The Virtual Loft

Evanston Public Library’s Online Teen Space

Songwriting Contest & Friday Afternoon Gaming January 11, 2008

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j0432548.pngTune in @ the Loft and enter YALSA’s (Young Adult Library Services Association) songwriting contest. Teens Only!  j03852902.jpg

  • Submit a song no longer than 3 minutes that promotes libraries and the technological resources that libraries offer
  • Enter individually or in a group (maximum of 4 teens)
  • Upload your entry in MP3 format to the www.archive.org tagged as “ttw2008″
  • Also submit an entry form to YALSA (Young Adult Library Services Association) by midnight, Sat, March 8.

For inspiration, come visit the Loft this afternoon and take advantage of our tech resources! We’ll have Guitar Hero, Nintendo Wii and DDR set up. Or sign up to use a computer. And check out the recent display of lyrics on our media panels created by Loft staff member Jacob.

Also, use our tech resources from home. IM (text message through IM also) a librarian, check out our unlimited electronic resources online, or download an e-audiobook or movie from mymediamall.

 

Best Young Adult Books of 2007 December 18, 2007

Filed under: Read On!, Young Adult Books — Christie @ 11:40 pm
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Best Books 2007

Here are some Best Books of 2007  lists. What are your favorites?  Let us know!

Kirkus Reviews - Best Young Adult Books of 2007: Editor’s Choice from Karen Breen.

School Library Journal’s (SLJ) Best Adult Books for High School Students 2007 by Francisca Goldsmith.

School Library Journal’s (SLJ) Best Books of 2007: Book Review Editors Trevelyn Jones, Luann Toth, Daryl Grabarek, Marlene Charnizon, and Joy Fleishhacker.

Teenreads.com Favorite Books of 2007: Compiled and written by Tom Donadio.

YALSA’s (Young Adult Library Services Association of ALA, the American Library Association) nominated titles.

100 Notable Books of 2007 from The New York Times Book Review (High School).

 

The Results Are In! October 25, 2007

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Teens all across the country voted last week for their Top 10 Books.  Here are the results:

1. New Moon by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2006).

2. Just Listen by Sarah Dessen (Viking Children’s Books, 2006)

3. How to Ruin a Summer Vacation by Simone Elkeles (Flux, 2006).

4. Maximum Ride: School’s Out – Forever by James Patterson (Hachette Book Group USA/Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2006).

5. Firegirl by Tony Abbott (Hachette Book Group USA/Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2006).

6. All Hallows Eve (13 Stories)by Vivian Vande Velde (Harcourt, 2006).

7. Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer (Harcourt, 2006).

8. River Secrets by Shannon Hale (Bloomsbury, 2006).

9. Bad Kitty by Michele Jaffe (HarperCollins, 2006).

10. Road of the Dead by Kevin Brooks (Chicken House, 2006).

What do you think? Agree or disagree? Let us know!

 

Chat with your 31 Flavorite Authors October 1, 2007

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In celebration of Teen Read Week (Oct.14 - 20), readergirlz.com is hosting online chats with 31 different YA authors all through the month of October: that’s one every night!

Here’s how you can take part:

1. Join the readergirlz group forum on MySpace NOW. You must be a member of the forum to participate in the 31 Flavorite Author chats.
2. Friend readergirlz at MySpace
3. Chat every night throughout October (6pm in Illinois) with your 31 Flavorite Authors.
4. Win FREE books! The thirty-first person each night to comment on the Flavorite Author chat will win a FREE book.

Here’s the schedule:

Week One

October 1st: Meg Cabot

October 2nd: Tiffany Trent

October 3rd: Brent Hartinger

October 4th: Lorie Ann Grover

October 5th: K.L. Going

October 6th: Nikki Grimes

Week Two

October 7th: Ellen Hopkins

October 8th: Justina Chen Headley

October 9th: Chris Crutcher

October 10th: Ann Brashares

October 11th: Sarah Mlynowski

October 12th: Cecil Castellucci

October 13th: Kirby Larson

Week Three
October 14th: Tanya Lee Stone

October 15th: John Green

October 16th: Sara Zarr

October 17th: Deb Caletti

October 18th: Rachel Cohn

October 19th: Kirsten Miller

October 20th: Mitali Perkins

Week Four
October 21st: Sonya Sones

October 22nd: Lisa Yee

October 23rd: Carolyn Mackler

October 24th: E. Lockhart

October 25th: Janet Lee Carey

October 26th: Gaby Triana

October 27th: Lauren Myracle

Week Five
October 28th: Holly Black

October 29th: Cynthia Leitich Smith

October 30th: Dia Calhoun

October 31st: Stephenie Meyer (Special time: 9 PM PST/MIDNIGHT EST)