Thank You for Your Support!

Summer has ended and school has begun, but the businesses that supported our teen summer reading program are open year-round!  Huge thanks to these community businesses for their donations to our teen program:

• Battleship New Jersey
• Chick-Fil-A 
• Dairy Queen of Drexel Hill
• Dunkin Donuts
• Eastern State Penitentiary
• Jano's Italian Pizza Kitchen 
• McDonald's of Drexel Hill
• Pica's Restaurant
• Sproul Lanes
• Swiss Farms
• Walmart Foundation
• Wynnewood Lanes

Please show them some love! 

End-of-Summer Craft Closet Cleanout

Yesterday, 19 teens showed up for our last program of the summer--Craft Closet Cleanout!  Many of our craft regulars were there, plus some new people, so it was a good mix.  We did two projects from our recent outdoor art programs, as well as resurrected a bunch of older projects.  Here's what people made:

• Robot Keychains (and necklaces)
• Scratch-Painted CD Magnets
• Marble Magnets
• Shrinky-Dinks
• Denim Dog Chew Toys
• Safety Pin Bracelts
• Hair Chopsticks
• Pop Top Bracelets

Sad you missed it?  I'm planning two CCCs for the fall because the attic is full of old craft supplies!

 This table was making pop top bracelets and robot keychains.

 This table was working on hair chopsticks and scratch-painted CD magnets.

Shrinky dinks are awesome!

Teen Summer Reading Winners, Week 10

Today, I did the very last drawing for our teen summer reading program at Sellers.  Don't despair, though!  We're taking slips through August 27th, so bring them in if you still have them to get your free book and free food coupon.  Delaware County still has a Nintendo DS Lite and a Nook to give away before the end of the month, so you could still win big!

Our winners this week:

Ghada Ayad, grade 7
won a hardcover book, mini-highlighers, and candy.

Nathaniel Lacy, grade 9
won a hardcover book, a card game, and candy.

Jessica Dinh, grade 6
won a hardcover book, hair barrettes, and candy.

Alan Ooi, grade 6
won two free games of bowling at Wynnewood Lanes.

Jackie Ersek, grade 8
won a gift certificate for a free 16” cheese pizza from Jano’s Italian Pizza Kitchen in Drexel Hill. 

Author Visit Tonight!

We have three wonderful Pennsylvania authors appearing at Sellers tonight!  Come meet Josh Berk, Marie Lamba, and Allison Whittenberg at 7:00 p.m. in the adult library.  Hear about how they became writers, learn about their books, and ask them your questions.  The event is free, but you can buy the authors' books and get them signed if you are interested.  Hope to see you there!

Teen Summer Reading Winners, Week 9

We had five more winners in our library's teen summer reading program this week!  We still have one more week of prizes, and the county has two more big prizes to award.  Summer reading officially ends Saturday, August 20, but you have an extra week to turn in the slips!

Adrian Israel, grade 7

won a hardcover book, a card game, and candy.

Guleen Kaur, grade 6
won a hardcover book, hair barrettes, and candy.

Gabriel Bury, grade 10
won a hardcover book, a $5 gift card to Five Below, and candy.

Briet Ha, grade 6
won a gift basket with a dolphin keychain, orca puzzle, dolphin paperweight, and sea creature stickers.

Sujoy Das, grade 8
won two free games of bowling at Wynnewood Lanes.

CSI: Ancient Egypt

On August 2, we had a big crowd for our CSI:  Ancient Egypt presentation!  Over 40 teens and adults came out to hear Dr. Stephen Phillips from the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology talk about dead bodies!!  I didn't know what to expect, but it was so fascinating that no one minded when his presentation ran overtime.  Dr. Steve is a museum research assistant, but he should be a professor.  He's a great teacher! 

Dr. Steve talked about what forensic anthropologists do, connecting it to current TV shows like Bones and CSI.  He also briefed us on how bodies decompose, talking about the University of Tennessee Anthropological Research Facility (a.k.a. the Body Farm).  Then, we learned some key parts of the skull structure that would help us identify male from female and give an approximate age range.  We looked at the shape of the back of the skull, the forehead and brows, and the jaw, as well as examined the presence and condition of teeth.  He had lots of interesting examples in his slides and kept the presentation interactive.  Finally, we examined the evidence surrounding the death of King Tut:  Was it murder by a blow to the head?  We decided that it wasn't, but the evidence did not rule out another form of murder like poison. 

The whole event was educational, but it was also fun.  Anthropology is really intriguing!  This program was funded by the Commonwealth Lecture Program and the Sellers Library Teen Advisory Board.  Thanks to everyone who showed up!  We hope to have Dr. Steve back again soon.

New Books This Week

Here are the new additions to the teen section:

FICTION

• The Dark Days of Hamburger Halpin by Josh Berk
• Hate List by Jennifer Brown
• Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles
• Over My Head by Marie Lamba
• The Boyfriend List by E. Lockhart (replacement copy)
• Betrayal by Lee Nichols (Haunting Emma series)
• Max by James Patterson (Maximum Ride series; replacement copy)
• I Conquer Britain by Dyan Sheldon

NONFICTION

• Tactics, volumes 2, and 4-7, by Sakura Kinoshita
• Jing:  King of Bandits, volumes 4 and 7, by Yuichi Kumakura
• Rave Master, volumes 12, 22, 23, and 25, by Hiro Mashima
• JPop Idol, volume 1, by Milleni+M
• Ripley's Believe It or Not:  The Remarkable...Revealed!

Teen Summer Reading Winners, Week 8

It's already Monday again, and time for a new batch of winners.  We have five of our own, and another one for the county drawing!  You still have three more weeks to earn prizes here, so don't delay turning in your slips.  The county also has two more prizes to give away before the end of the month:  another Nintendo DS Lite and a Barnes and Noble Nook eReader!!  Summer reading ends on August 27...just in time for school to start.

This week's winners:

Tu, grade 9
won a hardcover book, a card game, and candy.

Jasmine, grade 8
won a hardcover book, mini highlighters, and candy.

Fatima, grade 9
won a hardcover book, a stretchy book cover, and candy.

Josiah, grade 7
won a gift certificate for a free 16” cheese pizza from Jano’s Italian Pizza Kitchen in Drexel Hill.

Quentin, grade 11
won a $10 gift card to GameStop.

Noella, grade 10
won a Nintendo DS Lite from the Delaware County Library System in the county-wide drawing.

Outdoor Art: Marble Magnets

Last Wednesday, 23 people stopped by the craft tent to make marble magnets!  This is a simple craft that looks really awesome, and is great for your fridge or locker.  Just get flat-backed glass marbles (I got three different sizes at Dollar Tree!) and find magazine pictures, words, or patterns that look cool under them.  Use a drop of white craft glue to attach the picture so it shows through the marble (it will dry clear).  Use a glue gun to attach a magnet to the back.  Let the whole thing dry for 24 hours, then enjoy.

Huge thanks to Judy, Genni, and Christine for being my craft volunteers this week! 

Making magnets

Some finished products

Teen Summer Reading Winners, Week 7

Week 7 of the teen summer reading program is complete, and we have five more winners!  Didn't turn in your slips yet?  Don't worry!  I have saved some good prizes for the last three weeks of the program, plus Delaware County still has big stuff to give away.  Keep reading!  Here's what we gave away this week:

Siaka, grade 6
won a hardcover book, a card game, and candy.

Hazara, grade 10
won a hardcover book, an anklet, and candy.

Christelle, grade 8
won a hardcover book, a set of Alice in Wonderland movie pins, and candy.

Abbey, grade 7
won a hardcover book, a Hello Kitty ring, and candy.

Owen, grade 8
won two free games of bowling at Wynnewood Lanes.