So long 2014!

TOP 10 Teen books checked out in 2014!

Mockingjay - Suzanne Collins - 84 Check outs
Catching Fire - Suzanne Collins - 77 Check outs
The Fault In Our Stars - John Green - 54 Check outs
The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins - 51 Check outs
Paper Towns - John Green - 34 Check outs
Allegiant - Veronica Roth - 33 Check outs
Champion: A Legend Novel - Marie Lu - 31 Check outs
City of Glass - Cassandra Clare - 29 Check outs
If I Stay: A Novel - Gayle Forman - 28 Check outs
Insurgent - Veronica Roth - 27 Check outs


What were your favorites of the year?

"The Fault in Our Stars" Thursday Night!

The Library will be showing "The Fault in Our Stars" Thursday night, September 25th, at 6:15 PM (yes, that's tomorrow night!).

Based on John Green's popular novel, the movie stars Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort. It is rated PG-13 and runs 126 minutes.

The movie is FREE. Bring your friends, and bring your own snacks and covered beverages.

First Prize Drawing is This Friday!

The first drawing in the Teen Summer Reading Program is this Friday, June 20th. We are giving away gift cards and free books!

Get your entry forms in at the adult reference desk.

If you have not already signed up for the teen program, you can join the more than 40 who have so far. Remember, our grand prize is a Kindle Paperwhite!

And don't forget that we are starting up a book club for teens who enjoy science fiction and fantasy stories. Come to our first meeting on Tuesday, June 24th at 2:30 PM in the youth program room.

SF/Fantasy Book Club

Do you enjoy books like "The Hunger Games," "Divergent," or "Graceling?"

The library is looking to start a book group for teen science fiction and fantasy fans.

Come to the first meeting on Tuesday, June 24th at 2:15PM in the youth program room. Refreshments will be served. Bring along a favorite book to share with the group.

Teen Summer Reading Program

"Spark a Reaction" at the library this summer! Registration for the 2014 Teen Summer Reading Program begins on Monday, June 9th. The program is open to ages 12-18. Sign up at the Adult Reference Desk on the second floor of the library. Weekly prize drawings will begin on Friday, June 20th. We will also have pass packets to local attractions. The program runs through August 2nd, with a grand prize to be drawn on Monday, August 4th. Our grand prize this year is a Kindle Paperwhite!

So come in and check out some great summer reading!

Movie: "Thor: The Dark World"

In addition to our special Saturday showing of "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire," we will have our regular Teen Movie on Thursday, March 13th, at 6:30 PM. Come and see "Thor: The Dark World" (PG-13, 112 minutes) starring Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, and Natalie Portman. You may bring your own snacks and covered beverages. FREE admission! Bring your friends!



-- Kifflie

More new books

Below are some more new books that have just been added to the teen collection:

The Kingdom of Little Wounds by Susann Cokal (recent Printz Honor Book)
The Song of the Quarkbeast by Jasper Fforde
Pinned by Sharon Flake
Loud Awake and Lost by Adele Griffin
Mister Death's Blue-eyed Girls by Mary Downing Hahn
Anything to Have You by Paige Harbison
Vitro by Jessica Khoury
Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out by Susan Kuklin
Desert Tales by Melissa Marr
Bang by Lisa McMann
Vengeance by Megan Miranda
Hollow City by Ransome Riggs (sequel to Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Threatened by Eliot Schrefer
Heartbeat by Elizabeth Scott
Three by Kristen Simmons (third in the Article Five series)
Grasshopper Jungle by Andrew Smith
The In-Between by Barbara Stewart


Stop in and check these out!

--Kifflie

Movie: "Catching Fire"

The Library will show "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" on Saturday, March 8th, at 2:00 PM, in the meeting room. The movie stars Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, and Donald Sutherland, and is rated PG-13.

Admission is FREE, and you may bring your own snacks and covered beverages.

More new books

Here are a few more new books that were recently added to the teen collection:

Teen Spirit by Francesca Lia Block
Firstborn by Lorie Ann Grover
Why We Took The Car by Wolfgang Herrndorf
The Sound of Letting Go by Stasia Ward Kehoe
Pieces of Me by Amber Kizer
Cress by Marissa Meyer (third in the Lunar Chronicles series)
Perfect Lies by Kiersten White (sequel to Mind Games)

Stop in and check these out!

-- Kifflie

Thursday movie: "The Mortal Instruments; City of Bones"

Our Teen Movie for February is "The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones," based on the best-selling series by Cassandra Clare. It will be shown starting at 6:15 PM this Thursday, February 6th, in the library meeting room. The film is rated PG-13, and stars Lily Collins, Lena Headey, and Jamie Campbell Bower.

Admission is free, and you may bring your own snacks and covered beverages.

-- Kifflie

New books!

Here are some exciting new titles that were recently added in the Teen Zone:

The True Tale of the Monster Billy Dean by David Almond
The Impossible Knife of Memory by Laurie Halse Anderson
Evertrue by Brodi Ashton
The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Independent Study by Joelle Charbonneau
The Killing Woods by Lucy Christopher
The True Adventures of Nicolo Zen by Nicholas Christopher
No One Else Can Have You by Kathleen Hale
And We Stay by Jenny Hubbard
These Broken Stars by Annie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner
Enders by Lissa Price
Fugitive X by Gregg Rosenblum
Into the Still Blue by Veronica Rossi
Flame by Amy Ryan
Her Dark Curiosity by Megan Shepherd
Game Slaves by Gard Skinner
Roomies by Sara Zarr and Tara Altebrando

Stop in and check these out!

-- Kifflie