techniques for creating altered books as works of art, providing examples of the works of several well-known artists in this genre.

High School Money Book
Don Silver
YA 332.024 Sil 2007
Strategies on how to make important decisions about money, including shopping, paying for college, saving, and investing.

Audio Books:

The Sweet Far Thing
Libba Bray
YA Audio CD Fic Bray
At Spence Academy, sixteen-year-old Gemma Doyle continues preparing for her London debut while struggling to determine how best to use magic to resolve a power struggle in the enchanted world of the realms, and to protect her own world and loved ones.

The Road of the Dead
Kevin Brooks
YA Audio CD Fic Brooks
Two brothers, sons of an incarcerated gypsy, leave London traveling to an isolated and desolate village, in search of the brutal killer of their sister.

Saving Francesca
Melina Marchetta
YA Audio CD Fic Marchetta
Sixteen-year-old Francesca could use her outspoken mother's help with the problems of being one of a handful of girls at a parochial school that has just turned co-ed, but her mother has suddenly become severely depressed.

March Programs

This month in the TeenZone is YAM. No, not the candied variety you eat at Thanksgiving, Youth Art Month is a celebration of the arts. We'll have Craft Night, books both fiction and nonfiction that are art related and a bookmark contest so you can show off your talent.

Teen Advisory Boards
Join us for the monthly meeting of the TABs. No registration is required and snacks will be provided. Anyone between the ages of 12 and 18 are welcome.
Noblesville: Tuesday, March 4th 7-8 p.m. TeenZone
Fishers: Tuesday, March 11th 6:30-7:30 p.m. TeenZone

Craft Nights: Gocks!
Come to the TeenZone and rock your socks off! We're making the latest craze- Gocks- Gothic Sock Puppets. Chains, safety pins, Mohawks and, of course, lots of black! Space is limited so registration is requested.
Noblesville: Thursday, March 6th 6-7:30 p.m. TeenZone Program Room
Fishers: Wednesday, March 26th 6-7:30 p.m. TeenZone Program Room

MOVIES!!
Join us for movies on the BIG SCREEN!! Snacks will be provided.
Noblesville: Tuesday Night @ the Movies
6-8:00 p.m. TeenZone Program Room
March 11th: Signs rated PG-13
March 18th: Jaws rated PG
March 25th: Enchanted rated PG
Fishers: Thursday Night @ the Movies
6-8:00 p.m. Children’s Program Room #169
March 6th: Wild Hogs rated PG-13
March 13th: Evan Almighty rated PG
March 20th: Game Plan rated PG


Game Nights
Bored? Why not come down to the library and play? Bring your friends and come to the TeenZone Program Room. Free snacks!
Noblesville: Thursday, March 13th 6-8:00 p.m.
Pictionary
Fishers: Wednesday, March 12th 6-8:00 p.m.
Board games: Taboo, Mad Gab, Monopoly, Chess, Clue, Survivor, Yahtzee, Trivial Pursuit, Jenga just to name a few.

Read N Feed TeenZone Book Club
Join us for an hour of discussion and snacking! Stop by the TeenZone for more info or to pick up a copy of the book. Registration is requested, and participants must be in grades 7-12...oh, and should probably have read the book!
Fishers: Monday, March 24th 7-8:00 p.m.
Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
Noblesville: Thursday, March 27th 7-8:00 p.m.
The Life of Pi by Yan Martel

Author Blogs

We love books….and if you’re reading this….you just might be a bibliophile as well. Sometimes it can be hard to wait for the next installment in a beloved series, for our favorite author to finally publish something new, or even to find a fresh new literary voice when we are tired of the same old same old. Well, one way to get through is to check out author blogs. Everyone knows about blogs, web diaries of a sort, some of you may even blog yourself- well, these are glimpses into the lives and works of some of the most popular YA authors today. Here are just a few of our favorites…check ‘em out!

Libba Bray
http://libba-bray.livejournal.com/

Meg Cabot
http://www.megcabot.com/diary/

Sarah Dessen
http://writergrl.livejournal.com/

Alex Flinn
http://alixwrites.livejournal.com/

Neil Gaiman
http://journal.neilgaiman.com/

John Green
http://www.sparksflyup.com/weblog.php

Maureen Johnson
http://maureenjohnson.blogspot.com/

E. Lockhart
http://www.theboyfriendlist.com/e_lockhart_blog/

Cynthia Leitich Smith
http://cynthialeitichsmith.blogspot.com/

Scott Westerfeld
http://scottwesterfeld.com/blog/

New Books

All-In
Pete Hautman
Having won thousands of dollars playing high-stakes poker in Las Vegas, seventeen-year-old Denn Doyle hits a losing streak after falling in love with a young casino card dealer named Cattie Hart.

Bounce
Natasha Friend
Thirteen-year-old Evyn's world is turned upside-down when her father, widowed since she was a toddler, suddenly decides to marry a woman with six children, move with Ev and her brother from Maine to Boston, and enroll her in private school.

Brothers, Boyfriends & Other Criminal Minds
April Lurie
While living on the same block as several members of the Mafia does have the advantage of a lower crime rate, fourteen-year-old April and her brother find there are times when it is also a major disadvantage.

Come Juneteenth
Ann Rinaldi
Fourteen-year-old Luli and her family face tragedy after failing to tell their slaves that President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation made them free.
Disenchanted Princess Julie Linker
When her father is sent to jail and she gets shipped off to live with her aunt in a farming community in Arkansas, glam teen and L.A. native West Deschanel turns to the only hot boy in town for help in planning her escape from Nowheresville.

Knife Edge
Malorie Blackman
Following Callum's death, the people who loved him relate how their lives have been changed, especially in reference to his girlfriend, Sephy, and their mixed-race child. Persephone Hadley is six months pregnant with a mixed-race baby. In their society this fact alone will threaten the child's life every day. To make matters worse, the baby's father, Callum, is dead. Will Sephy be forced -- once again -- to take sides in a chilling racial drama?

Ordinary Ghosts
Eireann Corrigan
Emil feels invisible at school and at home. When he finds a master key to his private school, he sneaks in to explore, and finds a reason to become visible.

Scandalosa!
Michele Serros
Continues the teenage exploits of Dee Dee, Raquel, and Evie--three upperclass, Mexican American best friends growing up in Southern California.

Skinny
Ibi Kaslik
After the death of their father, two sisters struggle with various issues, including their family history, personal relationships, and an extreme eating disorder.