Presenters at the La Puente Library thus far this summer have included comedian/voice actor/La Puente native, Jeff Garcia (of Happy Feet); Pasadena-based tween author, Lisa Yee; chef & La Puente native, Chef Yo; local artist, Roxana Ocana; storyteller, Michael McCarty (an Ezra Jack Keats Foundation grant); The Wildlife Company; The Cartoon Drawshop; magician, Allen Oshiro; and Ina Buckner-Barnette/Chazz Ross (drums/storytelling).
We have also:
Enjoyed a donation of new board games from Barnes & Noble,
Loved the grant-funded family video gaming in our meeting room, featuring a Wii, Xbox 360, SmartCycle, and Leapster,
Adored the Project Morph kit & Flip camera from Teen Services, and
Created how-to shorts, including How To Volunteer @ the La Puente Library! View these in our blog @ myspace.com/lapuentelibrary.
Evaluations
Of Twilight book club (Teen Services book club in a box):
"Really Cool." - Denise S., 7th gr.
Of Project Morph:
"Cool." Renee T., 6th gr.
"It is pretty good. A little bit more choices for T-shirts would be good." - Sandra, 8th gr.
"I think it was pretty cool. I've never made a shirt before. But, it was too rushed." - Janet, 6th gr.(Program ran nearly 3 hours - md)
Suggestions for Future Programs
"Making necklaces. For boys, arts and crafts. The girls like paper stuff." - Abigail H., 6th gr.
"Make diaries." - Indelisa B., 6th gr.
"I think we should create caps and personalize them." - Juan G., 9th gr. (I just purchased personalize-able caps @ OTC! - md)
PS: I presented two poster sessions at ALA (YA Library Services Excellence Awards & Teen Tech Week grants). A link to the article: http://yalsa.ala.org/blog/2008/07/11/yalsa-tech-for-ya-committee-poster-session/. BTW, an information literacy "recipe" that I wrote was selected for publication in a book to be launched at ALA 2009, Chicago.
