This summer’s Teen Writing Contest Middle School 2nd Place winner is The Vacation, by Bethany McKinney.
Bethany McKinney is 13 years old. She likes writing and reading books, playing her guitar, and playing with her friends and family. Overall, she loves God and everyone else. A few imaginary characters make her an added bonus to little kids. She enjoys writing because God has given her that gift, and she wants to tell everyone about Him. She hopes to get some of her books published someday.
This summer’s Teen Writing Contest Middle School Honorable Mention winner is Only the Bones Were Left, by Mark Foreman.
Be sure to stop by the Briargate Branch Library on Thursday, July 23, from 3:00pm – 4:00 pm and check out The Comic Book Life, with artist and author Eric W. Scott; hear about his experiences and learn his secrets.
It’s absolutely free, and there’s no registration needed – tweens and teens come on by!
As it says on the site,
“Last.fm is a music service that learns what you love…
Every track you play will tell your Last.fm profile something about what you like. It can connect you to other people who like what you like – and recommend songs from their music collections and yours too.”
Check out entire songs (not just samples), watch artist slide shows & videos, and discover an unlimited source of new tunes!
End of summer fun!! Bring your friends, and come and get your “Rock Band” on with an afternoon of fun and food!
Hang out, eat some food, and challenge other teens (and PPLD Teen Services staff!) on Rock Band, Guitar Hero and DDR! The event runs from 12-5:30pm on Saturday, August1 in the Carnegie Reading Room at the Penrose Library.
Come anytime and stay as long as you want. No sign-ups required.
The Missoula Children’s Theatre, the nation’s largest touring children’s theatre, will offer these free workshops for children this summer at Pikes Peak Library District. They are funded by the Kirkpatrick Family Fund. Registration is required; call 684-9342 or register online through the links below. July 21, 4:30 p.m. at Ute Pass Branch, 8010 Severy Road in Cascade Chameleon Improv (Children entering grades 3-12) Learn to act without a script. This workshop is for young actors of all levels. Registration is limited to 60 participants. Register by clicking here. July 22, 4 p.m. at Sand Creek Branch, 1821 S. Academy Blvd.
Mime Your Own Business (Children entering grades 9-12)
Learn the art of mime by exploring mime techniques and performance. Registration is limited to 30 participants. Register by clicking here. July 23, 4:30 p.m. at Ute Pass Branch, 8010 Severy Road in Cascade
Let’s Make Up (Children entering grades 1-12)
This participatory workshop teaches students of all ages corrective, old age, and fantasy make-up. Registration is limited to 60 participants. Register by clicking here.
David Lubar, popular author of The Battle of the Red Hot Pepper Weenies and many other books, will be making two appearances in the area. No registration is required for these free programs, which are sponsored by the Kirkpatrick Family Fund.
- Monday, June 29, 5 – 7 p.m. Lubar will participate in a meet and great mixer at Ute Pass Branch (8010 Severy Ave. in Cascade). The Ute Pass Friends of the Library will provide a picnic dinner.
- Tuesday, June 30, 2 p.m. Lubar will speak, followed by a book signing and discussion in the East Teen Center at East Library (5550 N. Union Blvd.).
Thursday June 18, 3-4 pm. Writing Workshop with Brian Mandabach.
This former local teacher, and author of “Or Not,” will be sharing his secrets on writing. If you’re thinking about writing a novel, a song, or even a journal, this class is for you! Space is limited, so register online today.
Thursday, June 25, 3-4 pm. Teens and Tweens: “Transform” at Briargate!
Bring your favorite Transformer and battle it out with your friends! A movie pass will be raffled off, but you must be present to win. (No registration needed.)
The goal of this site pretty much says it all:
“Wolfram|Alpha’s long-term goal is to make all systematic knowledge immediately computable and accessible to everyone. We aim to collect and curate all objective data; implement every known model, method, and algorithm; and make it possible to compute whatever can be computed about anything.”
Seriously, once you start digging around this site, you’ll not only find an insane amount of information on virtually every subject, but numerous ways to manipulate it as well. Some excellent homework help here!
The World Affairs Council Morning Mission, previously scheduled for Thu., May 21 at
8:00 a.m. in the East Teen Center at East Library, has been canceled.