9/22/09

Read Beyond Reality!: Percy Jackson and the Olympians

Monday, October 19. 2009
7:oo PM
PPL Bentley Room

Join us for a night devoted to Percy, his friends, their quests, and all the mythological mayhem they encounter along the way.

This program is open to Young Adults in grades 6-12. Registration begins 10/5/09.

8/6/09

Read this book.

I'm very excited. The first book of one of my favorite series (why haven't I done a Series Spotlight on it yet??) is available for FREE!

Yes, for one month only, Scott Westerfeld's Uglies will be available for free download here while we all wait on the edge of our seats for his new book, Leviathan.

You haven't heard of Uglies? A quick summary from the publisher (which is better than anything I could have come up with on the spot):

"Everybody gets to be supermodel gorgeous. What could be wrong with that?

Tally is about to turn sixteen, and she can't wait. Not for her license -- for turning pretty. In Tally's world, your sixteenth birthday brings an operation that turns you from a repellent ugly into a stunningly attractive pretty and catapults you into a high-tech paradise where your only job is to have a really great time. In just a few weeks Tally will be there.

But Tally's new friend Shay isn't sure she wants to be pretty. She'd rather risk life on the outside. When Shay runs away, Tally learns about a whole new side of the pretty world -- and it isn't very pretty. The authorities offer Tally the worst choice she can imagine: find her friend and turn her in, or never turn pretty at all. The choice Tally makes changes her world forever."

Check out Uglies (for free!) here or in the library. You'll be glad you did.

7/31/09

Homework Help 24/7!

The library's closed and you need help? No problem!

Check out either of our two new services for homework help - tutor.com and Live Librarian!

Both services connect you with a live tutor or librarian to answer any question you may have in a variety of subjects. All you need is your library card and a computer!

7/28/09

Make Your Own YA Cover

Here's a fun idea I found on 100 Scope Notes. (Mine's on the left - not bad, huh?)

Here's how:

CREATE YOUR DEBUT YA COVER

1 – Go to “Fake Name Generator” or click http://www.fakenamegenerator.com/

The name that appears is your author name.

2 – Go to “Random Word Generator” or click http://www.websitestyle.com/parser/randomword.shtml

The word listed under “Random Verb” is your title.

3 – Go to “FlickrCC” or click http://flickrcc.bluemountains.net/index.php

Type your title into the search box. The first photo that contains a person is your cover.

4 – Use Photoshop, Picnik, or similar to put it all together. Be sure to crop and/or zoom in.

5 – Post it to your site along with this text, or e-mail it to us (pplhappenings AT gmail DOT com) and we'll post it on the blog!

Have fun!

7/6/09

New Wii Games!

The library has added 6 new Wii games to our collection!

Escape The Museum
ExciteBots Trick Racing
Hannah Montana: The Movie
Monsters vs. Aliens
Order Up!
Pinball Hall of Fame


Come in and check them out.

Also - the library will be holding two gaming sessions over the summer - one in July and one in August.

Call the library for details and to register!