Songwriting Workshop

August 15-Songwriting Workshop with Kathy Moser 4-6 PM

Join songwriter Kathy Moser for a fun musical experience! 

Write, rehearse and record an original song. 

It will then be available online.  Register at the Youth Services Desk. 

Bring a friend!

Thursday Night Activities

July 11-Journal-Create your own journal and add creative writing!

July 18-Games- Have fun and keep cool with Wii and board games.

August 1-Dork Diaries Party-Does an inner dork lie beneath your

surface?  If so, you are invited to join us for some fun activities based on the popular book series, The Dork Diaries.

These programs will take place from 6:30-7:30 in the meeting room.

Please register for all programs at the Youth Services Desk. 

These programs will only be held if at least five people have registered. 

All programs are for students entering grade 5 and up.

Bring a Friend!

Songwriting Workshop

August 15-Songwriting Workshop with Kathy Moser 4-6 PM

Join songwriter Kathy Moser for a fun musical experience! 

Write, rehearse and record an original song. 

It will then be available online.  Register at the Youth Services Desk. 

Bring a friend!

Summer Reading News!

Beneath The Surface @ Your Library

Summer Reading Program for

Students in Grade 5 and Up

West Caldwell Public Library

 You are invited to go Beneath the Surface @ Your Library with books!  Read or listen and log in 500 minutes between June 24 and August 10. When you have completed 500 minutes, return your reading log to the Youth Services Desk for your chance to win one of three iTunes gift cards! 

Log in your minutes using either a paper log (available in the

library’s Teen Space or download from the library’s website)

or register online at

 https://nj.evanced.info/westcaldwell/sr/homepage.asp

Teens' Top Ten

Teens' Top Ten Nominations

 Teens' Top Ten is a "teen choice" list, where teens nominate and choose their favorite books of 

the previous year! 

Card Program Canceled...

The card program that was scheduled for Thursday, April 18 at 6:00 PM has been canceled.

It's National Library Week!

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Celebrate National Library Week with Caroline Kennedy and 'Austin and Ally' Star Laura Marano

Create Cards for Seniors

National Library Week 2013

Communities Matter @ Your Library!

Students in grade 5 and up are invited to have fun creating birthday cards that will be delivered to the West Caldwell Care Center and shared with their residents.  The library will supply all materials.  Just bring your creativity!  

Thursday, April 18 @ 6pm

Please register at the Youth Services Desk.

Bring a Friend or Two!

Wii @ The Library

Thursday, April 11@ 2pm

Just Dance the Afternoon Away!

Play Wii Just Dance for Kids

Bring a Friend!

Grades 1 and up

Please register at the Youth Services Desk.

Thursday, April 11 @ 3pm

Play Wii Wheel of Fortune and Other Board Games

Bring a Friend!

Grades 4 and up

Please register at the Youth Services Desk.

Winter Reading Program---Winners!

Emma K.

Melissa N.

Matthew S.

are the winners of our first winter reading program for grades 5 and up.

Congratulations!

Thank you to everyone who participated, and happy reading!

Teen Tech Week

March 10 - 16, 2013


Celebrate Teen Tech Week all March long!  This year’s 

theme encourages you to enjoy all the technology your

 library has to offer! Check out the library's Wii games, 

e-books, movies, music, audio books, databases and more.  

And check out the Teen Tech Week display in the library's 

Teen Space. 

 It will highlight some of the great materials the library 

has to offer.

And The Winner Is...

Garden State Teen Book Award Winners

Newbery, Caldecott and Printz Winners

A Rockin' Read

For What it's Worth by Janet Tashjian

Living in Los Angeles' Laurel Canyon neighborhood, fourteen-year-old Quinn's life has been consumed by music and the famous musicians who live nearby, but in 1971, his first girlfriend, a substitute teacher, and a draft dodger help open his eyes about the Vietnam War.

Promote-A-Play: A Poster Contest!

As part of “Much Ado About Something: A Shakespeare Festival,” contestants are invited to tap into their creative skills and design a poster promoting one of Shakespeare’s plays. The poster must contain text as well as images and should be no larger than 11x17. Pen & ink, colored pencils, pastels, collages, and computer graphics are acceptable mediums, but paintings (oils, watercolors, etc) are NOT acceptable.

Posters will be judged in three categories:

Adults (18 years of age & older)

High School Students in Grades 9-12

Middle School Students in Grades 6-8.

Prizes will be awarded to the winner and runner-up
in each category. Posters must be delivered to the
West Caldwell Public Library by 5:00 pm on Monday, March 4.


To enter the contest, please visit the library for an entry form.  Return the completed form to the West Caldwell Public Library by 8:00 pm on Monday, February 11.


Posters will displayed in the Library’s Richard Cass Art Gallery
from Monday, March 4 - Saturday, March 16. Then, they will be
displayed in the High School lobby from Monday, March 18– Saturday, March 23..
BE CREATIVE & USE YOUR IMAGINATION!
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Keep Reading! Winter Reading Program

Check In @ Your Library
Winter Reading Program for grades 5 and up
January 7-March 9

Read or Listen and log in 300 minutes.  Return your log to the Youth Services Desk for the chance to win one of three iTunes gift cards!  Stop by the library's Teen Space to pick up a log, or print one from the library's website.

It's A Book Thing! Book Group

It's A Book Thing!
A series of book discussions and activities for readers in grades 4-6.

Thursday, January 31
The Outcasts of 19 Schuyler Place by E.L. Konigsburg

All  meetings will take place in the library's meeting room from 4:00-5:00.

Please register for each session individually, and visit the Youth Services Desk to borrow a copy of the book.

Tell a friend!

Winter Reading Program for Grade 5 and Up!

Warm Up With a Good Book!

You are invited to Check In @ Your Library and participate in our first winter reading program for students in grade 5 and up.  Read or listen and log in 300 minutes between January 7 and March 9.  When you have completed 300 minutes, return your reading log to the Youth Services Desk for your chance to win one of three iTunes gift cards!  Winners will be randomly selected from all the submitted logs.  The winners will be contacted during Teen Tech Week (March 10-16).

Reading logs are available in the library's Teen Space.

Teen Tech Week is a great opportunity to check out the video games, audio books, downloadable eBooks, music and movies that are available at the library!

New Books!

Archie:  Clash of the New Kids
by Alex Simmons



Alice in Zombieland
by Gena Showalter



Beta
by Rachel Cohn



Eighth Grade is Making Me Sick
by Jennifer L. Holm



Emily's Dress
by Kathryn Burak



A Midsummer Tights Dream
by Louise Rennison



Send Me a Sign
by Tiffany Schmidt

Holiday Ornament Contest

Create your own holiday ornament

and enter it in the West Caldwell Public Library's contest for a chance to win a prize!

Saturday, December 8-Judging at 1:00 PM

Entry Categories
Age 12 and under
Ages 13-17
Adults

**Please see a librarian for rules and an entry form**

It Came From the Library...

Here are the spooktacular monsters that were entered into the library's Teen Read Week Make-A-Monster contest...