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Welcome to the Swampscott Public Library Teen Scene

Welcome to the Swampscott Public Library Teen Area, a haven for 7th through 12th graders. Come here to use the public computers, hang out with friends, look at magazines, and check out computer games and new music CD's. You can get assistance with your school projects or recommendations of new books to read. We also have a graphic novel collection, including manga.

Dungeons & Dragons

Dungeons & Dragons
Wizards of the Coast have donated a basic Dungeons & Dragons game to our library. If you and your friends would like to play, or set up a tournament, please contact Sandy, Young Adult Librarian, at swa@noblenet.org or 781-596-8867. Thank you to the Wizards of the Coast for their support of libraries.

Text from library catalog to your cell phone!

Send via text message
Let’s say you’ve searched the Swampscott Public Library catalog, and you’re viewing the record for a book you want. You could:

* Print it out, which is a waste of paper and toner
* Get a scrap of paper, find a pencil buried somewhere, write down the call number and hope you don’t misplace it
* OR Use our new feature for texting this information to your cellphone or BlackBerry

Simply click on the Send via Text Message button, enter your 10-digit number (no dashes), select your carrier, and click on the Send to Phone button. The message will contain all the information you need to retrieve the book at the Swampscott Public Library. You can even send the message to a friend or family member.

Carrier charges may apply. Happy texting.

TEEN READ WEEK PROGRAMS

BOOKS WITH BITE @ YOUR LIBRARY DURING TEEN READ WEEK OCTOBER 2008
Teen Read Week is a nation-wide program sponsored by the American Library Association.
Teen Read Week
This year’s theme is Books with Bite @ your library! To celebrate, we had the following programs:

A SPECIAL THANK YOU! TO WHOLE FOODS MARKET, INC. FOR THEIR GENEROUS DONATION OF REFRESHMENTS FOR THESE PROGRAMS!

  • Monday, October 6th 6:30pm Monstrous Makeup
    Erik Rodenhiser

    Erik Rodenhiser



    Erik Rodenhiser, artistic director of the Griffen Theatre, gave a workshop teaching teens how to create scars, bruises, gashes, and generally gross makeup using latex and stage blood!
  • Wednesday, October 8th 5:30 Mini-Makeovers by LuxeBeautique                                                    NEWS FLASH! LUXEBEAUTIQUE NAMED BEST  DAY SPA NORTH OF BOSTON BY BOSTON MAGAZINE!

    Luxebeautique

    Luxebeautique


    As part of our Teen Read Week celebration, LUXEBEAUTIQUE Cosmetic Studio and Luxury Spa will helped teens perfect their back to school look. Amy DePerrior, owner of LUXEBEAUTIQUE Cosmetic Studio and Luxury Spa, and her staff will came to the library and showed the teens that natural looking makeup can give you an elegant and eye-catching look, without an exaggerated made-up look.
  • Clear your Swampscott Public Library fines! Pick up a coupon in the Teen Area.

Feel the Burn! Teen Band Concert

Times New Roman 2008 Beach Concert
Swampscott
Library Concert 2008
CLICK HERE FOR THE FLICKR CONCERT PIX FROM 2008 & EARLIER YEARS!

Thank you to all 10 bands who played at the June 2008 Swampscott Harbor Festival Teen Concert. And thank you to Red Rock for letting all the bands use their sound system.

Teen Poetry Contest Awards Ceremony

Emily Samson & Adina Sweet-Vickery, first prize winners
The finalists have been selected for The Lee Golomb Cadiff Teen Poetry Contest. Thank you to all the teens who entered such wonderful poems that they made the judges’ task very difficult.

On Monday, April 28th at 7:00pm, we had The Lee Golomb Cadiff Teen Poetry Contest awards ceremony. The ceremony honors the 12 local poets from grades 7th through 12th who submitted the best original poems. Last year, we were thrilled by the quality and diversity of the poetry. The prizes each poet won are listed on the attached page.

The Teen Poetry Contest is possible through the assistance of Mrs. Norma Cadiff Finn, Friends of the Swampscott Public Library, Arts Resources in the Town of Swampscott, Barnes & Noble, the Swampscott Middle School and Swampscott High School, and the Tin Box Poets.

Read the winning entries