One Week Left!

 

Holiday Mail for Heroes ends in just ONE WEEK, so get to the library to make your card for a service member! Supplies are located in the YA Lounge (up in the corner, by the shiny new windows). Turn your signed card in at the Circulation Desk for a chance to win the Teens' Top Ten novel by Cassandra Clare: The Clockwork Angel. 

A Few Reminders to Our Participants:

1. All Cards MUST be SIGNED! 
Not only is this a rule from the American Red Cross, but how am I supposed to know who to give this great book to if the card has no name on it?
2. Use Generic Salutations such as "Dear Hero" or "Dear Service Member"
3. Do not include personal contact information, just your name. 
4. I also ask that you be Kind to our YA Lounge Table and try to keep it tidy.

I want to thank everyone who has already made a card. So far, we're up to 12! That's Awesome! I know our service men and women will greatly appreciate your thoughts and well-wishes.

Chopped Competition Part 2

 I'm glad to report that our Chopped Competition was a great success! For those of you who missed it, here are the highlights of the program. 

First, the Secret Ingredients were: Deli Turkey, Flour Tortillas, and Peppermint Candies. Wait, what? Yup! Peppermint Candies. Here is the first team crushing up the peppermints to make something awesome! 

 They found out the hard way that sometimes chocolate and peppermint don't mix well. Namely, when you put them in the microwave for too long. It was a great idea, guys! That's why the other teams ended up crushing their peppermints, too!

 Participants were not judged on taste alone. They were also judged on Presentation. It's all in the details, as our next team can tell you. 





Here they are making sure everything is perfect in their marshmallow, peppermint, chocolate and graham cracker creation.

Of course, only one team could win! Their appetizer was a salad with tomatoes and popcorn. Their main dish was a cheese and turkey wrap with cheese sauce. Finally, their dessert was a tortilla with chocolate pudding, peppermint, and marshmallow, heated until gooey. (I think I'm going to have to try that one at home, guys.) 


Congrats, Team Three! You've won the first ever DPL Teens Chopped Competition! Hopefully, it won't be the last! 


Have a great break, everyone, and Happy Turkey Day!

Last Chance: "Chopped" Competition

The "Chopped" Competition is Tuesday November 22 at 3PM in the Community Room! (AKA Tomorrow!) For those who have not yet signed up, today could be your last chance to come show off your cooking skills and quick thinking.

How the Competition will Work:
1. Participants will be separated into 3 teams. 
2. Each team will be given the 3 secret ingredients (these will be the same for each team)
3. Each team will then have 1 hour to complete an appetizer, a main dish, AND a dessert using the 3 ingredients. (You do not have to use all three for each dish, but you have to use each ingredient at least once.)

•  Teams will have access to a "Pantry" with other foods they can use to make their dishes.
• Teams will also have access to a microwave and a George Foreman Grill at the Heating Table (Teams will take turns using the Heating Table)
• No food items will HAVE to be cooked. (There will be no eggs, no raw meat, no cake batter. It can all be eaten cold.)

4. When a team is finished, they clean up their area and wait for the other teams to be finished.
5. When all teams are finished they must present their dishes to the judges. (Just tell them what it is, how you used the ingredients)
6. Judging will be based on Creativity, Adherence to the Rules, Taste, and Display/Plating. Winning team will receive the Grand Prize of up to $3 off their fines and first dibs on door prizes. Judges will be adults. 

Holiday Mail for Heroes

How would you like to win a copy of Cassandra Clare's Teens' Top Ten novel The Clockwork Angel? 

This holiday season, Dover Public Library is having Holiday Mail for Heroes Raffle and giving away a hardcover copy of this great novel! To enter the raffle, all you have to do is make holiday card for a service member and turn it in at the circulation desk. Materials to make your card are set up in the YA Lounge. We have di-cuts, scissors, glue, and construction paper. You can also make your card at home and bring it in if you want. Please do not use glitter if you do make a card at home.

Other rules:

• Use Generic Salutations (Like "Dear Service Member" or "Dear Hero")
• All cards must be signed
• Do not put contact information in your card 

Holiday Cards for Heroes is a program from the American Red Cross. For more information on their rules and how to participate in the program on your own, please visit them HERE.


If you have any questions about the raffle or other teen programs at the library, you can call Liz at 330-343-6123 or email her at strausel@oplin.org. 


I hope everyone takes advantage of this fun and creative way to give back to our service members this holiday season!

YA Crew Update

Thanks, everyone who came to the YA Crew Meeting! I hope you enjoyed the food, games, and the privilege of being extra loud in the library! 

For those of you who weren't there, here's what's still to come this Fall for Dover Teens.

November 22 @ 3 PM - Chopped Competition
I give you 3 random ingredients, and you give Me something creative, tasty, and pretty. (Judging will be by Library staff.)

December 13 @ 3 PM - Gingerbread Houses!
You may not have realized, but this was the last YA Crew meeting of the Season! Not to worry, next month we're decorating Gingerbread houses instead. Please make sure to register and bring a bag of candy to share so that we have a good variety of decorations. 

December 27 @ 3 PM - "Snowed In" Game Day
Open to TWEENS and TEENS! Join us for a fun afternoon of games and challenges! 

Call the library at 330-343-6123 to Register! Events are open to Teens ages 12-18. (Except the Game Day which is open to ages 10-18)