Hunger Games Read-Alikes

You've read the books and you've seen the movie, so what's next?! 

Divergent - Veronica Roth

Gone - Michael Grant

Matched - Allyson Condie

The Maze Runner - James Dashner

The Scorpio Races - Maggie Stiefvater

Ship Breaker - Paolo Bacigalupi

Uglies - Scott Westerfeld

Are there others you would recommend to other Hunger Games fans? Leave us a comment and we'll add your suggestions! 

  Teens! Don't miss out on this great opportunity to clear up your fines!

 

Monday, February 13th - Saturday, February 18th 2012

Bring in nonperishable goods and clear your fines away. Donation to dollar value is predetermined by the library. Expired food will not be accepted. 

1 non perishable food item = $1 toward your library fines!

Hot Fall Releases

This fall we've seen several large releases in YA fiction with multiple titles completing or continuing popular series. On November 8th Christopher Paolini will finish off the Inheritance Cycle, a few weeks ago James Dashner completed his Maze Runner series with The Death Cure and Rick Riordan released yet another eagerly anticipated title in the Heroes of Olympus series, The Son of Neptune.

In addition to the return of so many favorite characters several new authors and titles are getting a lot of press. Glow, Amy Kathleen Ryan's first book in the Sky Chasers series has been getting a lot of attention as well as Hourglass by Myra McEntire, and Wisdom's Kiss by Catherine Gilbert Murdock.

Escape the rainy days of fall and curl up with a good book! Let us know what titles you enjoyed and also what titles you think deserve more attention. Look for these and other teen titles in the library catalog or see if they are available for download through OWWL2Go. Happy Reading!

Fun Reads for the Summer

The following books have been read and reviewed by teens this summer. Stop by the teen area and drop off your reviews today!

Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins 5/5 Stars

Artemis Fowl and the Atlantis Complex by Eoin Colfer 4/5 Stars

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins 4/5 Stars

Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson 5/5 Stars

Dash and Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan 4/5 Stars

Falling for Romeo by Jennifer Laurens 3/5 Stars

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins 5/5 Stars

L.A. Candy by Lauren Conrad 4/5 Stars

The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan 5/5 Stars

The Life of Pi by Yann Martel 5/5 Stars

Lovestruck Summer by Melissa Walker 4/5 Stars

Mocking Jay by Suzanna Collins 4/5 Stars

Teen Volunteers

TONIGHT was the teen volunteer informational meeting. If you missed it there's still time to participate! Stop by the library and ask for a volunteer sign-up form and activities calender. We have lots going on this summer at the library!

Summer Reading List

As summer is fast approaching my reading list continues to grow! Here are some of the books I hope to read summer 2011:

Abandon by Meg Cabot

Beauty Queens by Libba Bray (read in July - 3/5 stars)
Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
Divergent by Veronica Roth (read in June - 4/5 stars)
Uncommon Criminals by Allie Carter
The Warlock by Michael Scott
Whatever Happened to Goodbye by Sarah Dessen (read in June - 4/5 stars)
White Cat & Red Glove by Holly Black

The library does not currently own all of these titles (several of them have not been published) but they will all be on the shelves this summer. If you can't find what you are looking for let us know and we will reserve a copy for you!

Teen Volunteers Needed!

Are you going into grade 7 or above this summer? Do you like working with kids? Do you have a few hours a week available to volunteer between June 27th and August 12th?

Volunteer opportunities include helping with and preparing for craft programs, folding flyers, monitoring children at events, helping decorate for the reading program, working on the teen blog, and more. If you are interested there is a brief (15 minute) orientation meeting on Thursday, June 23rd at 7:00 p.m. Please bring a calender.

We hope to see you there!