More Advance Reading Copies

I just received a box of advance reading copies. If you would like to review any of these books, please contact me. Here are the titles:

Babylonne - Catherine Jinks
Deadville - Ron Koertge
The Darkness Under the Water - Beth Kanell
The Ghost's Child - Sonya Hartnett
All We Know of Love - Nora Raleigh Baskin
Anila's Journey - Mary Finn
Down Sand Mountain - Steve Watkins
Chameleon - Charles R. Smith, Jr.
The Savage - David Almond, Illustrated by Dave McKean
Kaimira: The Sky Village - Monk & Nigel Ashland
Robe of Skulls - Vivian French & Ross Collins
War Is...
The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Volume II - M.T. Anderson

- Krista

...Fin!

Well, our first shot at a Teen Summer Library Program has come to an end. I think it went pretty well. The Pizza Party on Friday was a big hit. For future reference, four large pizzas and 20 breadsticks are not, in fact, adequate for feeding 15 teenagers. ...in case anyone was wondering. Thank you to everyone who came to the programs. These things don't happen without your participation. Keep in mind that I always like to hear program ideas from the people who would be attending the programs. So if you have any ideas for next year or for programs for the rest of the year, please contact me. Rumor has it the theme for next years summer program is "the arts".

My deepest thanks to the following people and organizations:
Jreck's subs, for feeding everyone at the Game Night.
Gamer Craze, for letting us borrow a controller for the Game Night.
Tyler Flanagan, for letting us play Rock Band, oh yeah, be sorry you missed that one, and Super Smash Bros. Brawl!
Cole DeSantis, for letting us use his Wii.
Rainbow Crabtree, for sharing her time, knowledge and food for our nutrition workshop.
Master Frank Palumbo, for sharing his knowledge and expertise of martial arts with us.
Beverly Ewart and Kelly Woodruff, for sharing their time and creativity for our scrapbook workshop.
Sarah Scafidi-McGuire, for sharing her time and expertise of yoga with us.
Donald Thompson, for sharing his knowledge and experience to teach us first aid and CPR.
Pizza Hut, for feeding everyone at the Pizza Party, or trying to...how does that much food disappear that fast?!?
Video Plus, for donating a $20 gift certificate to be given away in our Library Crawler Card drawing.

Thanks to everyone! I really think this was fun. Now send me some ideas on how to top this next year!

- Krista

Dream Girl by Lauren Mechling

"Good. A little overrated."

- Nicole Potter

Dream Girl was just released last week.

Dead is the New Black by Marlene Perez

"description: Daisy is the only kid in her family that's not psychic. But a strange murder and even her psychic detective mother can't figure it out she takes it upon her self to figure out the crime. As she delves deeper into her towns strange history and discovers a vampire might be the culprit can she survive?
rating:excellent"

- Ansel Shipley

Dead is the New Black is scheduled for publication in September of this year.

Vibes by Amy Kathleen Ryan

"Very good. Excellent book! I think the library should get a copy."

- Allison Mousaw

"description: Kristi is big breasted, psychic freak. She has no friends until she meets Mallory a new boy to her psychotic "school" called Journeys. But when things get weird can she even trust the vibes?
rating: great"

- Ansel Shipley

Vibes is scheduled to be published in October of this year.

Advance Reader Copies

I have recently acquired some advance reader copies of upcoming young adult books. What this means is these books have not yet been released or even edited. I am allowing teens to take these books home to preview under the condition that I get a review of the book in return. I will then be posting the reviews on here. So if you're interested in taking one home, contact me in any of the usual ways.

AIM: CFLYAZ
kbriggs@ncls.org
315-386-3712
or just comment

- Krista

Breaking Dawn Spoiler!

Entertainment Weekly had an interview with Stephenie Meyer during which she disclosed a major spoiler for Breaking Dawn! Read at your own risk!

http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20215228,00.html

- Krista

Teen Summer Library Program - Week Three

Our first Teen Summer Library Program is finishing up this week with a yoga workshop on Monday at 3pm, followed by a first aid workshop on Wednesday at 3pm and we're wrapping up with a pizza party on Friday starting at 3pm and continuing on into Anime Club until 7:30pm.

Also, ask about ways to earn prizes. This is the last week prizes will be available, but stay tuned because this is not the end of teen programs at the library! Nay! This is only the beginning!

- Krista

Change of Plans

We will be holding the Japanese Lessons for Teens in August! Not quite set on a date yet. Talk to me for more information: comment to this post, email me: kbriggs@ncls.org, IM me: AIM: CFLYAZ, or call me: 386-3712.

- Krista

Teen Summer Library Program - Week Two

Our first Teen Summer Library Program entered it's second week with a Scrapbook Workshop on Monday, followed by insect origami (part 2) at 3pm on Wednesday and a Martial Arts demonstration and workshop at 3pm on Friday.

Don't forget to stop in next week for a yoga workshop on Monday at 3pm, followed by a first aid workshop on Wednesday at 3pm and we're wrapping up with a pizza party on Friday starting at 3pm and continuing on into Anime Club until 7:30pm.

Also, ask about ways to earn prizes.

Twilight Trailers

Eeeep!

Hello, my YAs, my sub-adults, my teens! Your wonderful, spectacular beloved neighborhood young adult coordinator has done something great for you! In October, during Teen Read Week, your favorite library will be offering Japanese classes for ages 12-18! Please, feel free to register, request information, or shower me with praises via comments to this blog, email at kbriggs@ncls.org or AIM at CFLYAZ or, if your fingers hurt, by phone at 386-3712. OR you could just come to the Summer Library Program this week and next week and talk to me in person while possibly winning a prize.

- Krista

Teen Summer Library Program - Week One

Our first Teen Summer Library Program kicks off next Monday with games and food at 5pm, followed by insect origami at 3pm on Wednesday and a nutrition workshop (complete with taste-testing) at 3pm on Friday. Stick around on Friday for Anime Club at 5pm.


So register! Do it!