Monthly Archives: September 2011

YALSA Teen Read Week Photo Contest

The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), as well as CCPL will celebrate Teen Read Week™ Oct. 16 – 22. As part of this event, we’re challenging you to create a visual version of your favorite book’s title. Learn more.

All photo entries must be an original work made between August 1, 2011 and Oct. 31, 2011.

There is no fee for submitting the entry.

Teens may enter as many times as they like. An entry form must be submitted to YALSA, by 11:45pm, pacific time, on October 31, 2011 via this entry form.

Photos must be uploaded to Flickr by 11:45pm, pacific time, on October 31, 2011 and tagged with TRWcontest11.

If you have questions about the contest, please contact Letitia Smith at 1 (800) 545-2433 x4390 or lsmith@ala.org.
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Books with Bite

Have you seen the trailer for Breaking Dawn: Part 1? If you just can’t wait for November, here are a few other vampire stories to help you pass the time.

  • Blue Bloods—Melissa de la Cruz. Some people have everything—money, status, fancy NYC digs…and a vampire bloodline? This is what would happen if Twilight met Gossip Girl and had a sparkling, scandalous child.
  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Before Edward, there was Angel. A brooding, tormented vampire in love with a high school girl. But Sunnydale, California is no Forks—it’s built over a hellmouth, which means all sorts of evil beasties are drawn to the town. Fortunately, Sunnydale is the home of Buffy, the one and only Slayer.
  • The House of Night series–P. C. Cast. This series, starting with Marked, takes place in a prep school for vampires. When Zoey finds out that a friend is abusing her powers, what can she do to stop her?
  • iDrakula–Bekka Black. Jonathan Harker has a rare blood disease, and it’s up to him, along with his girlfriend Mina and a medical student called Van Helsing, to figure out what it is. Sound familiar? It should–it’s an update of the classic vampire novel, Bram Stoker’s Dracula.
  • The Vampire Diaries–L. J. Smith. Two vampire brothers fall in love with high-school senior Elena. How far will they go to be the one she chooses? (Also a TV series.)
  • Vampire Kisses–Ellen Schreiber. Raven is as Goth as Goth can be, and she longs to be turned into a vampire. Can the mysterious new boy give her what she’s after? If you’ve already read the books, try the manga series, too.

Picture It @ the Library

 

Below are five paintings which are on display at two local museums, the Cincinnati Art Museum and the Taft Museum of Art.

Identify all of the paintings and fill out this entry form   with the titles of the five paintings using the hints we’ve given you.

Three randomly chosen winners will each win a Kodak Mini Video Camera!

The contest ends on October 23.

Winners will be notified on October 27.

 

Hint: What's the boy in the painting doing?

First painting

Hint: Shares a name with a museum

Second painting

Hint: This American artist is showcasing a boy making the sound a train makes. Jiminy Cricket also does this on occasion. Hint: This portrait is of the 27th President of the USA who was from Ohio.
Hint: She's from Italy.

Third painting

Hint: How many figures?

Fourth painting

Hint: The woman in the portrait lives in the place where gondolas are still in use. The artist’s middle name is the type of performance artist that is showcased on American Idol and is also the name of a famous brand of sewing machine. Hint: The artist is Dutch and also has only one ear.
Hint: He wrote Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Fifth painting

Hint: The portrait is of the author of Treasure Island.

Teens Kinect

Come to the Owensville Branch on Saturday, September 24 at 2pm to test out your skills with the our new XBox 360 Kinect. Space is limited so call 732-6084 to reserve your spot.