WHITINSVILLE SOCIAL LIBRARY

17 Church Street

Whitinsville, MA  01588

M. Christine McLaughlin MLS, Director

508-234-2151

cmclaughlin@northbridgemass.org

 

&

WSL TEEN SCENE

 

 

The Rockdale Youth Center would be very grateful for any donations of the following items;

 

construction paper                                                glue/glue sticks

notebooks/lined paper                                         pencils/pens

acrylic paints/window paints                              Paintbrushes

crayons/markers/colored pencils                      scissors

staplers                                                                     tape

stickers                                                                     coloring books

puzzle books                                                          board games

computer games                                                    air hockey table

tie-dye kits                                                                dry erase boards/dry erase markers

age-appropriate videos/DVDs (ages 8-13)      puzzles

books for scrap booking                                     poster boards

stencils                                                                     beads/buttons/perler beads

colored string for friendship bracelets             elastics

books                                                                        glitter

refrigerator                                                               art easels

knitting needles size 10 or larger

healthy snacks (crackers, hot chocolate, microwavable soups, etc)

 

$$$ Monetary donations are always accepted.  Please send to:

Whitin Community Center

                        60 Main Street

                        Whitinsville, MA  01588

                        Attn: Brett MacGowan/Rockdale Youth Center

 

                        All donations to the Rockdale Youth Center are tax-deductible

                        For more information, please contact Brett @ (508) 234-8184

                        or feel free to visit the Rockdale Youth Center at any time.

                        We are open Monday -Friday 2:30-6:00 P.M.

                        Thank you for all your support!  We really appreciate it.

 

 

 

 

GET WRITING

WITH CANTERBURY TALES' ...

The Wife of Bath, The Sea Captain's Tale, The Knight's Tale and The Miller's Tale.

 

 

A SHORT STORY WRITING COMPETITION

 

SPONCERED BY

BBC AMERICA

 

DISCOVER AND DEVELOP YOUR CREATIVE WRITING SKILLS

WRITE A 2,000 WORD SHORT STORY INSPIRED BY THE THEMES OF

THE CANTERBURY TALES, EITHER THE BBC AMERICA VERSIONS, THAT HAVE BEEN UPDATED TO REFLECT SOCIETY TODAY WITH SUCH THEMES AS THE CULT OF CELEBRITY AND THE OBSESSION WITH YOUTH, OR CHAUCER'S ORIGINALS.

 

The competition is open to emerging writers eighteen years of age or older.  An Apple iBook will be awarded to the writer of the best short story.  The competition opens on January 8, 2005 and the deadline for entries is February 21, 2005.

 

Further details and full competition rules and guidelines can be found on the BBC AMERICA website BBCAmerica.com.

 

 

 ********************************************************

 

 

TEEN LINKS

 

Homework/Research help       http://www.massanswers.org/

 

                                                http://www.bpl.org/teens/index.htm

 

Other Teen Links                     http://www.teenadviceonline.org/

 

                                                http://www.teenspoint.org/