Presenting the winners of the 2008 Worthington Libraries Teen Poetry and Short Story Competition. Madison Durham, the third place winner for middle school short story, reads "Lyca and the Lion."

Presenting the winners of the 2008 Worthington Libraries Teen Poetry and Short Story Competition. Emily Webster, the third place winner for high school short story, reads "A Wilted Rose."

Presenting the winners of the 2008 Worthington Libraries Teen Poetry and Short Story Competition. Sam Trapp, the third place winner for middle school poetry, reads "The Mountain."

Presenting the winners of the 2008 Worthington Libraries Teen Poetry and Short Story Competition. Katherine Lipetz, the third place winner for high school poetry, reads "Misguiding Myself."

Presenting the winners of the 2008 Worthington Libraries Teen Poetry and Short Story Competition. Katherine Lipetz, the third place winner for high school poetry, reads "War is Like Smoking."

Presenting the winners of the 2008 Worthington Libraries Teen Poetry and Short Story Competition. Amanda Kustomo and Emma Mayhood, the 2nd place winners for high school short story, read "Brynhild's Blessing and Adelysia's Gift (aka The Jule Sisters)."

Presenting the winners of the 2008 Worthington Libraries Teen Poetry and Short Story Competition. Ryan Mitchell, the second place winner for middle school poetry, reads "Istanbul."

Presenting the winners of the 2008 Worthington Libraries Teen Poetry and Short Story Competition. Ryan Mitchell, the second place winner for middle school poetry, reads "Shan Gri La."

Presenting the winners of the 2008 Worthington Libraries Teen Poetry and Short Story Competition. Rachael Kneice, the first place (tie) winner for middle school short story, reads "The First Shot."

Presenting the winners of the 2008 Worthington Libraries Teen Poetry and Short Story Competition. Caroline Lieser, the first place (tie) winner for middle school short story, reads "A Follower No More."

Presenting the winners of the 2008 Worthington Libraries Teen Poetry and Short Story Competition. Danielle Hart, the first place winner for high school short story, reads "Tennessee, June 12th, 1959."

Presenting the winners of the 2008 Worthington Libraries Teen Poetry and Short Story Competition. Chloe Johnson, the first place winner for middle school poetry, reads "3:03 AM."

Presenting the winners of the 2008 Worthington Libraries Teen Poetry and Short Story Competition. Chloe Johnson, the first place winner for middle school poetry, reads "Elaboration and Contemplation."

Presenting the winners of the 2008 Worthington Libraries Teen Poetry and Short Story Competition. Vivian Change, the first place winner for high school poetry, reads "Honor the Worms."

Presenting the winners of the 2008 Worthington Libraries Teen Poetry and Short Story Competition. Vivian Change, the first place winner for high school poetry, reads "What Is Love."

Award-winning author John Green came to Worthington and answered questions from Worthington nerdfighters! In Part 1, he discusses the topics of books and writing.

Award-winning author John Green came to Worthington and answered questions from Worthington nerdfighters! In Part 2, he addresses brotherhood, Brotherhood 2.0, and videoblogging.

Teens: Join the summer reading gang and Just Read It at Worthington Libraries!

Explore the extensive Star Wars collection of Kirk and Susan Pendleton. In part one, check out original collectibles from the 1970's.

Explore the extensive Star Wars collection of Kirk and Susan Pendleton. In part two, hear about the convention experience and see convention badges and autographs.

Explore the extensive Star Wars collection of Kirk and Susan Pendleton. In part three, find out what inspires a collector to stick with it for 30 years and see some recent special edition collectibles.

What does any self-respecting staff do when they find out their library has been named 2007 Library of the Year? They dance, of course.

On Friday, July 20, 2007, the library celebrated the release of J.K. Rowling's final book in the Harry Potter series with a 15-hour party!

Thomas Worthington High School student Phil talks briefly about the Worthingteens blog.

A Kilbourne Middle School student speaks briefly about getting involved with the Teen Readers' Theatre.