Teen Services
The Whole Month of July - Guessing Jar
Guess how many red, white, and blue candies are in the jar. The closest guess without going over wins the candy!
Drop-in - Village
Monday, July 5 at 5:00 pm - Edible American Flags
Stop by to make some tasty treats. Isn't patriotism yummy?
Drop-in - Village
Thursday, July 8 at 6:00 pm - Movie
Based on Clive Cussler's best-selling novels, adventurer Dirk Pitt is searching for a treasure but happens upon, and saves, a beautiful U.N. scientist investigating a microbe in the water that is killing vast numbers of North African. Dirk and his crew must find the source of the pollution and stop it before it threatens the entire ecosystem. Rated PG-13. Popcorn provided!
Drop-in - Village
Tuesday, July 13 at 5:00 pm - Candy Sushi
You
don’t have to like fish to love this program! Learn how to make your own delicious sushi treats using nothing but sugary sweets. Supplies provided.
Registration required - Village
Tuesday, July 20 from 6:00-7:30 pm - GameFest!
4 video game systems featuring Guitar Hero, RockBand, DanceDanceRevolution, SuperSmash Brothers, Wii Sports, Mario Kart Wii and more! Play just for fun or join in the tournament complete with certificates for the winners! This event is hosted by Joel Tacy and TipTop Entertainment. For grades 5-12. Registration
begins June 1 – Village.
Registration required - Village
Wednesday, July 21 at 7:00 pm - Bleach a Tee
Bring a colored T-shirt and join us on the South lawn of the library. Open to all ages! Enjoy the live music too!
Drop-in - Village South Lawn
Monday, July 26 at 6:00 pm - Movie
Charming rouge pirate Jack Sparrow loves his life of adventure on the Caribbean Sea. All of his pleasure is brought to an end, however, when his nemesis Captain Barbossa steals his ship. Rated PG-13. Popcorn provided!
Drop-in - Village
Get an online tutor. Keep your skills throughout the summer! Find a resource 24/7.Cromaine now offers free academic help and tutoring from Tutor.com for all students! Get ready for High School - prepare for you college entrance exams. You can do it all online with Tutor.com.
K-12 students can get help with homework, studying, projects, essay writing and test prep in every subject, including math, science, social studies and english. All sessions are online and one-to-one with a live tutor.
Getting help is easy. Explore what is available to help your students this summer!
You are the Sharks and registration begins June 5th. The final date to register is August 10th. Register online at www.cromaine.org and click on the Make Waves at Your Library logo. Each participant needs to register separately with a user name and password. For each book you read login and record the title. Read as many as you can and register them by June 29th to get in the Early Bird Drawing for a $100 Meijer gift card to be drawn on Wednesday, June 30th. The last day to log books is August 21st. The winners of the raffle prizes will be announced at the teen finale on Tuesday, August 24th at 5 p.m.
The Alex Awards are given to ten books written for adults that have special appeal to young adults, ages 12 through 18. The winning titles are selected from the previous year's publishing. The Alex Awards were first given annually beginning in 1998 and became an official ALA award in 2002.
2010 Winners
The Boy Who Harnassed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope by William Kamkwambe and Bryan Mealer.
Young teen William, who taught himself enough physics and engineering to build a windmill and bring electricity to his drought-stricken village, discovered the magic of his Malawi homeland in the miracles of science.
The Bride's Farewell by Meg Rosoff
Rather than marry without love, Pell Ridley absconds with a favrite horse and her brother, Bean. Both are quickly lost, and Pell's perilous journey to find Bean leads to the discovery of the things she ran away from: family, love, and herself.
Eveything Matters! by Ron Currie, Jr.
While still in the womb, voices warn Junior of his impending death by comet in this unusually structured cominf-of-age story. He has 36 years. How will lhe spend them?
The Good Soldiers by David Finkel
This eye-opening account of "the surge" in 2007 follows the troops of Battalion 2-16, revealing the gritty reality for all those good soldiers serving in Iraq.
The Kids Are All Right: A Memoir by Diana Welch and Liz Welch
This heart-wrenching memoir, collaboratively written from four different points of view, chronicles the ups and downs of the Welch siblings, who struggled to define the notion of home after their parents died.
The Magicians by Lev Grossman
Fantasy and reality meld in unexpected and tragic ways when 17-year-old Quentin Coldwater trades his ho-hum Brooklyn existence for the magical society of Brakebills College.
My Abandonment by Peter Rock
Based on a true story, 13-year-old Caroline and her questionably sane father live in a nature preserve on the outskirts of Portland, Oregon. A haunting exploration of familial lore, survival, and hop.
Soulless: An Alexia Tarabotti Novel by Gail Carriger
Wielding a parasol and hairpins, 25-year-old soulless spinster AlexiaTaorabotti accidentally stakes a vampirelacking all common etiquette to opn this delightfully dangerous romp.
Stitches: A Memoir by David Small
Replete with themes of anger, pain, and hope, and employing classic imagery from Alice in Wonderland, renowned illustrator Small chronicles the harrowing story of his childhood and adolescence in the dark graphic novel.
Tunneling to the Center of the Earth by Kevin Wilson
In a wholly original collection of stories, Wilson turns down the odd side streets of reality to explore rentable relatives, unscrupulous Scrabble workers, Mortal Kombat-fueled romancers, and the adventures of other wildly quirky characters.
2009 Winners
City of Thieves by David Benioff
Two teenage boys encounter cannibals, murderers, prostitutes, and assassins as they struggle to complete an impossible task during the freezing Siege of Leningrad in this funny, shocking, and briskly written tome.
The Dragons of Babel by Michael Swanwick
In this original steampunk fantasy, young Will embarks on a quest that takes him to the dizzying heights and gritty depths of the postindustrial world of Babel.
Finding Nouf by Zoe Ferraris
After a 16-year-old girl from a wealthy Saudi family is found dead in the middle of the desert, a devout Muslim guide and a young medical examiner seek to unravel the mystery while facing the sactions of Middle Eastern society.
The Good Thief by Hannah Tinti
In this suspenseful and unpredictable adventure, Ren, a one-handed eighteenth-century orphan, becomes apprenticed to a con man. Surprisingly,Ren seems born to it.
Just After Sunset: Stories by Stephen King
Modern terrors abound - a porta-potty prison, class warfare on an apocalyptic afternoon - in the wickedly compelling collection of macabre, absurd, and gleefully vulgar stories. Scary, dirty fun.
Mudbound by Hillary Jordan
At the close of WWII, two soldiers return to heir home in the South to find racial tensions as explosive as the battlefields of Europe. This beautifully written story casts a spellas inescapable as the mud fields of the Mississippi Delta.
Over and Under by Todd Tucker
Andy and Tom's fourtenth summer is defined by adventures in the woods and caves near their home. a strike that polarizes their small town, and secrets that test their friendship.
The Oxford Project by Stephen G. Bloom
In this riveting sociological study, the residents of Oxford, Iowa, were photgraphed in 1984 ad then again in 2005. Their compelling life stories, vividly expressing in brief biographical sketches, show just how much someone can change in 21 years.
Sharp Teeth by Toby Barlow
A fast-paced ride through the brutality of L.A.'s wilderness of durgs, gangs, and the connections people make with one another. The fact that most of the characters in this bloody, sexy, free-verse tale are mostly lycanthropes is almost incidental.
Three Girls and Their Brother by Theresa Rebeck
This witty satire of show-biz politics, told from the perspective of four New York teenage siblings in the eye of a publicity tornado, provides a fascinating insider's look at the world of the rich and famous.
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