For teens ages 12 through 17; all supplies provided!
The Teens’ Top Ten is a “teen choice” list, where teens nominate and choose their favorite books of the previous year! Nominators are members of teen book groups in sixteen school and public libraries around the country. Nominations were posted on the Thursday of National Library Week, April 13, 2017, and teens across the country will be able to vote on their favorite titles each year.
Readers ages twelve to eighteen can vote online starting in August and lasting until Teen Read Week™ (October 8-14, 2017) on the Teens’ Top Ten site. The theme this year is ‘Unleash Your Story.” The winners will be announced the week after Teen Read Week.
View a list of the winners with annotations here. (PDF)
Join us on Friday, April 14th, starting at 7:00 pm in the Community Room to celebrate National Library Week!’
We’ll have lots of food, games, fun and activities, including K’Nex and LEGOS! This party is for teens ages 12 to 17. We hope to see you there, and bring your friends!
April will be a great month for Teen Crafting! All supplies are provided – these are free events for teens ages 12 to 17. All projects start at 4:00 pm in the Community Room.
March 5th through the 11th is Teen Tech Week! Teen Tech Week is when libraries make the time to showcase all of the great digital resources and services that are available to help teens succeed in school and prepare for college and 21st century careers.
On Friday, March 10, starting at 7:00 pm, we’ll have a party for teens where we’ll showcase all our new great gadgets that we’ve acquired for our Maker Programming. We’ll have tech demos, food, and lots of fun! This party is for teens ages 12 to 17. We hope to see you there!
Each season (Winter, Spring, and Fall) a new challenge with a series of reading related tasks is posted. Each task is assigned a point level and then it’s up to you to decide which tasks you’ll attempt (or if you want to try to finish them all) and then find the books that fit. This challenge is a great way to discover new books as well as to have a chance to win some great prizes.
The Spring Challenge runs from March 1 through May 31. Any books read during that time period can be used to complete tasks. For example, if you don’t join until May 1st, you can still count any book you’ve read since March 1.
The Challenge is open to any patron over the age of 10 who has a library card at the Madison Library District. When you join, please give us your library card number, so we can verify you are one of our patrons. We have a Goodreads table in the library with brochures explaining how to play and books that fit some of the tasks. You can chose to play with paper forms (which will be available on the Goodreads table) or online at The Madison Library District Goodreads Seasonal Challenge.
If you have any questions feel free to ask a librarian next time you visit the library. We hope you’ll all play!