Desperately seeking teens at the library

We are looking for teens to join our teen advisory group (TAG) at the library. We would like to have teen input in regards to the collection as well as their help with different library programs. The teens are lacking a presence at the library and we would like to change this. In order to entice teens to TAG, we are counting their hours for their community service hours required for school. So, TEENS .... what are you waiting for???? Call Kathy at the library or come and see us!

Top 10 Children DVDs at the library

Sometimes we get DVDs that you are not aware that the library has because they are not on the shelf for months because of the long reservation list. Here is a peek at our top 10 DVDs that may be of interest to you....


1. Diary of a Wimpy Kid

2. Starstruck

3. Alice in Wonderland

4. Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

5. The Princess Protection Program

6. The Spy Next Door

7. Earth

8. Scooby-Doo! The mystery begins

9. Aliens in the Attic

10. Beverly Hills Chihuahua

New Program brochure for Fall

Planning the programs for the kids is one of the highlights of my job. I love coming up with new programs and building upon older programs. This semester, we have lots of activities for the kids including Hippity Hop for babies, family storytime and Wii. Our WOW programs are pretty exciting too - especially the Harry Potter one! Check out our website for the different programs. http://www.elcslpl.org/Newsite/wowevents.htm

New books this week in the kids library

We have a bunch of new books this week in the library. See below for the list. The books highlighted in Purple are my recommendations for a good read. Enjoy!!!


Picture Books

1. Big Red Lollipop by Rukhsana Khan

2. Little Miss Muffet Counts to Ten by Emma Chichester Clark

3. Blue Chameleon by Emily Gravett

4. Furious George Goes Bananas by Michael Rex



Chapter Books

1. The Sisters Grimm, : the inside story by Michael Buckley

2. We the children by Andrew Clements

3. Fairies and the quest for Never Land by Gail Carson Levine



Teen Books

1. Restoring Harmony by Joëlle Anthony

2. The Reckoning by Kelley Armstrong

3. The Poison Eaters and other stories by Holly Black

4. The White Cat by Holly Black

5. Only the Good Spy Young by Ally Carter

6. Artemis Fowl. The Atlantis Complex by Eoin Colfer

7. Dark Flame by Alyson Noël

It feels like the kids just got out of school yesterday and now we are back to buying school supplies for a new year. Along with school supplies, you might want to look at these 2 websites to ease your child back into school mode slowly.


Cool Math
Coolmath was designed for the frustrated, the confused,the bored students of the world who hate math. Coolmath was designed for the students who just need to get through this stuff so they can reach their other academic goals. Coolmath was designed for the math geeks of the world who love math and want more, more, more!
http://www.coolmath.com/

Room 108

Room 108 is a primary education site for kids. There are lots of free online games but all with an educational focus. There are over 400 pages of kids educational games, interactive writing, animated stories, songs, kids puzzles, art, math, science, social studies, distance learning and much more. A great resource for primary kids games and teacher teaching resources!

http://www.netrover.com/~kingskid/108.html

Have fun!

Mockingjay and Clockwork Angel

This is a very exciting month - two books from major authors are coming out. First of all, there is Suzanne Collins final book "Mockingjay" which is part of the Hunger Games trilogy. I cannot wait to read about Katniss, the demolition of District 12, where Peeta and Cinna are being held and of course the hopefully (fingers crossed) relationship between Gale and Katniss. I read on a Twitter post that Suzanne Collins leaked that Katniss may not survive which would be sad but probably a more realistic ending. A lot of fans have created YouTube videos for the upcoming book. Check them out by going to YouTube and typing in "Mockingjay book trailers". Some of them are really well done.


Secondly, there is Cassandra Clare's book "Clockwork Angel" which is a prequel to the Mortal Instruments series. To read an except from Clockwork Angel, just follow this link: looking forward to Cassandra Clare's new novel - Clockwork Angel? Read an except from the publisher http://books.simonandschuster.ca/Clockwork-Angel/Cassandra-Clare/Infernal-Devices-The/9781416975861/excerpt

I am looking foward to my amazon delivery for these two books ;)

The thing about Twitter

To be honest, I am not a big Twitter fan. I understand its use but I could not see myself “tweeting” throughout the day … I mean really, who has the time. I decided to give it a try though for the library to see if it would be a useful tool. I can now say that I have been converted. I am not tweeting as much as some people but the information that I get from the people I follow is incredible.


For instance, did you know that Melissa Marr is going on tour with her fellow genre authors and will be hitting Toronto. Sadly there is no Montreal date.

There are also some great contests going on. This one is really cool if you like reading Cassandra Clare - http://bit.ly/d6Rccd

Needless to say, I am hooked

Check us out at : http://twitter.com/CSLkidslibrary