It’s Teen Tech Week!

techdatesWe’re celebrating TTW 2013 with free ear buds! Stop by any branch and pick up a TTW questionnaire (or print one here). We’re highlighting different online services of the library this year. Like what? Well, did you know that you can download music legally and for free from our Freegal site? If you have a smartphone or a tablet, we offer over 50,000 book titles from our e-collection for you to download and read or listen. Our ilibrary.org gateway site gives you access to thousands of biographies, articles, encyclopedias and databases. What’s that? You could use some help with your homework? We have that covered with our Homework Help service. And there is much, much more.

Take a few minutes, explore the online services that the Library offers, write down your answers and turn the completed form in to a librarian. We’ll give you a free set of ear buds. Maybe you can listen to that music you just downloaded from us.

And don’t forget to check out all of the different events that are happening at different library branches. (Check out our earlier Teen Tech post for a schedule.) We’re offering MuVChat (text messages that appear on screen while you are watching a movie), Your Gourmet Girlfriends (make some nommish snackage for movie night) and Gamer Jewelry workshops (take a d20 and create something wearable).

Explore the Library today!

Teen Tech Week @ Your Library – March 10-17

Teens, March is your month at the Library. We’re celebrating Teen Tech Week all month with events at your branch. What will you do?

MuVChat: Ever watched a movie and wanted to comment on it LIVE with your friends? Kind of like Imgur, Tumblr and YouTube all rolled up in one? Then you have got to try out MuVChat . Visit your local branch and watch a movie with friends and strangers. When you want to comment on what you see on the screen, just send a text to a number that we’ll hand out. Then it appears on the screen!

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• Mar 4, 2013 6:00 pm, Warren Branch
• Mar 6, 2013 5:30 pm, Eagle Branch
• Mar 9, 2013 2:00 pm, Fountain Square Branch
• Mar 12, 2013 3:00 pm, Pike Branch
• Mar 15, 2013 4:00 pm, Spades Park Branch
• Mar 16, 2013 2:00 pm, Central Library

 

Your Gourmet Girlfriends: Want to make something wicked tasty for a movie night with your friends? Check out this cooking workshop hosted by Your Gourmet Girlfriends. Will it be a snack mix that is a salty-sweet combination of everything you might find on the floor of a movie theater? Something even better? Come on in and learn some great recipes for your next movie night!

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• Mar 12, 2013 3:30pm, Glendale Branch
• Mar 12, 2013 5:30pm, West Indianapolis Branch
• Mar 13, 2013 6:00pm, Wayne Branch
• Mar 14, 2013 4:30pm, Pike Branch
• Mar 16, 2013 11:00am, Fountain Square Branch
• April 27, 2013 2:00pm, Southport Branch

 

Gamer Jewelry: Show your inner gamer pride by creating bracelets and earrings made from d20 die and other gamer pieces during this workshop presented by And Sewing Is Half the Battle. Get ready for Gencon!

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• Mar 18, 2013 4:00pm, Decatur Branch
• Mar 19, 2013 4:00pm, College Avenue Branch
• Mar 25, 2013 4:00pm, Brightwood Branch
• Mar 27, 2013 4:00pm, Franklin Road Branch
• Mar 28, 2013 4:00pm, Irvington Branch
• Apr 15, 2013 4:00pm, Haughville Branch
• Apr 16, 2013 4:00pm, InfoZone Branch

 

CD Sun Catchers: Teens are invited to celebrate Teen Tech Week by creating their own unique sun catcher using od CDs and 3D paint. All supplies will be provided.

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• Mar 11, 2013 4:00pm, Wayne Branch

Geek Out @ Your Library: Teen Tech Week

Teen Tech Week is here!  Geek out at your library, March 4th through 10th! Libraries are chock-full of tech toys like CDs, DVDs and computers, and they’re a great place to get connected to online homework help, research resources, gaming, music, the Web and more. Stop by any IMCPL branch during Teen Tech Week and pick up an Internet Scavenger Hunt.  (Or click here and print from home! ttw-2012-scavenger-hunt)

Find the answers, complete a short survey and turn in for a prize!
Need a hint to one of the scavenger hunt questions? Post in the comments for tips!

Click to hear Tom Kenny, the voice of Sponge Bob Square Pants, talk about Teen Tech Week.

Teen Tech Week: Cool Facebook Apps!

iLike: http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=2413267546

iLike lets you add music, playlists, and videos to your profile.

 

Picnik: http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=2258014869

Picnik lets you edit your profile pictures for free!

 

‘Lil Green Patch: http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=7629233915

You can help make the world a greener place by planting a virtural garden with this application! Sponsors contribute money to save the rainforests as you plant.

 

Visual Bookshelf:

http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=2481647302

This application lets you keep track of the books you’ve read, and the ones you want to read. You can also post reviews and see what your friends are reading.

 

To-Do List:

http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=3847181543

Do you keep forgetting when that history project is due? Keep all your assignment due dates is one place with this application!

Teen Tech Week: Extra Time on Your Hands?

www.imdb.com

The Internet Movie Database is a great site for movie related trivia, actor’s resumes, and more. You can also watch movies and television shows for free.

 

http://www.pandora.com/

Pandora is an internet radio service that lets you enter your favorite song or artist and recommends other songs you might like.

 

http://www.ferryhalim.com/orisinal/

Play fun and original games on this site.

 

http://blogs.usatoday.com/popcandy/

Pop Candy is a pop culture blog that covers music, movies, and television.

 

http://www.freerice.com/

Use this site for vocabulary SAT prep. For each answer you get right, they’ll donate 10 grains of rice through the UN World Food Program to help end hunger.

 

http://www.homestarrunner.com/

Watch animated cartoons starring Homestar Runner and Strong Bad.

 

http://www.mangafox.com/

An online Manga resource.