Teched Out

Teched Out! Teen Tech Week Rocked!

If you were there, you know it already - Teen Tech ’08 week was a blast! From Wii boxing contests to Guitar Hero tournies to author chats, there were a lot of reasons last week to get to the library – and to get online. Congratulations to the winners of all the gaming contests, and check out the latest work by all those creative geniuses out there!

Tell us all about your Teen Tech week!

Got Game? You do at the Library! Teen Tech Week is March 2 - 8.

Teen Tech Week is THE time to hone your techno skills to the max! Play your favorite video games, join a Guitar Hero tournament, or chat online with your favorite authors. These are just some of the things we'll offer at Columbus Metropolitan Library during this action-packed week! So, read our blog often to get more details and updates. And, while you’re at it, check out all the other cool things we offer - online and at your local library!

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Teen Tech Week "Express It" Contest

Calling all creative types! Show off your talent in celebration of Teen Tech Week and you could become a guest blogger on the teen site.

We’ll be selecting the best “Express It” entries posted during the week of March 2 – March 8th. Two triumphant teen artists will win the honor of becoming our first teen bloggers…and their masterpieces will also be featured on our website after Teen Tech Week.

To enter, just upload your best poem, short story, digital art or digital representation of other media (photography, painting, drawing, photo of 3-dimensional work, etc.) Follow the “Express It” link and choose “Stories,” “Poems,” or “Images.” You must log-in to participate!

Contest Rules:

• Users must include an active email address in their profile to be eligible for the contest. You can’t win if we can’t contact you!
• All submissions must be the original work of the artist and must be submitted through “Express It.”
• The content of each piece must be appropriate for teens.columbuslibrary.org.
• Each piece must be contained in one post. We will not, for example, consider stories submitted in multiple parts.

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Teen Tech Week Author Chats

Teen Lit enthusiasts take note! Four critically acclaimed authors will be making an appearance on our teen site in celebration of Teen Tech Week. Don’t miss your chance to meet up in cyberspace with Walter Dean Myers, Terry Trueman, Holly Black and Sonya Sones.

You can access the chats from the comfort of your home PC, or if you aren’t into “chatting” alone, stop by one of our libraries to hang out and chat with your peers! (See locations below.)

Choose a time and date (listed below) to chat and click on the Chat now! link when you're ready!


Terry Trueman
Wednesday, March 5th / 4 - 4:45 PM (Group Chat @ the Hilltop Branch)
Chat now!


Sonya Sones
Wednesday, March 5th / 5:00 - 5:30 PM (Group Chat @ the Parsons Branch)
Chat now!


Holly Black
Thursday, March 6th / 4 - 4:45 p.m. (Group Chat @ Parsons)
Chat now!


Walter Dean Myers
Thursday, March 6th / 4:30 - 5:15 PM (Group Chat @ the Linden & Martin Luther King Branches)
Chat now!

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