Monday, November 28, 2011

December Teen Programs

Teen Nite
Thursday, December 8, 6:00-8:00pm
Get a head start on winter break by playing video games like the xbox Kinect and Super Smash Bros., and board games, surfing the web on wifi laptops, enjoying snacks, and just hanging out with friends - all at Wood Library's Teen Nite on Thursday, December 8 from 6-8 PM. Do what YOU want to do for two hours! Come early to help set up! Contact Jenny Goodemote at 394-1381 or jgoodemote@pls-net.org for more information.

Teen Make n’ Take: Holiday Edition Tuesday
December 13, 7:00pm
A candy wreath makes the perfect gift for the holidays—that is, if you can avoid eating the candy yourself! On Tuesday, December 13 at 7 PM at Wood Library, learn step-by-step how to create a wreath using a coat hanger, some string, and candy. Teens only. To register, call 394-1381 or email Jenny Goodemote at jgoodemote@pls-net.org. Registration deadline is Monday, December 12.

Anime Club
Thursday, December 15, 6:00-8:00pm
Take a break from the cold and check out some hot anime! Join other anime fan
atics for this month’s feature, Black Butler on Thursday, December 15 from 6-8 PM at Wood Library. Recommended for ages 13 and up. Snacks provided. Contact Jenny Goodemote
at 394-1381 or jgoodemote@pls-net.org for more information.

Wednesday, November 02, 2011

November Teen Programs
This is what's happening!

Teen Nite Thursday, November 10
6-8 PM
The weather may be cooling down but things are heating up at Wood Library! Come join other teens and just hang out while you play video games and board games, surf the web, and chow down on snacks. It's all happening on Thursday, November 10 from 6-8 PM at Wood Library. Contact Jenny Goodemote at 394-1381 or jgoodemote@pls-net.org for more information.

Comic Book Launch Party Monday, November 14
7 PM
What on earth have teens been up to during the summer? Come find out at the Comic Book Launch Party on Monday, November 14 at 7 PM at Wood Library and get your hands on a copy of "Not a Flotation Device," a comic handcrafted by local teens. Get autographs and view the artwork. Light refreshments served. Contact Jenny Goodemote at 394-1381 or jgoodemote@pls-net.org for more information.

Anime Club Thursday, November 17
6-8 PM
Come view the latest and greatest in Anime at Wood Library's Anime Club on Thursday, November 17 from 6-8 PM. This
month's movie will be Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva. Snacks provided. Recommended for ages 13 and up. Contact Jenny Goodemote at 394-1381 or jgoodemote@pls-net.org.

Friday, July 29, 2011

Pizza Taste-Off Results Are IN!
Teens were challenged this summer to participate in a blind taste-test to determine which pizzeria in Canandaigua has Best Cheese, Best Sauce, Best Crust, and Best Overall Taste. As always, it was a very tough decision, but a few reigned supreme. Congratulations to the following local pizzerias:

Best Cheese: Tops Markets
Best Sauce: Domino's
Best Crust: Pudgie's & Casa Italiana (tie)
Best Overall Taste: Pudgie's & Casa Italiana (tie)

Thank you to all those who participated - not only the teens, but Wegmans, Mark's Pizzeria, Pontillo's, Faro's Pizza, Tops Markets, Domino's, Pudgie's, and Casa Italiana.

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

And Now the Winning Poems...

MIDDLE SCHOOL CATEGORY

Katie Bateman

1st Place Winner

Grievers, the Glade and an Unsolvable Maze

I begin my new life standing up

Surrounded by cold,

darkness,

and the stench

of dusty air.

I suddenly hear a lurching shudder

Of metal against metal

rises.

me

beneath

floor

the

As

I fall down at the sudden movement

I’m on my hands and knees

Sweat beading on my forehead

Despite the cold air.

jolt,

With another the room jerks upward

Like a lift in an old mine shift.

The lightness elevator sways and

back forth

Turning my stomach sour with nausea

As a smell of burnt oil

Invades my senses.

I want to cry

But no tears come.

I can only sit here

Alone

Waiting for what horrors that are sure to come.

Amber Palma

2nd Place Winner

Revelations

Revelations

Words and words

A poets mind

Shall fill the holes,

Click, click

The keyboard keys

Word for word

Begins to ease,

Calm beginning to

Tragic end

Something that can

Scare the dead,

Millions of words

Float through my mind

But only one completes the bind,

Revelations

Liam Peterson

3rd Place Winner

Revolutionary Tilt

The Earth revolves and tilts to make the year

First it’s winter, first season of the year,

Glistening, the snow, untrampled, with all its beauty

But when it is trampled it is just ugly.

The Earth revolves and tilts to make the year,

Then comes spring, releasing winter’s fear,

Beautiful, the new flowers, and the fireplaces sooty,

But the weeds can make the flowers ugly.

The Earth revolves and tilts to make the year,

Next there is summer, great for roaming deer

The rippling waters, full of beauty, may hold secrets, like hidden pirate booty,

But when people disturb it more than ripples, it will just get ugly.

The Earth revolves and tilts to make the year,

Finally comes fall, bringing signs of winter’s fear,

The changing leaves show great beauty, but the ground is rooty

And the barren trees, and the leaves trampled, are ugly.

HIGH SCHOOL CATEGORY

Ambrielle Army

1st Place Winner

Nuclear Holocaust


Mushroom Cloud Watching


And the world lay beautifully exhausted beyond these four fragile walls,

As God’s breath exhaled across the earth.

Fields, planes, and cities alike shed their delicate petals

Among the ashes of the forgiven.

They crumble so peacefully,

I can barely hear their lovely tears.

Scorched at the roots,

Life itself shall not awaken,

And the beautifully optimistic and innocent practice we used to call

‘Progress’ withers in the dust.

We may be alone, but the world

Is more precious now.

The last flashes of blinding light have

Danced across curious eyelids,

Leaving only lightning to appease Nature’s boredom.

We await the day when our divine symphony

Filters out into the final song of silence

Our world has so deserved.

Our day marks closer with each tumbling snowflake.

Here, in this desolate world of our spinning,

A gentle smile plays across its lips as its heart

Surrenders the final sacrifice.

And here, there are more ends than beginnings.

Paige Frarey

2nd Place Winner

Kaleidoscope Sky

Time.

The silent thief.

Dragging away

flickering glimpses

of memories.

Tenuous memories.

Stealthily abducts my thoughts.

A burglar creeping. Tiptoeing around. Identity unknown.

Takes.

Steals.

Rips.

Tears.

Snatching.

Always snatching.

A crystalline bracelet.

A bracelet of memories.

Sparkling with the remembrance

of better times.

When my grandma lived

we sailed on the lake

of forgotten memories.

The sky painted with fire.

D r i f t i n g.

Floating on a lake of indigo.

Weaving through waves of gold.

Aimlessly wandering

along aisles of dreams.

Defying the realms of possibility.

Getting lost among waves of silver.

Hopelessly misplaced

in retrospection.

We leap.

Fly.

And

p

l

u

n

g

e

into

the azure lake.

Scattering the pebbles of wishes.

The water biting.

The frigid chill tilts my bones.

Bitter as the burglar’s soul.

Swimming faster.

Racing.

In hopes to leave the thieving behind

in the ripples of sorrow.

Stalking.

Lurking.

Lingering.

The lake sparkles like an opalescent pearl.

Its dazzling brilliance

stunning.

Competing

with the glimmering radiance

of the sun.

The memory of

the house of

3

6

7

6

Obliterated from my mind.

The longer the burglar stays,

The more I lost sight of

two little girls

who

sway on a hammock in the shade of a willow tree.

The hammock silently swings

with the recollections

of the forgotten iridescence of a certain kaleidoscope sky.

Natalie Newton

3rd Place Winner

History

Lost words,

Separated by the spacious chasms of time.

Long since bounced off a wet tongue,

In potent words piercing the silence,

The long since lost their sting.

The parts of the story,

That used to mean the most,

Parts where you pause, let the breeze whistle quietly,

Or the rain drizzle rhythmically,

Or maybe the transparent silence arise,

To let the feelings set in,

To let the air thicken with the reality,

That what you say has substance,

Disappears slowly

First went the words.

Then went the faces.

The glances.

The places.

The secrets.

Time passes swiftly.

Selfishly confiscating moments in its wake.

as if in a moment, in a year,

in a span that allows the hair to gray,

the skin to wrinkle and eyes to fog,

the parts you like pause for,

to let the feelings set in,

to let the air thicken with the reality,

That what you say has substance.

Vanishes

In the end all that you recall,

Is the consciousness of your mind,

The madness of the moment,

The sensations still resonating underneath your skin

The nervous gasps for breath,

The chill of a cold breeze across your cheek,

The perpetual beat of your own heart,

The rest is history.

Thursday, June 09, 2011

Teen Poetry Winners Announced!

Congratulations to all six winners of the 17th Annual Wood Library Teen Poetry Contest! As always, it was a tough decision by our peer judges who had to choose their favorites from over 60 poems. Thanks to everyone who participated and submitted a poem! The winners are...

High School Category:
1st Place - Ambrielle Army and her poem "Nuclear Holocaust"
2nd Place - Paige Frarey and her poem "Kaleidoscope Sky"
3rd Place - Natalie Newton and her poem "History"

Middle School Category:
1st Place - Katie Bateman and her poem "Grievers, the Glade and an Unsolvable Maze"
2nd Place - Amber Palma and her poem "Revelations"
3rd Place - Liam Peterson and his poem "Revolutionary Tilt"

Congratulations again! If you would like to meet the winners and hear their winning poems, stop by the Poetry Award Ceremony on Monday, June 13 at 6:30 PM at Finger Lakes Gallery & Frame located at 175 S. Main St. Parking is in the back of the store and on the street. Contact Jenny Goodemote at 394-1381 or jgoodemote@pls-net.org for more information.

Wednesday, June 08, 2011

Teen Poetry Award Ceremony
Monday, June 13, 6:30 PM
Finger Lakes Gallery & Frame
Come for the poetry and stay for the refreshments! Winners of the 17th Annual Wood Library Teen Poetry Contest are invited to share their winning poems on Monday, June 13 at Finger Lakes Gallery & Frame in Canandaigua. Family and friends are welcome. Finger Lakes Gallery & Frame is located at 175 S. Main St. (across from Eddie O'Brien's). Contact Jenny Goodemote at 394-1381 or jgoodemote@pls-net.org for more information.

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

You Are Here @ Wood Library!

Teen Summer Programs

Teen Summer Reading Program - June 30–July 28
Read whatever you want this summer - books, magazines, graphic novels, manga, audiobooks, and ebooks - and win awesome prizes! For every book you read and program you attend, get a raffle ticket and enter it into the prize that you want! All raffle tickets will then be entered into the Grand Prize Drawing for a Kobo e-reader! Register online at:
https://ny.evanced.info/wood/sr/homepage.asp
Be sure to click on the “You Are Here” tab.

Teen Nite Summer Reading Kick-Off - Thursday, June 30, 6:00-8:00 PM
Celebrate freedom and kick-off summer reading by hanging out at Teen Nite! But that's not all, FREE ice cream sundaes too! Get a jumpstart on summer by playing video games & board games, surfing the web, and enjoying snacks. Sign up for summer reading, or hang out with friends—or both!

Summer Drama Club - Tuesday-Friday, July 5-July 8, 1:00-3:00 PM
Get ready for the Teen Theater auditions and just have fun by learning acting tips from Katie Michalko, a Teen Theater and Academy Productions Alumna. Participants will have a blast with acting exercises and games.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Marathon - Starting July 14, then Mondays thru August 22, 6:00-9:00 PM
Buffy was around way before vampires were cool so come discover were it all began! Continue watching the entire series with Canandaigua Middle School teacher John Michalko and learn more than just about vampires! For Grades 8-12.

Tie-Dye Saturday - Saturday, July 2, 12:00-1:30 PM (teen session)
No matter what, tie-dye has always been cool. Here's your chance just to see how much fun it is to create your own tie-dye shirt with the colors and design that you want to wear! All participating teens are required to bring their own t-shirt. Drop in!

Teen Theater Auditions - Thursday, July 7, 8:00-9:00 PM & Friday, July 8, 3:30-5:00 PM
Be a part of the fun! Whether you're a seasoned actor and need to keep your acting skills sharp over the summer, or a novice performer who would like to have a taste of acting, Teen Theater is for you! Perform a play written by teens and work with Canandaigua Academy Drama teacher Scott Schauman to bring it to life! Rehearsals take place from July 11-22. Must attend both performances on July 22 & 23. This program is supported by Wendy’s of Rochester.

Anime Club - Thursday, July 21, 6:00-8:00 PM
Get out of the heat and into Wood Library! Sit back, relax, and watch a Japanese animated film or tv show in cool comfort with a bunch of munchies and cool drinks. Must be 13 years old and up. Prizes given away!

Teen Cache Bash - Tuesday, July 5, 6:00-8:00 PM
Did you like The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins? Answer trivia questions a whole new way by joining other teens in the high-tech outdoor activity of geocaching! Participants will learn how to use a GPS unit to search for clues in a Hunger Games-themed geocaching adventure on the library property. All participants will be eligible for an awesome prize at the end of their search. Registration required.

Teen Cache Bash - Tuesday, July 12, 6:00-8:00 PM
Can’t get enough of The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan? In this second part of the geocaching series, participants will learn how to use a GPS unit to search for clues in a Lightning Thief-themed geocaching adventure on the library property by answering trivia questions. All participants will be eligible for an awesome prize at the end of their search. Registration required.

Teen Cache Bash - Tuesday, July 19, 6:00-8:00 PM
Get out and find hidden treasures in downtown Canandaigua! After an introduction on geocaching and learning how to use a GPS unit, participants will team up and explore downtown Canandaigua in search of caches hidden right under their noses. The search will end at the City Pier with all participants receiving a free ice cream cone! Registration and permission slip required.

Stuck in the Middle Book Discussion Group - Wednesdays, July 6 & July 20, 6:30 PM
Why not have fun while reading this summer? Hang out with other middleschoolers who love reading just as much as you do. Books will be selected at the first meeting. Milk and homemade cookies served! For grades 7-8 only.

Cerealism - Wednesday, July 13, 6:15-8:15 PM
Michael Albert has been making art since his college days at NYU. After 7 years of drawing, he began an exploration in collage, using materials that no longer have any use, like cereal boxes and other empty packages. He now has a collection of over 500 cereal box collages that he calls “Cerealism” and wants to show you how to do it! If you like art, this is for you! Supplies will be provided. All ages welcome. Free gift to every participant!

Teen Theater Performances - Friday, July 22, 7:00 PM @ TBD and Saturday, July 23, Noon @ Wood Library
Find out what teens have been working on all summer long - from writing to rehearsing to performing. Free admission. Open to the public. This program is sponsored by Wendy’s of Rochester.

Comic Creation & Publishing Workshop - July 25-29, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Join a fabulous team of comic writers and artists! Michael Churchill, professional writer and owner of Pulp Nouveau Comix, and Ken Wheaton, professional artist, will guide you through the process of writing, drawing, and inking your own comic strip! Then see your artwork published into a comic book both in print and on the web! Registration required. Recommended for grades 7 and up. This program is supported by Wendy’s of Rochester.

Teen Nite/Pizza Taste-Off/Summer Reading Drawings - Thursday, July 28, 6:00-8:00 PM
A jam-packed evening! You couldn't ask for anything better than videogames, board games, friends, wifi laptops, pizza, and prizes all in one night! First, hang out during the Teen Nite festivities, then decide in a blind taste-test which pizzeria in
Canandaigua has the best cheese, crust, sauce, and overall taste. Stay to the very end to find out who will win the prize packs from this year's Summer Reading Program. Don't forget to bring in the tickets you earned so you can stuff the boxes before the drawings. You do not have to participate in the Summer Reading Program to attend Teen Nite or the Pizza Taste-Off.

Thursday, April 28, 2011


Don't forget about the 17th Annual Teen Poetry Contest!
In case you did forget, here are the details again:
The deadline is May 31 at 9 PM. Students in grades 6 – 12 should submit their typed poems with contact information (name, address, phone number, grade, and school) on a 3x5 card to Wood Library, 134 North Main Street, Canandaigua, NY or email them to jgoodemote@pls-net.org. One entry per person. Five copies of poem must be provided if submitting it in hard copy. The Poetry Award Ceremony is scheduled for Wednesday, June 8 at 6:30 PM. Contact Jenny Goodemote at 394-1381 or jgoodemote@pls-net.org for more information.
Anime Club
Thursday, May 19
6:00-8:00 PM
Watch the latest and greatest in Anime every month with other teens who love Anime just as much as you! On Thursday, May 19 from 6-8 PM, grab some snacks, put your feet up and relax as we watch Summer Wars on the big screen. Kenji is your typical teenage misfit. He's good at math, bad with girls, and spends most of his time hanging out in the all-powerful, online community known as OZ. His second life is the only life he has until the girl of his dreams, Natsuki, hijacks him for a starring role as a fake fiance at her family reunion. Things only get stranger from there. A late-night email containing a cryptic mathematic riddle leads to the unleashing of a rogue AI intent on using the virtual word of OZ to destroy the real world, literarily. As Armageddon looms on the horizon, Kenji and his new family set aside their differences and band together to save the worlds they inhabit in this near-perfect blend of social satire and science fiction. Recommended for ages 13 and up. Free prizes too! For more information, contact Jenny Goodemote at 585-394-1381 or jgoodemote@pls-net.org.
Stuck in the Middle Book Discussion Group
Wednesday, May 18
6:30 PM
Join Wood Library's teen book discussion group - Stuck in the Middle - and meet up with other teens on Wednesday, May 18 at 6:30 PM to discuss a book you actually wanted to read over milk and homemade cookies! This month's book is Ingo by Helen Dunmore. For grades 6-8 only. For more information, contact Jenny Goodemote at 585-394-1381 or jgoodemote@pls-net.org.
Teen Nite
Thursday, May 12
6:00-8:00 PM
On Thursday, May 12 from 6-8 PM, experience the latest videogames like the all-new xbox Kinect, old school board games, wifi laptops, and food and drinks - all at Wood Library and FREE! Bring your friends and just hang out! For more information, contact Jenny Goodemote at jgoodemote@pls-net.org or 585-394-1381.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Marathon
Mondays starting May 2, 6:30-8:30 PM
Buffy was around way before vampires were cool so come discover where it all began! Mondays, starting May 2 at 6:30 PM at Wood Library, watch the entire series from the beginning with Canandaigua School teacher John Michalko and learn more than just about vampires! For grades 8 and up. For more information, contact Jenny Goodemote at 585-394-1381 or jgoodemote@pls-net.org.

Friday, March 25, 2011

The 17th Annual Teen Poetry Contest is here!
April 25-May 31
Win $50, $40, or $30 for your original poem! Beginning April 25, teens are encouraged to showcase their writing talents by submitting poems to Wood Library. The deadline is May 31 at 9 PM. Students in grades 6 – 12 should submit their typed poems with contact information (name, address, phone number, grade, and school) on a 3x5 card to Wood Library, 134 North Main Street, Canandaigua, NY or email them to jgoodemote@pls-net.org. One entry per person. Five copies of poem must be submitted. The Poetry Award Ceremony is scheduled for Wednesday, June 8 at 6:30 PM. Contact Jenny Goodemote at 394-1381 or jgoodemote@pls-net.org for more information.

Stuck in the Middle Book Discussion Group
Wednesday, April 27
6:30 PM
Want to catch a glimpse at the newly renovated building? Like to read? Even better! Join other middle-schoolers to discuss a great book over some milk and homemade cookies at Wood Library's middle school discussion group - Stuck in the Middle - on Wednesday, April 27 at 6:30 PM at Wood Library. This month's book is the thriller Girl, Stolen by April Henry. For grades 6-8 only. Contact Jenny Goodemote at 394-1381 or jgoodemote@pls-net.org for more information.
Anime Club
Thursday, April 21
6:00-8:00 PM
Canandaigua YMCA
Say goodbye to the Y as Wood Library holds its last Anime Club meeting on Thursday, April 21 from 6:00-8:00 PM. We will be watching Bamboo Blade. It didn’t take long for pint-sized Tamaki’s lightning reflexes to catch the eye of starving Kendo instructor Toraji. This second-rate sensei is an embarrassment to the sport, and his Kendo club is running out of members. His only hope for redemption – and a full belly – is to get Tamaki to sign-on as his star pupil. Unfortunately, this sword-wielding prodigy is a serious anime addict! Snacks provided. Win prizes too! Recommended for ages 13 and up. The Canandaigua YMCA is located at 32 N. Main St. Contact Jenny Goodemote at 394-1381 or jgoodemote@pls-net.org for more information.