Check it out at www.nanowrimo.org

As the site says: “It’s a hands on writing adventure where everyday people from all around the world bash out a 50 000-word novel on 30 days. No judges. No entry fees. No pressure. Just a walloping deadline and a supportive overcaffeinated community to help you reach your book writing goals”.

There’s also a Young Writers Program where you get to set your own word count goals. Tell your teacher about it. Get your friends involved!

And then come along and we can write together…

Stanton is hosting weekly NaNoWriMo ‘Write Ins’ every Thursday in November, 5-8pm. BYO laptops, pens, etc. We’ll provide crisp white tables, shiny chairs and functional powerpoints. Oh and coffee, tea, hot chocolate and nibblies. For more info ph 9936 8449 or email a Youth Librarian: yasmin.greenhalgh@northsydney.nsw.gov.au

Have a look at this publication (1.86 MB pdf). Print it out and keep it on hand.

And there’s links to a guide and checklist for the parents who are hiring you from this page.

If you’ve got a babysitting gig coming up, drop into Stanton and collect a few DVDs and CDs. We’ve got stories on CD and music for all ages (yes, even for bubs). As well as picture books, you could borrow a few books on crafts, games, and puzzles to keep the kidlings entertained for 5 minutes or so.

There always a staff member on duty in the Kids and Youth Area each school day 3-5pm who can help you find some relevant goodies.

Aah, the stencil festival is back in town. 16 - 28 October.

Looky-here for deets on workshops, film nights, exhibitions, guided tours of street art, and more.

Are you into stencilling? Look at their Young Artist Award.

They say… “The award is an initiative to support the creation of street and stencil art and to encourage young and emerging artists to work in this art-form. The annual award competition is designed to support young artists’ careers. Submitting artists are required to produce a work specific to a certain theme. In 2007 the theme is ‘Decay’. “

The school holidays are upon us again.
We’ve a few fun activities happening for kids of all ages. A multicultural performance, and various craft activities. See here for more info.
For those of you diving into the delightful waters of intense HSC study, there will be a few times when we’ll be taking over parts of the lower ground floor. So plan your study breaks around the following times:   

• Every Tuesday & Wednesday 11am-12 noon (Storytime) 
• Thursday 4th 12 -2pm (performance)
• Friday 5th 11am-12 noon (craft activity)
• Monday 8th 1-2pm (craft activity)
• Thursday 11th 11am-12 noon (craft activity)

If you’re hanging around with nothing to do in the holidays, drop in and borrow a book or computer game. We also have new headphones in our technology room as well, so why not listen to a CD or watch a DVD while you’re here.