Check out what the library has going on this week:
Monday, June 30:
Derek Fridolfs @ Cedar Clinton 1pm
Teen Action Group @ Fig Garden 1pm
T-Shirt Modification @ Auberry 6:30pm
Tuesday, July 1:
Rescue Mission – Magnets @ Bear Mountain 10am
Live Flower Creations with Lucia Ayala @ Sanger 2pm
DDR @ Mosqueda 2pm, @ Fig Garden 3pm
Old School Games @ Sunnyside 5pm
Wednesday, July 2:
Fake Brains @ Politi 3pm
MySpace Photo Shoot @ Mendota 5pm
Looking for some alternatives to iTunes, Zune and MySpace to find some new music to listen to? There are some great web-based sites out there that will let you either build your own playlist (Fine Tune), choose songs for you based on a group or song you like (Pandora), or offer you some online radio stations (Live 365).
If you find a group you like, check out catalog to see if we have it. If we don’t, send us a suggestion and we’ll see what we can do!
The winning poems can be read here. The book of all the entries will be available soon. We had a lot of entries so, it's taking us a little time to get it all together.
The Dream of the Stone by Christina Askounis
“Your brother is in grave danger. You must return the Stone to the Door” That’s what Sarah Lucas’s substitute Latin teacher warns her of and then vanishes into…well…thin air! Her parents have just died in a plane crash, and her brilliant brother, Sam, is all she has left. Besides her distant aunt and uncle that is, but they seem to be tracking her movements just as much as that evil-looking Dr. Zvalus, the head of the mysterious institute funding Sam’s experimental research. Sam talked about opening doorways to other planets, but what does the “prize paperweight” he sent her have to do with anything? Even if “…hidden in its depths, among veils of clouds, glimmered a universe of tiny silver stars”? Her only friend is Angel, a half-gypsy boy, who makes her heart race, even as they race into a thousand futures on the Path of Light looking for the door that will save herself, her brother, and the universe “from doom.” Not much to ask of a fifteen-year-old who just wants her parents back, right? If you like mystery, fantasy, romance, and science all rolled up into one, then you will love this book and won’t be able to put it down! Trust me, I know.
--Sara, guest reviewer
Get Well Soon by Julie Halpern
"This is so pointless, and I feel gross because I'm sitting in the middle of a hallway with paper-thin pajamas on, and I'm not wearing a bra. In real life, I wouldn't dare leave the house with my C cups flopping all over the place, but I would also never sit at a desk in the middle of a hallway in my pajamas."
Meet Anna Bloom. Her parents commit her to a mental institution because they can't deal with her depression. Anna doesn't think she's that bad off--certainly not as messed up as the other teens in her ward. When she first arrived she was was screaming to get out, but the truly crazy thing is - now she's pleading to stay.
I loved this book. Anna is funny, and self-conscious, and vulnerable, and best 0f all--familiar. Read this book and I think you'll know what I mean.
Thanks to some helpful teens at the Clovis library who offered suggestions, we've just bought a ton of new anime. These are just a few of the new series that we ordered - put them on hold now!
Azumanga Daioh
Best Student Council
Dragonball (plus GT & Z)
GetBackers
Jing: King of Bandits
Kurau Phantom Memory
This Ugly Yet Beautiful World
The New Policeman by Kate Thompson
Kinvara, a small Irish community, is suddenly running out of time. There’s never enough of it to go around, so don’t even think about smelling the roses, because homework, chores, and conversations are all cut short by time. Everyone notices it, but laughs until J.J. Liddy promises his mother “time” for her birthday. But how will he get it for her? The Liddys are famous for their céilís, a social gathering of music and dancing, and for that night long ago when the parish priest disappeared after stealing the Liddy’s flute to stop the music and stop the fairies. They certainly weren’t famous for being time-catchers. But he explores the underground houses, the souterrains, by the ring forts and suddenly finds himself in Tir na n’Og, the land of eternal youth. And the good news is that the fairies have plenty of time to go around. They are even looking to get rid of it, not very hard of course, because dancing and music come first. Will J.J. be able to resist their music and bring time back or will he, like the priest, vanish from his world forever? If you’ve ever wondered who the fey were and how our worlds mesh, this book will give you its answer in music and mystery. Definitely put “time” aside for it.
--Sara, guest reviewer
So, if you've caught any of the latest Real World (oh, admit it--we've all sneaked an ep when no one's looking) you know that the latest bunch of jokers are working at a comedy club doing improv. They've been taking classes so they can someday perform for crowds who are laughing with them, not at them.
Ah, I tease...but but here's my point! You don't have to wait until you are 21 and then drive all the way to LA to see a good improv group...no! We've lined one up for you FREE right here at the library, just for teens. They are called the Knuckledraggers and they are funny. Just catch them quick at one of the following locations as they are here for a limited time only:
Monday, June 16th: Cedar-Clinton @ 1pm, Woodward Park @ 3pm, Auberry @6:30pm
Tuesday, June 17th: Fig Garden @ 3pm, Sunnyside @ 5pm
Wednesday, June 18th: Politi @ 3pm, Mendota @ 5pm
Thursday, June 19th: Clovis @ 2pm, Gillis @ 4pm
Tuesday, June 22nd: Sanger @ 2pm
Thursday, June 24th: Reedley @ 1pm, Fowler @ 3pm
Don't miss it!
We want to know what you think of the cover!
And don’t forget about our Breaking Dawn Prom!
Head Case by Sarah Aronson
Frank is just a head. That's what he considers himself, anyway. He is paralyzed from the neck down after a car accident in which his girlfriend was killed. Everyone at school hates him for what he's done, and Frank doesn't like himself much either. What is there to life if you can't walk, run, feed yourself, go to the bathroom in privacy? While Frank tries to figure that out, I found myself compelled by this book. No privacy, ever. Complete surrender to other people helping you. What would you do?
Project 17 by Laurie Faria Stolarz
Six teens sneak into the abandoned Danvers State Hospital to film a movie just a few days before the former insane asylum is set to be torn down. Once inside they realize someone or something has been waiting for them. Locked doors, strange noises, patient files describing lobotomies and other horrors….Six teens go in, but will six leave? The suspense kept me turning the pages late into the night. What I think makes the story even more interesting, Danvers State Hospital is a real place! Check out its official website.
--Lisa E., guest reviewer
Every week--sometimes daily!--new music is added to our catalog. We add it the moment that we order it, which means that it's not technically here in the library yet, but it IS available for you to reserve. It's like cutting in line, only fair.
Here's a random sample of just 15 new CDs that were added this week (out of many more). If you'd like to borrow any of them once they arrive, just click on the button that says "Request Item" and follow the directions. You'll need your library card (but doesn't everyone keep that handy?).
The Black Swan / Story of the Year
A Mad & Faithful Telling / DeVotchKa
Beat Pyramid / These New Puritans
Scars & Souvenirs / Theory of a Deadman
Punk Goes Crunk / Various Artists
Kung Fu Panda Soundtrack / Various Artists
The Black Parade is Dead! / My Chemical Romance
The Sound of Madness / Shinedown
The Plain Janes by Cecil Castellucci and Jim Rugg
After experiencing a horrific trauma in the big city, Jane's family moves her to the suburbs where they think they'll be safe. Jane is bored, though, and tries desperately to find meaning in her life. She enlists the help of other Janes at her school to form a vigilante art gang -- the P.L.A.I.N. (People Loving Art In Neighborhoods) Janes. A fun, quick read with artwork to match.
