Catching Fire

The long anticipated sequel to The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins came out today. Catching Fire is an incredible read. I was able to procure an advance copy of the book and have been waiting and waiting to talk about it. The library will be getting its copy soon. If interested, put your name in the suggestion book (children's) as this book will be on reserve for a long time.

Katniss has returned to District 12 with Peeta. She is trying to resume her daily life but it is hard. Her relationship with Gale is also strained because of the events that transpired with Peeta. The Hunger Games are in their 50th year and celebrations are to start up again. Read to find out the twists and turns that Katniss is exposed to. Her life is still in danger....who are her friends? Who are her enemies?

View this book trailer: http://www.thehungergames.co.uk/videos

website of the week

Looking to find out the real scoop on movies and their ratings? Go to http://www.commonsensemedia.org/ to find out everything you every wanted to know about the movies your kids are watching. TV shows, video games and websites are also evaluated.

Monkeys

Do you like monkeys? Come see our new display of monkey books. We have books about monkeys but also stories about the different adventures that monkeys get themselves into. Check out the biography of Mr. Rey, the creator of Curious George!

Summer Reading club

We had our closing ceremonies yesterday. Congrats to all the kids who read throughout the summer. A total of 2029 books were read!

Website of the day

Do you ever wish you could find out which book is next in the series? There is a fantastic website that will help you do just that. You can search by title, author, subject or series title.
Go to: http://www.mcpl.lib.mo.us/readers/series/juv/

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

So, I saw the movie last week and it was pretty good. I would say that it was a nice companion to the book but the book was by far much better. I spoke to a few people who had not read the book and they were confused at times in the movie. We had quite a few copies of the book at the library, so come and read what you missed out on or just re-read the story for fun!

Harry comes out today!!!!

I am so excited to see the latest installment of the Harry Potter series - Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. I don't know quite how they are going to pull it off as the book is mainly about accessing memories. It should be interesting! Let me know what you think too!!!! Fact monster has a cool link for Harry....check it out: http://www.factmonster.com/spot/harrypage1.html