Our colorful new chairs are here! They are located near the teen magazines, near the Maude Shunk Local History Room and the Teen Librarian's office.
Thanks to the Community League for their generous donation of funds.
--Kifflie
Friday, July 29, 2011
Reminder: "Project Girl" program on August 6th!
[Reposted]
"Unmediafy Your Life!" Experience REAL girl power with Project Girl; bring a lunch and explore the harmful effects of media messages. Together we will learn to critically examine our media-based culture and explore key media literacy issues affecting girls. Come create incredible artwork, hang out with other girls, make new friends and take what you’ve learned about media back to your friends at your school. http://www.projectgirl.org/
Instructor: Emily Keown
Sat 8/6/11 @ 11:00AM – 2:00PM
Register by clicking on this link.
Questions? Contact Leslie Peterson at 532-8918.
"Unmediafy Your Life!" Experience REAL girl power with Project Girl; bring a lunch and explore the harmful effects of media messages. Together we will learn to critically examine our media-based culture and explore key media literacy issues affecting girls. Come create incredible artwork, hang out with other girls, make new friends and take what you’ve learned about media back to your friends at your school. http://www.projectgirl.org/
Instructor: Emily Keown
Sat 8/6/11 @ 11:00AM – 2:00PM
Register by clicking on this link.
Questions? Contact Leslie Peterson at 532-8918.
Monday, July 25, 2011
Summer Update
We have one week left of the Summer Reading Program here at the library! Hard to believe, yes, but it's true. So get those entry forms in by Saturday, July 30th for our grand prize drawing!
This Thursday at 2:15 PM, we will have our last Teen Matinee movie showing for the summer. Come see "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World" for FREE in the Meeting Room!
Our signage in the Teen area of the Library has changed. It now matches the header on this blog. Thanks to JJ, one of our reference assistants, for the design.
-- Kifflie
This Thursday at 2:15 PM, we will have our last Teen Matinee movie showing for the summer. Come see "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World" for FREE in the Meeting Room!
Our signage in the Teen area of the Library has changed. It now matches the header on this blog. Thanks to JJ, one of our reference assistants, for the design.
-- Kifflie
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Open Gaming Event
The Library will hold an open Nintendo Wii gaming event on Saturday, July 16th, from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM in the Youth Program Room. Available games will include: Wii Sports Resort, Super Smash Brothers, and Mario Galaxy. Open to ages 12 through 19.
-- Kifflie
-- Kifflie
Coming Soon: Easy A
On Thursday, July 14, at 2:15 PM, we will be showing the film Easy A in the Library Meeting Room. This teen comedy stars Emma Stone and is partially based on The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne.
The film is rated PG-13 and runs for 92 minutes. Admission is free. Bring your own snacks and covered beverages.
-- Kifflie
The film is rated PG-13 and runs for 92 minutes. Admission is free. Bring your own snacks and covered beverages.
-- Kifflie
Book Review: Black Hole Sun by David MacInnis Gill
On a terraformed Mars, Jacob Durango is a Regulator -- a highly trained and experienced enforcer. He is also "dalit," a mercenary outside the official channels of the Regulators -- basically muscle for hire. When the Draeu, a race of ruthless cannibals, begin threatening a group of miners, Durango gathers together a "davos," or troop of ragtag Regulators to protect the mining colony. Plenty of mayhem follows.
The plot is fast-paced and packed with action. The dialogue is snappy and at times hilarious, particularly between Durango and his AI implant, Mimi (who in her living days was Durango's commander in the Regulators). The author also does a good job in establishing settings on Mars without slowing down the pace of the story.
This book reminded me in many ways of Robert Heinlein's SF novels from the 1950's and 1960's, particularly the use of the first person narrator, the strong female characters, and the freelancing, anti-authoritarian bent of the work as a whole. It's refreshing to see this kind of writing making a comeback.
-- Kifflie
The plot is fast-paced and packed with action. The dialogue is snappy and at times hilarious, particularly between Durango and his AI implant, Mimi (who in her living days was Durango's commander in the Regulators). The author also does a good job in establishing settings on Mars without slowing down the pace of the story.
This book reminded me in many ways of Robert Heinlein's SF novels from the 1950's and 1960's, particularly the use of the first person narrator, the strong female characters, and the freelancing, anti-authoritarian bent of the work as a whole. It's refreshing to see this kind of writing making a comeback.
-- Kifflie
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