Are you planning to start college next fall? Need some help completing your financial aid application form?
On February 19 or February 20, you can get your questions answered at College Goal Wisconsin. Find more information at www.wicollegegoalsunday.org
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Book Review: Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi
Nailer is a ship breaker, a member of a crew that salvages metals from old oil tankers in what used to be known as the Gulf of Mexico. His life is full of scavenging, making quotas, and trying to stay out of the way of his dangerous, drug-addicted father.
Then one day, after a wild storm, Nailer and his friend Pima discover a wrecked clipper ship, a sleek modern vessel containing more riches than either of them have seen in a lifetime. They also discover that the ship's owner, a beautiful young woman named Nita, is very much alive -- and in a lot of trouble.
Should they help Nita? Or should they just take what they want and leave her for dead?
Set in a post-apocalyptic America, this book is a fast-paced adventure that also sounds a environmental warning of what might happen if we don't take care of the planet -- or each other. It is also the most recent Printz Award winner for young adult literature.
Kifflie
Then one day, after a wild storm, Nailer and his friend Pima discover a wrecked clipper ship, a sleek modern vessel containing more riches than either of them have seen in a lifetime. They also discover that the ship's owner, a beautiful young woman named Nita, is very much alive -- and in a lot of trouble.
Should they help Nita? Or should they just take what they want and leave her for dead?
Set in a post-apocalyptic America, this book is a fast-paced adventure that also sounds a environmental warning of what might happen if we don't take care of the planet -- or each other. It is also the most recent Printz Award winner for young adult literature.
Kifflie
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Snowboarding Program
(Cross-posted from the main library page)
Do YOU think you might have what it takes to be the next Shaun White or Seth Wescott? On Tuesday, February 1st, at 7:00 p.m., Dennis Siegrist from TWEAKboarding, a new Menomonee Falls business, will be at the library to speak about the fast-growing sport of snowboarding.
Dennis and his family have been active snowboarders and skateboarders for a number of years. His program will cover the history of snowboarding, the types of equipment that are used in the sport, and will also include some video clips of snowboarding action. There will also be a question-and-answer session at the end of the presentation.
The program will take place in the Library Meeting Room. It is free and open to the public. No advance registration is required. For further information, please contact Kifflie Scott, Teen Librarian, at 532-8910 or kscott@mf.lib.wi.us.
Do YOU think you might have what it takes to be the next Shaun White or Seth Wescott? On Tuesday, February 1st, at 7:00 p.m., Dennis Siegrist from TWEAKboarding, a new Menomonee Falls business, will be at the library to speak about the fast-growing sport of snowboarding.
Dennis and his family have been active snowboarders and skateboarders for a number of years. His program will cover the history of snowboarding, the types of equipment that are used in the sport, and will also include some video clips of snowboarding action. There will also be a question-and-answer session at the end of the presentation.
The program will take place in the Library Meeting Room. It is free and open to the public. No advance registration is required. For further information, please contact Kifflie Scott, Teen Librarian, at 532-8910 or kscott@mf.lib.wi.us.
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Some new books in the YA collection
Here are some new teen books that we have just added to our collection this week:
Runaway by Meg Cabot
Dash & Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
Factotum by D.M. Cornish
The Scorch Trials by James Dashner (sequel to The Maze Runner)
Annexed by Sharon Dogar
Blank Confession by Pete Hautman
Entice by Carrie Jones
Crazy by Han Nolan
Half Brother by Kenneth Oppel
Love Bites by Ellen Schreiber
Confessions of the Sullivan Sisters by Natalie Standiford
The White Horse Trick by Kate Thompson
Stop in and check them out!
--Kifflie
Runaway by Meg Cabot
Dash & Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
Factotum by D.M. Cornish
The Scorch Trials by James Dashner (sequel to The Maze Runner)
Annexed by Sharon Dogar
Blank Confession by Pete Hautman
Entice by Carrie Jones
Crazy by Han Nolan
Half Brother by Kenneth Oppel
Love Bites by Ellen Schreiber
Confessions of the Sullivan Sisters by Natalie Standiford
The White Horse Trick by Kate Thompson
Stop in and check them out!
--Kifflie
Monday, January 3, 2011
Milwaukee Bucks Library Reading Challenge
The Milwaukee Bucks Library Reading Challenge starts today! It is open to all Wisconsin kids and teens from third through tenth grades. Score "points" for reading books, magazines, and newspapers, and you'll receive a voucher for a free ticket to a Bucks home game.
Stop by the Youth Library to pick up a folder and a copy of the complete rules. The Reading Challenge ends on Saturday, February 26.
-- Kifflie
Stop by the Youth Library to pick up a folder and a copy of the complete rules. The Reading Challenge ends on Saturday, February 26.
-- Kifflie
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