Archive for April, 2009

Questions about the swine flu?

sad-pigThe most important things you can do to protect yourself right now are:

  • Wash your hands often!!
  • Get plenty of sleep
  • Eat healthy

Do those three things, you should be fine.

If you want to do any additional reading, check out these reliable and informative websites:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

New York State Department of Health

April 30, 2009 at 4:55 pm

If you like Twilight, you’ll love Wuthering Heights

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Check out this article  about French teens going nuts for the Bronte classic, Wuthering Heights after reading the Twilight saga (particularly Eclipse).  If you want to give it a try, check out Wuthering Heights in our YA Classics section!

April 29, 2009 at 3:47 pm

NEW fantasy series

Don’t miss our latest trilogy of fantasy & reality mixed together with a healthy dose of romance and intrigue.  Melissa Marr, an author who also teaches, loves tattoos and sometimes moonlights as a bartender on the side brings a very modern tale of faeries to life in the Wicked Lovely series:

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And coming soon:

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April 23, 2009 at 5:13 pm

HAPPY EARTH DAY!

Check out some Earth Day Websites:

Earth Day Crafts

Earthday.net

Earthday.gov

April 22, 2009 at 2:48 pm

New Moon movie poster

There are lot of Stephenie Meyer fans looking forward to the next movie installment. For their viewing pleasure, the first official movie poster:

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April 21, 2009 at 7:27 pm 1 comment

YA Authors rock!

Libba Bray on vocals

Daniel Ehrenhaft on lead guitar

Barnabas Miller on drums 

Natalie Standiford on bass.

April 18, 2009 at 2:40 pm

GOOD NEWS FOR YOU!

If you thought the news was just for old people or only had bad stuff, think again!

There’s a new website in town with good news FOR YOU!!

Check it out & maybe even get involved:

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April 16, 2009 at 4:36 pm

Check out a NEW book for NLW

nlw20091It’s National Library Week!

A great way to celebrate and make your librarian very happy would be to check out one of the awesome NEW fictions books we just got in!

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April 15, 2009 at 6:47 pm

READ to celebrate National Library Week

nlw-jlcThe very best way to celebrate National Library Week is to READ!!

Have you checked out the display of non-fiction books by Miss Catherine’s desk?  From that handful of teen books alone you can:

  • Learn how to cook

 

  • Tone your  your body in 20 minutes a day

 

  • Learn about your personality and how to better interact with others

 

  • Find a career path if you love to shop, draw, or play video games

 

  • Volunteer and make a difference in the world!

The possibilities are endless, so take a look inside a book!

April 14, 2009 at 5:53 pm

NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK

nlw2009It’s National Library Week!

 

Celebrate by using any and all of the library resources that are free for everyone with a library card in good standing:

  • Free computer time & internet access!
  • Free books about anything/everything you can imagine!
  • Free music – check out the classics or the lastes new album!
  • Free magazines to browse through in one of our comfy reading chairs!
  • Free movies!!

The price is right, so utilize all the library has to offer and you just might want to thank your librarian for all they do 😉

April 13, 2009 at 5:51 pm

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