This Norcross Teen Blog Has Been Discontinued

Gwinnett Public Library has a New Teen Blog. Look for a link to it on our home page: www. gwinnettpl.org. Thanks.

Welcome to the Norcross Teen Scene Blog!

Find out about new books, teen events, library resources, book reviews, TAB meetings, and much more! Feel free to make comments on any postings and share your thoughts with other teens.

Rules of the Blogger Road

This is a public blog * Youths in grades 6-12 can post comments * Profanity, put downs, bullying or inappropriate language or content will NOT be allowed * All postings are reviewed before publishing * No personal information PLEASE (i.e., your name, phone number, address, etc.) * Posting commercial advertisements is NOT allowed * Google Accounts registration is required to post comments. That's it.

Study Tips and Chocolate Chips

Tuesday, December 9, 2008
5:30-6:30pm

Nine teens and 3 Teen Reps gathered at the Norcross Branch on 12/9 to discuss exam study tips and eat some chocolate chips. We passed around a variety of books and dvd's with study tips, such as the juvenile dvd "Test-Taking Strategies", and the Teen books "How to Study for Success" and "How to Ace Any Test". Everyone had a chance to give their best test-taking tip, which we have listed below. Then the real fun began, as we passed out plates of chocolate chip cookies, graham crackers, mini-pretzels, chocolate chips, frosting, red hots and sugar sprinkles. Everyone dug in to the task of eating cookies, decorating cookies and then eating them, eating the decorations and just eating. It is amazing how many ways there are to decorate a chocolate chip cookie or a graham cracker. Check out the photos that Diane is posting.

Study Tips:
1. Have a #2 pencil
2. Make a schedule of when to study
3. Get a good night's sleep
4. Eat breakfast
5. Study
6. Write notes
7. Have a study buddy


Study Tips and Chocolate Chips

Study Tips and Chocolate Chips

Study Tips and Chocolate Chips

Morph Your T-Shirt or Bag

Morph Your T-Shirt or Bag at Norcross
2:00-4:00 pm

Seven teens “Morphed” various items including paper, small canvass bags and T-shirts. Popular stencils used were a Mexican Wrestler, a Star, a radio, a car and a deer. Individual talents included smearing colors with fingers and painting extra borders around the subjects. The teens munched on cookies and juice as they focused on their craft.

Young Artists at Work

Kick'in T-shirts!

May 13th TAB Meeting

May 13th TAB Meeting
The Design Team

The Megatron 1000 comes together

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

This Blog is No Longer Used

We have deactivated this Teen Blog for Norcross. Please visit our GCPL Teen Blog linked from our home web site: www. gwinnettpl.org. Thank you and enjoy our new Teen Blog.

Friday, September 4, 2009

This Blog is No Longer Active

Gwinnett County Public Library has a New Teen Blog under construction. Please look for a link to the New Teen Blog on our GCPL Home Page (www.gwinnettpl.org).

Thursday, June 26, 2008

Morph Your Face!







Morph Your Face at the Norcross Branch
(Theatre Make Up)
Thursday, June 26, 2008
2-4 pm


Seven eager teen faces attended the Theatre Make Up session. Our make up artist was Brandy Meadows from the Gwinnett County Schools. She “Morphed” various faces! One male teen looked like he had been in a fight, one looked like an old man, a female teen became a butterfly and another girl became a rainbow. It was very interesting to watch how Ms. Meadows started with one color and gradually added another to it to bring out the features she wanted. All teens enjoyed the event and snacked on Orange Crush drinks and a variety of cookies.

Thursday, June 19, 2008

Use our makeup to Morph your Face!



Join us on June 26th from 2pm until 4pm.
Use our makeup to "morph" your face.


Tuesday, June 3, 2008

Summer Morphing

Join us for some fun stuff this summer, as we learn to Morph!

Thursday, 6/26, 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm Morph Your Face
We'll learn how to apply theater makeup, like for Halloween, or, hey, the theater.


Thursday, 7/10, 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm Morph Your Hands (or Feet)
We'll learn how to do Henna Tattooing, but you need to bring a permission slip from your parents. Pick one up from the desk when you're in the library.

Thursday, 7/17, 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm, Morph Your T-Shirt (or other clothes)
We'll have stencils, paints, etc., to decorate clothes. Bring a clean t-shirt or other article to decorate.

Sunday, May 18, 2008

TAB Meeting of May 13, 2008

Norcross Teen Advisory Board Meeting Minutes
Morph (Decorate for SRP) Our Teen Area!
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
4:30-6:00 pm

Five Norcross teens decorated a purple cart to make it look like a hot rod car - the Megatron 1000. Grill work was on the front with tale pipes and fins on the rear. The teens made “flames” to come out of the pipes. They also made flames for the sides of the hot rod to appear that the car was moving fast. They used various colors of construction paper, yellow, red, black and more. A former puppet was converted into the driver. The car was complete with a stick shift. There were mud flaps over the back wheels. All teens had a good time cutting and pasting. Lemonade, cookies and chips were eaten in no time! All five teens signed up for the TSRP online.

Friday, May 9, 2008

Hi from Flute Girl

Hi teens and welcome to our Norcross Teen blog. Blogging is new and exciting for me. I can't wait to hear from you guys! And, yes, you guessed it, I'm a flute player-for over 40 years now! No, I won't tell you my age! I have taught many teens over the years and like to work with your age group very much.

So tell me all about yourself. See you at our Morph the Teen Area Event on Tuesday, May 13, 4:30-6:00 pm. Bring all your creativity as we get ready for our part of the Summer Reading Program or SRP as we call it.