Saturday, May 2nd

2:00 pm
Teenspeak will be the online liter-
ary magazine for the teens of the
library. This online magazine will
be a mix of whatever you want:
videos, stories, art, and more!
Attend the planning meeting on
Saturday, May 2nd to help cre-
ate this magazine and get in-
volved! Share your creative
ideas! Sign up on the sign up
sheet!
Contact Melissa Higey, Teen
Librarian for more
information!
teenspeak planning
meeting
teenspeak
resources

Technology, 2006.
Digital Photography for Teens
covers the fundamentals of
digital photography, focusing
on topics of interest to teens.

Styr, Charlie and Wakem,
Maria. Click: The Ultimate
Photography Guide for Gen-
eration Now. Amphoto Books,
2009.
Click is a photography how-to written
for teens and by teens.

Gosney, John. Blogging for Teens.
Thompson Course Technology,
2004.
Blogging for Teens discusses
the basics of blog creation
and maintenance.

Selfridge, Benjamin, Selfridge,
Peter and Osburn, Jennifer. A
Teen's Guide to Creating Web
Pages and Blogs. Prufrock
Press, 2008.
A great guide for creating
websites and blogs and how to person-
alize them.

Underdahl, Keith. Digital Video
for Dummies. For Dummies,
2006.
Covers the process of creating
and editing a digital video.
Online Resources

Teen Ink
http://www.teenink.com/
Teen Ink is an online literary magazine
that is written and produced by teens
around the world.

New Moon Girls
http://www.newmoon.com/
An online community where girls can
share poetry, artwork, videos, and
more.

Teen Voices
http://www.teenvoices.com/
Teen Voices is an online community with
content produced and created by teen
girls.

In The Mix
http://www.pbs.org/inthemix/
In The Mix is a reality series created,
produced, and starring teens that airs
on PBS.

Blogger
http://www.blogger.com
A free, easy-to-use, blog creation
website with a variety of templates
and settings.

WordPress
http://wordpress.com/
Another blog creation website with more
options for customization.

Ning
http://www.ning.com/
A social network creation website, where
anyone create a network to blog, post vid-
eos, and communicate in forums.

Print Resources

Salin, Doug and Botello, Chris.
YouTube for Dummies. For Dum-
mies, 2007.
YouTube for Dummies is a hands-
on, how-to guide and introduction
on YouTube and how to use it, including the
basics of video editing and how to post a
video to YouTube.

Sethi, Maneesh. Web Design for
Teens. Thomson Course Technol-
ogy PTR, 2004.
Web Design for Teens introduces
the basics of web design to teens,
as well as information on web site adver-
tisement.

Campbell, Marc and Long, Dave. Digital
Photography for Teens. Thomson Course