Teens' Top Ten Voting Now Open!

You can now start voting for the 2011 Teens' Top Ten at this website: www.ala.org/teenstopten. You have until September 15th to complete your voting.

The nominated books have been flying off our display, so grab one while you can!

--Kifflie

Teens' Top Ten List

Here is the list of the Teens' Top Ten nominated books for 2011. Note: our library does not yet own all of these titles, but we will be happy to get any of them for you from other libraries if you are interested.

Bachorz, Pam. Drought
Beam, Cris. I Am J
Beaudoin, Sean. You Killed Wesley Payne
Black, Holly and Justine Larbalestier. Zombies vs. Unicorns
Card, Orson Scott. The Lost Gate
Clare, Cassandra. Clockwork Angel
Collins, Suzanne. Mockingjay
Collins, Yvonne. Love, Inc.
Condie, Ally. Matched
Cremer, Andrea. Nightshade
Fitzpatrick, Becca. Crescendo
Grant, Michael. Lies
Hawkins, Rachel. Demonglass
Hawkins, Rachel. Hex Hall
Kagawa, Julie. The Iron King
Lore, Pittacus. I Am Number Four
Moore, Peter. Red Moon Rising.
Nelson, Jandy. The Sky is Everywhere
Oliver, Lauren. Before I Fall
O’Neal, Ellis. The False Princess
Patterson, James. Angel: A Maximum Ride Novel
Pearce, Jackson. Sisters Red
Smith, Cynthia Leitich. Blessed
Westerfeld, Scott. Behemoth
White, Kiersten. Paranormalcy

Voting starts online on Monday, August 15th, at www.ala.org/teenstopten

Chess Club

Looking to improve your chess game? Ben Corcoran will be here on Tuesday, August 9th and Tuesday, August 23rd from 6:00 to 8:30 PM in the Youth Program Room.

Ben is also planning a chess tournament and simul for Saturday, September 24th in the Library Meeting Room. More details will follow.

--Kifflie

Teens' Top Ten

Each year the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) sponsors the Teens' Top Ten. A group of teens has selected the 25 nominations for 2011. You can view them at this website. A display of the nominated titles is up in the Teen Zone at the library. Check out as many of them as you can before voting starts on August 15!

Kifflie

Summer Program Wrapped Up

Our 2011 summer program is complete. We had 76 teens in the reading program, and 112 prize entry forms were submitted. Thanks to all who participated!

Kifflie