Lena Vogt

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I'm the Teen Services Librarian at TSCPL and run programs like Open Mic Night and Anime events. I love to read and talk about YA books.

Contact Lena at lvogt@tscpl.org

Lena‘s Book Picks

Looking for Alaska : a novelMy fair godmotherWhite catAnna and the French kissThis dark endeavor : the apprenticeship of Victor FrankensteinThe Scorpio RacesGrave mercy

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Lena's Posts

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My Own Worst Frenemy

Chanti’s mom is an undercover cop, which is the worst thing to be in their rough Denver neighborhood. Everybody hates a snitch and blowing her mom’s cover would mean endangering her life, so Chanti is good at keeping secrets. I loved this urban mystery book!

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Career and College Resources

Need help deciding what to do with your life? My Future is an exploration tool for young adults planning their next steps in life that focuses on career, college and military. Check out your choices with these helpful links and resources. College Information See a list of colleges, junior colleges, and vocational schools in Kansas at the [...]

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Teen Advisory Board

The Teen Advisory Board (TAB) is a group of teen volunteers dedicated to assisting with library projects and advising staff on program development and implementation.

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Treat Your Ears to YA Books

Teens and other readers of Young Adult Literature will have the opportunity to listen to bestselling titles and required reading classics this summer. Each week from June 14 – August 22, 2012, SYNC will offer two free audiobook downloads. The audiobook pairings will include a popular YA title and a classic that connects with the [...]

Grave Mercy

Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers

The convent of Saint Mortain is a haven for young girls and women who are believed to be daughters of Death himself. They are trained to be skilled assassins who carry out the work of Death by killing people who are marqued as evil.

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Double Dueling: Yu-Gi-Oh and Magic the Gathering

Bring your cards and pit your wits against other Yu-Gi-Oh and Magic players in tournaments for both games at the library. This program is in the Edge and takes place 4:00-6:00 pm on the first and third Monday of each month.

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Open Mic Night

Can you sing or dance? Is your band ready to move out of the garage and onto a stage? We have a place for you, whatever your talent! Open Mic Night is a casual event for teen performers. It is usually on the last Wednesday of each month 4:00-5:30 pm in the Edge teen activity [...]

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Teen Safety and Health Resources

Personal Safety Learn about digital safety topics like cyberbullying, online predators, privacy, and safe social networking. The YWCA is a resource for teens dealing with dating violence- a pattern of physical, sexual, verbal or emotional abuse in a dating relationship. The It Gets Better Project was created to show young LGBT people the levels of happiness, [...]

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Local High School Websites

Connect with your school using these local high school websites. Cair Paravel Latin School Capital City School Hayden Highland Park Hope Street Academy Rossville Jr/Sr High Seaman Shawnee Heights Silver Lake High Topeka High Topeka West Washburn Rural

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White Cat by Holly Black

White Cat takes place in a fantasy version of America where certain people called “curse workers” have the ability to do magic on other people by touching their bare skin.