Listen to original poetry written by teens from the Woodcrest Library. 

Live Oak Library teens and staff share original poems about everyday objects and emotions.  See if you can guess what is being described!

Enjoy the performances of poems written by teens from the Norwood Library in celebration of National Poetry Month this April.

It’s time for another podcast all about books that are being released as movies in the next few months.  Remember that the County Library has all of the books that inspired these movies, so read your favorites and get ready for some great movies! In this edition, we discuss:

• Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carrol
• Diary of A Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
• How to Train your Dragon by Hiccup Haddock III, translated from the old Norse by Cressida Cowell
• The Last Song by Nicolas Sparks
• The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Howard Pyle

Tags: books, movies

This month, teens from the West Covina Library review the movies Walk Hard and Stepbrothers, as well as the television show Heroes.

Tags: movies, tv shows, west covina library

Check out these poems written and read by teens during the Florence Library Poetry Slam held in July.

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Listen and find out about upcoming films based on a book. All of the books that inspired these films are available from the County Library, so read up and get ready to watch your favorites!

Here's the movies we're talking about:

• Where the Wild Things Are, based on the book by Maurice Sendak
• Astro Boy, based on the manga series by Osamu Tezuka
• The Vampire’s Assistant, based on the Cirque Du Freak series by Darren Shan
• New Moon, based on the book by Stephenie Meyer
• Fantastic Mr. Fox, based on the book by Roald Dahl

Tags: books, movies, west covina library

Listen to why Florence teens go to the library! This Florence Library commercial was produced by Florence Library teens Rafael and Juan.

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The 30th Annual Bookmark Contest is here! This year's theme is Books and Beyond! ~ ¡Libros y el Mas Allá! Submit your entry anytime between September 8 and October 30. Get an entry form online. Thanks to our sponsor Pentel Arts!

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Do you enjoy comics? Are you looking for something new to read? Then try webcomics! This podcast describes some of the online choices available for comics readers, and discusses three comics originally created for the web: The Dreamland Chronicles, by Scott Christian Sava; Evil Diva, originally developed by Pete Menotti, and Phoenix Requiem, by Sarah Ellerton.

Tags: comics, online stuff, West Covina Library

Teens from City Terrace Library promote new books called the We the People Bookshelf.

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This month, teens from the West Covina Library review The It Girl by Cecily von Ziegesar, Eragon by Christopher Paolini, as well as the movie Her Best Move.

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On July 27th 2009, the author Jodi Jill of the book Tours for Free California graciously accepted the Duarte Library’s invitation to speak at a Summer Reading Program for Teens. Here is a brief interview about her book, the importance of literacy and all of the FREE things one can do in Southern California.

Tags: books, interview, duarte library

Are you up for the first POD CHALLENGE? Here’s what to do:

Record your favorite line of movie dialog, as if you were the character in the movie who says the line. Each Library can submit as many as they want (try to include the name of the movie for each quote). We’ll compile them all next month into one, big movie quote bonanza!

Tags: pod challenge, movies

How important is your library to you? Eileen asks teens this question at the Duarte Library’s Teen Space dedication ceremony on June 18, 2009.

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Welcome to Old and New! Teens will share two books that you can find in the County Library system –- one that is old and one that is new!  We’ll also give other titles to try.

In our first Old and New, we discuss Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card, and The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan.

Tags: west covina library, books

In this podcast, West Covina Library teens share a review of the book The Merchant of Death by D.J. MacHale, DVD reviews of Dedication, Blonde and Blonder, and The House Bunny, and a few of their favorite quotes.

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In this interview, Patricia Lee discusses the inspiration behind her creation of the Bobo wrapping scarf – an earth-friendly way to beautifully wrap your next present or make your own tote.

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In this interview, comedian Robert Chavez talks about the art of telling jokes, and gives tips for teens who want to give it a shot.

Tags: lawndale library, comedy

Welcome to the first of many West Covina Library Teen playlists. We will regularly recommend new music artists for you to try. Get ready for the summer with our first list.

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Thanks for stopping by the County Library Teen Podcast! Stay a while, and listen to what teens from across Los Angeles County are saying. We'll be regularly posting podcast episodes, and at the end of each month we'll put them all together into one big Teen Podcast Show. Listen to the episodes that interest you, just the Teen Show, or subscribe to them all - it's up to you.

Want to participate? Contact your local County Library, and ask about podcasting.

What is a podcast?

A podcast is a bunch of audio files attached to an RSS feed. You can use a podcatcher (iTunes, Juice) or an RSS Reader (Bloglines, Google Reader) to subscribe to a feed. Once you're subscribed, new podcasts are automatically sent to your podcatcher so you don't have to remember to keep checking the Teen Podcast Blog.

How do I listen to a podcast?

1. Listen online by clicking the speaker icon next to each post.  

2. Subscribe to one or both of our feeds using a podcatcher or RSS Reader. Click on the links under "Subscribe" on the right navigation bar, and copy and paste the URL into your podcatcher.   

AllPosts feed = all the podcasts except the monthly Teen Podcast show

TeenShow = only the monthly Teen Podcast Show (a show featuring all the episodes from the month)