Thursday, June 20, 2013

New books for summer reading

Here are some new books to check out this summer:

Thousand Words by Jennifer Brown
The Testing by Joelle Charbonneau
The Girl with the Iron Touch by Kady Cross
The Moon and More by Sarah Dessen
How My Summer Went Up in Flames by Jennifer Salvato Doktorski
Proxy by Alex London
Dare You To by Katie McGarry
A Corner of White by Jaclyn Moriarty
Rotten by Michael Northrop
The Originals by Cat Patrick
The Rithmatist by Brandon Sanderson
Perry's Killer Playlist by Joe Schreiber
Trinkets by Kirsten Smith
Icons by Margaret Stohl
Boy Nobody by Allen Zadoff
Poison by Bridget Zinn

Monday, June 17, 2013

Library Job Available!


Title: LIBRARY PAGE I -- (Part-Time)

Duties: Sort, shelve books; keep materials in order

Requirements: Ability to understand and perform routine library procedures, to communicate effectively with staff and public, to follow oral and written instructions, to stand and/or be on one’s feet for extended periods of time, and to bend, stoop, carry, and stretch for shelving books.

Working Conditions: Office Setting

Hours: 12 Hours per week – evenings and Saturdays (currently scheduled for Monday through Thursday, 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.; Friday and Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with some flexibility as to which days).

2013 Salary: $8.50 per hour

Application: All interested candidates must obtain and complete an official application. Applications are available at the Library Circulation Desk in the lobby. The library will accept applications until 5PM Saturday, June 29, 2013


THE VILLAGE OF MENOMONEE FALLS IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
M/F/D/V

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

First pass packet is now available

We have received the first set of passes from the Waukesha County system office for the Teen Summer Reading program.

Once you finish your first book and fill out your entry form, you can pick up a Pizza Hut coupon and a Brewers coupon from the adult reference desk on the second floor of the library.

The first weekly drawing for prizes will take place at 2:00 PM on Friday, June 21st.

-- Kifflie

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Summer Reading Suggestions

If you're looking for something new to read, like for the Teen Summer Reading Program (hint, hint!), here are some books that have just come in:

Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo
Formerly Shark Girl by Kelly Bingham
The Dark Shore by Kevin Emerson
The Sweet Revenge of Celia Door by Karen Finneyfrock
School Spirits by Rachel Hawkins
Nantucket Blue by Leila Howland
The Eternity Cure by Julie Kagawa
Yellowcake by Margo Lanagan
If I Should Die by Amy Plum

-- Kifflie

2013 Teen Summer Reading Program: "Beneath the Surface"

The 2013 Teen Summer Reading Program is underway! You can sign up at the adult reference desk on the second floor of the library. Read one book per week and enter to win a free book or a book bag. Drawings will be held Friday afternoons starting June 21st and ending August 2nd. The last day to turn in your entry forms is Saturday, August 3rd. The grand prize this year is an iPod Shuffle.