Hello Writers!
Previously, Teen Writer’s Group for January was to be held on the 24th — PLEASE NOTE THE DATE HAS CHANGED!
January’s session of Teen Writer’s Group will now take place on Thursday, January 31st. The time and place remains the same – from 6:30-7:30pm and we meet in the Vortex!>Don’t forget to register online at www.fountaindale.org or by giving us a call at 630.685.4199. This program is for grades 6-12.
Hope to see you there!
The Grammy Awards are scheduled to take place on February 10th, 2013 at 7pm on channel 2. The library is a great resource to get your hands on the nominee’s music! Whether you already know you’re a fan or if you just want to hear what all the buzz is about and expose yourself to a new artist, the library offers a great selection of music for you to check out!
This year’s nominated artists for “Best New Artist” are…
Alabama Shakes – their 2012 album is called “Boys & Girls”
fun. – their 2012 album is called “Some Nights”
Hunter Hayes – his 2012 album is self-titled as “Hunter Hayes”
Frank Ocean – his 2012 album is called “Channel Orange”
The Lumineers – their 2012 album is also self-titled as “The Lumineers”
So, if you’re interested in checking out any of these musical groups, stop in at a reference desk here at the library and we can help you out!
Other Grammy categories you might be interested in knowing about are…
Record of the Year:
“Lonely Boy” The Black Keys
“Stronger” Kelly Clarkson
“We are Young” fun.
“Somebody that I Used to Know” Gotye
“Thinking About You” Frank Ocean
“We are Never Getting Back Together” Taylor Swift
Album of the Year:
“El Camino” The Black Keys
“Babel” Mumford & Sons
“Some Nights” fun.
“Blunderbuss” Jack White
“Channel Orange” Frank Ocean
“We are Never Getting Back Together” Taylor Swift
Best Pop Solo:
“Set Fire to the Rain (Live)” Adele
“Stronger” Kelly Clarkson
“Call Me Maybe” Carly Rae Jepsen
“Wide Awake” Katy Perry
“Where Have You Been” Rihanna
Don’t forget the check out the show and see who the winners are along with what are sure to be great performances! And don’t forget that Fountaindale wants to bring all that fantastic music straight to you!
- Carly T.
Teens, stop by the Vortex to guess how many books are in the tree. The person who guesses closest without going over will win a Barnes and Noble gift card! Contest open until January 3, 2013.
This tree was made possible by the Friends of the Fountaindale Public Library.
Randi C.
Last Monday, teens had the opportunity to participate in a Pizza Taste-Off in the Vortex. Five local pizza places including Home Run Inn Pizza, Lou Malnati’s Pizzeria, Nancy’s Pizza, Mrs T’s Pizza, and Rosati’s Pizza donated cheese pizzas for the program. 30 teens taste-tested each pizza and voted for their favorite in several categories: Best Crust, Best Sauce, Best Cheese, Appearance, Taste, and Overall Favorite.
Here are the winners in each category:
Best Crust….Home Run
Best Sauce….Home Run
Best Cheese….Rosati’s
Appearance….Home Run
Taste….Home Run
Overall Favorite Pizza….Home Run
Nancy’s Pizza came in second for Overall Favorite Pizza.
Everyone had a great time! Big thanks to all the pizza establishments that made this program possible. Their willingness to donate made this a great event for our local teens.
Randi C.
Just a reminder to all of you teens that love to draw…we are in the middle of our Teen Manga Bookmark Contest! Submit your original Manga artwork no later than this Friday, October 5th to the Teen Services Desk in The Vortex by 5:30pm. Winners will be awarded prizes by October 10th and winning artwork will be made into a bookmark that we will have printed out for patrons to use soon after. Please see our website calendar for further details or give us a call at 630.685.4199. Time is running out…
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