The Memories of Our Lives Who are we without our memories? The images that bind us to who we are to the people that we love even to the people that we hate deciding whether we stay or go when it comes to a place or a person Compiled together they build us up as human beings The fantastic, the horrendous, and everything in between Minds tend to focus on the worst ones these are the ones that can make or break you. The bad test score that leaves you feeling foolish thinking that you know nothing about anything. That breakup which knocks the life out of you leaving you with the unnerving question of “am i no longer good enough for anyone?” Your friendship which you thought just maybe might have lasted forever coming to an end, the person you trusted the most, gone. Not getting accepted to your dream school, the one you had been dreaming about since you were a child, what are you to do now? Followed by so many more. These are the memories that make you forget who you are. The ones that beat you down, making you feel as if you are nothing, keeping you [...]

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Stand up and Fight They say home is a place But truthfully home is a person whose eyes look like coming to a place you’ve always known every time you gaze into them and whose smile brightens your mood even on the days you feel subdued When somebody says the word “you” we all think of a different person a person in our lives who makes our days that much better in so many ways whom we could talk to for weeks on end without ever getting bored of them for we would like to know everything about them all of their ins and outs, the good and the bad We all want a love story like The Notebook but in the end many of us fail to achieve that bond a love as deep and strong as Allie and Noah’s only happens once in a lifetime so if you have someone in your life whom you love tell them before you lose your chance and live a lifetime of regret for love, you should always fight for

Rats Saw God by Rob Thomas 3 - Good Book Rats Saw God by Rob Thomas tells a multi-dimensional story in one of the only ways a novel written in first-person can: by having the narrator write a story within the book. Almost immediately, the reader already knows where the protagonist’s journey begins and ends. We first find Steve York in guidance counselor Jeff DeMuoy’s office in San Diego, where Steve is being told that his missing English credit forbids him from graduating. A few pages later, Steve is in Houston, eager to begin his high school years. The effect is jarring until it is revealed that to make up the missing English credit, Steve can write a 100-page paper about anything. His subject of choice is simply how he got to this point, from straight-A student to flunking out. Within the dramatic irony lies the tension and emotional content, and ultimately proves that the journey is more important than the destination. Steve York writes about his early high school years in Houston, where his astronaut father settled after the divorce, Steve’s mother fleeing to San Diego. The ensemble cast includes the members of the Grace Order of Dadaists, the non-conforming [...]

Trapped: The people are alive. Physically they are alive. Though they are not living. They are emotionally and mentally dead with physical death just around the corner. We are starting to forget what happiness feels like. What it feels like to live life. I have talked about this before. Or at least something similar to this. Perhaps, I feel that the more I write about it, then I will finally be free. I am trapped and scared. I am scared for the future. I see other people continuing to build their own prisons, bigger and stronger. Always trapped. I desperately do not want to be like that. Though, with so many people like that, you start to lose hope of finding the answer. The solution that will save you from death row in your own prison. An oh so lonely and gloomy prison. We all lie and say that we are not trapped. Though our demons come back. Every time stronger than ever. To demand our obedience as a good prisoner. We are all trapped. Living an illusion that we are free. Free through social media. It looks so real. We should all get awards for our performances. Everyone seems to hate [...]

Our Teen Take and Make projects have been a huge hit during COVID. Just sign up ( do it early) for a project and we will have it ready for you to pick up in the teen room each Wednesday. There's a different project each week. We love getting pictures of your finished designs so please email us at Teencafe@poklib.org and we will post your picture on our blog.

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Make a quarantine time capsule. While this new reality hasn't been easy, one day we'll be looking back at it. We are witnessing a significant historic event. Why not put together a time capsule that the whole family can contribute to? A time capsule is a container used to store a selection of objects that you have chosen to show things typical of the present time and then buried or put away in a safe place to be opened in the future. Imagine your grandchildren discovering your Quarentine Time Capsule! Here are some ideas to get you started: Pictures of you in your favorite daily clothes Photos of your car(s) A video montage of your daily life Photos of you and your family wearing masks and gloves Written memories of your time together as a family during this time; activities, games A menu from a favorite restaurant Description how COVID-19 affected you your family Newspaper front pages with major headlines Pictures of downtown or suburban skyline and storefronts A craft you made during this time

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