Summer Reading Has Begun!

This is what's happening for teens this week at the Coshocton Public Library:

Monday: Pick up program flyers and book rating slips in the YA room.

Tuesday: Teen Writers Club 4-5 pm.

Wednesday: Plugged and Unplugged 2-5 pm, Animanga Club 5-7 pm.

Thursday: Movie and a Craft 2-4 pm. this week featuring Waterhorse and Hardwear Jewelry.

Friday: Teen Book Club 2-4 pm.

See you @ the library!

Reminder

We are using the outside entrance to the meeting room for Plugged and Unplugged. It is located by the side parking lot.

This will help reduce the noise and commotion for our other patrons.

Thanks!

DIY WIKI Cancelled

Due to the SNOW, we are cancelling the DIY WIKI program. The library will be closing at 4 pm. Stay safe and warm!

Teen Tech Week!

Tune In @ Your Library

Did you know Coshocton Public Library has Music, Internet, CD ROMS, Music CDs, Video Games, Audio Books and more for teens?!

And great tech programs like Plugged and Unplugged and DIY WIKI?

If not, then you are missing out on friends, fun, food, and learning a bit more about today's technology.

So check it out!

Plugged and Unplugged
Every Wednesday afternoon after school, 2-5 pm
Movies, video and board games, Internet, refreshments

DIY WIKI
March 7, 3:00 to 4:30
Learn how to create your own space in cyberspace!
Register online or call the library at 622-0956.

We're closed Monday

The Coshocton Public Library is closed today for staff training.

Duane M. Abel, cartoonist for ZED comics, will be leading a comics drawing workshop this evening at 7 pm at the Coshocton Public Library. After the workshop, Duane will autograph his comics, available for only $4 each. One lucky teen will win a whole set! Click here to sign up now!
This program is part of our Teen Read Week celebration!

New Teen Calendar

We have a new calendar that should make it much easier to find the programs you want to attend at the library!
Bookmark this link to see what's going on. If you want to sign up, you just click on the hand at the far right of the program description.

Teen Calendar

It's Teen Read Week!

Teen Read Week is an initiative from YALSA (Young Adult Library Services Association) to celebrate teens and reading and libraries. Coshocton Public Library celebrates every year with a display, a survey, a prize giveaway and a special program.


Check out the cool Teen Read Week display case at the library. The design was chosen by the Teen Advisory Board and photos of teens at the programs throughout the year are featured.

Pick up a survey in the young adult room and tell us what you like to read. Take the survey to the reference desk and pick out a prize bag!

Come to "Cartooning with Duane" on Thursday night. Duane Abel, the cartoonist for ZED comics will be conducting a drawing workshop for teens. 7 to 8 pm. Sign up here!

Teen Read Week

Libraries all across the nation (including Coshocton Public Library!) are celebrating TEENS and READING and LIBRARIES during October! LOL @ your library!

Take the Smart Girl Reading Survey! (IT's for Guys, too!)

You can chat to 31 authors in 31 days at ReaderGirlz. Look at this awesome 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)

You can vote for Teens Top Ten books at Teens Top Ten . Voting begins October 14.

Come to "Cartooning with Duane" at the Coshocton Public Library on Thursday October 18, 7-8 pm for a cartooning lesson with Duane Abel, the cartoonist for ZED comics!

Check out the display case!

Fill out a survey in the YA room, give it to the reference librarian, pick out a prize!

Animanga Club Meeting AND New Type Magazine!

Our next Animanga Club meeting will be Wednesday, September 5, 5-7 pm. Come early to Plugged and Unplugged (2-5 pm) and check out our new wii games and PS2 with Guitar Hero 2!
Let's plan a marathon this fall!

We just got our first issue of New Type! The new issue is kept at the main desk, where you can sign it out to read in the library. When the next issue comes, the past issues will be kept in the YA room.

Playstation Games @ the library!

Check this out!

The library now has Playstation and Playstation 2 games to loan. Find them on the new book shelves in the YA room! Limit 5 games at a time and the loan period is 28 days.

Game On!

You Can Help!

The library has applied for a Hometown Helper grant to add additional laptops and gaming equipment for Plugged and Unplugged, our afterschool programs at the main library and at the branch. You can offer your support by commenting on the application at this site: http://www.myhometownhelper.com/ViewProject.aspx?tell=2&id=26468

Thank you and wish us luck!

Back to School

Two days left and then school is back in session! Let the library help you make this the best school year ever!

We have high speed Internet access and databases for researching and homework. You can reserve computer time by calling the library at 622-0956.

We have the books you need for book reports and book discussions, plus Cliff Notes and Masterplots.

We have Plugged and Unplugged after school on Wednesdays, 2-5 pm, in the large meeting room where you can do homework, visit with friends, snack, and hang out. Board and video games, movies, and Internet will be ready and waiting.

We have magazines, graphic novels, comic books, music, and movies for when you need a break at home.

Make visiting the library part of your school schedule!

NOTICE: Garage Band Concert is Cancelled

Do to lack of band sign ups, the concert has been cancelled!

Summer Reading Program Finale

Sunday, July 29, 7:30 to 9 pm, is the Pool Party at the Lake Park Aquatic Center. Free for all SRP participants, but you must pick up your ticket at the library this week!

Final weekly prize drawing is this week and the $50 grand prize drawing will be at the pool party. Finish up anything you are reading and get your rating slips in for more chances to win!

Teens Talk Books will meet Thursday, 4-5 pm to talk about Agatha Christie books.

MONOPOLY Champ!

Kris Hains, age 18, is the 2007 Teen Monopoly Tournament champ! Kris was the high scoring player in the final round Saturday afternoon at the library. Kris won $50 in Coshocton County Bucks and a new MONOPOLY game.

The players enjoyed a pizza lunch, other prizes and trying out the new Nintendo wii purchased by the library.

Thank you to the Friends of the Library for the prize money and pizza lunch, Hasbro for the MONOPOLY games and the Coshocton Foundation for the funds to purchase the wii.

Read about the MONOPOLY Tournament in the Coshocton Tribune!

Garage Band Concert!

Garage Band Concert

August 10, 2007
7-10 pm
Coshocton Public Library

Got a Band who wants to play?

Contact RoseMary
at the library
740-622-0956

Teen Film Contest Winner

The Coshocton Public Library Teen Filmmaking Contest culminated in a Teen Film Festival last night at the library. The films were reviewed and scored by the audience to determine the People's Choice Award of $50 in Coshocton County Bucks.

The winners were Derek Tupper and Andy Ketcham for "The Newscast".

The event was covered by the Coshocton Tribune:
http://www.coshoctontribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070615/NEWS01/706150302

The audience also participated in a DVD game, Shout About Movies.

Refreshments and prizes were provided by the Friends of Coshocton Public Library.

Congratulations to all the filmmakers!

This week @ the library

We had our first prize drawing for YNK @ the library and 6 lucky teens won cool backpacks, purses, and totes with mystery prizes inside! There were 83 entries in the drawing.

Wednesday is Plugged and Unplugged Game Day. Open time on the laptops, video and board games for teens only, ages 12 to 19, in the large meeting room.

Are YOU Ready?

Summer reading begins Monday!

Enter weekly prize drawings!

Check out all the summer events just for teens:

http://www.coshoctonlibrary.org/teens/

Sign up for events here:

http://www.libraryevents.org/bycat.aspx?ID=3&lib=3

Survey Week!

Stop by the library this week and fill out a survey. Your reward? Better service and candy! :)

Poetry Slam Winners!

Each year during National Poetry Month, area high schools are invited to send their teen poets to share their art in a slam competition at the library. In last night's slam two area high schools were represented, Ridgewood High School and River View High School, as the poets presented their work to an appreciative audience of teens, parents, teachers, and grandparents. An open mic session followed the competition. All the poets received journals to encourage them to keep writing.

The winners:
1st place: Tricia Malloy, Ridgewood High School. Tricia won a trophy for her school and a $25 gift card.
2nd place: Donnie Fuller, River View High School. Donie won a $20 gift card.
3rd place: Kayla Welch, Ridgewood High School. Kayla won a $15 gift card.
4th place: Seneca Douglas, Ridgewood High School. Seneca won a $10 gift card.

Congratulations to all the poets!

Winter Short Story Contest Winners Announced

Congratulations to Laura Stuckey and Chase Will, the tied winners for the winter teen short story contest. the theme was "ice and snow". Three Teen Advisory Board members and two library staff members judge the stories.
Laura wrote a fantasy adventure entitled "The White Mountains" and Chase's story, "Seasonals" was a bit of a Christmas horror story with a twist at the end. Both winners will receive a $25. gift card.

Congratulations and keep writing!

Closed on Monday

The Coshocton Public Library is closed on Monday, February 19 for a staff inservice.

Closing early

The Coshocton Public Library is closing at 5 pm today due to the weather. If the sheriff's department declares a Level 3, we will close right after their announcement. Stay warm and safe!