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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!
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.
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, 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
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
Swampscott
Library Concert 2008CLICK 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
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.