TeenNet

You still have a chance to WIN! It’s not too late to sign up for the Summer Reading Program. Stop by any SJCPL library location, register and read. Read five books, magazines or graphic novels and we’ll load you up with free coupons. Read ten items and you are entered in our drawing for great gift cards. The more you read, the more chances you have to win. We’ll even give you a prize just for signing up!

So change your reading into fun and prizes. Metamorphosis @ SJCPL.

Patron Saint of Butterflies by Cecilia Galante

House of Dance Beth Kephart

All We Know of Heaven by Jacquelyn Mitchard

Noman by William Nicholson

More than Friends by Katherine Spencer

Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit by Nahoko Uehashi

Make the perfect accessory for a night out with your friends. Design your own safety pin bracelet and tote bag at the Main Library, 2nd floor lobby, on Tuesday, June 24, at 4:00 p.m. Ages 12 - 18 are welcome.

Funding for programs provided by the Friends of the St. Joseph County Public Library.

Make your own heavenly treat with vanilla ice cream and lots of extras! Join us at the LaSalle Branch this Thursday, June 19, at 4:30 p.m. Ages 12 - 18 are welcome. Please register online or by calling 282-4633.

Funding for programs provided by the Friends of the St. Joseph County Public Library.

What’s hot this summer? Check out this week’s Billboard music chart toppers.

Billboard Hot 100 (Top 5 Singles 06/21/08)

1. Lollipop by Lil Wayne featuring Static Major

2. Viva La Vida by Coldplay

3. Bleeding Love by Leona Lewis

4. I Kissed a Girl by Kate Perry

5. Take a Bow by Rihanna

Billboard 200 (Top 5 Albums 06/21/08)

1. Indestructible by Disturbed

2. Now 28 by Various Artists

3. Here I Stand by Usher

4. Weezer by Weezer

5. Revelation by Journey

Ink Exchange by Melissa Marr

Ambition: A Novel by Kate Brian

Lockdown by Diane Tullson

Frenemies by Alexa Young

The Joys of Love by Madeline L’Engle

Airhead by Meg Cabot

2008 Teen Summer Reading Program

Who: You (any teen entering grade 7 through 12)

What: Read (or listen to) books, magazines, or comics. Write down the titles and enter for prizes.

When: May 31 - August 8

Where: Register on the 2nd Floor of the Main Library or at any SJCPL location.

For more information, call 282-4614 or your local SJCPL location.

Join us Saturday, May 31, at the Main Library for the 2008 Teen Summer Reading Program Kickoff at 2:00p.m. Listen to local teen bands, including The Mutton Heads, Key of H and Zadarej!

What’s hot this May? Check out this week’s Billboard music chart toppers.

Billboard Hot 100 (Top 5 Singles 05/24/08)

1. Take a Bow by Rihanna

2. Bleeding Love by Leona Lewis

3. Lollipop by Lil Wayne featuring Static Major

4. No Air by Jordin Sparks Duet with Chris Brown

5. Love in This Club by Usher featuring Young Jeezy

Billboard 200 (Top 5 Albums 05/24/08)

1. Home Before Dark by Neil Diamond

2. 35 Biggest Hits by Toby Keith

3. Hard Candy by Madonna

4. On My Way Here by Clay Aiken

5. E=MC2 by Mariah Carey

Wish You Were Here by Catherine Clark

Dingo by Charles deLint

Tim, Defender of the Earth by Sam Enthoven

My Most Excellent Year by Steve Kluger

How I Saved My Father’s Life (and Ruined Everything Else) by Ann Hood

The Brave Story by Miyuki Miyabe

This week as I checked the New York Times best seller list, I noticed a few teen books with involved subject matters: Tweak by Nic Sheff, Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen, Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher.

I recently read Impulse by Ellen Hopkins and was a little shocked at first by the book. It addresses suicide, drugs, pregnancy and other teen issues. The more I read I became engrossed with the three main characters and their gradual revelations of underlying problems. By the end of the book, I felt like I knew the characters personally and was both saddened and hopeful for their futures. Don’t be discouraged by the size of the book. It is written in verse and an easy read. You also might try Crank, Burned and Glass also written by Ellen Hopkins.

I am sure a lot of us can relate to one or more of the issues addressed in any of these books either personally or through a friend. Why not give one a try.