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Posted on April 24th, 2012 by Scot Colford in Teen Services
Another poem
Posted on May 15th, 2012 by mdevine@private.bpl.org in Teen Services
Tags: butterflyamy, memory, poem, poems, poetry, remember
This poem was written by ButterflyAmy.
Remember
Do not forget who I am today,
For tomorrow I will be but a memory.
No longer can we share a story,
Or a touch of hand, for I have gone away.
Do not forget to think of me
Of the dreams we shared of forever,
And of the times we spent together.
I will live on in your memory.
Do not forget to remember me
In times of happiness or sad.
But if you do, do not feel bad,
For I am only in your memory.
In life I wish for you all the joy,
Peace and love that you can be.
Spine Poetry Contest Winner!
Posted on May 12th, 2012 by Laura in Teen Services
Congratulations to Sara, the winner of the Grove Hall Branch’s April spine poetry contest! Today Sara stopped by the library to pick up her prize, an ipod shuffle. Check out her awesome poem below, and maybe you can try creating your own spine poem with library books. If you come up with a great poem, take a picture and bring it to your teen librarian. We’d love to feature your work here on the teen blog!
Replay
Secrets
Born in Sin
Beware!
Dangerous Skin
Chasing the Wind
Freedom Calls
Destiny
A Fine and Private War
Teens in the News: Do Teens Have the Right to Protest?
Posted on May 9th, 2012 by Akunna in News
Malik Ayala, 16, from the Bronx, was given a summons by the NY Police Department for handing out fliers about a protest against the closure of his school, Lehman High. If convicted, he could go to jail for fifteen days. Don’t teens have the right to protest? Shouldn’t high school students have a say in whether their schools stay open?
Check out this article about how he and other students are standing up for their right to protest for good schools.
Free Comic Book Day
Posted on May 4th, 2012 by Laura in Teen Services
Tomorrow, Saturday May 5th, is Free Comic Book Day 2012! Many Boston Public Library Locations are participating and will be handing out free comic books. Call your local library to find out if they will be participating this year. And take a look at the Free Comic Book Day webpage to find additional locations and check out previews of some of the comics you may find at your library!
Teen Photographers – A Booklist
Posted on May 2nd, 2012 by Laura in Books, Teen Services
May is National Photo Month! I hope you’ll celebrate by taking some fun pictures of your own, but here’s another way to celebrate photography – read a great book about a teen who loves taking pictures! Here are a few good novels with teens who are budding photographers – you can also click through to see the full list and to check the books out through the library catalog.
Flash Burnout by L.K. Madigan
When Blake takes a picture of a woman on the street for his photography project, he never dreamed that the woman in his picture was the long-lost, meth-addicted mother of his friend. Blake’s picture brings him closer to his friend Marissa, which starts some problems with his girlfriend. Blake has to try to be be a good friend and a good boyfriend, while also being true to himself in some difficult situations.
Chopsticks: A Novel by Jessica Anthony and Rodrigo Corrall
Teen piano prodigy Glory has disappeared, and the only clues are in her scrapbook. While the reader pages through the scrapbook they see the story of Glory’s life, and her romance with Francisco, unfold through her photographs, art, postcards, and other scraps. But more and more strange coincidences peek through in Glory’s photos and scraps of paper – how much of her story is real?
Famous by Todd Strasser
All 14-year-old Jamie has ever wanted to do is take pictures of celebrities. When she snaps a few unflattering shots of celebrities Jamie suddenly becomes a paparazzi protege. She has a chance for her big break – a week shooting superstar Willow Twine, who has just come out of rehab. But when Jamie’s camera disappears during a party and is discovered later with extremely damaging photos of Willow, Jamie might be in over her head.
I Am J by Cris Beam
J was born Jennifer, but has hoped all his life that one day he would wake up with the body of a boy. He is just starting to learn what it means to be transgender, and what that will mean to his relationships with family and friends. J uses his talent for photography to explore his world and his changing identity, and through his photography he starts to learn that his perspective on the world is unique and beautiful and worth sharing.