Updated: June 5, 2009

Teen Page

SLAGSLAG - Student Library Advisory Group

Check out the SLAG page to learn about SLAG meetings and events.

Visit the blog for book reviews, websites, and more summer fun! Express Yourself This Summer!

How it works—sign up here or at the library. You can earn entries to our grand prize drawing at the Finale Bingo Party in three ways:

1- Writing a book review on InfoSoup.org or the Express Yourself Teen Blog! Just let us know what you reviewed so we can read it too!

2- Bring your checkout receipt to the teen room to get credit for reading.

3- Participating in a Weekly or Special Event.

Every time you get five entries, you earn a free book or prize!

Summer Reading Special Events

July 16 at 6pm-7pm: A Cartoon and Animation Presentation with SpongeBob Squarepants artist Carson Kugler. Be prepared to express your inner artist as Mr. Kugler shows us how to construct cartoon characters!

July 27 from 1:00 – 3:00pm: The Waupaca Teen Monopoly Grand Champion will be crowned following our last session of the Monday Monopoly Tournament!

July 31 from 1:00 – 3:00: Finale Party – Bingo and prize drawings!

Weekly Events in the Teen Room this Summer

All weekly events begin at 1:00 and end at 3:00 and are held in the Teen Program Room.

Monday: Monopoly Tournaments

Join us for an ongoing seven-week Monopoly tournament. There’s a winner every week. Grand prize winner at the end of the summer!

Tuesday: Crafty Tuesdays

Join us every Tuesday for a crafty-good time! We will be doing many projects including: Button Making, Denim design and Beading, Sun Print Photos, Duct Tape projects, Yupo Painting, Mehndi tattoos, and Tie Dye!

Wednesday: Wednesday Writers Group

Dream of seeing your name in print? Do you have great ideas that you want to share? Join Waupaca's Wednesday Writers! We meet every Wednesday to share stories, music, and websites. Join us and express yourself with magnetic poetry, tag clouds, scrapbooking, rewriting a movie, and more!

Thursday: Gaming @ the Library

Come play Wii, Rockband, Guitar Hero, Dance Dance Revolution, and more! Every Thursday in the Teen Program Room!

Friday: Friday Flicks

Join us for Friday Flicks and popcorn at the Library!

Teen Event Calendar

Click on an event for more details.



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Books, Movies & Music...

New MaterialsNew Stuff!

To find the newest books, DVDs, and CDs to arrive at the Waupaca Library, browse through the new teen materials list.

InfoSoup Teen PageBooks, Books, Books...

Looking for a good book to read? For booklists, best sellers, staff picks, award winners, graphic novels, & more, try the InfoSoup Teen page.

Websites of Interest

This Teen Mag site is fun and interactive. Look for quizzes, games and beauty tips!

At www.comeeko.com/ you can create your own comics! Upload your pictures, add word bubbles and share your comics on the web.

Based on the Book is a compilation of over 1,200 books, novels, short stories, and plays that have been made into motion pictures. Utilizing the Internet Movie Database as the authority, all movies in this collection have been released as feature-length films in the United States, in English, since 1980.

Book Divas is the leading online book club for young adult and college readers. It takes a special someone to be a Book Diva-- you're opinionated and love to share your opinions with the world. You read voraciously and your library card is as well-worn as your favorite old paperback. You're definitely a Book Diva if you're the person everyone you know turns to when they need a recommendation on what to read next.

Here are a couple cool pdf files to help you get homework done faster-
Find Good Websites Fast & Become a Savvy Surfer!

Teen Reads.Com This page is specifically for authors who we have been interviewed by Teenreads.com or authors whom we have featured.

For information on College Resources visit the APL QuickRef Education Page.

Peg's WLA Handouts for Librarians serving teens.

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