Teens’ Top Ten Reads for 2009

Calling All Readers!

It’s time to vote for your favorite books of 2009. Check this list to refresh your memory about the nominees and click here to vote for your top three.

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Comics with Lars Brown

We’ve had some great programs with Lars Brown this summer.  He is  a published graphic novelist who has been sharing his knowledge with kids and teens at libraries all over Spokane.  Click here to see when you can join a session and here to see a list of books that Lars recommends for learning more.

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Wizard Rock on Thursday!

Have your wands at the ready – Wizard Rockers The Remus Lupins and The Whomping Willows will be apparating to the Downtown Library on Thursday, July 9 at 4:00 pm to get loud and magically infuse the building with music and dancing in a literary sort of way. If you haven’t seen them before, these rockers base all their songs on the characters and stories from the Harry Potter books. It’s great music and a lot of fun. If you have seen them before then you know you don’t want to miss this show! Everyone welcome.

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Summer Reading for Teens too!

Teens can take part in summer reading also.  Learn about comics with local, published graphic novel author Lars Brown or get loud in the library with Wizard Rock! The Remus Lupins and The Whomping Willows will rock the house with a double dose of Harry Potter-inspired music on July 9 at 4:00 pm at the Downtown Library.  (PotterCast will be here too so you can catch the show virtually later on.)

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Vampires!

Next week marks the debut of the movie Twilight based on the book of the same name by Stephenie Meyer. We have lots of copies if you’d like to read the story as well, and we’ve even come up with a list of other vampire novels to keep busy if you have to wait for a copy of the book Twilight. Take a look here for other Books with Bite.

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Teen’s Top Ten

YALSA, (Young Adult Library Services Division) a division of the American Library Association announced the winners of the Teen Top Ten here. Take a look to see if your favorite title made the list.

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Teen Top Ten

You have until Midnight Saturday 10/18 to vote for the Teen Top Ten sponsored by the Young Adult Library Services Association, a division of the American Library Association. Click here to let your opinion be heard.

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Summer Reading is not over yet!

Don’t forget that August 31, 2008 is the deadline for completing Summer Reading. Bring your completed Summer Reading log to one of our libraries as soon as possible to select your book and put your name on the wall of finishers.

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Wizard Rockumentary!

The Wizard Rockumentary, produced by local film makers Megan & Mallory Schuyler, will be playing today July 8 at 5:pm at the South Hill Library, July 9 at 3:30 at the Hillyard Library, Saturday July 12 at 2:pm at the Shadle Library and Wednesday July 16 at the East Side Library. One of the fun things for me as I watched it was noticing scenes shot in Spokane! If you are interested at all in the Harry Potter books, this film is for you!

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Dusssie by Nancy Springer

Ever wonder what it would be like to wake up one morning and find out your mom was immortal and written of in Greek mythology? Dussie (short for Medusa, named after her late aunt), a thoroughly modern girl of the 21st century wakes up one morning when she is thirteen to find that a writhing mass of snakes (they prefer to be called “serpents”) have replaced her hair.
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