Teen Summer Reading Info 2012 – COMING SOON!!!
We have SO MANY great programs for teens this summer! Stay tuned…details to be posted soon!
May Events
Pizza and a Movie: Teens Pick the Flick
Thursday, May 24 4:00-6:00 PM
Sohier Room
Voting will close in mid-May, and the winning movie will be announced on flyers in the library.
Pinterest & Facebook
Featured new books are now being listed on Pinterest. Click on the logo below to view the board where you can read summaries and click covers to request them online! Go up a level to check out our other boards, like Hunger Games Mania! and more.
The Teen section of the library has its own Facebook page. Like it, comment, add pictures, etc.!
Calling Teen Reviewers!
We’d love to have you write reviews for our Book Review Blog. You can read just about any YA novel you’d like, preferably published within the last year. Please stop by and see Allison if you’re interested. Also, if you’d like to read an “advance reader’s copy” of a book that’s not formally published yet, we have some of those available too. Email babin@noblenet.org or stop by for more details!
Beverly Public Library’s
16th Annual Poetry Contest
Congratulations to all of our winners! The library held its annual Awards Ceremony on Tuesday, April 24, 2012. The winners were announced in the following order:
Middle School Division
Honorable Mentions
John Kuzminskas for “Skiing”
James Allan for “Ode to Beef Jerky”
Laura Miller for “Mr. Snowman’s Vacation”
Lydia Parker for “Ice Skates”
Jarrod Young for “Problems”
Sara Soedomo for “Turtles”
Grace Panetta for “La Salvagie”
Griffin Marshall for “Sugarloaf”
Amelia Burke for “Do Over Poem”
Luke Samperi for “I Know Hockey”
Third Place (tie – in no particular order)
Ashley Tucker for “If I Could Train My Dog”
Michael Ballin for “Wood Stove”
Second Place
Lucy Sinclair for “I am From”
First Place
Julia McGarry for “I Know Sisters”
High School Division
Honorable Mentions
Zoe Fransioli for “My Feet Know the Way”
Maggie Sheetz for “In the Kitchen”
Marc Babcock for “Writer’s Block”
Samantha Brainard for “Sudoku and Cowboy Boots”
Charlie Mitchell for “6 Tall Tree Drive, the Backyard, Evening”
Tyler Smith for “Sarcasm”
Donald Cook for “Love Boat”
Meg Graves for “Concussions”
Eleanor Lustig for “The Rhythm of Peace, According to Jeremy”
Nathaniel Lyman for “What Remains Beautiful”
Kimberly Dawes for “My Piano Teacher”
Mateo Lincoln for “Spring Came Too Soon”
Third Place
Ariele Lee for “Hope”
Second Place
Caitlin Towers for “Moxie”
First Place
Chris Malley for “Midnight Rain”
Thank you to the following individuals, organizations, and businesses for their contributions to the success of this event:
The judges, Cathryn Keefe O’Hare, Dawn Paul, and Margaret Young
Joan Nelson, in memory of her son, Alec J. Nelson
Friends of the Library
Debra Debski
Ona Ridenour
Janice Shaw
Barter Brothers Florist
Casa de Moda
Panera Bread
All the teachers and administrators who helped spread the word about the contest.
All the wonderful students who submitted such creative, impressive poems.
THANK YOU!
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And last but not least, a word to all of those who entered but did not place as a finalist this year: please do not be discouraged from participating next year if you are still eligible.
Page last updated May 16, 2012.
