25 Ways to Celebrate Teen Tech Week

1. Download an eBook, Audio eBook or eFlick to your MP3 player.
2. Explore eVolver or visit our teen Facebook page.
3. Blog about a library book or program—get started on our blogs page.
4. Build your own virtual bookshelf at Goodreads, LibraryThing or Shelfari!
5. Create a soundtrack or book trailer for your favorite book.
6. Ask your librarian to recommend a nonfiction book on an area of technology that interests you.
7. Add something to an article on Wikipedia.
8. Set up a podcast for a group or club you belong to.
9. Many young adult authors welcome email from their readers – many have their own websites, blogs, and Twitter/Facebook accounts. Why not send them a message in honor of Teen Tech Week?
10. Check out movies or music from your local library.
11. Create an avatar on Yahoo! Avatars.
12. Start a Teen Tech Club at your school or public library.
13. Read and contribute to a blog about technology.
    
14. Practice your HTML skills!
15. Watch some anime.
16. Create a YouTube or Animoto video about your library or a favorite book.
17. Download a newspaper article from the day you were born using library databases for America’s Newspapers or The New York Times.
18. Volunteer to help clean the computers and media at your library.
19. Volunteer to tutor people who are new to using computers.
20. Learn how to DJ music or record music.
21. Search in a biography database for an article about your favorite musician—check out our database list.
22. Learn how to use some new software.
23. Take a class on graphic design or digital photography or contribute a digital photo to eVolver.
24. Create a database of something you want to organize.
25. Start a Twitter, Tumblr or Flickr account. Follow us on Twitter or browse our Flickr photos!

*From home, have your library card ready.