Thank you to all our participants in the EVLD "New Beginnings" Teen Short Story Contest.Without further ado, We are pleased to announce this year's winners!
1st Place: "Unbelievable" by Emma
2nd Place: "Dust and Stars" by Noel
3rd Place: "2038" by Julien
Please stay tuned over the next few weeks to read the winning stories.
*Teen Night* Create your very own succulent or cactus friend! Learn how to properly set up an open or closed terrarium and how to care for your new plant. All materials will be provided. Please sign up with Savannah (savannah@evld.org) prior to this event.
Create your own frame-worthy masterpiece using recycled magazine strips. Join us for a low-key night of art and music and unwind while you work!
School is out! Join us for a movie. Newt Scamander has just completed a global excursion to find and document an extraordinary array of magical creatures. Arriving in New York for a brief stopover, he might have come and gone without incident...were it not for a No-Maj names Jacob, a misplaced magical case, and the escape of some of Newt's fantastic beasts.
Show off your trash-fashion creation. You will have 30 min to complete any final touches on your ensemble and then 30 min to show off your style in a ridiculous and silly mock fashion show. Awards will be given for best and most outrageous outfits.
Heard the phrase "one man's trash is another's treasure?" Prove it with our teens only Trashion show. Work to create your own outrageous outfit or costume using only discarded and recycled materials. The possibilites are endless- you could build your very own iron man suit using cardboard from paper towel tubes. Silliness is encouraged and outragous outfits will be rewarded!
Do you have a strange special talent? Put it to good use during our tournament! Stack cups, string penne pasta on a stick of linguine, or sort skittles with a spoon in your mouth- all in under one minute! Laughs and snacks guaranteed.
Do you love writing? Share your talents with us! Write a short story inspired by the theme "new beginnings". Please submit a story that is 1500 words or less by March 31st at midnight. Submissions - which must include your name and contact information - will be accepted in person at the Eagle or Avon branches, or by email to savannah@evld.org (include your branch with your submission).
Teens in grade 6-12 are invited to come play a variety of board games. Games and snacks are provided but everyone is welcome to bring their own favorite game they'd like to share
Are you creative? Do you love to plan events then see them through? Do you love to connect to your community through service projects? The Eagle Public Library is looking for someone just like you! Teens in grades 6-12 are invited to be a part of the Teen Advisory Board to help create book displays, write book reviews, plan events for weekly Teen Nights and reach out to the community to help with services for those in need. TAB meets the first Tuesday of each month (except for holidays). Please contact Dale if you are interested!
