We're having Teen Open Gaming with the Nintendo Wii on Saturday, July 24, from 1:00 to 4:00 PM in the Youth Program Room. Anyone between the ages of 12 and 19 is welcome to attend. Snacks and cold drinks will be served.
We will have Mario Kart, Wii Sports Resort, and Guitar Hero: World Tour available for play. Bring your friends! No registration is required. Call Kifflie at 532-8910 if you have any questions.
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Teen Summer Reading Program Update
So far we have 61 people signed up for our Teen Summer Reading Program. It's easy! All you have to do is go to the second floor of the library, fill out a registration card, and read! You get one entry per week for the Friday drawings. Last week we awarded a flash drive and a Wendy's gift card. Want to be in this week's drawing? Get your books read and your entries in by 2:00 on Friday, June 25!
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Book Review: Brightly Woven by Alexandra Bracken
Sydelle Mirabil, a talented weaver, lives in Cliffton, a desert town in the far west of the kingdom of Palmarta. The townspeople are living with rumors of war with the surrounding kingdoms of Saldorra and Auster. On one unforgettable evening, a sudden rainstorm hits, and a wizard named Wayland North arrives in town. Coincidence?
As "payment" for giving Cliffton's residents the much-needed rain, North takes Sydelle with him on a mission to the capital city of Provincia. Along the way they encounter friends such as the good-hearted soldier Owain, and enemies such as the deadly dark wizard Dorwan. Although a talented mage, North is haunted by an old family curse, and his mood changes are a challenge for Sydelle to handle. Sydelle also begins to realize that there is something unusual about herself; she has powers of her own that both attract and repel the wizarding community as it prepares for what could be a devastating conflict with its neighbors.
This is a fast-paced story. Scenery goes by swiftly, and secondary characters come and go with not much development. While I thought that the concept of this book was interesting, I wish there had been more depth to the characters and better descriptions of the countryside. Still, if you're looking for a quick fantasy read, this is a pretty good effort from a first-time author.
Kifflie (Now starting Hold Still by Nina LaCour)
As "payment" for giving Cliffton's residents the much-needed rain, North takes Sydelle with him on a mission to the capital city of Provincia. Along the way they encounter friends such as the good-hearted soldier Owain, and enemies such as the deadly dark wizard Dorwan. Although a talented mage, North is haunted by an old family curse, and his mood changes are a challenge for Sydelle to handle. Sydelle also begins to realize that there is something unusual about herself; she has powers of her own that both attract and repel the wizarding community as it prepares for what could be a devastating conflict with its neighbors.
This is a fast-paced story. Scenery goes by swiftly, and secondary characters come and go with not much development. While I thought that the concept of this book was interesting, I wish there had been more depth to the characters and better descriptions of the countryside. Still, if you're looking for a quick fantasy read, this is a pretty good effort from a first-time author.
Kifflie (Now starting Hold Still by Nina LaCour)
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Teen Summer Reading Program Starts This Friday!
Just a reminder that the Teen Summer Reading Program starts this Friday. You can register on the second floor of the library. Read a book per week and enter to win flash drives, iTunes cards, and restaurant gift cards.
A grand prize will be drawn on Saturday, August 14th. The grand prize is a $25 Target gift certificate and a $15 Best Buy card. All entry forms for the summer will be put into the grand prize drawing, so if you read at least one book per week, you improve your chances to win!
See you @ the library!
Kifflie
A grand prize will be drawn on Saturday, August 14th. The grand prize is a $25 Target gift certificate and a $15 Best Buy card. All entry forms for the summer will be put into the grand prize drawing, so if you read at least one book per week, you improve your chances to win!
See you @ the library!
Kifflie
Friday, June 4, 2010
Teen Writers Group
The Teen Writers Group meets the second Saturday of every month in the Library Board Room from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m.
Any teen with an interest in writing is welcome to attend. Snacks and beverages will be served.
Contact Kifflie Scott at 532-8910 with any questions.
Any teen with an interest in writing is welcome to attend. Snacks and beverages will be served.
Contact Kifflie Scott at 532-8910 with any questions.
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Book Review: The Last Summer of the Death Warriors by Francisco X. Stork
New Mexico is the setting for this latest novel by the author of Marcelo in the Real World. Seventeen-year-old Pancho Sanchez has lost both of his parents, and now his developmentally disabled sister Rosa has died under mysterious circumstances. Having been kicked out of his foster home due to violent behavior, Pancho finds himself in St. Anthony’s Orphanage, where he meets Daniel Quentin (better known as D.Q.).
D.Q. has brain cancer, and even though his mother is still alive, he is looking to become an emancipated minor. He wants to deal with his illness in his own way rather than submit to his mother’s wish for him to participate in experimental chemotherapy. He expresses his personal philosophy in a work he calls the “Death Warrior Manifesto.” In D.Q.’s words, “a Death Warrior is grateful for every second of time given and is aware of how precious each second is. Every second not spent loving is wasted. The Death Warrior’s enemy is time that is wasted by not loving.”
(At this point, those with literary tendencies might see some similarities between this D.Q. and a famous Spanish don with a sidekick whose name just happens to rhyme with “Pancho.”)
Pancho, meanwhile, is struggling with his own rage over Rosa’s death and his desire to get revenge on the man he holds responsible. At the same time he seems to adjust remarkably well to life in the orphanage and makes himself useful giving “rickshaw” rides to young cancer patients at a nearby health care facility. He meets and falls for Marisol, a health aide, who also happens to be the girl of D.Q.’s dreams.
The author treats us to memorable supporting characters such as Josie (a young cancer patient) and Johnny Corazon (a holistic healer). There is genuine suspense as Pancho finally confronts the man who was there when his sister died. But most of all, the book is about the deep honesty in the relationship between Pancho and D.Q. as each of them discovers for himself what it really means to be a Death Warrior.
All in all, this is another fine effort from Francisco X. Stork.
Kifflie (Now starting Brightly Woven by Alexandra Bracken)
D.Q. has brain cancer, and even though his mother is still alive, he is looking to become an emancipated minor. He wants to deal with his illness in his own way rather than submit to his mother’s wish for him to participate in experimental chemotherapy. He expresses his personal philosophy in a work he calls the “Death Warrior Manifesto.” In D.Q.’s words, “a Death Warrior is grateful for every second of time given and is aware of how precious each second is. Every second not spent loving is wasted. The Death Warrior’s enemy is time that is wasted by not loving.”
(At this point, those with literary tendencies might see some similarities between this D.Q. and a famous Spanish don with a sidekick whose name just happens to rhyme with “Pancho.”)
Pancho, meanwhile, is struggling with his own rage over Rosa’s death and his desire to get revenge on the man he holds responsible. At the same time he seems to adjust remarkably well to life in the orphanage and makes himself useful giving “rickshaw” rides to young cancer patients at a nearby health care facility. He meets and falls for Marisol, a health aide, who also happens to be the girl of D.Q.’s dreams.
The author treats us to memorable supporting characters such as Josie (a young cancer patient) and Johnny Corazon (a holistic healer). There is genuine suspense as Pancho finally confronts the man who was there when his sister died. But most of all, the book is about the deep honesty in the relationship between Pancho and D.Q. as each of them discovers for himself what it really means to be a Death Warrior.
All in all, this is another fine effort from Francisco X. Stork.
Kifflie (Now starting Brightly Woven by Alexandra Bracken)
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Chess Club at the Library
Are you a chess newbie, or would you like to increase your chess skills?
Ben Corcoran of the Waukesha Chess Club will be here this summer to show you how to improve your game. You are invited to attend any or all of the sessions listed below. Meetings will take place in our Youth Program Room.
Dates and times are as follows:
* Saturday, June 12 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
* Saturday, June 26 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
* Saturday, July 17 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Each session will start with a lecture, and then will continue with actual playing time. Chess boards and pieces will be provided. For further information or to register, please call Kifflie at (262) 532-8910.
Ben Corcoran of the Waukesha Chess Club will be here this summer to show you how to improve your game. You are invited to attend any or all of the sessions listed below. Meetings will take place in our Youth Program Room.
Dates and times are as follows:
* Saturday, June 12 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
* Saturday, June 26 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
* Saturday, July 17 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Each session will start with a lecture, and then will continue with actual playing time. Chess boards and pieces will be provided. For further information or to register, please call Kifflie at (262) 532-8910.
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