Similar to cold shoulder, except a cold finger is done by ignoring someone's text or facebook message--usually when said person's comment is pointless or uncalled for.
Taken from http://www.urbandictionary.com/
Friday, April 29, 2011
Elaine's Picks of the Week
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| 2011 Street Lit Book Award Medal Winner, Decoded by Jay-Z See Critical Review at nytimes.com Borrow it from the Free Library |
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| Raising Victor Vargas, Film by Peter Sollet |
See Critical Reviews on Netflix.com
See Critical Review at Rollingstone.com
Download audio file for free through the Free Library of Philadelphia using freegalmusic.com
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Getting geared up for prom night
Will Blaine ask Andie to prom, or will he succumb to the pressures to honor his family fortune and pick a more "appropriate" blue-blooded date? Will Duckie's love for Andie remain unrequited? Will Andie's self-designed, second-hand prom dress turn heads on the dance floor? Will she finally get that first kiss that scrambles her brains and makes her weak in the knees? The Movie, Pretty in Pink tells the story of the scrappy, smart, and stylish Andie and her struggle to define her class identity, gain self-acceptance, and also to snag a super cute prom date. During May, many high-school teens are thinking of little else than the penultimate and culminating experience of their young social lives.....the prom (where reputations are made and broken, young love blossoms or comes to a dramatic fiery end, risky choices are deeply considered, and someone always goes home with puke on their shoes.)
Here is a sampling of ideas for getting the ball rolling with a prom-themed teen program at your library.
- Ideas for hosting a library prom dress exchange and programs advising young women on how to "prep for prom". Prom Madness
- Links to articles and videos featuring the process and culmination of NYC Public's successful, Project Library "anti-prom". Project Library 2010
- Yalsa's suggestions for how you can hold "anti-prom" themed programs with limited resources. project-library-how-you-can-make-it-work/
- Consider holding a prom-themed film night at your library. Suggested titles include: Prom Night, Pretty in Pink, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Dawson's Creek, "The Anti-Prom" episode, season three. (Confession time - I did not locate this Dawson's Creek episode through sophisticated librarian search strategy, but rather because I, er...know the series like the back of my hand, and have seen this particular episode at least twice.)
- Have your teens try out Seventeen Magazine's virtual makeover application (requires digital camera) Virtual Makeover or prom-dress finder Prom Dress Finder(allows users to search by price, style, color, and brand).
- Hold a "Zombie Prom" party at your library. Invite teens to attend in formal attire, and set up a face painting station, where guests can receive a full zombie makeover for that ultimate undead look.
- Encourage teens to check out Planned Parenthood's website for teens to explore answers to questions about dating, sex, and the effects of drugs and alcohol. Info for Teens
- Invite teens to come back and share copies of their prom photos; display them in the library or on your library's blog or facebook page (Note: It is advisable to obtain personal appearance release forms signed by both the minor and his or her legal guardian before publically displaying images of young adults).
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