Teen trends 08 12

From Zombies to Steampunk (& More)

Teen Trends:

Steven S. MoserLima Public Librarymosers@limalibrary.comwww.facebook.com/LPLTeens

Rikki UnterbrinkBluffton Public Libraryunterbrink@blufftonpubliclibrary.orgwww.blufftonpubliclibrary.org

Natural Disasters

Dystopian Fiction

• Worst Case Scenario Game Night

• First Aid classes by the Red Cross

• Survival obstacle course

• Volcano building/science experiments

• Cardboard maze-building

• Book discussion group – What would you buy in the grocery store to prepare for one of these disasters if you had $200 and not much time?

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Trapped!

Dystopian Fiction

• Survival supplies scavenger hunt

• Create your own living space in the Library

• Cooking program (using found supplies)

• Rationing your supplies (Community group???)

• Create your own games/entertainment

• Write your own “Trapped in the library” story/choose your own adventure

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Contagions & Disease

Dystopian Fiction

• ???

• Create your own book trailers

• Create a newscast (reports from inside and outside the outbreak)

• Create your own newspaper (place around the library to promote the book)

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Zombies & The Dead

Dystopian Fiction

• Zombie Awareness Day (May)

• Zombie Feud (Email Rikki for the questions)

• Book Discussion – Zombies vs. Unicorns by Holly Black & Justine Larbalestier• Zombie & Unicorn eats – Unicorn cupcakes, zombie face

nachos, green ooze punch, gummy blood

• Zombie Apocalypse• Bounty hunters “scanned” participants for infection and

doled out “weapons” and eyeballs for zombie putt-putt golf, target shoot, makeup station, severed hand toss

• Jell-O brains (just fun to cut up)

• HvZ (Humans vs. Zombies)• www.humansvszombies.org

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• Zombie Awareness Day (May)

• Zombie Feud (Email Rikki for the questions)

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• Book Discussion – Zombies vs. Unicorns by Holly Black & Justine Larbalestier• Zombie & Unicorn eats – Unicorn cupcakes, zombie face nachos,

green ooze punch, gummy blood

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• Zombie Apocalypse• Bounty hunters “scanned” participants for infection and doled out

“weapons” and eyeballs for zombie putt-putt golf, target shoot, makeup station, severed hand toss

• Jell-O brains (just fun to cut up)

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• Zombie Apocalypse• Jell-O brains (just fun to cut up)

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• HvZ (Humans vs. Zombies)• www.humansvszombies.org

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And FAIRY Tales

Fairy Tales

• Disfigured makeup lessons

• Perform a readers’ theater or puppet show of the original fairy tale story

• Project Runway – Cinderella’s dress or other costumes

• Movie Night – Beastly, Snow White & the Huntsman, Mirror Mirror, Enchanted, Penelope, Ever After, Stardust, Princess Bride, TV Series Once Upon a Time, TV series Grimm

• Paper folding crafts (Princess Bride)

• Speed Book Dating

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Full Steam Ahead! (Pun Intended)

Steampunk

Steampunk: What is it?

Steampunk is a sub-genre of science fiction, alternate history, and speculative fiction that came into prominence during the 1980s and early 1990s.[1] Specifically, steampunk involves an era or world where steam power is still widely used—usually the 19th century and often Victorian era Britain—that incorporates prominent elements of either science fiction or fantasy. Works of steampunk often feature anachronistic technology or futuristic innovations as Victorians may have envisioned them; in other words, based on a Victorian perspective on fashion, culture, architectural style, art, etc. This technology may include such fictional machines as those found in the works of H. G. Wells and Jules Verne or real technologies like the computer but developed earlier in an alternate history.-Wikipedia

• Steampunk Awareness Day

• Book Discussion

• Steampunk Weapons presentation

• Book displays

• Steampunk snacks• Darwinist Delites, Rivets and Screws, Clanker Cookies, Absinthe Punch

• YouTube Videos• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0reCimzqLfQ

• Steampunk Book Trailers

• Panic! At the Disco’s Steampunk music video (Ballad of Mona Lisa)

• Steampunk Costumes (& Photo Shoot)

• Movies • Steamboy (2004 Anime), Golden Compass, Hugo, Sherlock Holmes

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• Steampunk Awareness Day

• Book Discussion

• Steampunk Weapons presentation

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• Book displays

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• Steampunk snacks

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• Steampunk Costumes

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And other honorable mentions

Mermaids, Science Fiction

• Stargazing, astronomy programs

• Make your own alien (Disguise it as your teacher)

• Mermaid cookbook (snacks for a program or do as a cooking program)

• Mermaid spa

• Dr. Who program (Like Comic Con)

• Star Wars Reads Day (Or any other Star Wars program)

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Or titles you would like to share?

Questions?

Steven S. MoserLima Public Librarymosers@limalibrary.comwww.facebook.com/LPLTeens

Rikki UnterbrinkBluffton Public Libraryunterbrink@blufftonpubliclibrary.orgwww.blufftonpubliclibrary.org