#Teen Throwback Thursday

[kingsbridgelibraryteens]

Teen Throwback Thursday: Looking Back at The “Old” Kingsbridge Library!

Since we just celebrated another anniversary in our "new" building last week, I thought it might be a good time to share some pictures of our previous location at 280 W 231st Street, located right across the street from our current building. The Kingsbridge Library has been around for over 100 years, but it was located at 280 W 231st Street from 1959-2011.

The first picture in this set features our intrepid young adult librarian in her (much) younger days, in front of the YA biographies bookcase!

Next, here's a look at the layout of the top floor, in which you can see how crowded ... errrr ... COSY our space was!

In case you're wondering, I literally stood on a ladder in the YA section to take this picture. Some workers brought a ladder in to fix something, and I took advantage of it to get this birds-eye view!

Starting at the lower left and going clockwise, we have:

One of the YA Fiction paperback racks

Adult Nonfiction bookcases, with plastic paperback displays at the end of each row

Adult Reference, which before so much information was available through databases was ENORMOUS (it started on the wall under those windows, and then filled both sides of those bookcases along the back and right of the picture). It also included newspapers and magazines.

In the back corner, under that mirror, was a reference closet containing MORE newspapers and magazines (you can JUST see the top of the closet door). There was also a chair and a computer next to the closet that you could use to access CD-ROMs. Also, by that computer was the ONE electrical outlet, in case one of our patrons needed to plug something in! And yes, the number of available outlets is a BIG difference between 1959 designs and modern designs.

The most recent editions of our newspapers and magazines, standing up in red plastic binders

An open dictionary on top of a wooden stand containing reference atlases and maps

Book trucks, and a railing overlooking the main floor and the circulation desk

Our information desk, featuring two high rolling chairs, two terminals (running what looks like the Dynix system?), two printers, a screen magnifier (that beige boxy thing on our left), and a little bookcase right behind our chairs containing the Closed Shelf Reference collection.

Behind the Information desk was a spinning Romance paperback rack and a small wooden bookcase of Classics!

And in the middle of the room were ALL of our tables and chairs available for adults!

Also in the room but not visible were two tables with four chairs each that were right next to my ladder, which was the entire YA seating section. The Adult Fiction section was over on the left, along the wall. There were a few PCs off to the right for adults or teens to use. On the other side of those PCs was our foreign language section, and leaning on a wall in that section was A LONG WOODEN STICK WITH A HOOK ON THE END OF IT, and that’s what we used when we wanted to open or close those high windows. We also used that stick to open and close those vents that were just below our ceiling.

I know, right??? But back in 1959, that’s the kind of technology we were dealing with!

There was an elevator to go back and forth between our three floors, which unfortunately sometimes got stuck. ☹️ And between the railings and the mirror was a dumb waiter that we could fill up with books to transport them between floors. It was a good idea, but it also sometimes got stuck. ☹️

Now, let’s look at some TEEN-CENTRIC highlights! Here are pictures of some of our teen programs, which were all held in our Reading Room (our ONLY program space), which was divided from the rest of our Children’s Room by a not-at-all-soundproof accordion door! We’ll start with our Teen Advisory Group:

Here were some teens at one of our Teen Poetry Publication Parties:

And here was a spirited game of (VERY low-tech) Harry Potter Jeopardy!

Finally, here’s one of my favorite pictures of my teens, who were helping us staff our “Afterschool @ Your Library” table that was promoting our programs. This is one of the only pictures I ever took on our main floor, which means it’s the only picture I have of our WALL OF VIDEOCASSETTES!!!

I hope you enjoyed these pictures, and thanks for sharing this trip down memory lane with us!

If you’d like more information about and pictures of the old and new Kingsbridge Libraries, check out this page on our website and these pictures in NYPL's digital collections!

[sanneke94]

Throwback Thursday 13: Download

In 2015 there was a mystery box event over at The Big Trade-off and I shared this teen conversion of shorts made by Aweesie (original link no longer available).

Information: - Original meshes by Amaryll - Original shoe-swap by Ambient Ghoul - Original texture by Aikea Guinea - Original retexture by Aweeshie - Fat morph included - 20 recolors (both tucked and untucked)

[shinigami-striker]

Janice Kawaye | Thursday, 04.04.24

Same voice actress, different characters - featuring Janice Kawaye.

Happy birthday! 🎂

1999

Jenny Wakeman - Oh Yeah! Cartoons (1999; episode: "My Neighbor Was a Teenage Robot")/My Life Aa A Teenage Robot (TV series; 2003-2009)/Nicktoons (video game tie-ins; 2007-present)

2004

Ami Onuki - Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi (TV series; 2004-2006)

2006

Miko Tezumi (Nya-Nya) - Teen Titans: Trouble In Tokyo (movie)

[clotpolesonly]

longing, rusted, seventeen, daybreak, furnace, nine, benign, homecoming, one, freight car

“...what the hell is a Stiles?”

[sixbynine-da]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types, The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings (Movies) Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Aragorn/Legolas Greenleaf, Aragorn/Arwen Undómiel Characters: Aragorn (Tolkien), Legolas Greenleaf, Arwen Undómiel, Elrond Peredhel Additional Tags: Minor Aragorn/Arwen Undómiel, Past Aragorn/Arwen Undómiel, King Aragorn (Tolkien), POV Aragorn (Tolkien), Young Arwen Undómiel, Young Legolas Greenleaf, Hurt Legolas Greenleaf, Elfsong, Fate & Destiny, Mentioned Arwen Undómiel, Arwen is sort of mean Summary:

All his life Aragorn has heard the Elf sing, and only when it is almost to late is he told why.

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[moved from my Fanfic.net, originally written and published 2011, edited and tweaked slightly before posting here (fairly major SGPT overhaul actually]

[marictheirins]

" recessioncore " is a thing on the clock app rn which to my understanding is an aesthetic based on the 08-09 recession from its fashion to music & learning this made me feel like i got hit by a bus. yesterday i saw at the mall a young fashionable girlypop in her late teens to twenties in some '04 era jean skirt jean top jean legwarmers blue eyeliner to match yeehaw christinabritney runway fit that took me to a alternate reality version of my youth & all i really think about this is that i owe my genx siblings an apology i get it now my bad sorry i idealize the 80s for ur fashion & music i wont stop but i get it now

[kingsbridgelibraryteens]

Teen Throwback Thursday: Teenage Romance: Or, How to Die of Embarrassment by Delia Ephron, with drawings by Edward Koren

For today's Teen Throwback Thursday post, I'll be sharing a book that is almost impossible to find nowadays. You might have to go through an out-of-print bookseller, or you might have to go through WorldCat to see if there's a copy at a library that's willing to send a copy to YOUR library.

But in the meantime, I still have MY copy that I got back in the 1980s, and which had a formative influence on my childhood, so that's what I'm going to share today!

Just looking at the table of contents tells you that this book is going to share stories about all different kinds of teenage problems (most of which I hadn't actually experienced when I first read this book):

There was a great mix of humor in Ephron's writing and Koren's artwork, working hand-in-hand on topics like How to Hide a Pimple:

While some sections went over my head when I first read them, others made a lot of sense to me even as a child. The section called "How to Talk To Your Mother" spoke to me on a primal level:

In rereading this book now, I'm definitely more likely to spot the parts that are dated, like bringing record albums to a party, or thinking that John Travolta is sexy (my apologies, Mr. Travolta, but, you know ... the years haven't been kind to any of us ...)

NOTE TO SELF: Start using the word "hideola" in conversations!

This was also the book that made me a big fan of Edward Koren's drawings, and which made me think, hey, maybe I could draw!!! Fun fact: for many years after I read this book, my drawings looked very scraggly and scruffy, like this:

One of the best things about this book was that it really embodied all the highs and ALL the lows of the teenage experience!!!

While the NYPL system unfortunately doesn't own Teenage Romance, you CAN check out more books and movies written by Delia Ephron and books illustrated by Edward Koren!

[kingsbridgelibraryteens]

Teen Throwback Thursday: Forget about Betty, Veronica, and Archie. Check out that SCHOOL DESK OF THE FUTURE!!!

April 1975

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[thejdblog]

My Teen Wolf/Turning Red drawing textless. 🐾

[clairethecutepup]

Throwback Thursday: The OG "Merch"...

Ah, back when "Leena + Friends" was among the ideas I wanted to get out: a series about my character, Leena, and her pikachu companion, Sparky, going on adventures with original and canon characters... Ya can't get anymore, "I'm starting out with making content" than when you're wanting to use the characters you adored at the time or those of your friends', when not yours.

The best I can say is it could've been considered, "Chaotic and Insane Fun," while the worst aspects of it are far more noticeable and plentiful. I still can't believe I felt proud enough of the series to actually make my own shirt of it, to wear around as some kind of "advertisement." Well, at least the nightmare is over now and I've not only made stuff far more original, but also far better drawn and all. Seriously, you're looking at something someone made in late middle school to early high school... C'mon, past Claire, you were 14-16, you should've been able to do better.

The OCs are: Leena, Sparky, Ivan, Gio, Kurosho, Aura, Zapz, Shadow and Raichu (real original name, I know). Kurosho, Aura, Zapz and Shadow belonged to friends.

The Canon Characters are: Russia (Hetalia), Tails Doll "TD" (Sonic) and Mello (Death Note).

*Hope you enjoyed this session of "Throwback Thursdays," keep your eyes peeled for the next cringe-inducing workpiece that'll make you feel better about your own content/skills.

[kingsbridgelibraryteens]

Teen Throwback Thursday: relaxing in Central Park in 1945!

Two girls take advantage of an unseasonably mild and sunny day on March 15, 1945, to relax in the park.

“A sudden flood of sunshine and temperatures in the mid-50s flushed New Yorkers out of their homes and into Central Park to soak up the tease of a warmer season to come. ‘Thousands scented spring in the air and went out to inhale it in parks, playgrounds and boulevards,’ the NY Times reported. ‘The “theme song in the city,’ the paper declared, was ‘You Are My Sunshine.’”

From nytarchives on Instagram. Photo: New York Times.

[fakeplasticmusic]

Lucky - Britney Spears

[annislittleshopofhorrors]

Throwback Thursday 📻

Audition for Not Another Teen Movie

[sanneke94]

Throwback Thursday 8: Download

Information: - Original alpha from HGLiegen - Original textures and PSD from Nilou - Patterns from Colourlovers - Fatmorph included - 12 recolors included (swatch included)

[kingsbridgelibraryteens]

Teen Throwback Thursday: For all the old-school Nancy Drew fans in the house!

Nancy Drew… Reporter (1939) William Clemens

May 18th 2021