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Mosman Youth Awards in Litera tur e - 2010 On 19 August 2010, in a special ceremony at the Mosman Youth Development Centre, Mosman Library announced the winners of the 18th Annual Mosman Youth Awards in Literature.
Inside this issue: Mosman Youth Awards in Literature
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This year there were a massive 342 entrants across the 5 categories. 15 prizes totaling $2,000 were awarded to budding authors from schools across the Northern Beaches. The judges gave glowing reports, commending the quality of the entrants and encouraging aspiring writers to read widely and often. Selected entrants were read aloud by staff from Mosman Library and Mosman Youth Development Centre. Prizes were awarded by the Mayor, Cr Anne Connon, and by representatives from our sponsors, the Mosman Lions Club, Ferry to Mosman Fund and the Rotary Club of Mosman.
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The Mayor of Mosman, Cr Anne Connon, opening the Mosman Youth Awards In Literature 2010
WINNERS Primary Prose Winner: Am I Dumb? By Charlotte Reimer Second Place: Everest By Blake Nielson Highly Commended: Justice Served Cold By Mark Rothery Junior Secondary Prose Winner: The Letter By Millie Bull Second Place: Alive in a Horror Movie By Claire Flitcroft Highly Commended: Toby and Zac By Nicola Mildren
School Holiday Events
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Next Reads Newsletter
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Tomorrow When the War Began
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What is a Zine?
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HSC Lock-In
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Wired 4 Teens
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New Books in the Teen Zone
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Library Teen Blog
Senior Secondary Prose Winner: Alter My Ego By Ashley Ward Second Place: Attention! By Josh Peacock Highly Commended: Blink by Blink By Ebony Bautista Junior Secondary Poetry Winner: Before By Madison O’Donnell Second Place: Johnny Barlow By Max Knight Highly Commended: What if… By Timothy Boulton Senior Secondary Poetry Winner: The Final Debate 2009 By Laura Walker Second Place: Untitled By Victoria Wade Highly Commended: Our Lot By Rose de Kantzow
teens.mosmanlibrary blogs.com Check out the Mosman Library teen blog to suggest a book or CD, review books, read about events and happenings in the
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New Manga Appr ecia tion Society! Mosman Library is pairing up with SMASH! to provide a monthly meetup for manga enthusiasts here at Mosman Library! We’ll meet in the Teen Zone on the third Tuesday of each month at 6pm and the Library will provide snacks and drinks to keep you going!
Tuesday 19 October @ 6pm Theme: Supernatural
Tuesday 16 November @ 6pm Theme: Belonging
Supernatural manga involves things unexplained by science. Phenomena’s, mythical creatures such as vampires and werewolves and secret magic societies.
Whether it’s fitting in with the local high school group or being a proud member of manga-fans-are-I, belonging can affect your own sense of identity, which will be explored in this meet up.
Recommended reading: -XXXHolic -Pet Shop of Horrors -Yu-Gi-Oh -Bleach
Recommended reading: -Peach Girl -Naruto -Rurouni Kenshi/Samurai X -XXXHolic
Events for September/October School Holidays Game On!
Zines Workshop
Juggling Workshop
Wednesday: 3.30pm - 5pm 29 September & 6 October
Thursday 30 October: 3pm - 5pm
Thursday 7 October: 5pm - 6.30pm
Put your creative skills to use and come to the library to learn how to publish your very own zine! Don’t know what a zine is? Check out the article on page 3!
Mosman Library has brought in some special tutors from UNSW CircusSoc to teach you some circus tricks! This session will teach the basics of juggling with a few advanced tricks for experienced jugglers!
This holidays we’re bringing back the games, with board games, card games and the Wii in the Teen Zone. We’ll be providing snacks and drinks, so come in and have some fun!
Next Reads
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The much anticipated Tomorrow, When the War Sign up for the Teen Scene www.mosman.nsw.gov.au Began film comes out on Thursday 2 September, nextreads newsletter! /library/lounge/nextreads and it looks to be amazing! Teen Scene updates If you haven’t read the monthly with all the latest books yet, you can pick books in Mosman Library’s them up in the Teen Zone. Young Adult collection and Here’s a nifty list so you lets you know what events, read them in order. competitions, workshops Stuck for something to read?
and talks are being held each month.
1.Tomorrow, When The War Began 2.The Dead Of The Night 3.The Third Day, The Frost 4.Darkness Be My Friend 5.Burning For Revenge 6.The Night Is For Hunting 7.The Other Side of Dawn
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Wha t is a zine? Zine is a shortening of ‘fan magazine’ As blogging begins to take over the role of zines, alternative print or ‘fanzine’. Zines are a form of alternative press materials have become more artistic publication that were first developed than topical and incorporate found in the 1930’s and 1940’s by science objects and unusual materials. fiction fans to share ideas and their Many can be photocopied and stapled or they can be professionally common interests. When photocopiers became more printed and they cover almost all widespread and self-publishing imaginable topics. became easier, zines also became Mosman Library is holding a Zine more popular and the scope of their workshop on Thursday 30 October content widened. Instead of just at 3pm. talking about science fiction, though many still did, people would publish zines for a variety of reasons. Political activism, poetry, newsletters, comic books and literary magazines.
HSC Students - Be Locked In The first HSC Student Lock-Ins on Monday 9 August and Monday 23 August were so successful we will be continuing to open the Library exclusively to HSC students in the weeks leading up to the HSC. You will be provided with a relatively quiet place to study, tea, coffee and cold drinks and numerous sugary treats to keep you awake as well as all the usual facilities of the library such as printing and photocopying and the help of two librarians (if you need it).
HSC Lock-In Dates: From 5.30pm Monday 13 September Monday 20 September Wednesday 13 October
Reviews
Wir ed 4 Teens
‘Meltdown’ - Andy McNab
‘Slam’ - Nick Hornby
By Ross Lisle, 13
By Alycia Bailey
Danny is a teen, a teenage soldier and is a part of the MI5 secret service. He is in a battle to destroy a drug made by a supervillain.
Slam is a confronting story about teen pregnancy from the point of view of Sam, a skateboarding 15-year-old. The book is touching and honest.
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Winter Wired4Teens dates: Monday 6 September 4pm - 5:30pm Monday 4 October Labour Day Holiday
Cancelled Monday 1 November 4pm - 5:30pm
Join us on the first Monday of every month for Wired 4 Teens. Chat about your favourite books, music, games or movies, catch up with old friends and make some new ones! Grab your friends and come in to the library for games, activities and snacks.
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Mosman Library Mon, Wed, Fri 9.30–5.30 Tue & Thu 9.30-9pm Sat, Sun 10–4pm Library Walk 605 Military Road Mosman NSW 2088 Phone: 9978 4091 / 9978 4090 email: library@mosman.nsw.gov.au
New Books in the Teen Zone Linger Maggie Stiefvater
Dark Flame Alyson Noël
The Byron Journals Daniel Ducrou
Keys to the Repository Melissa De La Cruz
Heart of Valour L. J. Smith Skullduggery Pleasant: Mortal Coil Derek Landy Keeper Kathy Applet Classic Cecily Von Ziegesar Conspiracy 365: August Gabrielle Lord
The Carbon Diaries: 2015 Saci Lloyd Runaway Meg Cabot Daniel X: Demons and Druids James Patterson Spells Aprilynne Pike
Into the Wilderness Mandy Hager
Emily the Strange: Stranger and Stranger Rob Reger
As Easy as Falling off the Face of the Earth Lynne Rae Perkins
Sam Stern’s Student Cookbook Sam Stern
Blood Fued Alyxandra Harvey
India Dark Kirsty Murray
Youth Consultants Are you in high school? Mosman Library is looking for Youth Consultants to assist in developing services, workshops and events, choosing books, DVD’s, CD’s, graphic novels and magazines for our library. Just come in to the library and talk to one of our librarians or give us a call on 9978 4091 and let us know you’re interested. TAKE PART IN MAKING THE LIBRARY WHAT YOU WANT.
If you hear or see something you think the Library should have why not let us know about it! Just go to the teen blog and fill in the form. teens.mosmanlibraryblogs.com