June Movie

 

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You read the book last month,

Now come enjoy the movie!

Or come not enjoy the movie,

depending upon your view of

book-to-movie adaptations. ;)

I Am Number Four

Friday, June 13th

3-4:45pm

Rated PG-13

Running time is 1 hour and 50 minutes

“Aliens and their Guardians are hiding on Earth from intergalactic bounty hunters. They can only be killed in numerical order, and Number Four is next on the list. This is his story.” -IMDB

Teen events are for ages 12-18 and grades 6-12.

May Teen Book Group

I Am Number Four tells the story of Nine aliens who escaped to Earth as the Mogadorian race destroyed their planet. The Loriens are among us and look like ordinary teenagers, yet have great powers.

The Nine had to separate and hide.

The Mogodorian killed

Numbers 1-3.

John Smith, is Number Four.

Ask at the front desk for your copy! 

The May TBG meets on Friday, May 23rd 

from 3-4pm in the teen section.

Teen Movie: Sweet Home Alabama

Teen Movie

Friday, May 9th at 3pm

Melanie leaves her husband and Alabama behind as she tries to make it big in New York. However, she learns that New York, and her new fiancé, 

may not be all they’re cracked up to be.

Filled with southern sass and gorgeous guys, 

you’ll love this romantic comedy.

PG-13

1 hour, 48 minutes

Teen movies are for ages 12-18 and grades 6-12. 

 

TBG: Divergent

For the March Teen Book Group we'll be discussing Veronica Roth's Divergent. 

This book has been described as the next Hunger Games,

has landed a spot in YA history, and comes out as a movie this month!!

Check out your copy at the front desk of the Goodwin Library 

so you can participate in the discussion on March 28th!! 

The Goodreads description of Divergent follows: 

"In Beatrice Prior's dystopian Chicago world, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue--Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). On an appointed day of every year, all sixteen-year-olds must select the faction to which they will devote the rest of their lives. For Beatrice, the decision is between staying with her family and being who she really is--she can't have both. So she makes a choice that surprises everyone, including herself.

During the highly competitive initiation that follows, Beatrice renames herself Tris and struggles alongside her fellow initiates to live out the choice they have made. Together they must undergo extreme physical tests of endurance and intense psychological simulations, some with devastating consequences. As initiation transforms them all, Tris must determine who her friends really are--and where, exactly, a romance with a sometimes fascinating, sometimes exasperating boy fits into the life she's chosen. But Tris also has a secret, one she's kept hidden from everyone because she's been warned it can mean death. And as she discovers unrest and growing conflict that threaten to unravel her seemingly perfect society, Tris also learns that her secret might help her save the ones she loves . . . or it might destroy her."

February: Teen Book Group

Teen Book Group

This month, bring your favorite fantasy book

to share with everyone.

We’ll talk about fantasy and why we like this genre so much, 

while munching away on pretzels.

Friday, February 28th from 3-4:30pm.
In the library’s teen area!

Teen groups are for 

grades 6-12 or ages 12-18.

 

 

Valentine's Day Recap

 Success!!

12 of you wonderful teens showed up at The Goodwin Library

for our first ever Teen Valentine's Day party!

I had a blast watching Warm Bodies, making duct tape flowers,

and chowing down on chips and twizzlers with you all. 

Thank you so much for coming! Like our Facebook page to see photos of that day.
Here's the link: https://www.facebook.com/TheGoodwinLibrary

February Teen Movie: Warm Bodies

Looking for something to do this Valentine's Day? 

 

We're as excited about this Valentine's Day party as a horde of zombies that discovered snacks humans hiding.


AUuughghghghg....!!!

What: The movie “Warm Bodies”, games, craft, and snacks.

Where: The 3rd floor of the Goodwin library.

When: Pshh, Valentine’s Day, 

              Friday, Feb. 14th
              from 3-4:30pm.

Bring your friends!  

Must be 12-18 or in grades 6th-12th. 

Warm Bodies is rated PG-13 and has a running time of 1 hr, 38 min.

January Teen Movie

This month we are watching Beautiful Creatures, rated PG-13 with a run time of 2 hrs, 4 min. 

 Friday, January 10th at 3pm on the third floor of the Goodwin Library. 

Also, you can make your own version of Lena's necklace while we watch the movie!

We will have buttons & bobbles, but you are welcome to bring your own trinkets as well.

Teen events are for grades 6-12 or ages 12-18. 

 

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"Ethan longs to escape his small Southern town. He meets a mysterious new girl, Lena. Together, they uncover dark secrets about their respective families, their history and their town." -IMDB summary

Teen Book Group

 

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For teens who read.

The Goodwin Library is beginning a new program! Just. For. Teens. 

If you're a bibliophile

bib·li·o·phile

/ˈbiblēəˌfīl/

noun 

1. a person who collects or has a great love of books

OR

a garrulous person (that is, someone who loves to talk) 

OR 

perhaps you have made a New Year's resolution to read more, get out more, live at your library, talk about imaginary people that you swear are real, make new friends, or eat snacks while discussing the implications of a bird falling in love with a fish... or was that a human falling in love with a vampire? Mundane with a shadowhunter?

AND you're 12-18 years old OR in grades 6th-12th  

This program IS for YOU.

If any of the above sounds awesome, bizarre, or cool... come! 

 Our first meeting is January 24th, 2014. 

Our meetings will be the 4th Friday of every month. (How easy? F as in Fourth and Friday) 

3:00-4:30pm in the library's new teen space.

As a bonus, you get first dibs to check out any new teen books that come into the library*! 

We'll be saving them for you.

Bring a NEW book to share to this first meeting. This can be a brand new book or a new to you author, genre, book, or series that you've been reading.

*You do NOT need a library card to come to the book group, but you WILL need one to take any books home with you. So if you're new to the library, bring a student ID and something with your name and address on it to get a library card. 

Divergent Clip

Check out this short clip from the upcoming movie, Divergent!

Have you read the book yet?

End date for book nominations is in January!

Teens in 7th-12th grade!

There are two NH book awards controlled by you!

The Isinglass Award began in the Barrington Public Library so NH teens in 7th and 8th grade could tell all of NH what they love to read.
That includes you! Submit your favorite title by the end of January so it can be considered for the 2015 award. Either follow this link or e-mail me at aubrey@goodwinlibrary.org for more information or to submit a title.

The Flume award was designed for high-school students only. Submit your beloved title by January 14th for it to be added to the 2015 nominee list. That's just a few weeks away! For more information or to submit a title, follow this link or e-mail me at aubrey@goodwinlibrary.org.

Isinglass Teen Read Award (grds. 7-8)

This NH award is for readers in grades 7&8.

Do you want to try something new?

Would you like to influence what other NH teens are reading?

Click here to find out more about the Isinglass Teen Read Award!

On the page linked above, you will find another link with an e-mail address. Please e-mail them to suggest a book for the next list! You have until the end of January to submit your suggestion.

Follow this link to read a summary of each book on the current reading list. There are even podcasts you can listen to about each book! Then, come check them out at the Goodwin Library!