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Monday, November 30, 2009

Summer Reading Giveaway Ideas: Threadless T-shirts

Finding cool prizes to give away for summer reading programs is not a hard task. However, as I grow more concerned with over consumption and wasteful throw away items, I have been trying to find prizes that my teens will enjoy for longer than a couple of minutes. Last year I offered grand prize raffle packs that included a book, computer software and an accessory for some kind of creative endeavor. The teens absolutely loved it, but it wasn't the most budget friendly option.


This year I'm going to be offering a range of awesome t-shirts from Threadless Tees.   Threadless is a community-centered online specialty t-shirt store based out of Chicago, Illinois. In true social media spirit, graphic designers upload their designs and slogans to the site, and the Threadless community votes on their favorite designs. The winning designs become the most achingly cool and clever t-shirts. Like the t-shirt above "Attack of Literacy!" How rad!

Teens can never have too many t-shirts. So this summer why not give Threadless Tees a little look see. You'll find affordable and awesome t-shirts here for every kind of teen whether they're into music, gaming, monsters, reading or being snarky!

Check out Threadless for the coolest tees around

T-shirts are a great way to gain exposure for any cause or company, they can be one of the best promotional items you can use.

Saturday, November 28, 2009

Videos For Your Teen Blog: 11-28-09

If your youth organization's blog is running out of ideas for cool posting material, why not try adding fun teen friendly videos? These are some of my favorite finds this week:

Tillman the skateboarding dog. Amazing.



Beautiful pup plays with an adorable yellow duckling. Too presh.



The Muppets do Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody. Shcallamoo! Shcallamoo!



The Adventures of Lil Cthulhu. Cute introduction to one bad monster dude



Tutorial on how to cosplay like the famous Sailor Moon.



The NigaHiga boys are back with a New Moon spoof.

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Cool App: Atari's Photo Sauce


















While visiting Atari's old school Atari Arcade, I came across an ad for a new Facebook app, Atari Photo Sauce. Photo Sauce allows Facebook users to personalize their photos with colorful novelty stickers and captions (think big sunglasses and mustaches). I downloaded it to my account and had an absolute blast playing around with it. It's really easy to use and the outcome is always hilarious. For those who have a Facebook for their youth organization, this app is a must have addition.

The Atari Photo Sauce app can be downloaded here

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Teen Craft Idea: Fabric Wrapped Bangles












When I was a broke college student I came across these awesome fabric wrapped bangles at Urban Outfitters. Too pricey for my student budget, I had to let them go but stored the great idea in my noggin. Years later when browsing the bargain bin at Claire's Accessories, I came across a bunch of 1.00 plastic bangles and thought instantly of these awesome fabric bracelets.  To replicate this project with your teens all you need is a plastic bangle, fabric, Tacky glue and some beads or buttons.

Download the .pdf tutorial here for complete step-by-step instructions.

Video Games Quick Links: 11-24-09

Here's what's new in the world of video games:

President Obama launches the STEM initiative to encourage education in science, technology and math. To support this initiative, Sony will be donating 1,000 PS3s and copies of LittleBigPlanet to libraries and community-based organizations in low-income districts.  We want one!

Media Molecule has re-launched their LittleBigPlanet community site, fans of the series will not want to miss their concept/ design feature and all the cool sackboy freebies like avatars and wallpapers.


Joystiq reports that the Tony Hawk Ride Board will be used for upcoming Snowboarding and Surfing Games. In other peripheral news, Microsoft is courting game developers with their new hands free control system Project Natal

Link is back! Joystiq is featuring a hands on preview of the new DS game Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks

Joystiq also reports the popular PS3 adventure game Uncharted is being turned into a movie. Check out this IGN film guide for other game-to-film adaptions

Starting a gaming collection? IGN Counts down the top 25 Wii Games and XBOX 360 games

Wired reports that World of Warcraft is still the King MMORPGs after five years

Teen Craft Idea: Pixelated 8-bit Valentines

Oh Valentine's Day! Is there anything more difficult or awkward for teenagers? Poor things. This V-day I'm skipping the paper valentines for a fuse bead workshop. My teens will be able to make whatever they want for their friends and loved ones, but I'm going to print out these pixelated hearts for some geek love and video game inspiration. I found these old 8-bit and 16-bit heart sprites from numerous Mario, Zelda, Earthbound and Kirby video games online, and have posted the files below for you to print out and replicate. I'm going to try to make some of these today at work, and will post some pictures of them in all their fuse bead glory soon.

Pixelated video game hearts as a .bmp
Pixelated video game hearts as a .doc (if you want to enlarge the images easily)

Read: the 4YA guide to Video Game Pixel Art for complete instructions on using fuse beads.

Saturday, November 21, 2009

New Moon: Too Cool For School
















New Moon has finally been released and it's proving to be a smashing success. Setting a new record for a midnight opening and pulling in $80 million in its first day, there is no doubt that the Twilight Saga has imprinted on us all.  According to my teen sources, "there were like no girls at school on Friday." They all ditched to go hang out with Eddie and Jake. (I don't know about those guys) According to the OC Register, this phenomenon wasn't unique to New York either. Gals were calling in sick all over the country...high school, college, and workplace. It's pretty amazing that a book/ movie could be such a subversive influence on our youth and female population ;) I don't blame them, I'd rather run with the wolves and vamps too. What are your thoughts?

Teen Paper Crafts: harlancore's Boxpunxs

Looking for some fresh paper craft projects? Check out the "boxpunxs" line at harlancore.com. With tons of recognizable characters and simple instructions, these paper crafts will keep your teens 11-18 happily occupied between computer sessions.

boxpunxs paper craft projects:
boxpunxs blanks
boxpunxs Fantastic Four
boxpunxs X-Men and Spiderman
boxpunks video game characters

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Teen Cooking Program: Percy Jackson's Nectar Shakes

Last summer for Battle of the Books my teens and I read The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan. We were all charmed by Riordan's interpretation of the "nectar of the gods".  Nectar tasted like your favorite food, and in Percy's case it was liquidized warm chocolate chip cookies. We figured that Percy's nectar was like a chocolate chip cookie milkshake. None of us had tried it, but we were intrigued. If an Oreo shake is next to divine, than a chocolate chip cookie milkshake must be the nectar of the gods!  I ended up making these nectar shakes, and let me tell you folks, they are amazing.

I used pre-made cookies to save time (Tate's Chocolate Chip), added vanilla ice cream and a dash of milk to a blender and whipped up one delish nectar milkshake.  For those who would like to try Percy Jackson's nectar for themselves, check out Nestles recipe for a Tollhouse Chocolate Chip Cookie Milkshake at VeryBestBaking.com. Let me know how it goes!

While we're talking halflings-- check out the awesome new movie trailer for Percy Jackson & The Lightning Thief.

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Teen Digital Media Production: Get A Handle On Photoshop


For those lucky enough to have Photoshop loaded on their computers, Howcast's collection of Photoshop tutorials are not to be missed. Ranging from beginner to super master, there are cool Photoshop project tutorials for every level. If you are planning on hosting a Photoshop class at your youth organization, these videos would be a great addition to your workshop.  Howcast videos would also be great for neat links on your teen page.


Check out these Howcast videos on digital media production:
Photoshop
Social Media
Film and video editing
Music production
Animation

Teen Craft Idea: Felt Christmas Trees

Thanks to the wonderful CRAFT blog, I have found the coolest felt crafting site-- Felt-o-rama. Featuring all kinds of funky felt projects, there are many cool (and super budget friendly) craft ideas here that your teens will love. My recent favorite are these felt Christmas trees. Using three different colors of felt, a styrofoam cone, sequins, glue and scallop scissors these Christmas trees would make a great teen craft project or as a lovely gift for people in senior homes or hospitals.

For full instructions check out Felt-o-rama

Teen Cooking Program: Vampire Blood Lollipops


Planning a New Moon party? Or hosting the film at your youth organization this spring? Why not have your teens help you make these Vampire Blood Lollipops as party favors? Featured on one of my super fave crafting sites Cut Out + Keep, these simple lollies are made out of sugar, corn syrup and red food coloring. They look kind of pretty don't they? I hope they don't taste like iron ;)

For full directions and other amazing crafty projects check out Cut Out + Keep

Other vampiresque projects to check out:
Vampire fang necklace at Cut Out + Keep
Chibi polymer clay Edward charms at Cut Out + Keep
How to screen print your own Cullen t-shirt from Cut Out + Keep
Collection of Twilight inspired crafts by Creativemind
Rubbery blood necklaces from I Love To Create

Monday, November 16, 2009

Teen Librarian November E-Newsletter Now Available








The November issue of the Teen Librarian newsletter is now available. This month's issue features a feature on the Bright Ideas Blog by the School Library Association of Victoria, has a great program idea- Library Myth Busters, visits website Guys Read and has a wonderful interview with author Mary Naylus.

Sunday, November 15, 2009

Teen Non-Fiction: The Manga Artist's Workbook- Christopher Hart

When I first started working as a teen services librarian, I put up a designated bulletin board for my teen artists. Within days I was flooded with requests to display their artwork. While looking at their portfolios, I was overwhelmed by the number of teens submitting manga drawings. After a few months of circulation stats, (65% of our teen circulation consists of manga books) I realized that manga is the central influence of teen visual arts. Not only is it highly popular, but drawing manga well is considered among teens the ultimate litmus test of one's illustrative abilities.

Christopher Hart's collection of manga illustration books Manga for the Beginner and the Manga Mania series,  have always been popular with my teens and has been a staple of my teen non-fiction collection. For this reason, I was thrilled to bits when Random House offered me the opportunity to review Hart's newest entry The Manga Artist's Workbook.  Featuring excellent step-by-step art instructions,  The Manga Artist's Workbook teaches young artists the fundamentals of manga art techniques such as the proportions of face and figure,  how to create the perfect tussled spiky manga hairdo,  and how to draw those signature gigantic manga eyes. Instead of featuring instructions on drawing complete illustrations, Hart's book is organized by step-by-step lessons that develop each element of the drawing and strengthen the young artists skills.

Unlike other books in Hart's series, The Manga Artist's Workbook is meant to work as sketchbook, tutorial guide and portable journal. The workbook contains tracing paper for tracing images, and blank practice pages, so that the young artist can keep track of their progress. The graph and tracing paper is a very handy addition and embraces the idea that copying and tracing is the best way "to learn what to look for in a good drawing." According to Hart many pros started this way and should not be seen as cheating.  Although this workbook format would not be a convenient addition to a public library collection (unless you remove the tracing paper), I would highly recommend The Manga Artist's Workbook as an incentive/ program idea for a anime/ manga club or as a premium summer reading program prize.  When it comes to developing a robust teen art instruction collection, Christopher Hart's manga instruction series are always a excellent and well loved addition.

Other helpful manga art instruction links:
Christopher Hart's manga art instruction books can be found online at Amazon.com
Christopher Hart's online comic and manga tutorials
Howcast's collection of manga illustration instruction videos
How to draw digital manga illustrations by Amano Hikari  

Thursday, November 12, 2009

Teen Research: The Social Media Revolution


Here is another great find from my fellow librarians Stephanie and Lorraine. Looks like everyone is using social media these days. No excuses anymore. Get ready to take the leap. Right here. Right now :)

Teen Cooking Program: Gummy Bear Surgery

I Just got back from my monthly YASD meeting, and once again I'm full of new ideas from my awesome fellow Suffolk Teen Services librarians.  Hauppauge librarian extraordinaire Catherine LaStella, shared this great project idea with us called "Gummy Bear Surgery." Using cut up pieces of gummy bears and other gummy candy, teens can make mutant gummy creatures and choose to release them into the wild or eat them.  The results are deliciously demented.

Also you must check out the Hauppauge Library teen blog, Teen Frequency. It really sets the standards of a cool teen library blog.

Yummy gummy bear links:
Instructable.com guide to gummy bear surgery
How to make a gummy bear smoothie
Grow your own humongo gummy bears
See all the different types of Haribo gummies at CandyWarehouse

Teen Crafts: Paper Snowflakes

Sometimes simple is best. Yesterday while browsing Instructables.com, I came across these lovely paper snowflakes by ReadsInTrees. Since I've never made the super ornate six-sided snowflakes before,  I decided to grab my scissors, some scrap paper and try them out. An hour later I had a stack of delicate paper snowflakes sitting on my desk and a big smile on my face. Who knew that the simple act of making snowflakes could warm the soul? If it worked for me, it could work for your teens. Enlist your teens to make some snowflakes for your teen area, and watch the frowns melt off their face. Magic!

Snowflake tutorials and info:
Learn how to make six sided snowflakes at Instructables
See ReadsInTrees collection of snowflakes on Flickr
If you are super brave try making a 3D snowflake with wikiHow
For an easy print and cut option check out Dave's Snowflakes
Nat Geo article on why no two snowflakes are the same.
Cal Tech's Snow Crystals site with pictures and educational info

Related Posts:
Make you own adorable polymer clay snowman

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Teen Tech Week 2010

Teen Tech Week 2010: Learn Create Share @ your library is March 7-13. Registration is now open at www.ala.org/teentechweek. According to the ALA "The 2010 theme fosters teen creativity and positions the library as a physical and virtual place for safe exploration of the many types of technology available at libraries, including DVDs, music, gaming, video production, online homework help, social networking, tech workshops, audiobooks and more."

 For tons of great ideas and free promotional tools check out the YALSA Teen Tech Week site.

4YA Teen Tech Week Ideas:
Giant Robots! Strengthen those technical drawing reading skills with Mecha Models
Mario is the man who started it all. Host a Mario Wii Gaming Night
Teens can protect their precious gadgets with felt gadget covers
Set up a Manga Studio computer station and encourage your teen's creative talents 
Make an LED light show with this MAKE kit project
Teach teens how to make their own custom recycled earbud holders
Host a Star Wars Jedi lightsaber event

4YA Quick Links 11-10-09

Youth Services Corner has an excellent article on Twitter and youth librarians. A must read for anyone considering the leap. Also check out Whitney's teen box office review.

The massively popular video game Assassin's Creed is being turned into a book. This could be a great choice for your reluctant readers. Check out the Guardian's Game Blog for an excerpt from the upcoming book.

JSYK reports that Glee! The Music, Volume 1 is out now. You can listen to album in its entirety before you buy.

There's always room for Domo-Kun fun. Learn how to make Domo-Kun cupcakes at All Things Kawaii. While you are there have a look at these adorable felt brooches.

Vampires, werewolves, and angels are so last year. Teens now are crushing the dreamy Cthulhu. Teens can make their own little green mind controlling paper craft monster here.  

According to Joystiq the days of disc based gaming are numbered. However, Nintendo is still banking on motion controls for its next gen system.

If you are blessed with mad crocheting skills check out these unbelievably adorable (and free) Lion Brand amurigami patterns.

Monday, November 9, 2009

Teen Video Games: Tony Hawk Ride Preview


Hey dudes-- no skating in the library... unless your playing Tony Hawk: Ride. Check out the video above for a preview of Tony Hawk's newest video game and groundbreaking skateboard controller. Could this be the next big thing in library gaming nights? Can't you just see yourself totally busting your butt on this board in front of all your teens? Oh geez. I still wanna try it though!

Are you planning on hosting a Tony Hawk: Ride gaming night? Let us know how it goes!

Tony Hawk: Ride is due out November 17th 2009.
It can pre-ordered at Amazon and other online game retailers. 

Teen Events: Jedis The Art of the Lightsaber


Last weekend I witnessed one of the coolest library events ever. The Star Wars enthusiast group Long Island Jedi, hosted a lightsaber demonstration at the Mastic Moriches Library. Fully dressed in Jedi gear and brandishing brilliantly lit custom lightsabers, the Long Island Jedi members demonstrated fight scene choreography, performed solo saber demos, and discussed the martial arts styles featured in Star Wars films. The audience (of all ages) absolutely loved it and are already waiting for their return this winter.  If your community is full of Star Wars fans (aren't they all?), I highly recommend hosting a Jedi lighsaber training event at your organization.  You will be wowed.

For more info on the art lightsaber combat visit the Saber Wars Website at http://www.saberwars.com/

To look for a Star Wars Jedi enthusiast group for demonstrations check out the Saber Wars discussion board at: http://www.saberwars.com/forum/

Related Posts:
Star Wars Craft Bonanza
Cardbard Tube Battles

Friday, November 6, 2009

Teen Non-Fiction: What's Your Poo Telling You?

Last year I took my cousins into New York City with me for some holiday sightseeing. We did the usual stuff and finished our trip with a stop at Virgin Records (R.I.P). My favorite part of the Virgin Records store, was their book display. Full of high-interest "see and grab" non-fiction titles, there were books on the strangest and most alluring subjects. Big confession here guys, the one book that grabbed my entire (guarded and secretive) attention was What's Your Poo Telling You?  by Josh Richman and Anish Sheth, M.D.

Of all our necessary bodily functions, nothing is more secretive and mysterious than the act of pooing. We all do it, but no one ever really wants to talk about it. What's Your Poo Telling You? is dedicated to breaking down this idea that "poo is taboo." Richman and Sheth's message to teens is loud and clear, it's okay to look at your poo.  By monitoring our waste we can learn a lot about our digestive health, whether we need more fiber, water, or less Taco Bell.

What's Your Poo Telling You is not only a very informative guide to digestive health and various forms of poo (Floaters vs. Sinkers, Pebble Poo, Monster Poo), it is also extremely hilarious, putting teen readers at ease with this formerly embarrassing subject matter. This is also the kind of book your teens will love reading out loud with their friends.  They will be gasping for air between laughs, but learning some very important information about their digestive health. If you are looking to develop a non-fiction collection, that teens will actually readWhat's Your Poo Telling You?, is a the perfect purchase.

Loved What's Your Poo Telling You? Check out Josh Richman's and Anish Sheth's follow up book What's My Pee Telling Me? 

This book was kindly provided by Chronicle Books 

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Teen Crafts: Instructables DIY Holidays

The holiday season is here and Instructables.com is back with their annual DIY holiday guide. Filled with awesome ideas for celebrating the holidays, there are crafts projects, recipes, gift ideas, and decorations. Although most of you I'm sure already have your winter/ holiday programming figured out, there are bunch of great ideas here for bored teens/ last minute programs  (Argh! I'd love to make that penguin. Wish I knew how to crochet!)  No matter what your plans are, Instructables is always worth a look.

Here are some of my favorite project ideas:
Crochet a baby penguin Amigurumi
Mario mushroom ornaments
Recycled magazine Christmas Tree
Tiled picture gift
Festive ping pong ball lights
LED Menorah
LED Christmas Tree
How to make Munny speakers
Holiday cookie recipes

Teen Community Service: Do One Nice Thing


When it comes to community service and teen volunteer projects, I'm often at lost at where to begin.  There are so many charities to choose from, and so many people and animals in need, it's easy to get overwhelmed with opportunities to help. This is why I was so happy that Barbara Moon the Suffolk County youth specialist, recommended an excellent service website called Do One Nice Thing.

Debbie Tenzer the author of the book Do One Nice Thing, and leader of a worldwide kindness movement of fellow Nice-o-holics, puts inspired do-gooders at ease by reminding us that "despite all the things going on in the world right now, you can make it better." By removing the guilty feeling that we are not doing enough to help, and by focusing our energy on daily acts of kindness, we can truly make a big difference.

Tenzer's many project ideas range from donation programs such as sending warm clothes to needy families, and art supplies to teen art therapy programs, to random acts of kindness such as giving everyone a smile for an entire day, or shoveling the driveway for an older neighbor.  If you and your teens are looking for meaningful ways to put more goodness into the world, give this site a visit. Do One Nice Thing truly is an inspiration in kindness.

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Teen Holiday Crafts: Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel, I Made You Out of LEGO

Clay dreidels are cool, but LEGO dreidels take it one step further. Ape Lad has shared his creative and clever LEGO dreidel on flickr, and with four LEGO bricks and a bit of tape your teens can make one too. LEGO bricks can be purchased individually at LEGO's online store Pick A Brick. 

To make a LEGO dreidel you will need the following:

(These are the official names for the LEGO bricks. You can find them with the search box)

* 1- Final Brick 2x2
* 2- Brick 2x2
* 1- Nose cone small 1x1
* Masking tape that you can write on

Other cool dreidel and Chanukah activities for teens:
How to play dreidel
Star Wars Droidal paper craft
Make an adorable lolcats Chanukah I can has cheezburger card
Make a amazingly awesome LED menorah

Teen Holiday Crafts: Recycled Soda Bottle Snowflake Ornaments

When I first saw these beautiful snowflake ornaments I thought they were made from glass, but can you believe it? They're actually made from the bottoms of plastic bottles. The French Eco web magazine, Espirit Cabane, features this fantastic green and super budget friendly activity with a complete and easy tutorial.  Materials required are plastic bottles, scissors and string. C'est magnifique!

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Teen Holiday Crafts: LED ornaments

LED ornaments make great projects for your teen tech heads and help spread some holiday cheer.  Using LEDs, watch batteries, felt and wire, your teens can make their own awesome light up ornament for only a couple of dollars. Check out this Instructables tutorial by Syuzi to learn how to light up your holidays.

Teen Crafts: Learn How to Make a Tiny Hamburger Charm


Jessica and Susan Partain the authors of the Polymer Clay Cookbook have kindly posted a video on how to make the most adorable tiny hamburger (or tofu burger) charms. If you haven't picked up the Polymer Clay Cookbook yet, this video is the perfect introduction into the world of tiny food art.

Teen Crafts: Green Soda Tab Belt

There's a lot of green crafts out there. Some are neat-- and others not so much. For a cool teen friendly green craft, why not try out this soda tab belt project? You will finally able to use all those colorful energy drinks tabs! Learn how to put together a soda tab belt using cord and metal tabs at the Curious Girl blog and at Craftbits.com (Via Cut Out and Keep )

For more green project ideas check out:
Kaboose's Earth Day crafts
Discovery Channel's Planet Green
Disney's Family Fun green crafts

Great green crafting books:
Sneaky Green Uses for Everyday Things by Cy Tymony
Craft Star: Green Crafts: by Megan Friday
Rubbish!: Reuse Your Refuse by Kate Shoup
Re-Creative: by Steve Dodds

Teen Cardboard Tube Wars: Come Back Here So That I Might Brain Thee!


Duxbury Free Library is up to something really cool. With the help of the very hip and brave librarian Ellen Snoeyenbos,  Duxbury teens have started their own cardboard tube fighting league. The concept of cardboard tube wars is rather simple, combine two parts medieval fantasy, with one part imagination, sprinkle in some long cardboard rolls for swords, and stir really well. What you get is a re-enactment/ role play club full of soft duals and inspired monologues (hey great opportunity to break out your fantasy fic). Might as well start saving those holiday wrapping paper rolls.

For more info cardboard tube fighting check out:
A quick Wiki rundown with rules
The Official CTFL Website
Cardboard tube fighting pics on MAKE

Monday, November 2, 2009

Teen Craft Book: The Polymer Clay Cookbook by Jessica and Susan Partain

There are two things that I know are true; teens love polymer clay and they love junk food.  Put these two together and you have the perfect recipe for an excellent teen program. As you may have noticed, tiny food jewelry has become very popular in the crafting world. People all over are adorning themselves with super cute cupcake earrings, hamburger cell phone charms, and ice cream cone necklaces.  Although you can find plenty of resources and inspiration on miniature food making online, the greatest resource for learning how to create your own mini food charms is The Polymer Clay Cookbook by Jessica and Susan Partain.

Using clever and easy to do clay modeling techniques, The Polymer Clay Cookbook teaches users how to mold the most adorable inedible foods such as cupcakes, hamburgers, cookies, pretzels and fruits. Not  only is this book an extremely helpful guide to making tiny food, it is also doubles as a complete starter's handbook for working with polymer clay.  If you are new to polymer clay, rest assured that the Partain sisters will teach you everything you need to know and more. Beautifully photographed and printed in complete color, The Polymer Clay Cookbook is loaded with tutorials on clay modeling techniques, jewelry making, clay removal (fantastic!), color theory and detail painting, and even includes tasty and edible recipes for fun. (making tiny food makes you mega hungry you know.)

The Polymer Clay Cookbook is an must read for any crafty youth advocate, especially art teachers, after school program directors and librarians. For librarians responsible for developing non-fiction collections, I would highly recommend ordering this book for both your teen and adult collections. With it's informative and easy to use techniques and super cute factor, The Polymer Clay Cookbook will not stay on your shelf for very long. And for those developing programs around polymer clay crafting? You and your teens are in for one amazingly tasty treat.  

The Polymer Clay Cookbook by Jessica Partain and Susan Partain (Available on Amazon)
ISBN: 978-0-8230-2484-1
For more polymer clay fun check out the Partain's awesome website: Inedible Jewelry

The review copy of the Polymer Clay Cookbook was received from the wonderful folks from Watson- Guptill Publications

Sunday, November 1, 2009

Site Spotlight: Whitney Winn's Youth Services Corner

Today's featured blog is one of my personal favorites and daily reads, Youth Services Corner . Written by librarian and youth specialist Whitney Winn, Youth Services Corner is a fantastic guide to all things teen. Featuring book reviews, film and television news, librarian interviews, and many informative links, Whitney's blog is a must read for all youth professionals. One of my favorite features of the Youth Services Corner is the librarian and library spotlights. These insightful looks into the lives of youth librarians and progressive library systems are not only inspiring, but also an excellent example of how important libraries are to community and to youth development.  Whitney is also developing an excellent directory of teen library websites, which is greatly needed. If you haven't added Youth Services Corner to your blog reader yet, there is no better time than now.

Interested in submitting your teen library site to Whitney? Please visit her info page for more details.

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