http://www.takomapark.info/library/ya/ Takoma Park Maryland Library book blog for young adults. en-us karen.macpherson@gmail.com 2009-07-02T12:23:24-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.takomapark.info/library/ya/archives/001840.html Middle-schoolers: come join our award-winning Banned Books Club on Monday, July 20, at 7:30 p.m. as we discuss "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky. Copies of the book are available for check-out, thanks to the Friends of... 1840@http://www.takomapark.info/library/ya/ 2009-07-02T12:23:24-05:00 http://www.takomapark.info/library/ya/archives/001765.html We've had to reschedule the Comics Jam program at the Takoma Park Maryland Library (101 Philadelphia Ave.) for Friday, May 15 from 4-5 p.m. (It was originally scheduled for tomorrow, May 8). Our monthly Comics Jam program, led by Library... 1765@http://www.takomapark.info/library/ya/ 2009-05-07T14:25:52-05:00 http://www.takomapark.info/library/ya/archives/001745.html If you're a student of middle school age, you're invited to become a member of our award-winning Banned Books Club. Our club meets monthly to discuss books that have been challenged -- or even banned -- for all kinds of... 1745@http://www.takomapark.info/library/ya/ 2009-04-27T19:01:47-05:00 http://www.takomapark.info/library/ya/archives/001702.html Our Banned Books Club will meet on Tuesday, March 24 at 7:30 p.m. to discuss One Day In the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Alexander Solzhenitsyn. Our club, aimed at middle-schoolers, will discuss Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck... 1702@http://www.takomapark.info/library/ya/ 2009-03-21T11:51:42-05:00 http://www.takomapark.info/library/ya/archives/001695.html You're invited to a special performance of Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! on Tuesday, March 31 at 7:30 p.m. Middle school students will bring medieval characters to life as they perform poems from the Newbery Medal-winning book, and music will be... 1695@http://www.takomapark.info/library/ya/ 2009-03-18T16:25:50-05:00 http://www.takomapark.info/library/ya/archives/001680.html Do you want to write poetry, fiction, or creative non-fiction? Then join our new Tween Writing Club, led by Susan Katz-Miller, former Newsweek reporter and high school English teacher. Each month, the group will do some writing games together to... 1680@http://www.takomapark.info/library/ya/ 2009-03-03T14:35:13-05:00 http://www.takomapark.info/library/ya/archives/001593.html Just a reminder that we've having our first Comics Jam this evening at the Takoma Park Maryland Library at 7:30 p.m. It's a perfect activity for a cold winter evening-- sitting in our cozy Children's Room, reading comics together via... 1593@http://www.takomapark.info/library/ya/ 2009-01-15T10:54:30-05:00 http://www.takomapark.info/library/ya/archives/001574.html On Jan. 21 at 7:30 p.m., we’re offering a unique way for middle school and high students to earn community service hours. Local author Joy Jones has written a short story titled The Cranberry Box and is looking for... 1574@http://www.takomapark.info/library/ya/ 2008-12-23T17:20:01-05:00 http://www.takomapark.info/library/ya/archives/001573.html We're meeting on Monday, Jan. 12 at 7:30 p.m. to discuss Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank. Copies are available for checkout, thanks to the Friends of the Takoma Park Maryland Library. This club is for kids in... 1573@http://www.takomapark.info/library/ya/ 2008-12-23T17:16:21-05:00 http://www.takomapark.info/library/ya/archives/001540.html If you're looking for the perfect holiday gift, try a book! We've got lots of suggestions in our Best Books for Kids lists, posted on the library's Books blog: http://takomapark.info/library/books/. Teen fiction suggestions can be found in the second list,... 1540@http://www.takomapark.info/library/ya/ 2008-12-05T18:26:43-05:00 http://www.takomapark.info/library/ya/archives/001536.html Best Kids/Teen Books Looking for a great holiday gift? Try a book! I've culled through more than 1,000 children's and teen books published this year to highlight the best for kids. You'll find great books for pre-teens and teens on... 1536@http://www.takomapark.info/library/ya/ 2008-12-05T17:03:35-05:00 http://www.takomapark.info/library/ya/archives/001521.html Come one, come all to our 18th annual Winter Solstice celebration on Thursday, Dec. 18 at 7 p.m. Bill Jenkins, a local world music educator, will start us off, giving us a chance to drum and bring back the energy... 1521@http://www.takomapark.info/library/ya/ 2008-11-26T17:26:42-05:00 http://www.takomapark.info/library/ya/archives/001519.html Please join us on Wednesday, Dec. 17, at 7:30 p.m. for a unique program based on this year's Newbery Medal-winning book, Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! . Middle school students will perform monologues or duologues they have written based on the... 1519@http://www.takomapark.info/library/ya/ 2008-11-26T17:23:23-05:00 http://www.takomapark.info/library/ya/archives/001517.html This month, our Banned Books Club will meet on Monday, Dec. 15 at 7:30 p.m and look at picture books that have been challenged for various reasons. Among the titles are And Tango Makes Three and In the Night Kitchen... 1517@http://www.takomapark.info/library/ya/ 2008-11-26T17:14:07-05:00 http://www.takomapark.info/library/ya/archives/001418.html The Takoma Park Maryland Library will offer three great -- and free -- programs for college-bound students and their parents on three evenings in October -- Oct. 7, Oct. 14 and Oct. 21. Come to one, two or all three... 1418@http://www.takomapark.info/library/ya/ 2008-09-12T11:20:43-05:00