Lego Style Anime

Lee's Summit teens create anime characters out Legos.

Have a Zombie Good Time!

Braaaaains! Do you secretly love the walking undead? We do! We may do a Zombi-Zumba or even eat some brains! Call your branch for information on what activities will take place.

Reading Aloud Family Time

Earn a free copy of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by reading two chapter books aloud with your family!

This Year's Winners

ALA Youth Media Awards have been announced. These include the Printz, Alex, and Odyssey Award winners.

Teen Blogs

Heist Society by Ally Carter

Kat hasn't exactly had what you might call a "normal upbringing" -- being raised by the best art thief alive. That's why she's decided to give up the family business for a taste of normal adolescence. Her best scam yet lands her in an elite boarding school...for a blissful three months.

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SOPA/PIPA, or Why You Can't Access Wikipedia Today

You might have noticed that Wikipedia and many other websites are unavailable today as a protest against pending legislation in Congress known as SOPA/PIPA (Stop Online Piracy Act, H.R. 3261, Protect IP Act, S. 968). Many other websites are putting their opposition to SOPA/PIPA at the top of their pages. What is going on here? Briefly put, many creators and owners of intellectual property support these bills as a way to fight online piracy, while critics maintain that these bills would effectively cripple the free flow of information on the Internet.

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Immortal Combat

Recently, I had a conversation with a three-year-old friend of mine about who would win in a fight: Darth Vader or Buzz Lightyear. The three-year-old enthusiastically supported Darth Vader, and I have to say that I agree. I then asked him who would win if the fight was Darth Vader vs. Batman. Again, he said Darth Vader. And on the conversation went with Darth Vader defeating every superhero or villain I could throw at him.

All in all, it was an incredibly cool conversation.

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