What is your all time favorite book and why should others read it?

There’s still time to enter the TeenFusion Talent Show.  The next performance date is July 9, at the Grand Blanc-McFarlen Branch.  Audition your talent on You Tube at http://www.youtube.com/group/teenfusion.  Round one events are also scheduled for Davison on July 16, and Clio on July 23.  All three events begin at 6:00 PM.  Finals will be held at the GDL Baker Park Branch on July 30, 2009 at 6:00 PM.  For more information please call the Teen Services Librarian at 810-653-2022.

Share favorite title(s) with a comment to the blog.  I just finished The Autobiography of My Dead Brother by Walter Dean Myers, a powerful story of teens growing up in Harlem.  Discover the ”it” in Carter Finally Gets It by Brent Crawford.  After a nuclear attack, Eli and family are confined to The Compound by S. A. Bodeen, a tale with surprising twists.  The Department of Homeland security goes awry in Little Brother by Cory Doctorow and computer geek Marcus and friends use technology to fight back.  Meet Ama, Jo and Polly in Ann Brashares new sisterhood adventure, 3 Willows.  Your opinions and reading suggestions are always welcome on the Rate Your Read page. 

More books, more programs and more fun as Express Yourself continues.  Week two of summer reading features:

Angela Seyfried and her perspective on journalism will be at the Burton Memorial Library Monday, June 22 at 10:00 AM.

Express your artistic aptitude for sculpture when an instructor from the Flint Institute of Art holds class at the Montrose-Jennings Library on Monday, June 22 at 2:00 PM.

How do you accidently become a writer?  Find out when Eileen Button visits the Grand Blanc-McFarlen Library on Wednesday, June 24, at 7:00 PM

Show time for the TeenFusion Talent show is 3:00 PM at the Swartz Creek-Perkins Library on Thursday, June 25.  Auditions for all talent shows are being accepted via You Tube.  Qualifying contestants will be notified of their performance date and time. 

Read/Write/Lunch meets again on Saturday, June 27 at 1:00 PM.  Teen authors are invited to share and discuss their work.   Bring your lunch and the library will serve desert and beverages.

Contact the Teen Services Librarian at 653-2022 or your favorite GDL Branch for more information on Summer Reading Programs.

The Twilight Saga continues when New Moon opens in theaters on November 20, 2009.  Visit the official movie site for previews and downloads.  Discover how Stephenie Meyer came to write the Twilight Series on her lasted website entry.  Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse and Breaking Dawn are all available from the GDL, but are so popular you may need to place a hold on the title you would like to read.  Holds may be placed from your GDL account, just click here.

Do you have TALENT?  Auditions for the talent show are being reviewed on You Tube at http://www.youtube.com/group/teenfusion.  Four libraries will be holding shows throughout the summer with finals on July 30th.   For more information see the May 19 post below.

Attention Teen Readers!!! Express Yourself this summer at a TeenFusion summer event.  Program information booklets are now available at your favorite GDL branch.  First up is Read/Write/Lunch, a workshop for teen authors, on Saturday, June 13 from 1:00 to 3:00 PM at the Davison Area Branch, 203 E. Fourth Street, Davison.  For more information please call 810-653-2022.  Online registration for summer reading begins on June 15.  This year’s readers will be rewarded for tracking the time they spend reading.  Awards for reading are as follows: 6 hours = prize book bag; 12 hours of reading = certificate for a day at Crossroads village for you and three others; 24 hours = a free paperback book selected from the teen booklist. 

Week One Programs - June 14-20, 2009

Learn how to publish your songs with Shava Jamerson.  Presentations will be June 16 at Genesee Valley; June 17 at Vera Rison-Beecher; June 18 at Mt. Morris.  All programs begin at 2:00 PM. 

Columnist Eileen Button will be at Davison Area on June 17 at 7:00 PM, passing along information about writing professionally. 

More information on all Express Yourself programming is available at your GDL branch or by calling the Teen Services Librarian at 810-653-2022.

To All 2009 Graduates!

 

Express Yourself this summer at Read/Write/Lunch, every other Saturday from 1:00 to 3:00 PM at the Davison Area Library.  A good writing group or workshop provides a welcoming environment for authors to share their work for critique and support, make friends, brainstorm ideas and talk about writing.  Members usually have a common goal-to be published authors.  Read/Write/Lunch is an opportunity for you to do all of the above and more.  Discover how to format a manuscript, write query letters, and where to send them.  The first meeting is June 13 with pizza on the lunch menu.  Please bring a sample of your writing.  You will lead the discussion on your work, so think about a question or two you could ask about your writing sample. 

Express Yourself and your talent!!  The main event for TeenFusion Summer Reading will be the talent shows taking place throughout the summer.  To be a part of the fun, upload your 2 to 3 minute video audition anytime from now until June 20, 2009 on You Tube, http://www.youtube.com/group/teenfusion.  Qualified entries will be between the ages of 12 and 18, a card holder in good standing with the Genesee District Library, and be available for a live performance on a Thursday in June or July.  Entries may include solo or group acts performing a skill or talent which can be enjoyed by all ages.  Parental permission will be required for all contestants invited to perform for a live event.  Four libraries will host first round events-Swartz Creek/June 25, Grand Blanc/July 9, Davison/July 16 and Clio/July 23.  Three performances from each show will be asked to participate in the TeenFusion Talent Show finals on July 30, at the Baker Park Branch.  Talent show participants will also receive reading credits for TeenFusion summer reading.  Get ready for a great GDL summer.