Christina W.
Congratulations, Christina!!
Friday, March 14, 2008
Thursday, March 13, 2008
WE HAVE A WINNER!!
The winner of the Ipod Nano has been contacted! First name will be posted when permission is granted. To those who played, congratulations!! Post your comments or email jenniferlibrarian@gmail.com if you have suggestions for future challenges!
And Check Out Teen Summer Read (secret message)!!!
June 13-July 26 1008 San Francisco Public Library. Prizes galore!
THANKS!!!
And Check Out Teen Summer Read (secret message)!!!
June 13-July 26 1008 San Francisco Public Library. Prizes galore!
THANKS!!!
Friday, March 07, 2008
TEEN TECH WEEK CHALLENGE
DAY 5: YOU ARE SO GETTING THAT IPOD!
One of our new library card designs features this word written in GREEN.
Hint: Look at the "Pick A New Library Card" link on www.sfpl.org
TO WIN:
Email today's answer along with the answers to this week's earlier questions to jenniferlibrarian@gmail.com.
One of our new library card designs features this word written in GREEN.
Hint: Look at the "Pick A New Library Card" link on www.sfpl.org
TO WIN:
Email today's answer along with the answers to this week's earlier questions to jenniferlibrarian@gmail.com.
Thursday, March 06, 2008
TEEN TECH WEEK CHALLENGE DAY 4!!!
WELCOME TO DAY 4!! NEAR THE FINISH LINE...
Day 4: What's the last name of a famous performer whose real name is LaDonna Andrea Gaines? With your answer, submit the URL of the site where you found it. Remember, send answers to jenniferlibrarian@gmail.com.
HINT: Try clicking Articles and Databases on www.sfpl.org
Day 4: What's the last name of a famous performer whose real name is LaDonna Andrea Gaines? With your answer, submit the URL of the site where you found it. Remember, send answers to jenniferlibrarian@gmail.com.
HINT: Try clicking Articles and Databases on www.sfpl.org
Wednesday, March 05, 2008
TEEN TECH WEEK CHALLENGE DAY 3
DAY 3 DON'T QUIT NOW!
Look on the San Francisco Public Library Teen Page. What is the first word in the title of the new Health and Wellness database?
No hints today!!
On Friday, email all 5 of your answers and how you found them to jenniferlibrarian@gmail.com.
Good luck!
Look on the San Francisco Public Library Teen Page. What is the first word in the title of the new Health and Wellness database?
No hints today!!
On Friday, email all 5 of your answers and how you found them to jenniferlibrarian@gmail.com.
Good luck!
Tuesday, March 04, 2008
TEEN TECH WEEK CHALLENGE DAY 2!!!!
DAY 2 Almost half-way there!
San Francisco Public Library has recommended reading lists for teens on its teen webpage. What is the second word in the title of the GLBTQ list?
HINT: start at www.sfpl.org!
Remember, send your 5 answers (and how/where you found them) ALL TOGETHER in one email (jenniferlibrarian@gmail.com) at the end of the week so you can spell out the secret message and be eligible for the iPod!! You can scroll down to previous days' questions if you just started playing.
San Francisco Public Library has recommended reading lists for teens on its teen webpage. What is the second word in the title of the GLBTQ list?
HINT: start at www.sfpl.org!
Remember, send your 5 answers (and how/where you found them) ALL TOGETHER in one email (jenniferlibrarian@gmail.com) at the end of the week so you can spell out the secret message and be eligible for the iPod!! You can scroll down to previous days' questions if you just started playing.
Monday, March 03, 2008
TEEN TECH CHALLENGE!!!! DAY 1
WELCOME TO THE TEEN TECH CHALLENGE!
WANT TO WIN A NEW IPOD NANO?
Instructions: Find out the answer to each question for the next 5 days and email all 5 answers (they spell out a secret message) to jenniferlibrarian@gmail.com by Tuesday March 11th at 5pm. You must tell us WHERE you found the answer to each day's challenge for your answer to qualify for the prize. HINT: visit http://www.sfpl.org/ to start your search. Drawing will take place on Friday March 14th. You may start playing at anytime during the week and go back to previous days' questions.
DAY 1 CHALLENGE March 3, 2008
What is the second word in the title of a 2006 release album by the performer Juvenile?
Saturday, March 01, 2008
South East Teen Newsletter
San Francisco Public Library Teen Services Newsletter
Keeping you up to date on what’s going down in the South East District!
Hello Everyone!
Because there is so much overlap in the neighborhoods we serve, SFPL’s South East District Teen Librarians are trying something new this month. We’re compiling all of our library event listings and information into one newsletter. We hope that our effort will better inform the community about the exciting teen services offered by the Branch Libraries in the South East District.
Visit us online for more information:
http://sfpl.org/sfplonline/teen/teens.htm
Updates
Please Welcome Marla, new Teen Librarian at the Excelsior and Glen Park Branches! Keep an eye out for special teen programming at the Excelsior and Glen Park branches in the coming months!
The Bernal Heights Branch Library has been closed for renovation. To learn more about temporary services available in the neighborhood visit this link:
http://sfpl.org/news/blip/pdfs/bernaltempservices.pdf
March Teen Events @ the Library
Funding for programs is provided through the Friends and Foundation of the San Francisco Public Library, along with other contributions. All programs are free to the public.
Teen Tech Week Online Challenge! Win an iPod!
The library’s not just about books! Tune in @ your library and win a new iPod Nano!!! How to play:
Visit our teen blog every day March 3-7 2008 for 5 daily challenges- email us the secret message and you’ll be entered in the drawing. For details go to our teen blog:
http://www.librarydropbox.blogspot.com/
Drawing will take place on March 12th. Visit the blog for detailed instructions! For ages 12 – 18 only. You must a have a library card to play. For information or to register contact Jennifer Collins at 415-557-4268 or jennifercollins@sfpl.org.
Bayview Branch:
Contact- Wendy Kramer, Teen Librarian
5075 Third Street (at Revere)
415-355-2860 wkramer@sfpl.org
Speak Up! Monthly Meeting Wednesday, March 5th, 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm
Bayview Teen Advisory Council (B-TAC) has a new name! Teens ages 12-18 meet monthly to plan activities and speak up for themselves to get books, music, movies and teen spaces that suit them at the library. Snacks provided. Please call the Teen Librarian to sign up. For teens, ages 12-18.
Teen Book Club Thursday, March 6th, 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm
Love books? Join our small group that meets to talk about a different book each month. Those who attend choose the next book to read. The library provides a free copy of the book for you to keep. Limited space, so please call to sign up. For teens, ages 13-18.
Studio 101 Thursdays March 6,13,20,27, 5:30 to 7:30 p
Create and record your own music in the 10 week class. Learn beat making, keyboarding, production, songwriting, and other skills using MacBooks, M-Audio Firewire 410s, studio microphones, instruments and midi controllers. Instruction and equipment provided. Space is limited, so please sign up in advance! For teens, ages 12-18.
Word for Word Performance Thursday March 13, 2 pm to 4 pm
Theater group Word for Word performs their new work, Ancestor. When 15-year-old R.D.’s grandmother dies, his world is torn apart. His mother can’t care for him, and he wonders where he will go. R.D. looks to the stories of his Native American ancestors and finds a key to his future. Through his grandmother’s tales he learns that, while immediate family can’t always be there for you, your extended family of past generations can serve as a guide, pointing out the way. For teens, age 13-18.
Portola Branch:
Contact- Abby Harwood, Teen Librarian
2450 San Bruno Ave. (at Silliman)
415-355-5660 aharwood@sfpl.org
The Click- Digital Photo Club Tuesday, March 11, 4 pm to 5 pm
Do you want to learn the ins and outs of digital photography? Join us for monthly activities including: photo scavenger hunts, photo mock ups of UFOs and Bigfoot, digital storytelling, mystery pictures, online photo gallery, snacks, and fun! For teens, ages 12-18.
Click here to learn more about SFPL’s Teen Events all over the city:
http://sfpl5.sfpl.org/scripts/publish/webevent.pl?cmd=search&ncmd=listweek&cal=cal1&swe=1&cf=list&set=1&startm=99&startd=99&starty=9999&lastm=99&lastd=99&lasty=9999&Submit=Search&category=12&location=All&keyword=
Keeping you up to date on what’s going down in the South East District!
Hello Everyone!
Because there is so much overlap in the neighborhoods we serve, SFPL’s South East District Teen Librarians are trying something new this month. We’re compiling all of our library event listings and information into one newsletter. We hope that our effort will better inform the community about the exciting teen services offered by the Branch Libraries in the South East District.
Visit us online for more information:
http://sfpl.org/sfplonline/teen/teens.htm
Updates
Please Welcome Marla, new Teen Librarian at the Excelsior and Glen Park Branches! Keep an eye out for special teen programming at the Excelsior and Glen Park branches in the coming months!
The Bernal Heights Branch Library has been closed for renovation. To learn more about temporary services available in the neighborhood visit this link:
http://sfpl.org/news/blip/pdfs/bernaltempservices.pdf
March Teen Events @ the Library
Funding for programs is provided through the Friends and Foundation of the San Francisco Public Library, along with other contributions. All programs are free to the public.
Teen Tech Week Online Challenge! Win an iPod!
The library’s not just about books! Tune in @ your library and win a new iPod Nano!!! How to play:
Visit our teen blog every day March 3-7 2008 for 5 daily challenges- email us the secret message and you’ll be entered in the drawing. For details go to our teen blog:
http://www.librarydropbox.blogspot.com/
Drawing will take place on March 12th. Visit the blog for detailed instructions! For ages 12 – 18 only. You must a have a library card to play. For information or to register contact Jennifer Collins at 415-557-4268 or jennifercollins@sfpl.org.
Bayview Branch:
Contact- Wendy Kramer, Teen Librarian
5075 Third Street (at Revere)
415-355-2860 wkramer@sfpl.org
Speak Up! Monthly Meeting Wednesday, March 5th, 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm
Bayview Teen Advisory Council (B-TAC) has a new name! Teens ages 12-18 meet monthly to plan activities and speak up for themselves to get books, music, movies and teen spaces that suit them at the library. Snacks provided. Please call the Teen Librarian to sign up. For teens, ages 12-18.
Teen Book Club Thursday, March 6th, 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm
Love books? Join our small group that meets to talk about a different book each month. Those who attend choose the next book to read. The library provides a free copy of the book for you to keep. Limited space, so please call to sign up. For teens, ages 13-18.
Studio 101 Thursdays March 6,13,20,27, 5:30 to 7:30 p
Create and record your own music in the 10 week class. Learn beat making, keyboarding, production, songwriting, and other skills using MacBooks, M-Audio Firewire 410s, studio microphones, instruments and midi controllers. Instruction and equipment provided. Space is limited, so please sign up in advance! For teens, ages 12-18.
Word for Word Performance Thursday March 13, 2 pm to 4 pm
Theater group Word for Word performs their new work, Ancestor. When 15-year-old R.D.’s grandmother dies, his world is torn apart. His mother can’t care for him, and he wonders where he will go. R.D. looks to the stories of his Native American ancestors and finds a key to his future. Through his grandmother’s tales he learns that, while immediate family can’t always be there for you, your extended family of past generations can serve as a guide, pointing out the way. For teens, age 13-18.
Portola Branch:
Contact- Abby Harwood, Teen Librarian
2450 San Bruno Ave. (at Silliman)
415-355-5660 aharwood@sfpl.org
The Click- Digital Photo Club Tuesday, March 11, 4 pm to 5 pm
Do you want to learn the ins and outs of digital photography? Join us for monthly activities including: photo scavenger hunts, photo mock ups of UFOs and Bigfoot, digital storytelling, mystery pictures, online photo gallery, snacks, and fun! For teens, ages 12-18.
Click here to learn more about SFPL’s Teen Events all over the city:
http://sfpl5.sfpl.org/scripts/publish/webevent.pl?cmd=search&ncmd=listweek&cal=cal1&swe=1&cf=list&set=1&startm=99&startd=99&starty=9999&lastm=99&lastd=99&lasty=9999&Submit=Search&category=12&location=All&keyword=
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