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April 18, 2013, 11:30 am
Filed under: Events, Get Involved! | Tags: earth day, illinois, niles public library, pizza, teens
Filed under: Events, Get Involved! | Tags: earth day, illinois, niles public library, pizza, teens
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Teen Choice Awards 2013
April 8, 2013, 1:45 pm
Filed under: Check this out, Contests, Say What?!? | Tags: call of duty, hunger games, illinois, macklemore, niles public library district, pop culture, pretty little liars, psy, teen choice awards, wreck it ralph
Filed under: Check this out, Contests, Say What?!? | Tags: call of duty, hunger games, illinois, macklemore, niles public library district, pop culture, pretty little liars, psy, teen choice awards, wreck it ralph
37 teens braved the construction to vote in our annual Teen Choice Awards. Their ballots have been counted, and here are the winners in each category.
Best Song:
Thrift Shop by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Best Video Game:
Call of Duty
Best Movie (tie):
Hunger Games
Wreck-It Ralph
Best TV Show:
Pretty Little Liars
Best Music Video:
Gangnam Style by Psy
Best Musical Artist:
Macklemore
Best Song, Movie, TV Show and Music Video were selected by a straight count of the popular vote. In the case of Video Games, votes for specific editions of a particular game (ie. 1 for Just Dance 3, 1 for Just Dance 4) were combined (2 for Just Dance) . The Musical Artist category was chosen by combining the votes for best song and best music video.
Enter Our 15th Annual Poetry Contest!
March 20, 2013, 11:09 am
Filed under: Check this out, Contests, Events | Tags: illinois, national poetry month, niles public library district, poetry contest, teens
Filed under: Check this out, Contests, Events | Tags: illinois, national poetry month, niles public library district, poetry contest, teens
Win prizes! Submit up to 6 of your best poems to our annual contest to celebrate National Poetry Month.
To enter you must reside in Northern Illinois and be between 10 and 18 years old as of the deadline: April 21, 2013.
Please include your name, age, address, phone number, name of your school and library card number.
Winning poems will be printed in a booklet and displayed prominently in the library.
Download the official flyer with complete rules here.
Questions? Email Teen Librarian Donna Block at dblock@nileslibrary.org.
Check In with our QR Code Scavenger Hunt
March 6, 2013, 3:19 pm
Filed under: Contests, Events | Tags: illinois teens, niles public library district, qr code, scavenger hunt, teen tech week
Filed under: Contests, Events | Tags: illinois teens, niles public library district, qr code, scavenger hunt, teen tech week
Our March-long Scavenger Hunt has begun! Five codes, just like the one pictured here, have been posted around the library. Pick up a scorecard from the Reference or AV desk, and use the codes to answer the five questions it asks you. Don’t have a phone or other device that can scan the codes? Follow the bit.ly link (in bright orange text) instead.
Turn in your completed scorecard for a small prize and an entry in our prize drawing. Fresh codes will be posted each Friday, so you can play four times.
While you’re at the library, be sure to vote in our annual Teen Choice Awards, as well. Get all the details and a ballot from one of the desks.
Check In @ Niles Public Library
February 25, 2013, 9:36 am
Filed under: Contests, Events | Tags: niles public library, qr code, scavenger hunt, teen choice awards, teen tech week
Filed under: Contests, Events | Tags: niles public library, qr code, scavenger hunt, teen choice awards, teen tech week
Get ready for a month-long scavenger hunt throughout the library! Pick up a scorecard at one of the public service desks and then look for codes like this one placed around the building. Follow the links and record what you see to earn library swag and a chance at other prizes.
While you’re here, be sure to vote in our annual Teen Choice Awards for your favorite movies, video games and more. The fun begins March 1.
Anime & Manga: Best of 2012
January 25, 2013, 4:51 pm
Filed under: Booklists, Check this out | Tags: anime, best of 2012, illinois, manga, niles public library, teens
Filed under: Booklists, Check this out | Tags: anime, best of 2012, illinois, manga, niles public library, teens
The Niles Public Library’s very own Anime & Manga Club have compiled a list of their favorite manga and anime series from the past year. The list includes new volumes and episodes produced in 2012, as well as older titles that were just discovered this past year.
How many on the list have you read or watched? Which ones are new to you?
Check out some of the titles they picked, many of which can be found online.
The next meeting of the Anime & Manga Club is scheduled for Saturday, February 16 at 2:00opm.
Best New Anime 2012:
Blue Exorcist
Cardfight Vanguard
Death Note
DRRR
Hetalia (season 5)
High School of the Dead
Is This A Zombie
Naruto
Rosario + Vampire
Sankarea
Sgt. Frog
Suki-tte li na yo
Best New Manga 2012
Air Gear
Code Breaker
Is This A Zombie
Legend of Zelda series
Rosario + Vampire
Sgt. Frog
Ultimo
Best Older Anime watched in 2012:
Black Rock Shooter
Bleach
BoBoBo-Bo Bo-BoBo
Dance in the Vampire Bund
Fullmetal Alchemist
Rosario + Vampire
Sgt. Frog
Best Older Manga read in 2012:
Black Cat
Bleach
Dance in the Vampire Bund
Inyuyasha
Letter Bee
Naruto
One Piece
Sailor Moon
Sgt. Frog
Soul Eater
Winter Reading
Drawings will be Jan. 10 for a $50 Amazon gift card,
January 8, 2013, 3:13 pm
Filed under: Contests, Events | Tags: amazon kindle, books, niles public lirbary district, raffle, Sony Reader, teens, witner reading
Filed under: Contests, Events | Tags: amazon kindle, books, niles public lirbary district, raffle, Sony Reader, teens, witner reading
