DPL Teens

It’s Teen Tech Week everybody!  Now’s the time to upload your entries for the 3rd Annual Teen Youtube Video Contest & IMAX Screening Event that’s taking place on Thursday, March 25th at the Putnam Museum & IMAX Theater. 

Where exactly do you upload your video to??  Here.

Where can you find all the video contest details??  Here.

Where can you find a registration form??  Here.

Where can you learn more about Teen Tech Week??  Here.

Where can you see the epic vid that won last year’s Grand Prize Viewer’s Choice Award, as well as the Best Technical Effect Award??

Yep.

-Christie

The 3rd Annual Teen YouTube Video Contest and IMAX Screening is on!  Oh yeah.  Here’s your chance.  Time to start filming and get editing. 

You can fly solo or work with up to five other teens, videos need to be 5 minutes or less, and they MUST be uploaded to the QC Libraries YouTube group during Teen Tech Week which runs March 7-13th. 

Check out this year’s themes:

-Picture book comes to life

-Live-action Anime

-Day in the life of your favorite author

Choose a theme and run with it.  Also new for this year:  ALL entries must be submitted to the QC Libraries YouTube group.  So, your videos must comply with YouTube’s terms of use in order to be shown on the IMAX screen at the red carpet premiere party.  Party?

Yep, the red-carpet premiere party at the Putnam Museum & IMAX Theatre will be Thursday, March 25th at 6pm, screening (on the GIANT screen) will begin at 7, awards ceremony to follow.  Like the past two years, we will hand out Oscar-like trophies we call ‘Deweys’ to select winners.  There will also be two grand prizes up for grabs–Librarian’s Choice Award and Viewer’s Choice Award.  Each of the grand prize winning vids will be awarded $100 cash.  For all of the event details print off one of the registration forms today!! 

Also, we’re hosting several filming and editing labs at the Fairmount St. Library starting tomorrow night at 5:30.  If you don’t have a camera, don’t know the first thing about editing, have no idea what you’re doing we will happily walk you through every step.  Serious.  You can even use our green screen for a little special effects action!  Here are the dates/times of all open labs:

2/23 Tuesday 5:30-7:30

2/25 Thursday 3:00-5:00

2/27 Saturday 3:00-5:00

3/4 Thursday 3:00-5:00

3/6 Saturday 3:00-5:00

3/11 Thursday 3:00-5:00

3/13 Saturday 3:00-5:00

If you have any questions, or to submit entry forms, contact your local library or call DPL Teen Specialist Christie at 563.326.7893. 

Make a video.  Do it.  Trust me–this experience is one you’ll want to tell your kids about…

-Christie

You did it!!!  At last night’s Quad City Teen Reading Challenge Party, hosted by the Bettendorf Public Library, it was announced that Team Davenport won for the team with the ‘highest average of minutes read’…say what?!?  Way to go, DPL Teens! 

You know…that means we’re going to have to throw that party we’ve been promising if you were to ever win the Challenge…cuz you won!  Awesomesauce.  Party details coming soon…

We’re very proud of all the teen participants and the time they spent reading for this year’s Challenge.  The teens from Moline won the big title for ‘highest total minutes read.’  And Rock Island Public Library won the ’special accomplishment award’ for their extra efforts in promoting the 2010 Teen Reading Challenge.  Go Teams!

If you missed last night’s Teen Reading Challenge Party you missed a sugary good time, complete with sprinkles and video games on top.  Oh, and I forgot to mention the cool origami earrings you could make.  Oh, and the glow-in-the-dark ice creams spoons, too.  Oh, and the nachos with extra cheese.  Oh, and the Beatles Rock Band.  Oh, and the free goodies.  Yeah, free.  Oh, and the gift cards we handed out as prizes.  Oh, and the warm soda–that everyone drank anyways.  Oh, and the duct tape crafts.  Oh, and the face paints.  Oh, and the mini-megaphones.  Oh, and if you missed out on participating in the 15th Annual Teen Reading Challenge, well, there’s always next year…until then…keep reading.

-Christie

The 15th Annual Teen Reading Challenge has begun!  Pick up your reading log today at either Davenport Public Library location.  The Teen Reading Challenge is an event sponsored by the Quad City Area Public Libraries.  This unique winter reading program asks teens to join their home library team and “compete” against other area public libraries to see who can read the most.  Come on DPL teens…let’s do this!

This year’s program runs from Jan 10, 2010-Jan. 30, 2010.  The logs must be turned in by Feb. 2, 2010.  To participate visit your local library and pick up a log.  Just keep track of the number of minutes you read (books, magazines, newspapers, and even books for school!) on the provided log and turn it in when you’re done.  It’s really that easy! 

Oh, and did I mention a party?  Party.  Teens who read 250 minutes or more will be invited to the Teen Reading Challenge Party at the Bettendorf Public Library on Friday, the 5th.  And they get to bring a friend, as well!  There will be video games to play, scrapbooking activities, duct tape crafts, free food, drinks, and lots of prizes to give away.

One more thing…if the DPL teens win this Challenge, they get to have an overnight lock-in at the library.  Time to get your read on! 

-Christie

Are you counting the days until the release of

the Twilight Saga: New Moon movie? We are!

And to celebrate we invite all teens to come to

the Fairmount Branch Library on Wednesday,

November 18, at 5:30 p.m. to celebrate!

Our “New Moon” party is going to be as HOT as

a werewolf!

We’ll have Twilight‐themed trivia,

crafts, impression contests, and lots of howling.

All things Twilight reign at this party. We’ll also

be giving away Twilight‐themed prizes ‐

including a life‐sized cardboard cutout of

EDWARD!

So, who’s your favorite? Jacob or

Edward? Tell us all about it at the party, or

leave a comment…

Here are some more fun pics from Anime Fest.  Enjoy!

Look at the ears on these cool cats.  Nice creations.

Hanging out at the candy sushi station.  Mmm…sugar.

Cosplaying and candy sushi make a lovely combo.  Always.

Cosplayers striking a pose before the final voting.  Yah!

And if you have any comments on this year’s Teen Anime Fest be sure to let us know.  Don’t be shy!  Let us know what you liked as well as what you didn’t like.  We plan to make next year’s event even better and we can’t do it without your fresh ideas and valuable input.

-Christie

Sunday’s 2nd Annual Anime Fest at the Figge was a great time.  The place was packed with teens from all over the area.  Enjoy these pics of the winning artwork and characters from the cosplay fashion show.

3rd place:  Setsuka by Sari Moore.

2nd place:  We Are United by Clayton Summers

1st place:  Twin Mimi by Victoria Meyer

3rd place winner–cosplay fashion show

2nd place winner–cosplay fashion show

1st place winner–cosplay fashion show

The winning artwork was selected by the teen librarians and Figge representatives.  The cosplay fashion show was judged by the teen audience.  All winners received gift cards to Hobby Lobby.  Congrats to all the participants!

-Christie