Happy Birthday Haylie!

A special birthday wish to Haylie. May your party be spooky and your year fabulous.

Speed Shelving

In honor of Teen Read Week the Teenage Rebellion group participated in a Speed Shelving Competition. Each teen was timed while shelving a chosen number of library items (movies, books, etc). The results are as follows:
Naomi 1:13
Joe 1:18
Becky 1:19
Haylie 1:24
Miranda 1:54
Aidan 2:11
Alex 2:23
Congratulations to Naomi who got first pick from a bunch of not-so-wonderful prizes. I hope those crabby patties were good.

Letters about Literature

Author Roald Dahl said that writing a book was like taking a journey. You knew where you wanted to go but you didn't always know who you might meet or what you might experience along the way. Reading a book is also a journey. Where has a book taken you?

Have you wondered with J.D. Salinger through the lonely streets in NYC? Did you travel back in time with Stephen Crane to crouch on a Civil War battlefield and understand, perhaps for the first time, fear? Maybe you stopped in the woods on a snowy evening with Robert Frost. Maybe your favorite voyage was to a fantastic place that exists only between the pages of a book--Hogwarts, Middle Earth or a future society where books are burned at 451 degrees Fahrenheit!

LAL welcomes entries from all readers--reluctant as well as enthusiastic book travelers! How can you enter? Select a book that took you on a surprising or inspiring journey. It might be a recent journey or one you remember from your childhood. Then write a personal letter to the author, explaining how his or her work somehow changed your view of the world or yourself.

Do not summarize the book's plot, but rather how the book affected you. Write honestly and in your own voice, as if you were having a conversation with the author. Send all entries postmarked no later than December 8, 2006 to:

LAL 2007
Competition Level (Indicate I, II, or III)
P.O. Box 609
Dallas, PA 18612

Entry Level are as follows:
Level I--Grades 4-6--100-400 words
Level II--Grades 7 and 8--300-600 words
Level III--Grades 9-12--500-800 words

Each entry must be accompanied by an entry coupon available at http://www.loc.gov/loc/cfbook/letters.html
Staple the coupon to the last page of your letter. Level winners will be chosen from each state with the first-place winners receiving a $50 Target gift card and entrance into the national competition for a chance to win an additional $500 Target gift card.

Boredom Buster

See what you can do with a little creativity?
http://youtube.com/watch?v=NINJQ5LRh-0

Teen Read Week

Now in its ninth year, TRW is a national literacy initiative that encourages teens to read for the fun of it. This year's theme also encourages the use of local libraries to lead an active life--whether it be in school, sports, your community--the choice is up to you.

All teens, guys and girls, are asked to complete the survey at http://www.SmartGirl.org/surveys/5853570.html. The site is a bit girly, but they specifically ask for guy input. All surveys must be completed by October 31st. Let librarians know what you want.

In addition, EBSCO, a large library database company, has established a teen site located at http://www.ebscohost.com/flashPromo/main1.html which includes quizzes, recommended reads, and links.

New Library Logo

The library is looking for a new logo to go along with our new building. Themes to consider incorporating in your design include the Hudson River, community, and information. Entries must be placed in a sealed envelope with your name, address, and phone number written on the outside. All entries are due Saturday, November 18th by 4pm. One winner will be selected by the Board of Trustees to receive $250!

So go ahead and enter, unless of course you couldn't use $250.