Congratulations to Lauren Burton, Marcus Thompson, and Evan Fullerton--they were the top three bowlers in our first Wii Bowling Tournament. Each received a GameStop giftcard. All of the players were awesome, I sure can't bowl on the Wii as well as you all did. Check out the photos in our teen Flickr sets. Everyone had a great time and can't wait for the next tournament! You'll be happy to hear that we're going to have many more Wii and Playstation2 gaming days here soon, especially in the summer. Keep your eye on the Events page or our newsletter for the next dates.

Our very first Wii Bowling Tournament for teens was a lot of fun last night, and it was awesome to see how well everyone did.  Congratulations to the following 14 top bowlers, who will be competing in tomorrow's Finals: Jacob B, Zack C, Andrew S, Lauren B, Ian F, Tommy M, Marcus T, Evan F, Ethan H, Mark M, Ronald H, Sam H, Nick B, and Phebe S. Come out and cheer them on! If we finish early there will be some free play on the Wii for whoever is interested. Thanks again to Gamestop for providing help and a second Wii for us to use.

Jonathan Staudt - Animals and Reader's Choice

Erika Nittinger - Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Sports, Graphic Novel, Science Fiction and Animals

Ryan Tan - Graphic Novel,  Fantasy, Adventure and Sports

Cora Merchant - Reader's Choice and Mystery

Lauren Scott - Fantasy, Mystery and Reader's Choice

Emma Keeting - Mystery, Animals and Science Fiction

Ocean Noland - Sports, Adventure and Reader's Choice

Kids ages 10 and 11 can now play Spore on one of  the Children's game computers - and other new kid's computer games are coming!  So keep watching my blog for more info!

Do you know teens or young adults who might be the next YouTube sensation? Have you spotted the next Steven Spielberg? Would you be able to encourage your favorite drama kings and queens to star in their own short film or music video? If you do, there is a fantastic new film and video contest for teens and young adults -- “Stories on Film,” the Teen and Young Adult Film Festival portion of the Southern Ohio Storytelling Arts and Music Festival.

Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta

My review

rating: 4 of 5 stars

On Monday we held a Girligami craft program, and had fun making folded shoes, dresses, cats and pandas and koalas! If you want to make your own, check out the book Girligami by Cindy Ng. (Click on cover to go to catalog)

Did you read a really good book last year? Are you reading a really good book right now? Nominate it for the Teen Buckeye Book Award!

Check out our new Baby Bundles and Toddler Take-alongs - each backpack contains books, cds, dvds and an educational toy for your baby or toddler. Limit of two per family.

Happy Groundhog Day! Although both Punxsutawney Phil and Buckeye Chuck saw their shadows today, supposedly signalling six more weeks of winter weather, we had a rather nice balmy day today in our neck of the woods. Hopefully you had a great day and enjoyed the weather! And you can always come in later and check out our copy of the movie Groundhog Day, a fun classic starring Bill Murray.