Farmingdale Library Teens

In case you missed the VMA's Sunday Night, here's who won: VIDEO OF THE YEAR Katy Perry, “Firework” BEST FEMALE VIDEO Lady Gaga, “Born This Way” BEST NEW ARTIST Tyler, The Creator, “Yonkers” BEST MALE VIDEO Justin Bieber, “U Smile” BEST COLLABORATION Katy Perry featuring Kanye West, “E.T.” BEST HIP-HOP VIDEO Nicki Minaj, “Super Bass” BEST ROCK VIDEO Foo Fighters, “Walk” BEST POP VIDEO Britney Spears, “Till the World Ends” BEST VIDEO WITH A MESSAGE Lady Gaga, “Born This Way” BEST DIRECTION Beastie Boys, “Make Some Noise” (Director: Adam MCA Yauch) BEST CHOREOGRAPHY Beyoncé, “Run the World (Girls)” BEST VISUAL EFFECTS Katy Perry featuring Kanye West, “E.T.” BEST ART DIRECTION Adele, “Rolling in the Deep” BEST EDITING Adele, “Rolling in the Deep” BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY Adele, “Rolling in the Deep”

At the beginning of the Summer Readinb Club, I challenged whoever joined to read 350 books in the 6 weeks. Well, 143 of you read over 700 books. So, as promised, here's my pink hair:

I just came back from the end of Summer Reading Party and I wanted to share how it was. Eight girls joined me for delicious pizza at Bellagio's Pizza. After we filled up, we walked across the Airport Plaza Shopping Center for a radio station tour. There are four stations that operate out of this Plaza. 94.3 (94X), 98.3 (KJOY), 103.1 (B103), and 1100 AM all are aired out of this one building. The Promotions Manager Frank gave us a full tour of the stations, including a peek into a studio to see exactly how a radio station was run. We learned about the many jobs one can have working in a radio station and got to see all the offices and studios. It was a great tour and I want to thank Frank for having us and showing us around.

YALSA's challenging teens to create a photo version of their favorite books, and they could win a prize pack from Penguin or an e-reader preloaded with teen books! Entries will be judged by Jay Asher, 2011 Teen Read Week spokesperson. Any teen, or group of teens up to three, can enter the contest now through Oct. 31: Select a YA book Come up with a creative image expressing the book's title and ensure it meets the contest guidelines (PDF) Upload the photo or illustration to Flickr and tag it TRWcontest11 Enter as many times as you'd like! Five finalists will have their photos featured on the YALSA website and win a prize pack from Penguin Books for Young Readers that include signed copies of Jay Asher’s 13 Reasons Why as well as Jay Asher & Carolyn Mackler’s The Future of Us. A winner will receive an e-reader preloaded with teen titles and will be featured on YALSA's blog and in a press release.

The 2011 Teen Choice Award aired on Sunday night. Her are some of the winners: MOVIES Choice Drama: Black Swan Choice Comedy: "Bad Teacher" Choice Romantic Comedy: "Easy A" Choice Horror/Thriller: "Paranormal Activity 2" Choice Action Adventure Movie: "Fast Five" Choice Sci-Fi/Fantasy Movie: "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2" Choice Villain: Tom Felton, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1" Choice Liplock: Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1" Choice Hissy Fit: Ed Helms, "The Hangover Part II." TELEVISION Choice Drama: "Gossip Girl" Choice Comedy: "Glee" Choice Action Series: "NCIS: Los Angeles" Choice Actress, Action: Linda Hunt, "NCIS: Los Angeles" Choice Sci-Fi/Fantasy: "The Vampire Diaries" Choice Animated Show: "The Simpsons" Choice Reality Show: "Jersey Shore" Choic...

When J.K.Rowling’s new website launched a few weeks back, the press release promised that a limited number of fans would be granted early access to the site. Pottermore isn’t due to launch until October, but a contest was started on Sunday to let people win that early access. The contest is called Find The Magic Quill , and it’s fairly simple. A new trivia question will be posted every day this week on Pottermore, and the first few who find the answer and append it to the website address quill.pottermore.com/ will get a chance to sign up for Pottermore. The triva questions are posted once a day but they’re not posted at the same time everyday. Check out the site now: Pottermore

Voting is still open, so be sure to voice your choice and vote. You can vote once a day per category and you can vote for your favorite nominees until Friday, August 5th. Here's the link:  Teen Choice Awards