
Olathe Public Library Teens November 6th - Both libraries will be closed for staff training. Will reopen on Saturday, November 7th at our regular hours.

Olathe Public Library Teens Win PASSES to Sneak preview of New Moon from iTeen! More details at http://www.iteenkc.com/
Source: www.iteenkc.com
Make a short video showing why YOU are the BIGGEST NEW MOON FAN and why YOU should WIN the Free passes to a SNEAK PREVIEW. Load your video on YouTube.com and send us a link! Winner will be chosen by Nov 15th.

Olathe Public Library Teens Another teen book is hitting the big screen today. The book is from the Darren Shan series "Cirque Du Freak" and the book is called The Vampire's Assistant. If you are interested in watching the trailer the official site is http://www.thevampiresassistant.net/.

Olathe Public Library Teens Vote for the 2010 Teen Read Week Theme! The 2010 choices are Books with Beat @ your library, Deal with It @ your library, and Find an Alibi @ your library. You do not get a prize for participation in this survey, but you do get to voice your opinion!

Olathe Public Library Teens Visit the Teens' Top Ten website to watch a webcast announcing this year's winners! The webcast features Brie and Nikki Bella, World Wrestling Entertainment Divas, and a special appearance from the author who claimed the No. 1 spot on the Teens' Top Ten.
Source: www.ala.org
The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)Teens' Top TenTeens' Top Ten 2009

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Read Beyond Reality @ your library®! Earn prizes by letting us know what you think by completing the following surveys:
General Survey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=PU rcIwh1YlKdPskAdvPAwA_3d_3d
Programming – General Survey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=7E TrmedE_2bBy3twOULphAyw_3d_3d
Summer Reading Evalua...tion Survey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=29 N4GYUjX9wxzf7sGRfgJA_3d_3d
Summer Reading 2010 Survey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=Rp HkgaeDRTfPzlYsSnbGrg_3d_3d
Stop by one of the Olathe Library locations after you completed the surveys and get your prizes for participating! For each survey you complete tell the staff member at the adult service desk and you will pick a prize from a special basket!
Survey is open to teens in 7-12th grade who live in Olathe or visit one of the Olathe Library locations.
Check out materials to change your world, take you somewhere unlike your world, or learn about other cultures. Stop by today and pick up a page turner that you can read or listen to, just for the fun of it!
You have through Nov. 1st, 2009 to fill out the surveys and collect your prizes! Your opinion matters to us! Thank you for your participation in our surveys.Read More
General Survey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=PU
Programming – General Survey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=7E
Summer Reading Evalua...tion Survey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=29
Summer Reading 2010 Survey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=Rp
Stop by one of the Olathe Library locations after you completed the surveys and get your prizes for participating! For each survey you complete tell the staff member at the adult service desk and you will pick a prize from a special basket!
Survey is open to teens in 7-12th grade who live in Olathe or visit one of the Olathe Library locations.
Check out materials to change your world, take you somewhere unlike your world, or learn about other cultures. Stop by today and pick up a page turner that you can read or listen to, just for the fun of it!
You have through Nov. 1st, 2009 to fill out the surveys and collect your prizes! Your opinion matters to us! Thank you for your participation in our surveys.Read More

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October 20th is National Day on Writing. Celebrate this day by writing.
Revision is a writer's privilege -- one that a brain surgeon doesn't have. Robert Comier
Writing is recycled literature. Will Hobbs
Literacy is not an elective. Richard Peck

Source: www.publishersweekly.com
Children's book author Norma Fox Mazer died on Saturday, October 17, after being diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor earlier this year. She was 78. Fox was the author of numerous picture books and novels for young readers, and was awarded the Newbery Medal in 1988 for After the Rain. ...

Olathe Public Library Teens Both libraries will be closed October 12 in observance of Columbus Day.

Olathe Public Library Teens A few new books hitting the shelves before the weekend. The graphic novels are Inuyasha Vol. 40 & Oh My Goddess! Vol. 33. This Lullaby by Sarah Dessen on CD is also hitting the shelves. Remember - you can always place a hold on items on the library catalog and be notified when they come in.

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Need help deciding on which book on Robert Pattinson to purchase for the new YA Nonfiction collection @ Main. Here are the details:
1.The Robert Pattinson Album
http://tinyurl.com/ygm6zmr
2. Robert Pattinson: Fated for Fame
http://tinyurl.com/ygkyem6
Let us know which one you would like to see on our new YA Nonfiction shelf! http://tinyurl.com/ygm6zmr
Source: tinyurl.com

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Interview with Maurice Sendak, author of Where the Wild Things Are! http://www.nycgo.com/?event=view.article &id=206419
Source: www.nycgo.com
Visit NYCgo for official NYC information on special events like Wild Things Week NYC, a weeklong celebration of Where the Wild Things Are.

Olathe Public Library Teens One of the pictures did not fit of the winning duct tape entries, so here it is!

Olathe Public Library Teens
Winners of the Duct Tape Contest have been contacted and will get to start picking up their gift cards!
The top winning entry of the junior high level was the duct tape top with flowers. Secon place went to the KSU dress, and third to the purple and silver purse.
The first place winner for the high school level went to ...the bag and cell phone case/wallet. Second place went to the magician's hat, and third went to the pink purse.
Congratulations!Read More
The top winning entry of the junior high level was the duct tape top with flowers. Secon place went to the KSU dress, and third to the purple and silver purse.
The first place winner for the high school level went to ...the bag and cell phone case/wallet. Second place went to the magician's hat, and third went to the pink purse.
Congratulations!Read More
























