TEEN READ WEEK in October!!!!!!!!!!!!

Celebrate with Allen Public Library during the American Library Association's National TEEN READ WEEK October 16 to October 22.

TEEN READ WEEK


PICTURE IT! @ THE ALLEN PUBLIC LIBRARY


Sunday, October 18 to Saturday, October 22


Teen’scape, the Teen Room at the Allen Public Library, will have GRAPHIC NOVELS displayed, with art and photography contests for teens to enter.


EVENTS FOR PICTURE IT! @ THE ALLEN PUBLIC LIBRARY


PICTURE IT! ENVELOPE ART AND PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST


Teens ages 12 to 18 may enter work for judging, starting October 1 until October 15, with the winners showcased at a program on Thursday, October 20. Check out the rules on the back.


Picture It! Sports Mascots! Sunday, October 16, 2:00 pm in Teen’scape Choose to color a familiar sports team’s logo or design one of your own. Free and open to teens, ages 12-18.


Picture It! The World! Monday, October 17, 4:00 pm in Teen’scape


Come check out all the great cultural and international books available at the library and get a special brochure to keep track of your reading. Free and open to teens, ages 12-18.


Picture you eating …Candy sushi! Tuesday, October 18, 4:00 pm in the Meeting Room – For tweens and teens, ages 8 to 18, registration required.


Howl’s Moving Castle! Wednesday, October 19, 4:00 pm in the Meeting Room – Watch the movie and make Howl’s moving cardboard boxes.


For tweens and teens, ages 8 to 18, registration required.


Picture It! Contest Awards! Thursday, October 20, 4:00 pm in the Meeting Room – Winners announced. Come and see who won the Teen Read Week Art and Photography Contests. Snacks provided. Free and open to teens, ages 12-18.


Picture It! Scavenger Hunt! Friday, October 21, 4:00 pm in Teen’scape – Solve this visual puzzle and win a prize. Free and open to teens, ages 12-18.


Picture It! Art on You! Saturday, October 22, 2:00 pm in the Meeting Room – Henna painting for tweens and teens, ages 8 to 18, registration and permission form required. Registration and permission form can be found online at allenlibrary.org.


– PICTURE IT! @ YOUR LIBRARY



Teen Read Week is an initiative of the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association. Teen Read Week started in 1998. This year's theme is Picture It @ your library®, which encourages teens to read graphic novels and other illustrated materials, seek out creative books, or imagine the world through literature, just for the fun of it. Libraries across the world celebrate Teen Read Week with a variety of special events and programs aimed at encouraging teens to read for pleasure and to visit their libraries for free reading materials. Teens have so many options for entertainment, so it's important to remind them to spend time reading for pleasure: it's free, fun, and can be done anywhere! Research shows that teens who read for fun have better test scores and are more likely to succeed in the workforce. This week lets teens know the possibilities that exist within the doors of the library, and within the covers of books.


Best-selling author, Jay Asher, who wrote Thirteen Reasons Why, is the spokesperson for 2011 Teen Read Week.

Join Us This Summer!

We are going to have fun this summer - come and join us!
Thursdays and Saturdays @ 2:00 in June and July!

Free Comic Book Day at the Allen Public Library

Visit us at Teen'scape on Saturday, May 7th all day to get a free comic. Also, drop by a neighborhood comic book store, and get a free comic!

Watch the Trailer

Comic Book Store Locations

Teen Programs in May

Brandon Mull, author of the acclaimed Fablehaven series, appears at 1 pm, Saturday, May 7, Allen Public Library, free

Author Chris Crutcher to visit Allen Public Library!

Friends of the Allen Public Library

April 21

Author Chris Crutcher

by Tom Keener

Award-winning novelist Chris Crutcher appears 7 p.m. Thursday, April 21, at the Allen Public Library, 300 N. Allen Dr., 75013. Sponsored by Bach to Books and Robin Screen, this event is free.


Raised in Cascade, Idaho, and graduated from Eastern Washington University, Crutcher began his career as a teacher, which gave him the encouragement and inspiration to begin writing. Published in 1983, Running Loose was his debut novel, which was followed by Stotan, Crazy Horse and Chinese Handcuffs.


Crutcher’s fast-paced fiction typically contains a talented athletic protagonist who faces daunting personal problems at home. When the characters cease to objectify winning or garnering attention as their major objectives, they start succeeding. Crutcher’s works are influenced by his experience as a child and family therapist and his novels reflect introspection through a balance of comedy and tragedy spoken with an authentic voice.


A popular columnist, Crutcher writes for Voices from the Middle, Family Energy Magazine, the Signal Journal, and iParenting. He lectures at schools, libraries and bookstores throughout the United States.


This program is the result of efforts by Allen middle school student Jarrett Rogers who asked library media specialist Robin Screen to recommend authors. Chris Crutcher was on her list. Jarret became with a fan of Crutcher’s works, and on his own initiative he extended an invitation for an Allen visit. The son of Stacey and Jeff Rogers, Jarrett’s invitation resulted in the Allen community featuring one of the most prestigious teen authors in America.


For information, call Tom Keener at 214-509-4911.

April is Parody Month!

Just for fun, we are showing parody movies on Saturdays in the Children's Program Room.

We had a great time during SPRING BREAK!

We painted our faces blue (Theatrical Make-Up and Avatar the movie) and sang onstage (Karaoke) and watched THE DOCTOR (Doctor Who) and talked about great books (Rocket Boys and T-Minus) and showcased PHYSICS (Dominoes falling) and built GIANT ROBOTS. Where were you during all this fun?

Join Us for Spring Break!

Anti-Valentines Day Party

What a great way to celebrate Anti-Valentines Day - with Broken Hearted Cup Cakes, Punch the Heart Shaped Pinata, make Break Up Cards, and Black Duct Tape Roses.

Start off the New Year with Parties!

Celebrate 2011 Party

We had a party for the new year!

Heroes of Olympus Party

We had a great time with tweens and teens at the party for the new book by Rick Riordan, The Lost Hero. We played games including the life-sized Olympic Monopoly.

January 2011 Book Trailer Contest

Winners of the 2011 Benjamin Franklin FUTURE OF COMMUNUNICATION Contest were showcased at a special presentation program and on the library's website! This year the contest was to make BOOK TRAILERS.

Remember, if you think you can do better, be sure to enter any of the library's contests!