January 2009 Bookcast

Welcome to the first ever Lester Public Library Bookcast.

To listen, simply click on the title of this post. (January 2009 Bookcast)

Each month I will do some quick book talks about brand new teen books at the library. While I know that we are now in February, this first bookcast is actually about books I received in January. (I had a few technical difficulties, but we are now up and running.)

Books talked about this month:

Bliss by Lauren Myracle
Neptune's Children by Bonnie Dobkin
Cycler by Lauren McLaughlin
Bonechiller by Graham McNamee
The Devouring by Simon Holt
Dead is a State of Mind & Dead is the New Black by Marlene Perez
Torn to Pieces by Margot McDonnell
Nothing by Robin Friedman
The Summoning by Kelly Armstrong
The Fetch by Laura Whitcomb
The Devil's Breath by David Gilman
Can You Spell Revolution by Matt Beam
Skinned by Robin Wasserman
Nathan Fox: Dangerous Times by L. Brittney

New Manga/Graphic Novels:

Fairy Tale Vol. 3 by Hiro Mashima
Boys Over Flowers Vol. 1-2 by Hana Yori Dango
The Record of a Fallen Vampire Vol 1-3 by Kyo Shirodaira
Oh My Goddess Vol. 31 by Kosuke Fujishima
Bone Volume 9 by Jeff Smith
World of Warcraft Book 1 by Walter Simonson

To check out these books, stop by the library or visit our online catalog.

Watch for another bookcast later this month with even more titles.

New TAB meets tonight!

Monday, January 19 6:00 PM

Become a part of the Lester Public Library’s new Teen Advisory Board or TAB. New people, new ideas, new meetings. Come to our informational meeting to learn more about the opportunities available. Snacks provided. TAB is open to all teens in 6th-12th grade. If you are interested in becoming a member of TAB but cannot make the meeting call Terry at (920)793-7116. An application & parental permission will be required for all new members.

Pretty Monsters - New Short Stories Collection

If you don't have time for a long book during the holidays, how about a collection of short stories, each one just the right length for one sitting. One of the newer collections to the library is Pretty Monsters by Kelly Link. It includes 9 stories including "The Wrong Grave" and "The Faery Handbag." Each story begins with a drawing by Shaun Tan and an ominous sentence such as "Anyone might accidentally dig up the wrong grave." or "It's night in The Free People's World-Tree Library. All the librarians are asleep, tucked into their coffins..." or my favorite "After a while, everyone had become a zombie. So they went for a swim."

A bit creepy but fun. Stop by the library today to get your hands on it, otherwise you might have to wait until after the holidays!

Vacation Activities

During your time off from school, stop by the library for a variety of activities:

Friday, November 28 at 1:00 - watch Wall E on our big screen.
Saturday, November 29 10:00 - open Wii time.
Monday, December 29 All Day - come make a holiday bookmark.
Friday, December 26 1:00 PM - open Wii time.
Tuesday, December 30 5:30 PM - open Wii time.
Friday, January 2 1:00 PM - watch Kung Fu Panda on our big screen.

Hope to see you there!

Voting Results Are In!

During election week kids were asked to vote for their favorite books and characters. Surprisingly most of the votes returned from Teens. Here is a listing of your favorites:

Dead Girls Don't Write Letters by Gail Giles (2 votes)
Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
The Ashleys series by Melissa de la Cruz
Judy Moody Saves the World by Megan McDonald
Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
Babymouse: Skater Girl by Jennifer Holm
Twist Magazine

Find these great books and more at your library!

Teen Volunteers Rock!

A Big Thank YOU! to all the teens who helped at last night's Halloween Extravaganza. Face Painting, Pumpkin Toss, Pumpkin Painting, Tattoos...we couldn't have done it without you. So thank you Anastasia, Justin, Chris, Brenden, Chris, Brooklyn, Sarah, Emily and Kayla.

Twilight Fan Party

Last night was the Twilight Fan Party and a good time was had by all! Check out the pictures below to see Bella's new wedding dress choices - all made from toilet paper of course.

The night would not have been complete without bags of blood, crystal heart charm bracelets and of course vampire tattoos. We were also able to watch the final trailer for the movie coming out November 21.

Fans impressed me with their trivia knowledge of the books and Tina won a poster with the stars of the upcoming movie for answering the most questions correctly.

Andrew and Precious also won copies of book 1 & 2 in our raffle. Thanks for coming everyone!