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TEEN WRITING
Artists and art lovers
will be having a lot of fun this March. Laura Craig, founder and director of Mount Kisco's Irrelevant Elephant art studio, will be hosting two art workshops at the library, both focusing on figure drawing for teens – a class for 9-12 students on Friday, March 15, and another for 7-12 on Friday, March 22.
Craig has an MFA in Art Education and a BFA in Fine Arts, but her classes are anything but stuffy. The Irrelevant Elephant studio teaches everything essential to making and loving art in a fun, unique way, and the classes are incredibly diverse - everything from wine-and-paint nights for adults to cartooning groups for fourth graders. She says of the upcoming program, "I hope to give the students some basic knowledge on proportions and a few tricks for capturing a likeness." Both classes will be relaxed and casual.
Check out her website ieartstudio.com for more details.
By Elizabeth Dee
The Dark Knight
Rated PG-13
Friday, March 1st, 2013
By: Dhara Nayyar
"Why so serious?" School got you in the mid-semester blues? Take a break, this Friday with The Dark Knight at the Chappaqua Library On Friday, March 1st, the library will be hosting a special screening of the movie in the theater from 3:00 to 5:45. During this event, 7th-12th graders are invited to relax, and watch the classic film!
The Dark Knight is a 2008 superhero film directed and produced by Christopher Nolan. Based on the DC Comic Batman, the film is the second part of Nolan's Batman film series and a sequel to 2005's Batman Begins. Christian Bale plays the lead role of Bruce Wayne/Batman, with a returning cast of Gary Oldman as James Gordon, Michael Caine as Alfred Pennyworth, and Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox. The film follows new character Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart), Gotham's newly elected District Attorney and close friend of Bruce's childhood friend Rachel Dawes (Maggie Gyllenhaal). Together, the two join Batman and the police in combating the new rising threat of a criminal mastermind calling himself "The Joker" (Heath Ledger).
Anyone interested in seeing The Dark Knight should contact us, or simply stop by! Donna, the teen librarian, can be reached at
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or at (914)-238-4779 at extension 131.
Stay tuned for The Dark Knight Rises on March 8th! We hope to see you soon!
Dhara Nayyar is a junior at Horace Greeley High School who spends her days reading, writing, swimming and helping to make her community a better place.
The Dark Knight Rises
Rated PG-13
Friday, March 8th, 2013
By: Dhara Nayyar
Curious to know how The Dark Knight triliogy will finally end? Find out at the Chappaqua library this Friday! On Friday, March 8th, the library will be hosting a special screening of The Dark Knight Rises in the theater from 3:00 to 5:45. During this event, 7th-12th graders are invited to relax, and watch the classic film!
The Dark Knight Rises is a 2012 superhero film directed by Christopher Nolan featuring the DC Comics character Batman, the film is the final installment in Nolan's Batman film trilogy, and it is the sequel to Batman Begins (2005) and The Dark Knight (2008). Christian Bale reprises his lead role of Bruce Wayne/Batman for the last time. Of course, the movie would be incomplete without a returning cast of his allies: Michael Caine as Alfred Pennyworth, Gary Oldman as James Gordon, and Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox. The film also introduces Selina Kyle (Anne Hathaway), a sly, morally ambiguous cat burglar, and Bane (Tom Hardy), a mercenary fixed on destroying Gotham City. Drawn back into action by new threats facing the city, an older Bruce Wayne is forced to come out of retirement and embody Batman once again.
Anyone interested in seeing The Dark Knight Rises should contact us, or simply stop by! Donna, the teen librarian, can be reached at
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or at (914)-238-4779 at extension 131.
Will Batman be able to save Gotham? There's only one way to find out – join us in watching the movie! We hope to see you soon!
Dhara Nayyar is a junior at Horace Greeley High School who spends her days reading, writing, swimming and helping to make her community a better place.
Japanese Anime Festival at the Teen Zone
From animations such as Astro Boy, Totoro, and Pokemon to Manga such as Naruto and Dragon Ball, Japan is well known for its animations and manga. The Chappaqua Library Teen Zone is hosting its first Anime Festival on February 22, 2013 from 3:30-8:00. In this event, teens will experience many Japanese youth culture.
The program will start with activities such as creating your own manga strip, making ninja stars, knitting "amigurumi" (Japanese knitted plushies), making origami, and to finish, watch the award winning anime movie, The Millenium Actress, by the critically acclaimed director Satoshi Kon. This movie "blends fantasy and reality into an exciting epic adventure of fate and destiny. Past and present collide as a film director discovers a mysterious key that unlocks the secrets of a legendary actress who vanished at the height of her brilliant career." (Dreamworks Home Entertainment).
Light Japanese snacks and a light meal of vegetable lo-main with dumplings will be served. Teens can stay for the whole time or drop in for a few hours! It is a great way to experience a different culture and expand your artistic talent! You can contact Donna, the Teen Librarian, at
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or call (914)238-4779 at extension 131.
Drama With Action Racket Theater
Friday, February 8; 3:00-5:00 PM; Gr. 7-12
Are you an aspiring actor or actress who is in the 7th – 12th grades? If so, come to the Chappaqua Library on Friday, February 8th from 3:00 - 5:00 PM to meet with actor and co-founder of Action Racket Theater, Lois Kagan Mingus! Participants will have the opportunity to pose their own dramatic and comedic questions and write and perform lines in a collaborative fashion! We hope to see you there!
St. Patrick's Day Decorations
Friday, March 1/8; 3:30-5:30 PM; Gr. 7-12
Does your locker or bedroom lack in festive green decorations? Would a shamrock add that burst of color that you have been looking for? If so, come to the Chappaqua Library on Friday, March 1st or Friday, March 8th from 3:30-5:30 PM to drop in and make your own decoration! This is surely going to be a fun project for teens in grades 7-12. Cead Mile Failte! (Gaelic for "a hundred thousand welcomes".) We hope to see you there!
SAT Vocabulary Night
Friday, March 8; 7:00-8:00 PM; Gr. 9-12
Clairvoyant. Anachronistic. Intrepid. Benevolent. Emulate. Florid. Hackneyed. Do you know the meaning of these words? Well, you better, if you want to do well on your SAT's. If you are looking to expand your vocabulary and are in the 9th-12th grades, come to the Chappaqua Library on Friday, March 8th from 7:00-8:00 PM to hone your skills. Take this sage advice: Don't procrastinate; the path to learning a plethora of new words starts on March 8. Not attending this session will be deleterious to your vocabulary building! We hope to see you there!
Cookie Baking
Do you want to learn how to make delicious oatmeal cookies? Then come to the Chappaqua Library on December 28 at 4:00 pm to join in the fun! People of all ages are invited to participate in this baking event led by Donna Pesce. Be creative and add your own personal touch to your baked treat by adding raisins, dried cranberries and/or a sugar topping. This is sure to be a fun holiday project for everyone! We hope to see you there (By Fiona Dubrosa)
Board Games in the Teen Zone
B12. C15. YOU SUNK MY BATTLESHIP! CHECKMATE! THAT'S A TRIPLE LETTER SCORE! Are these phrases that you like to say or hear? If so, come to the Chappaqua library on Friday, December 7th from 3:30-5:30 to play awesome games with fellow 6th-12th graders! There will be board games, iPads, and Mac computers to play with! (By Fiona Dubrosa)
Gaming with Matthew
Do you have boring Xbox games that you're sick of? Do you want to see new games before the holidays so you can ask for gifts that you actually want? If so, the place to be is the Chappaqua library on Friday, December 7 from 3:30-5:30! Parent/guardian permission and a library card are required for entry into this awesome event. Open to students in grades 9-12. (By Fiona Dubrosa)
Book to Film
As part of the Teen Zone's Book-to-Film program, the Academy-Award nominated film War Horse will be shown at the Chappaqua Library on Friday, December 21 from 3:15 to 5:45. This PG-13 movie tells the story of a boy named Albert who forms a deep friendship with his horse, Joey. With the start of World War I, the two are forcibly separated, beginning a dangerous quest across the battlefields to find each other again. War Horse, the book on which the movie is based, will be on display in the Teen Zone of the library in the weeks before the program – but you don't need to read the book to see the movie with us. Popcorn, chips and drinks will be served during the screening. We hope to see you there! (By Carolyn Silipigni)
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