Teen Read Week was October 18-24 this year. We had two great programs for the "Get Away @ Your Library" theme.
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| Comics!!! |
One Page Comic Books was scheduled during our teen Anime' group program. This allowed for a very mixed age group. Some kids had never read a comic book before!
Laura Charles lead the group with her comic credentials. Just a day out of River Road Expo, Laura had the comic scene fresh in her mind. Here are a few samples of the work created in comic style.
Altered Books was another chance to Get Away @ Your Library. We had a collection of books that were saved from recycling.---Not all books go on shelves or to good homes, as these kids learned.
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| Rip 'em, cut 'em, glue 'em |
Handing out scissors, utility knives, glues, beads, googly eyes, etc., we all got busy breaking down books into new creations.
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| "Cutting up books seems WRONG!!!" |
This was an interesting process for the group, who L.O.V.E. books!!! Who cuts books like this?! But soon enough everyone had a vision and method to their madness.
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| Amelia made a shadow box |
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| This became a dragon emerging from a volcano---lots of work done at home. |
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| These pages became flowers |
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| Ethan built a battle scene |
Even the adults in the class got fancy
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| The heart of the book |
And Christopher Columbus got a makeover...
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| Blacklight reactive Chris |
These programs were a fun break away from regular library programs. Altered Books struck some artistic nerves with several students, who will provide their creations for display in the next few weeks--we hope!
Check back again soon for more exciting adventures in the SSC Library and Teen Tones.
