Get Creative!

September 1-30

The Vernon Area Public Library is celebrating the 2010 Teens' Top Ten list with a book cover contest!   Design original cover art for one of the nominated Teens' Top Ten books.  The contest is open to teens ages 13-19 years old.

Bring your completed entry form and new book cover art to the Adult Services Desk by September 30.  Prizes will be awarded for the best new cover art.  Winners will announced during Teen Read Week (October 17-23).  Winning entries will be displayed in the library.

Entry forms are now available in the Teen area and online.

It is time to head back to school!  Do you know about Tutor.com? This service, available 2-9 pm, 7 days a week, connects you with a real live tutor who can help with homework, including math, social studies, science and other subjects.  The tutors won't give you the answers, but they'll provide guidance to help you get started or out of a rough spot. The online tutoring session allows for instant messages, web browsing and file sharing with the tutor.  Everyone can use this service from within the library, but if you would like to use Tutor.com from home, you'll need your Vernon Area Public Library District card.  You'll find a link to Tutor.com on our Homework Help page. 

Attention All Teens!  Want to vote for the top ten books of 2009?  Here is your chance!

Join us in celebrating YALSA's Teens' Top Ten list this year from August 23-September 17.  Pick your favorite books from the 2010 Teens' Top Ten Nominees list.  Vote online for which books deserve to be in the top ten!  Winners will be announced during Teen Read Week.

Read as many as you can!  Visit our display of the nominees in the Teen Area.  Check out our own guide to the Teens' Top Ten.  Also, enter our upcoming book cover contest starting September 1!

 This weekend we passed out bags of miscellaneous craft supplies and asked you to create a work of art.  Here's what Claire made...a flag for her imagined country of Claire Land! If you would like your artwork featured, take a photo and send it to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and we'll post it on our Flickr account.  Get ready...get set, and start your imagination! 

If you didn't pick up a bag but still want to participate, make a creation using items found around your house (cotton balls, straws, bits of string, etc.) and send us your photo!