Come to Teen Manga Club, Wednesday May 5 and make your very own paper Kokeshi doll. Manga Club meets at 3pm in the Program Room. We will have snacks, watch anime and talk about our upcoming Anime Night.
Kokeshi are Japanese dolls, originally from northern Japan. They are handmade from wood, have a simple trunk and an enlarged head with a few thin, painted lines to define the face. The body has a floral design painted in red, black, and sometimes yellow, and covered with a layer of wax. One characteristic of kokeshi dolls is their lack of arms or legs. The bottom is marked with the signature of the artist.
Make your own Kokeshi Paper Dolls!
Eclipse Preview
The next chapter in the Twilight Saga, Eclipse hits theaters on June 30. The first trailer of the new movie hit the internet last week. This third instalment looks like its sure to please. Check it out below.
Teen Art
Do you love art? Have a bunch of drawings you want to share with others? Bring them in to be copied for the Manga Club art portfolio. We have a wide variety of fan art and original drawings and are looking to add more. Come in and take a look at all of the cool stuff the teens at Brentwood Library made and submitt your own.
Check out Charleen's art at http://www.Chariswhatweaimfor.deviantart.com
This week @ the library
*Come check out the new and improved Brentwood Teen section.
*Stop in today for Teen Rec Room from 2:45-4:00
*Teen Manga Book Club, Wednesday @ 3:00. We will be watching another movie while we make more shrinky dinks. Don't forget to bring in your fan art for the group portfolio.
*April is National Poetry month. Stop in and pick up a poetry book from our display.
NEW BOOKS
Body World
by Dash Shaw
Boys, Bears, and a Serious Pair of Hiking Boots
by Abby McDonald
The Knife That Killed Me
by Anthony McGowan
Wicked Lovely Desert Tales volume 2 Challenge
by Melissa Marr
Art by Xian Nu Studio
POEMS
What better way to enjoy National Poetry Month than with a few poems from childhood?
Messy Room
Whosever room this is should be ashamed!
His underwear is hanging on the lamp.
His raincoat is there in the overstuffed chair,
And the chair is becoming quite mucky and damp.
His workbooks wedged in the window,
His sweater's been thrown on the floor.
His scarf and one ski are beneath the TV,
And his pants have been carelessly hung on the door.
His books are all jammed in the closes,
His vest have been left in the hall.
A lizard named Ed is asleep in his bed,
And his smelly old sock has been stuck to the wall.
Whosever room this is should be ashamed!
Donald or Robert or Willie or-
Huh? You say it's mine? Oh dear,
I knew it looked familiar!
by Shel Silverstein
Class Trip
When Sinbad sailed the seven seas,
his cheeks were red and ruddy.
But when Sue brought home seven C's,
Mom kept her home to study.
Th moral of this story is:
Folks cheer for exploration.
But you're not going anywhere
without an education
by Alan Katz
Teen Manga Club
Teen Manga Club meets tomorrow @ 3pm in the program room. We will be watching Fruits Basket, What Becomes of Snow? our Operation Anime pick. As we watch the movie we will also be making Manga shrinky dinks. 
National Poetry Month
April is National Poetry Month!
What is National Poetry Month? National Poetry Month is a month-long, national celebration of poetry established by the Academy of American Poets. The concept is to widen the attention of individuals and the media—to the art of poetry, to living poets, to our complex poetic heritage, and to poetry books and journals of wide aesthetic range and concern. We hope to increase the visibility and availability of poetry in popular culture while acknowledging and celebrating poetry’s ability to sustain itself in the many places where it is practiced and appreciated.
The library has a great collection of poetry on display, so stop in and check something out.
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