Monday, October 26, 2009
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Teen Read Week
Help celebrate Teen Read Week - October 18-24 - by telling us about one of your favorite books and getting a free book in return!
Even better – if you let us videotape you talking about your favorite book, you get two free books and your own 15 minutes of fame! Videos will be posted on the Georgetown Branch Teen Blog.
Videos may be done on your own or with a friend or two. Remember, it’s not a speech – it’s just you talking about a book!
If in doubt, check out a couple of examples or send your questions to Sarai
Even better – if you let us videotape you talking about your favorite book, you get two free books and your own 15 minutes of fame! Videos will be posted on the Georgetown Branch Teen Blog.
Videos may be done on your own or with a friend or two. Remember, it’s not a speech – it’s just you talking about a book!
If in doubt, check out a couple of examples or send your questions to Sarai
December
Festival of Gingerbread at The History Center
November 27-December 13
If you need more information, go here.
5K Reindeer Romp
Saturday, December 12, Starts 10:30 am
This 5K run will take you down through Calhoun Street’s historic business district, back up Harrison Street, with a mad dash to the right down Douglas Street for the finish line. Dress up in your favorite Christmas gear as a part of the costume contest! Costumes are not mandatory but prizes will be given out for best adult, best parent and child, and best child. For more information and registration please visit the site.
Santa & His Reindeer Visit the Zoo
Saturday, December 19
Programs begin every half hour from 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Fee: $14 children; $10 adults
November 27-December 13
If you need more information, go here.
5K Reindeer Romp
Saturday, December 12, Starts 10:30 am
This 5K run will take you down through Calhoun Street’s historic business district, back up Harrison Street, with a mad dash to the right down Douglas Street for the finish line. Dress up in your favorite Christmas gear as a part of the costume contest! Costumes are not mandatory but prizes will be given out for best adult, best parent and child, and best child. For more information and registration please visit the site.
Santa & His Reindeer Visit the Zoo
Saturday, December 19
Programs begin every half hour from 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Fee: $14 children; $10 adults
November
Headwaters Park Skating Rink Opens
November 20
For more information, visit the Fort Wayne Parks & Recreation website.
Holiday Kick-Off Party at the Botanical Gardens
Wednesday November 25, 5:00-9:00 p.m.
For more information, go here.
Holidayfest Lighting Ceremony in downtown Fort Wayne
Wednesday, November 25, 2009, 6:15pm
Admission is FREE!
For more info, visit the website or contact Courtney.
Festival of Gingerbread at The History Center
November 27-December 13
If you need more information, go here.
Festival of Trees at The Embassy
Nov. 25-Dec. 1, 2009
Check out their schedule of events.
November 20
For more information, visit the Fort Wayne Parks & Recreation website.
Holiday Kick-Off Party at the Botanical Gardens
Wednesday November 25, 5:00-9:00 p.m.
For more information, go here.
Holidayfest Lighting Ceremony in downtown Fort Wayne
Wednesday, November 25, 2009, 6:15pm
Admission is FREE!
For more info, visit the website or contact Courtney.
Festival of Gingerbread at The History Center
November 27-December 13
If you need more information, go here.
Festival of Trees at The Embassy
Nov. 25-Dec. 1, 2009
Check out their schedule of events.
Young Naturalist Awards
The Young Naturalist Awards is an inquiry-based science competition for students in grades 7-12 to promote participation and communication in science. The deadline is March 1, 2010.
For more information, visit Young Naturalist Award.
For more information, visit Young Naturalist Award.
Monday, October 19, 2009
We Talk Books!
Darius - Diary of a Wimpy Kid, by Jeff Kinney.
Jeffrey - Diary of a Wimpy Kid, by Jeff Kinney.
Alex - Monkey High, by Shouko Akira.
Erin - Nightwing, by Martin Cruz Smith.
LeAnna - Runner, by Robert Newton.
Josh - Something Wicked This Way Comes, by Ray Bradbury.
Have a book you'd like to rave or rant about? Send me an email or stop by Teen Thursday and we'll get your video on the blog!
Jeffrey - Diary of a Wimpy Kid, by Jeff Kinney.
Alex - Monkey High, by Shouko Akira.
Erin - Nightwing, by Martin Cruz Smith.
LeAnna - Runner, by Robert Newton.
Josh - Something Wicked This Way Comes, by Ray Bradbury.
Have a book you'd like to rave or rant about? Send me an email or stop by Teen Thursday and we'll get your video on the blog!
Sunday, October 18, 2009
January
Bookworms’ Book Sale
Saturday, January 30, 12:00-4:00 pm
Franke Park Nature Lodge, 3411 Sherman Blvd.
It’s time to sell the books we’ve read so we can make room for more books! We are avid readers, so there will be lots of books to choose from and very reasonable prices. If you have too many books, we will accept donations through January 22. Proceeds from the book sale will benefit Parks and Recreation Outdoor Recreation programs such as the Bookworms Book Club. For more information, contact Renee Baines at 427-6005 or via email.
Saturday, January 30, 12:00-4:00 pm
Franke Park Nature Lodge, 3411 Sherman Blvd.
It’s time to sell the books we’ve read so we can make room for more books! We are avid readers, so there will be lots of books to choose from and very reasonable prices. If you have too many books, we will accept donations through January 22. Proceeds from the book sale will benefit Parks and Recreation Outdoor Recreation programs such as the Bookworms Book Club. For more information, contact Renee Baines at 427-6005 or via email.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Help
Check out these websites for information on area agencies that offer social services. Please note: the library does not endorse these agencies. They are listed here as a private, confidential way for you to seek information that might be of assistance to you or someone you know.
Dial 2-1-1 for FREE, confidential, 24-hour information and referral assistance for:
Housing • Shelter • Food • Legal Aid • Clothing • Education • Counseling • Utility Assistance • Health Care • Transportation
CANI helps communities, families, and individuals remove the causes and conditions of poverty. CANI has many programs, including:
* CANI’s Weatherization Program provides free, energy-efficient improvements for the homes of low-income families. Improvements may include insulating attics, walls, and mobile home bellies. CANI also fixes heating systems, such as repairing poorly installed equipment or leaking heating ducts, and can repair some furnaces.
* Community Alliance for Healthy Families is a free, voluntary program in Allen County offering support services to families during pregnancy or shortly after their baby’s birth. The program provides in-home services to help a family develop a healthy and supportive family environment by building on their individual strengths.
* CANI is a proud member of Covering Kids & Families of Indiana Inc. (CKF-IN), a statewide organization committed to ensuring that all children and families eligible for Medicaid and the State’s Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) are enrolled.
The Center for Nonviolence on West Creighton Avenue provides education, support, and advocacy to end domestic and other forms of violence while modeling equality and power sharing.
Community Harvest Food Bank has a network of more than 460 member agencies in our nine county service area. These agencies range from soup kitchens, to pantries, and camps that help feed the hungry children and adults of Northeast Indiana.
Erin's House for Grieving Children offers our community grief support and education through bimonthly, on-site peer support Program Nights; in-school peer support programs; Teen Retreat- overnight retreat for 14 to 19 year olds; and telephone support for grieving families, friends and members of the community, as well as with other programs. Since opening in October 1993, Erin's House has served more than 10,000 individuals. Healthy grieving is not just important for the bereaved; it is important for the entire community. Research has shown that unresolved grief and the inability of a young person to cope with the death of a loved one plays a significant role in poor school performance, alcohol and drug abuse, depression, anxiety and an increased risk of suicide.
Fort Wayne-Allen County Department of Health MEDICAL ANNEX
4813 New Haven Ave
Fort Wayne, IN 46803
• The HIV/STD Clinic offers confidential testing and treatment services. The clinic is openMonday through Friday 8 a.m. to 11 and 1 to 4 p.m. by appointment. The clinic takes walkinson Tuesdays and Thursdays. For questions or to make an appointment, call (260) 449-7504.
• The Infectious Disease Clinic/TB Clinic offers testing and treatment for tuberculosis andcontact investigations for other communicable diseases. For questions or to make anappointment, call (260) 449-7920.
• The Immunization Clinic offers immunizations to children two months to 18 years of age andsome adult immunizations. The clinic will be open 8:30 to 11 a.m. and 1 to 4 p.m.Wednesdays and Fridays by appointment. For questions or to make an appointment, call(260) 449-7514.
Homebound Meals delivers meals at a low cost to adults who are homebound and/or disabled.
Catering to women and men experiencing unplanned pregnancy, A Hope Center's services are geared to provide hope, help, and healing in difficult circumstances.
i-SAFE is a non-profit foundation dedicated to protecting the online experiences of youth everywhere. The goal is to educate students on how to avoid dangerous, inappropriate, or unlawful online behavior.
Kids Help Phone is Canada's only toll-free, 24-hour, bilingual and anonymous phone counselling, referral and Internet service for children and youth, but just because it's Canadian doesn't mean you can't visit their site! They have lots of good information on bullying, dating, family life, and other topics of imortance to you, so check them out.
Matthew 25 provides health care and dental care services to uninsured, low-income families in Allen County.
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is a website you can visit to get information if you or someone you know needs help. You may also call the free, 24-hour hotline at 1-800-273-8255.
The National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center has links to information on alcohol abuse, bullying, dating violence, depression, and school violence.
The Rape Crisis Hotline and the Sexual Assault Treatment Center have information here.
Rescue Ministries includes The Rescue Mission for men, Charis House for women and their children, and Bargains Galore, our thrift store where donations of household goods are passed on to our residents with the excess sold at minimal prices to low income people in the community.
SCAN stands for Stop Child Abuse and Neglect. SCAN has two primary service areas: Prevention and Family Restoration.The Prevention programs include Healthy Families, The Network For Safe Families, and Community Partners for Safe Families. and Prevention Through Education. The Family Restoration programs include Home-Based Family Centered Case Management, Visitation Facilitation, Home-Based Family-Centered Therapy, and Home Maker/Parent Aid Services.
S.A.F.E. ALTERNATIVES® is a nationally recognized treatment approach, professional network, and educational resource base, which is committed to helping you and others achieve an end to self-injurious behavior. Self-injury is known by many names,including self-abuse, self-mutilation, deliberate self-harm, parasuicidal behavior, and non-suicidal self-injury. Visit the website or call 1-800-DONT-CUT (1-800-366-8288).
Turnstone Center for Children and Adults with Disabilities' mission is to 'enhance the lives of all persons with physical disabilities and their families'. If you are interested in learning more about Turnstone, please call or feel free to stop by for a tour.
Fort Wayne Women's Bureau offers three distinct programs: Women’s Business Center provides business counseling and mentoring, technical assistance, networking, and business-oriented classes and workshops; Transitions is a drug and alcohol treatment program for women and their children (up to age 10), offering up to an 18-month continuum of services including residential treatment and continuing care; Rape Awareness program, which includes a 24/7 rape crisis hotline and crisis and on-going counseling services for survivors of sexual assault, childhood sexual abuse, and domestic violence.
Youth America Hotline is the first and only toll free, peer-to-peer hotline network linking callers to community-based peer counseling hotlines in the nation. If you or someone you know needs help right away, you can call 1-877-YOUTHLINE (1-877-986-8454) toll free to talk to a trained youth peer-to-peer counselor.
Dial 2-1-1 for FREE, confidential, 24-hour information and referral assistance for:
Housing • Shelter • Food • Legal Aid • Clothing • Education • Counseling • Utility Assistance • Health Care • Transportation
CANI helps communities, families, and individuals remove the causes and conditions of poverty. CANI has many programs, including:
* CANI’s Weatherization Program provides free, energy-efficient improvements for the homes of low-income families. Improvements may include insulating attics, walls, and mobile home bellies. CANI also fixes heating systems, such as repairing poorly installed equipment or leaking heating ducts, and can repair some furnaces.
* Community Alliance for Healthy Families is a free, voluntary program in Allen County offering support services to families during pregnancy or shortly after their baby’s birth. The program provides in-home services to help a family develop a healthy and supportive family environment by building on their individual strengths.
* CANI is a proud member of Covering Kids & Families of Indiana Inc. (CKF-IN), a statewide organization committed to ensuring that all children and families eligible for Medicaid and the State’s Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) are enrolled.
The Center for Nonviolence on West Creighton Avenue provides education, support, and advocacy to end domestic and other forms of violence while modeling equality and power sharing.
Community Harvest Food Bank has a network of more than 460 member agencies in our nine county service area. These agencies range from soup kitchens, to pantries, and camps that help feed the hungry children and adults of Northeast Indiana.
Erin's House for Grieving Children offers our community grief support and education through bimonthly, on-site peer support Program Nights; in-school peer support programs; Teen Retreat- overnight retreat for 14 to 19 year olds; and telephone support for grieving families, friends and members of the community, as well as with other programs. Since opening in October 1993, Erin's House has served more than 10,000 individuals. Healthy grieving is not just important for the bereaved; it is important for the entire community. Research has shown that unresolved grief and the inability of a young person to cope with the death of a loved one plays a significant role in poor school performance, alcohol and drug abuse, depression, anxiety and an increased risk of suicide.
Fort Wayne-Allen County Department of Health MEDICAL ANNEX
4813 New Haven Ave
Fort Wayne, IN 46803
• The HIV/STD Clinic offers confidential testing and treatment services. The clinic is openMonday through Friday 8 a.m. to 11 and 1 to 4 p.m. by appointment. The clinic takes walkinson Tuesdays and Thursdays. For questions or to make an appointment, call (260) 449-7504.
• The Infectious Disease Clinic/TB Clinic offers testing and treatment for tuberculosis andcontact investigations for other communicable diseases. For questions or to make anappointment, call (260) 449-7920.
• The Immunization Clinic offers immunizations to children two months to 18 years of age andsome adult immunizations. The clinic will be open 8:30 to 11 a.m. and 1 to 4 p.m.Wednesdays and Fridays by appointment. For questions or to make an appointment, call(260) 449-7514.
Homebound Meals delivers meals at a low cost to adults who are homebound and/or disabled.
Catering to women and men experiencing unplanned pregnancy, A Hope Center's services are geared to provide hope, help, and healing in difficult circumstances.
i-SAFE is a non-profit foundation dedicated to protecting the online experiences of youth everywhere. The goal is to educate students on how to avoid dangerous, inappropriate, or unlawful online behavior.
Kids Help Phone is Canada's only toll-free, 24-hour, bilingual and anonymous phone counselling, referral and Internet service for children and youth, but just because it's Canadian doesn't mean you can't visit their site! They have lots of good information on bullying, dating, family life, and other topics of imortance to you, so check them out.
Matthew 25 provides health care and dental care services to uninsured, low-income families in Allen County.
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is a website you can visit to get information if you or someone you know needs help. You may also call the free, 24-hour hotline at 1-800-273-8255.
The National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center has links to information on alcohol abuse, bullying, dating violence, depression, and school violence.
The Rape Crisis Hotline and the Sexual Assault Treatment Center have information here.
Rescue Ministries includes The Rescue Mission for men, Charis House for women and their children, and Bargains Galore, our thrift store where donations of household goods are passed on to our residents with the excess sold at minimal prices to low income people in the community.
SCAN stands for Stop Child Abuse and Neglect. SCAN has two primary service areas: Prevention and Family Restoration.The Prevention programs include Healthy Families, The Network For Safe Families, and Community Partners for Safe Families. and Prevention Through Education. The Family Restoration programs include Home-Based Family Centered Case Management, Visitation Facilitation, Home-Based Family-Centered Therapy, and Home Maker/Parent Aid Services.
S.A.F.E. ALTERNATIVES® is a nationally recognized treatment approach, professional network, and educational resource base, which is committed to helping you and others achieve an end to self-injurious behavior. Self-injury is known by many names,including self-abuse, self-mutilation, deliberate self-harm, parasuicidal behavior, and non-suicidal self-injury. Visit the website or call 1-800-DONT-CUT (1-800-366-8288).
Turnstone Center for Children and Adults with Disabilities' mission is to 'enhance the lives of all persons with physical disabilities and their families'. If you are interested in learning more about Turnstone, please call or feel free to stop by for a tour.
Fort Wayne Women's Bureau offers three distinct programs: Women’s Business Center provides business counseling and mentoring, technical assistance, networking, and business-oriented classes and workshops; Transitions is a drug and alcohol treatment program for women and their children (up to age 10), offering up to an 18-month continuum of services including residential treatment and continuing care; Rape Awareness program, which includes a 24/7 rape crisis hotline and crisis and on-going counseling services for survivors of sexual assault, childhood sexual abuse, and domestic violence.
Youth America Hotline is the first and only toll free, peer-to-peer hotline network linking callers to community-based peer counseling hotlines in the nation. If you or someone you know needs help right away, you can call 1-877-YOUTHLINE (1-877-986-8454) toll free to talk to a trained youth peer-to-peer counselor.
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Applying for a Job - The Basics
Are you thinking about getting a summer job this year? Or maybe you need to get regular, year-round employment to help pay for car insurance or new clothes? Have you filled out applications before and not gotten the job?
On Saturday, March 6, we will be having a special program specifically for teens who want to get the basics on applying for a job. You'll hear tips about how to fill out your application, things not to do, and other common-sense hints you might not know yet. I can't guarantee you'll get a job, but this will help you to make your application look as good as it possibly can!
On Saturday, March 6, we will be having a special program specifically for teens who want to get the basics on applying for a job. You'll hear tips about how to fill out your application, things not to do, and other common-sense hints you might not know yet. I can't guarantee you'll get a job, but this will help you to make your application look as good as it possibly can!
Stuck at Prom Scholarship Contest
Check it out! Create a duct tape prom outfit and you could win $3,000 in scholarship money!
Visit http://www.stuckatprom.com/contests/prom/default.asp to view the awesomeness.
These are no 10-minute creations. Prepare yourself to be amazed.
Visit http://www.stuckatprom.com/contests/prom/default.asp to view the awesomeness.
These are no 10-minute creations. Prepare yourself to be amazed.
Saturday, October 3, 2009
Homework Help
The Main Library offers free homework help for students in grades 6-12 provided by skilled volunteers. No appointment necessary but please be sure to remember your textbook or assignment sheet. Call 421-1255 or visit the website for more information.
From the ACPL Children's Services page comes this list of websites you may visit to get homework help. Just 'cause it's for kids doesn't mean you can't find what you're looking for here!
Other:
I Need A Pencil is a website that can assist students in studying for the SAT's so they can get the best possible scores and have better chances at getting into the college they want.
Part of the Discovery Channel's Discovery School Web site. Students can find links for homework help in all subject areas at thishomework help site!
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology's Homework Hotline provides free math and science homework help to Indiana students in grades 6-12. Students may call The Homework Hotline toll-free at 1-877-ASK-ROSE from 7 PM to 10 PM (EST).
Try The Homework Spot. In addition to subject area help, this Web site contains study tips, special theme reports on topics such as "The Ocean," "The Middle Ages," and "Natural Disasters," and a "You Asked For It" question and answer section.
Newton BBS is operated by volunteer scientists from all around the world. Their purpose is to provide a means to have questions answered that are not going to be easily found on the web or within common references! Questions and answers between 1995-2005 have been archived on the site, so your question may already have an answer waiting for you!
General reference information can be found at infoplease.
Cliff's Notes are available online for free! Download to your iPod or read online.
From the ACPL Children's Services page comes this list of websites you may visit to get homework help. Just 'cause it's for kids doesn't mean you can't find what you're looking for here!
Other:
I Need A Pencil is a website that can assist students in studying for the SAT's so they can get the best possible scores and have better chances at getting into the college they want.
Part of the Discovery Channel's Discovery School Web site. Students can find links for homework help in all subject areas at thishomework help site!
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology's Homework Hotline provides free math and science homework help to Indiana students in grades 6-12. Students may call The Homework Hotline toll-free at 1-877-ASK-ROSE from 7 PM to 10 PM (EST).
Try The Homework Spot. In addition to subject area help, this Web site contains study tips, special theme reports on topics such as "The Ocean," "The Middle Ages," and "Natural Disasters," and a "You Asked For It" question and answer section.
Newton BBS is operated by volunteer scientists from all around the world. Their purpose is to provide a means to have questions answered that are not going to be easily found on the web or within common references! Questions and answers between 1995-2005 have been archived on the site, so your question may already have an answer waiting for you!
General reference information can be found at infoplease.
Cliff's Notes are available online for free! Download to your iPod or read online.
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