Farmingdale Library Teens

The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards have an impressive legacy dating back to 1923 and a noteworthy roster of past winners including Andy Warhol, Sylvia Plath, Truman Capote, Richard Avedon, Robert Redford and Joyce Carol Oates. Teens in grades 7 through 12 can apply in 28 categories of art and writing for the chance to earn scholarships and have their works exhibited or published. Submissions are juried by luminaries in the visual and literary arts, some of whom are past award recipients. Panelists look for works that best exemplify originality, technical skill and the emergence of a personal voice or vision. For information on how to submit your work, go to the Award Site . Categories include: Drawing, Film & Animation, Video Games, Sculpture, Humor Writing, Poetry, and Short Story. The Alliance presents over $250,000 annually in awards and scholarships to top winners of the Awards and their teachers. National Medalist seniors are eligible to receive scho...

Last night, MTV aired their annual Video Music Awards. In case you missed it, here's a list of the winners: Best video with a message -- Demi Lovato, "Skyscraper" Most share-worthy video -- One Direction, "What Makes You Beautiful" Best Electronic dance music video -- Calvin Harris, "Feel So Close" Best pop video -- One Direction, "What Makes You Beautiful" Best male video -- Chris Brown, "Turn Up the Music" Best hip-hop video -- Drake, "HYFR," featuring Lil Wayne Best female video -- Nicki Minaj, "Starships" Best rock video -- Coldplay, "Paradise" Best new artist - One Direction Video of the year - Rihanna, "We Found Love," featuring Calvin Harris Best direction : M.I.A., "Bad Girls" Best art direction : Katy Perry, "Wide Awake" Best choreography : Chris Brown, "Turn Up the Music" Best editing : Beyonce, ...

The Teens' Top Ten is a "teen choice" list, where teens nominate and choose their favorite books of the previous year! Nominators are members of teen book groups in sixteen school and public libraries around the country. Readers ages twelve to eighteen will vote online in August and September; the winners will be announced during Teen Read Week. Here are the nominees: 2012 Teens’ Top Ten Nominations Austen, Catherine All Good Children. Max, his sister Ally and their mother return home to Middleton to find Ally’s classmates acting strange. It is the future, and the government has created a “vaccine” to make kids easier to teach- they are less rowdy, less likely to question, and willing to obey any direction. Max’s family has a choice: to be “vaccinated”, to flee their home, or stay and fight. Bick, Ilsa Ashes . Alex, Tom, and Ellie join forces after an electromagnetic pulse sweeps through the sky. The pulse kills most of the world’s population an...

Recently, National Public Radio created a survey for their readers & listeners to vote for their favorite YA books of all time. More than 75,000 ballots were cast in the survey. Below is a  list of the top 100 winners. 1. Harry Potter (series), by J.K. Rowling 2. The Hunger Games (series), by Suzanne Collins 3. To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee 4. The Fault in Our Stars, by John Green 5. The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien 6. The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger 7. The Lord of the Rings (series), by J.R.R. Tolkien 8. Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury 9. Looking for Alaska, by John Green 10. The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak 11. The Giver (series), by Lois Lowry 12. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (series), by Douglas Adams 13. The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton 14. Anne of Green Gables (series), by Lucy Maud Montgomery 15. His Dark Materials (series), by Philip Pullman 16. The Perks of Being a Wallflower, by ...

Here is full list of 2012 MTV Video Music Awards Nominees: Video of the Year Katy Perry, "Wide Awake" Gotye, "Somebody That I Used To Know" Rihanna, "We Found Love" Drake feat. Rihanna, "Take Care" M.I.A., "Bad Girls" Best New Artist Fun. feat. Janelle Monae, "We Are Young" Carly Rae Jepsen, "Call Me Maybe" Frank Ocean, "Swim Good" One Direction, "What Makes You Beautiful" The Wanted, "Glad You Came" Best Hip-Hop Video Childish Gambino, "Heartbeat" Drake feat. Lil Wayne, "HYFR" Kanye West feat. Pusha T, Big Sean & 2 Chainz, "Mercy" Watch the Throne, "Paris" Nicki Minaj feat. 2 Chainz, "Beez in the Trap" Best Male Video Justin Bieber, "Boyfriend" Frank Ocean, "Swim Good" Drake feat. Rihanna, "Take Care" Chris Brown, "Turn Up the Music" Usher, "Climax" Best Female...

Calling all artists! There is a Teen Read Week art contest called  It Came From a Book!   The contest runs through September 30th.  We’re planning to collect a huge online gallery of the entries and announce the winners here on the Library as Incubator Project website during Teen Read Week, October 14th-20th, 2012.  Read on for more info on submitting your library-incubated artwork and the prizes the winner could take home! SUBMISSION GUIDELINES Here are the basics:  read any book and create a piece of art inspired by the story.  Your artwork can be any type– photography, painting, drawing, sculpture, manga– we want to see it all!  Submit a  digital photograph of your work to  trwartcontest2012@gmail.com by 11:59 PM CST  September 30th, 2012. Be sure to include the following information with your entry to ensure that it is eligible: Make sure your entry has the subject heading  TRW Art Contest Include  your full n...

The 13th annual Teen Choice Awards went off without a hitch yesterday in Los Angeles . Taylor Swift became the female with the most Teen Choice Awards as she picked up her 20th trophy. This year's show also marked the highest number of public votes in network history with over 134 participants. Here is the full list of winners: Choice comedian: Ellen DeGeneres Choice Web stars: Sophie Grace and Rosie Choice TV show (sci-fi/fantasy): "The Vampire Diaries" Choice TV actress (sci-fi/fantasy): Nina Dobrev, "The Vampire Diaries" Choice TV actor (sci-fi/fantasy): Ian Somerhalder, "The Vampire Diaries" Choice movie actor (drama): Zac Efron, "The Lucky One" Choice movie drama: "The Lucky One" Choice male hottie: Ian Somerhalder Choice female hottie: Miley Cyrus Choice music group: Selena Gomez & the Scene Choice male TV scene stealer: Michael Trevino, "The Vampire Diaries" Cho...