Teen News

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Battle of the Books

Congratulations to the Doodle Bots from Franklin Middle School, the winners of the 2015 Battle of the Books!

May 1, 2015
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Peeps Photo Contest Winners

Congratulations to Evelyn Dlugokenski for her winning entry, "The Peepnic" in this year's Peeps Photography contest!

Apr 8, 2015
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Peeps Photo Contest

The Peeps Photography Contest is going on now through March 31!

If you're in grades 7-12, pick up some Peeps at the library, photograph them in an interesting way, and submit your photo to Jody (jody.wolak@westlandlibrary.org) by March 31 for a chance to win a fabulous Peeps Prize Pack.

Mar 5, 2015
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Teen Writing and Art Contest

Students in 7th-12th grade are invited to submit their best short story, poem, drawing, or photograph for our annual Writing and Art contest.  You'll have a chance to win one of four $25 Visa gift cards!

Entries are due by November 30th and entry forms are available in the teen area of the library.  Good luck!

Nov 9, 2014
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Teen Summer Reading Program

The teen summer reading program starts on Saturday, June 14th!

Read whatever you want, earn prizes, attend fun teen events, and have the chance to win excellent grand prizes (Kindle Fire, $100 Barnes and Noble gift card, and much more).

Teens who finish the summer reading program will be invited to an exclusive after-hours party at the library on Friday, Aug. 1st!

Jun 4, 2014
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Video Games

The Westland Public Library is excited to announce its newest collection - video games!

We will be unveiling the collection today at 2pm at our launch party where you will be able to browse and check out games, play games on the library's game systems, and enjoy some snacks.

The video game collection includes games for Wii, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox 360 Kinect, Xbox One, PS3, PSP, PS Vita, PS4, Nintendo DS, and Nintendo 3DS.

Jan 4, 2014
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Writing and Art Contest Winners

Congratulations to the winners of our teen art and writing contest!  Check out the winners and their submissions here: http://westlandlibrary.org/teens/winners

Nov 19, 2013
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Need an AR book?

If you need to read an AR book for school, check out the AR BookFinder.

You can search for book titles based on authors, topics, or titles of books. Just type what you want to search for in the blank field above and click Go. You will then be able to sort your search results, select book titles to add to your AR BookBag, print a list of your search results, or start a new search.

Sep 10, 2013
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Summer Reading Finishers!

Congratulations to the 95 finishers of the teen summer reading program!  Check out some pictures of the finale party here:

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.694207523938472.1073741828.177...

Aug 10, 2013
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Teen Summer Reading Program!

The Teen Summer Reading Program started on June 15th and over 100 teens have already signed up!  Have you?

In the summer reading program you'll earn prizes for reading, get to attend fun teens-only events every week, and have a chance to win grand prizes like a Kindle Fire, passes to SkyZone, or a Minecraft foam pickaxe.

The teen program is open to students entering grade 7 through 2013 high school graduates.  To sign up drop by the teen desk or the adult reference desk.  See you soon!

Jun 19, 2013
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