For Teens

Teen Volunteers Needed at the Library

Elizabeth DeMarco — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:47:43 -0500

Teen Volunteering at the Library

1. Teen Advisory Group
We have two great volunteer opportunities for teens. The first is the Teen Advisory Group where you plan and run a program at the library. If you would like to apply for the Teen Advisory Group, fill out this form and return it to the library:

Red Maple and White Pine Nominees 2010

Randy Jarvis — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:48:25 -0400

The lists of the Red Maple and White Pine nominees for 2010 are now available! You can find them at the forest of reading site here: Forest of Reading

"Why do you Love the Library" Winners!

Randy Jarvis — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 09:34:05 -0400

Well, hopefully this is the news you have all been waiting for. Our "Why do You love the Library" contest has finished, and all the contest entries have been judged. And so, without further ado, we would like to announce our winners!

Red Maple and White Pine 2009 Winners

Elizabeth DeMarco — Thu, 14 May 2009 11:14:45 -0400

TORONTO, ON – Today at Harbourfront, a crowd of more than 3,000 readers aged 5 – 18 cheered for their favourite authors and illustrators at the Ontario Library Association (OLA) Forest of Reading®, Festival of Trees award event.

And the winners are ….

The Red Maple Fiction Award:

Short Story Contest Winners

Sarah MacLean — Thu, 9 Apr 2009 18:22:34 -0400

Click on the titles below to read the stories that won the Library's Short Story Contest! The files are in PDF format.

Grade 7 to 8
by Leah

Grade 9 to 12

Which Teen Books Have You Read?

Elizabeth DeMarco — Fri, 6 Mar 2009 09:21:52 -0500

Taken from: Teen Services Librarians, http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=17909771584

The following list of books teens love, books teens should read, and books adults who serve teens should know about was compiled IN ABSOLUTELY NO SCIENTIFIC MANNER and should be taken with a very large grain of salt.

Instructions:
Put an "X" next to the books you've read

Twilight the movie in 30seconds with cartoon bunnies

Elizabeth DeMarco — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:18:42 -0500

Twilight Spoof done by Cartoon bunnies. Click Here:
Twilight

Teen ipod winner!

Elizabeth DeMarco — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:37:19 -0400

Congratulations to Mary who won the ipod contest. We also extend a Happy Birthday to her as she got the call that she was the winner on her 16th birthday.

Rock The Bells at Your Library

Elizabeth DeMarco — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:39:44 -0400

I am fresh from the 11 hour hip-hop concert Rock the Bells. This concert brings together some of the best names in hip-hop to put together an unforgettable show. I feel like I have truly lived now that I have seen A Tribe Called Quest perform live. We have many cds of artists featured in the show which will de la your soul.

NAS

Teen Summer Reading Club Booklist: Eco-Fiction

Elizabeth DeMarco — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 10:40:11 -0400

The Teen Summer Reading club begins Saturday, June 21! The theme this year is environmentalism so the program is called: Turn Over a New Leaf@Your Library. You can go to any Pickering Library to register and then read! If you want a great environmental book to read, check out these titles: