Express Yourself @ Your Library

Calling all Teens!
Let's Get Creative at the Library this summer!

Enter your best artwork into our contest!
All entries will be on display at the final teen program
on Tuesday, July 21st at the Art Gallery Opening Night!
Prizes, food and fun will be offered as a part of the program.

Eligibility/Restrictions
•Any artist ages 12 to 18 may participate in the contest.
•All artist must be enrolled in the summer reading program to qualify for prizes.

•Artists do not need to be present at the final program to win.
•All entries must be the original work of the artist.
•Work must have been created within the last two years.
•All eligible artwork must be submitted no later than Wednesday, July 15, 2009 at 8:00PM.
•All eligible artwork must have an affixed ID label on the back or bottom of the piece.
•ID labels are included on the back of this sheet and available at the library.
•Waterford Public Library is not responsible for any damage sustained to entries.
•Participants may enter up to two pieces for consideration, but only one piece per category.
•Check each category for specific rules and details.

Categories are: 2D Artwork, 3D Artwork, Video/Photograph and Open Mic/Six word Memoirs.
Judging: All entries will be judged between July 18 and July 21 before the program at 6:00 PM on July 21.
Entries will be judged per category and in two age categories: 6th -9th grade or 10th - 12th grade.
Grade levels are determined by the grade participants will be entering in the fall of 2009.
Prizes will be announced at the Teen Art Gallery Opening Night program beginning at 6:00 PM on Tuesday, July 21.
Prizes for reading during the summer will also be given out at this program. Any teen can attend the program,
even if artwork was not entered.

Any questions regarding the contest or any other aspect of the summer reading program
should be directed to Tricia at tcox@waterford.lib.wi.us or 262-534-3988 ext.13

Get your copy of the detailed rules.

Twilight: The Move

DVD Release Date is March 21, 2009
TWILIGHT talent and filmmakers will be making surprise appearances at the TWILIGHT atMIDNIGHT release parties in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago Borders Stores, Dallas and Salt Lake City. Ineach city, their appearance will be at one of the following retail locations:




Chicago locations are:

Borders 755 W. North Avenue Chicago
Borders 830 N Michigan Chicago
Borders 1539 E 53rd Street Chicago
Borders 2210 W. 95th Street Chicago
Hot Topic 551 Chicago Ridge Mall Chicago
RidgeFYE 551 Chicago Ridge Mall Chicago Ridge

Library Dominoes

Have a magical time on Tinker Bell's world

Experience the magic of Tinker Bell's world when you create your very own Fairy and take flight for high-flying fun and excitement.

Make Fairy Friends - Explore the meadows to meet and chat with tons of Fairies.

Play Talent Games - Help bring about the change of seasons by playing talent games.

Collect Curious Things - Find and collect tons of useful things like leaves, flowers, and berries.

Hit the Shops - Show off your Fairy style with incredible fashions and furnishings.

Make Incredible Fashions - Play games to create Fairy-crafted clothes and accessories.

How did you like the Movie?

The movie Twilight is here!! Some of you may know, the Twilight Saga is a series of four vampire-based romance novels by author Stephenie Meyer. Hearst Communications and Seventeen Magazine has created a Twilight-themed Meebo Room on Seventeen.com where all Twilighters can go to meet other fans, learn more about Edward and Bella, or just share thoughts on the movie.

OH NO! Midnight Sun on Hold!

Meyer's 'Midnight Sun' On Hold
by John A. Sellers -- Publishers Weekly, 9/2/2008 8:19:00 AM
Stephenie Meyer.After a partial rough draft of Stephenie Meyer’s forthcoming novel, Midnight Sun, was leaked and disseminated online last week, the author has put the project on hold "indefinitely." First reported by the Los Angeles Times, Meyer posted a message about the leak to fans on her Web site last Thursday. "I think it is important for everybody to understand that what happened was a huge violation of my rights as an author, not to mention me as a human being," wrote Meyer. "As the author of the Twilight Saga, I control the copyright and it is up to the owner of the copyright to decide when the books should be made public."
Meyer also wrote that she had a “good idea” of how the leak might have happened. “There were very few copies of Midnight Sun that left my possession and each was unique,” she said. “Due to little changes I made to the manuscript at different times, I can tell when each left my possession and to whom it was given.” The author added that she did not believe there was “malicious intent” behind the initial distribution of the partial manuscript.
Midnight Sun is to tell the story of Twilight, the first book in Meyer’s bestselling series, from the perspective of Edward, a vampire and love interest of heroine Bella. Meyer wrote that she would prefer her fans not read the unfinished draft, but decided to post the entire leaked draft on her site. “I hope this fragment gives you further insight into Edward’s head and adds a new dimension to the Twilight story,” Meyer wrote. “That’s what inspired me to write it in the first place.”
In a statement, Meyer’s publisher, Little, Brown, said the leak had occurred without the knowledge of either the author or publisher, adding, “While no decisions have been made at this time regarding the publication of Midnight Sun, Stephenie Meyer is currently at work on other writing projects. Little, Brown looks forward to our continued publishing relationship with Stephenie Meyer and, like her many fans, we are eager to experience her next literary creation.”
Breaking Dawn, the fourth book in the Twilight Saga, published August 2 amid midnight parties nationwide, selling 1.3 million copies that day. A film adaptation of Twilight arrives in theaters November 21.

Jitterbug!

Check out the pictures from our Jitterbug Dance on August 1st! Congratulations to everyone who participated in the Summer Reading Program and I'm looking forward to seeing you all next summer for Get Creative @ Your Library!