JCPL Teens from Jefferson County Public Library

New Blog Site!

Erin, Golden Library — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 11:33:07 GMT

Starting today, April 3rd, we'll be blogging from the new jeffcolibrary.org. You can keep following this blog here:

http://jeffcolibrary.org/teen

We hope to see you there. Thanks for reading!

Read This! Au Revoir Crazy European Chick by Joe Schreiber

Chandra, Belmar Library — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 11:42:27 GMT

Gobi takes Perry on the weirdest, most dangerous, and most exhilarating night of his life when she transforms from an introverted, anti-social Lithuanian exchange student into a trained assassin.

Au Revoir Crazy European Chick is an excellent choice if you enjoyed the Alex Rider or Gallagher Girls series. There's also a sequel, Perry's Killer Playlist.

Movie Monday - Catching Fire

Arra, Lakewood Library — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 11:05:32 GMT

I'm so excited the new Catching Fire movie trailer has been released:

April fools! Catch the much better version on which this one is based on YouTube. This video was brought to you with the help of a glue gun, burnt fingers, my husband who is much more tech savy than me and my 5 year old son who helped me film the fight scenes.

Science Saturday -- Eggsperiments

Jessie, Columbine Library — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 18:43:37 GMT

(Super cheesy, I know. I couldn't resist)

Here are a few eggy experiments to help you celebrate Easter weekend:

Suck an egg into a bottle (from The Naked Scientists): You'll need a hard boiled egg, a bottle with a slightly smaller neck, a little oil and a match (or you can try it with boiling water). You'll light the match and put it in the bottle, with will warm the air inside and cause it to expand. As the air cools, the egg will be sucked into the bottle. Read through the link for full directions, as well as instructions for getting your egg back out again.

Egg Geodes (from The Happy Scientist): You'll need clean egg shells and an egg carton to hold them, epsom salt, food coloring, and hot water. You'll finish with cool crystalized eggs. Read through the link for the directions.

Naked Egg or Rubber Egg (from Steve Spangler Science): You'll need an egg, a glass, and a lot of vinegar. Basically, you let the egg sit in the vinegar until the acetic acid in the vinegar reacts with the calcium carbonate in the egg shell and breaks it down. I saw a few other websites that said you could bounce it against your table, but do so at your own risk! Read through the link for full directions.

What other experiments can you think of?

New Jefferson County Public Library Website

Jessie, Columbine Library — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 09:01:03 GMT

Did you know that the Jefferson County Public Library is getting a new website? It will go live next week, but if you're curious (like I always am!) you can preview it today. A few things to note:

-Check out the new teen page to access teen-specific homework help, events, book reviews, and our updated Crazy Readerz blog.

-You can search the library catalog from every page of the website. Just use the search box in the top right corner. There are two tabs--one to search the catalog and one to search the website.

-There is an "Ask Us" link at the top and bottom of every page. Use this to connect with a librarian through email, chat or phone.

-Did you know the library checks out ebooks, downloadable audiobooks, and electronic magazines? Try the new "Downloads" page for more info.

-And finally, tell us what you think!

Book Safes!

Erin, Golden Library — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 11:24:37 GMT

Need something to do over Spring Break? Come to the Golden Library tomorrow at 2:30 and make your own book safe. Create a hidden compartment in a book and baffle your nosy little brother looking for your private stuff. He'll never check a book!

The Weirdness All Around

Tana, Arvada Library — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 10:54:14 GMT

The world is a big, awesome, crazy place full of amazing weirdness! If you keep your eyes open for it, you can spot it all around. Some of my favorite weirdness comes in the guise of… SCIENCE!

Here are a couple of my favorite ‘science’ books that put a new spin on things. They might make you reconsider how you view the universe.

The Dancing Wu Li Masters : An Overview of the New Physics by Gary Zukav: This book introduced me to particle physics but not in a boring, academic way. The voice is conversational, the science is real, and the possibilities that exist in and around us are mind blowing! You will never look at the world the same way again.

The Hidden Messages in Water by Masaru Emoto: Water holds memory and, according to the studies of Dr. Masaru Emoto, intention as well. Dr. Emoto exposed water to words and then froze the water into snowflakes which he would film. He noticed that positive words like ‘love,’ and ‘truth,’ would cause the water to transform into beautiful, perfect snowflakes. Negative words like, ‘hate’ or ‘pollution’ caused the water to transform into distorted, ugly snowflakes. This happened whether you spoke to the water or just put a sign close by the water with the word written on it. Crazy! But sooooo neat!

Read This! The Dead and Buried by Kim Harrington

Jessie, Columbine Library — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 16:32:21 GMT

Some of you may already know how much I loved the Clarity books by Kim Harrington. When I realized she had a new book out I was a little worried; what if I didn’t like it? Never fear! It was amazing!

The Dead and Buried is a ghost story. A very spooky ghost story. Jade’s family moves into a new house they never should have been able to afford. When she starts poking around she realizes that the reason the house was so cheap is because the most popular girl in school, who also happened to be the meanest of mean girls, was murdered in the house last spring. And then Jade realizes that her little brother can see the ghost. And that the ghost can move her stuff around and destroy things. And it can possess people and make them do whatever it wants. Now the ghost needs Jade to solve the murder before it can move on, but it’s not very patient and it’s not very nice about it. Can Jade solve the murder before the ghost destroys her family?