Fear Factor/Iron Chef Winners

If you missed out on the Fear Factor/Iron Chef nite last Wednesday (7/9), you missed out on seeing Chef Jonathan Diaz oversee a culinary competition unlike anything the library has seen before. Teens divided into teams and each team had to use surprise ingredients to create a winning dessert masterpiece. Congrats to the winning team -- The Forks -- and their creation, "Fruity Explosion."

The Forks:
Ethan Fogle
Michela Cusin
Gabriel Martinez
Daniel Martinez

You can see their winning creation here.

SPREE PASS WINNERS

Congratulations to the winners of the Spree passes:

Emily Gruden (from the Civic Center Library drawing)
Rosalia Pembroke (from the Noble Library drawing)
Kim Kelley (from the Sandburg Library drawing)

Everyone who entered during our first week of Teen Summer Reading had a chance at winning, but if you weren't one of the winners, just keep in mind that there's a ton of additional stuff we're giving away this summer. There are guaranteed prizes just for reading, additional prizes that you can compete for at our upcoming programs (like our American Gladiators obstacle course at Sandburg on Saturday, June 28 and our Cosplay Runway costume competition at Civic Center on Wednesday, July 2), plus those big ticket prizes in our final drawing at the end of the program.

So don't wait, stop by the Library and get signed up for Teen Summer Reading!

Teen Summer Reading is on the way!

No commericals! No static! No reruns! Just fun! This Summer, FIND A NEW CHANNEL @ THE LIBRARY. That's our snazzy new title for the 2008 Livonia Public Library Teen Summer Reading Program, featuring spin-offs of your favorite reality TV shows. Let's spare you the nitty gritty details. Just stop by any Livonia Library beginning June 16 to register and pick up a Reading Log. Keep track of what you're reading -- every 10 hours earns you an entry into our grand prize drawing at the end of the program. We're giving away some big ticket items, including Cedar Point tickets, a $100 Best Buy gift card, and other cool stuff.

You'll also earn coupons to local businesses, free DVD rentals and computer printouts from the Library, and other goodies when you reach 10, 25, and 35 hours of reading. You'll even get a prize pack just for registering.

We're also going to have a ton of cool events -- each based on a reality TV show -- so keep checking back here for more info about those or stop into one of the Libraries and pick up some program info. Don't miss out this summer! Tune in to Teen Summer Reading!

DDR Tournament tomorrow (5/31)!

You asked for it, and the Library delivers! Stop by the Civic Center Library tomorrow, Saturday, May 31, at 12:00 to compete in our DDR tournament. The top-scoring player will earn $25 in free DVD rentals from the Library, plus there will be runner-up prizes as well. Or just come and cheer on the competitors. We'll also have Guitar Hero on hand, and there will be a DDR freeplay session after the tournament.

We've been asking for registration, but since only a few folks signed up, we're opening up the tournament to whomever shows up at noon (so even if you didn't sign up, if you arrive at 12:00, you're definitely in for the tournament). Call the Library at 466-2197 if you have questions -- otherwise, do some warm-up stretches and come on down for competitive DDR!

Volunteers Wanted for Computer Tutoring

Calling all teens in need of community service! Civic Center Library is looking for teen volunteers to help out with our forthcoming computer tutoring service, beginning in July. As a volunteer, you would provide one-on-one tutoring in the Library to patrons who want to learn how to use a mouse, navigate windows, use a search engine, or perform other basic computer tasks.

Time commitment is negotiable. If you are interested in volunteering, please call Jack at 466-2482. This is a great way to get community service hours, so don't be shy! Volunteers will be taken on a first come, first served basis.

Anime soundtracks are here @ Noble Library!

In our continuing effort here at the Noble Library to stay on the cutting edge in offering our patrons the coolest new library materials, we've started a modest collection of Anime movie soundtracks! Nearly all Anime movie soundtracks are prohibitive for public libraries because they are issued in Japan. This not only makes it difficult to find a distributor to handle them, but usually puts them into the $35.00+ range per disc, making them somewhat cost prohibitive. But our painstaking research led us to a few popular Anime movie soundtracks that have been originally released in the United States! So we purchased a few! Here's what we were able to find available:

Princess Mononoke/Spirited Away box (OST)
Akira (OST)
Steamboy (OST)
Fullmetal Alchemist: Complete Best (OST)
Ghost in the Shell (OST)
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (OST)
The Best Of Dragonball Z: American Soundtrack Vol. I
Best Of Dragonball Z: American Soundtrack Vol. II
Neon Genesis Evangelion: 10th Anniversary (OST)
Samurai X (rurouni Kenshin) Ova (ost)
Voices of a Distant Star Soundtrack
Ranma 1/2 (OST)
Metropolis-Original Soundtrack
Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex O.S.T. +

Hmmm. 14 titles! Not a bad start, especially considering Noble Library may be the only library you'll find with any Anime soundtracks! All you fanboys and fangirls will want to hightail it over to the Noble Library to check out this new fun music. All the above titles will be housed with our music CD collection, in the SOUNDTRACKS and SHOW MUSIC section, and can be checked out just like our other CD's! However, since it's unlikely that any of these titles already have a record in our catalog, it may be a few weeks before they are processed and availablt to the public.

Teen Drawing Contest Winners

Congratulations to our 2008 Teen Drawing Contest Winners!

Manga category winners:
--Grades 7-9: Breanna Welsh, 9th grade
--Grades 10-12: Kella Hayward, 10th grade

Non-Manga category winners:
--Grades 7-9: Kirsti Ferella, 9th grade
--Grades 10-12: Bridget Sikora, 10th grade

Thanks to everyone who participated. We had 31 entries, more than double what we had last year! The top winners received gift cards to Michael's arts and crafts store, and our top 3 participants in each category have their images on display on the Teen pages of our library web site. Check them out!