The End of Twilight

In two short days fans all over will know exactly how the Twilight series ends. You can still place a hold on Breaking Dawn. Place it as soon as you can!

But until it is 12:01, here are some thing you can read to pass the time (including a pretty big spoiler from Stephenie Meyer herself!):

Stephenie Meyer website

The spoiler

A review of the series.

Follow Twilight Guy as he reads the series.

Be sure to check back after you have finished the series, there may be some discussion groups this fall at one of your libraries!

Reviews

Check out our new reviews by Alucard and Lisa R. Keep the reviews coming!

If you review a book that is not in our catalog, send us a suggestion and we'll do our best!

Remember, some librarians will give you some volunteer hours in exchange for a review, you just gotta ask 'em!

Join the Queue

Every Tuesday new books, CDs, and DVDs are released into the world. Instead of buying them, check them out at your library!

Here are some of the July 29, 2008 releases that the library has on order. Place your hold now to get it sooner!

DVDs:

Beverly Hills 90210 - Season 5






Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay

Doomsday

The Hills - Season 3






Law & Order: SVU - Season 7

What's on Tap

Check out what the library has going on this week:

Monday, July 28:
Pokemon & Yu-Gi-Oh! Tournaments @ Sunnyside, 1-5pm
T-Shirt Modification @ Woodward 3pm
Movie Night @ Auberry 8:30pm (Special time)

Tuesday, July 29:
Magic Wallets @ Bear Mountain 10am, @
Fig Garden 3pm
Guitar Hero Tournament @ Sunnyside, 3-6pm
Rescue Mission - Magnets @ San Joaquin 1:30pm

Wednesday, July 30:
Rescue Mission - Magnets @ @ Politi 3pm

Thursday, July 31:
The Tarantula Lady @ Reedley
MySpace Photo Shoot @ Fowler 3pm

Friday, August 1:
Tiny Pinatas @ Selma 2pm

Comic Con Twilight Panel

Here is part of the Twilight Panel from Comic Con 2008. Spoilers for the movie (shows part if the dance studio scene), questions for the cast and author Stephenie Meyer.

Have an Opinion?

Read a book you want to tell everyone about or warm then not to read? What about a move? CD? TV Show?

Head over to the reviews page and tell us what you think of the last book you read, movie you saw, song you listened to and so on. While you are at it, check out the work of Erika S.

Some librarians will give you some volunteer hours in exchange for a review, just ask them.

Twilight Trailer 2

The conclusion to the Twilight Series, Breaking Dawn, will be released on August 2. Place your hold and get it faster.

Appetite for Detention

Appetite for Detention by Sloane Tanen

Laugh out loud pics of chicks representing the school princess, the jock, the emo guy, the girl with the dieting-obsession and many more.

Join the Queue

Every Tuesday new books, CDs, and DVDs are released into the world. Instead of buying them, check them out at your library!

Here are some of the July 22, 2008 releases that the library has on order. Place your hold now to get it sooner!

CDs:

Breakout by Miley Cyrus

LAX by The Game

Love on the Inside by Sugarland

DVDs:

21

September Dawn

Vampyr The Criterion Collection

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2

The movie opens August 8, 2008. Catch up on the books before the movie opens!

What's on Tap

Check out what the library has going on this week:

Monday, July 21:
Perfect Balance Yoga @ Cedar Clinton 1pm, @ Woodward 2pm
Wii @ Auberry 6:30pm

Tuesday, July 22:
Knuckledraggers @ Sanger 2pm
Perfect Balance Yoga @ Fig Garden 3pm, @ Sunnyside 5pm
Rescue Mission - Magnets @ Ivy Center 3pm
Origami @ Parlier 3:30pm

Wednesday, July 23:
T-Shirt Modification @ Easton 2pm
Perfect Balance Yoga @ Politi 3pm, @ Mendota 5pm

Thursday, July 24:
Knuckledraggers @ Reedley 1pm, @ Fowler 4pm
Perfect Balance Yoga @ Clovis 2pm, @ Gillis 4pm
MySpace Photo Shoot @ Orange Cove 2pm

Friday, July 25:
Perfect Balance Yoga @ Selma 2pm, @ Central 4pm
Internet Game Challenge @ Kerman 3:30pm

Saturday, July 26:
Rescue Mission - Magnets @ Tranquillity 11am
DDR @ Pinedale 2pm

Angus, Thongs & Full-Frontal Snogging - the movie!

If you're a fan of the Georgia Nicolson books by Louise Rennison (you know, the ones where crazy Georgia is always getting herself into some sort of pickle), you'll get a kick out of the trailer for the upcoming movie premiering this month in the UK. No word yet on the release date for the U.S. but we'll let you know when it happens.

Vampire Prom

What could be better than getting together with friends to listen to good music and to eat yum foods, you ask? Celebrating the upcoming release of the next book in the Twilight series, of course. Teens in grades 7-12 are invited to the after-hours Breaking Dawn prom. Dress up as your favorite character for the costume contest, impress your friends with your vast knowledge in the trivia competition, relax and have fun.

WHAT: Breaking Dawn Prom
WHEN: Saturday, July 19, 6:00 – 8:00pm
WHERE: Woodward Park Library
HOW MUCH: Free!
Formal dress is requested, but not required.

*Thanks to Fae on the Woodward Park Library’s teen council for planning such a cool event.

Literary Rock?

We’ve all heard of tribute bands. Wanna be rockers singing the songs of the band they idolized growing up. But what about bands formed to pay tribute to their favorite book? Are they tribute bands too?

In case you didn't know, there are more than a few bands out there formed because of its members love of a particular book. Take a look at their websites, as we try and hunt down their CDs and add them to our collection.

Lord of the Rhymes (Lord of the Rings)

Harry and the Potters (Harry Potter Series)

The Bella Cullen Project (Twilight Series)

Wii Gaming

Join us this Saturday at the Fowler Branch at 4pm for a special Wii game day to celebrate their grand opening. Come and play tennis, baseball, boxing, bowling, golf and much more!

Join the Queue

Every Tuesday new books, CDs, and DVDs are released into the world. Instead of buying them, check them out at your library!

Here are some of the July 15, 2008 releases that the library has on order. Place your hold now to get it sooner!

Books:

The Time Paradox by Eion Colfer

DVDs:

The Bank Job







College Road Trip

Step Up 2 the Streets

What's on Tap

Check out what the library has going on this week:

Monday, July 14:
Norman Ng @ Cedar Clinton 1pm, @ Woodward 2pm
Free Money Advice for Teens @ Auberry 5:30pm
Wii @ Auberry 6:30pm


Tuesday, July 15:
Old School Games @ Bear Mountain 10am
Perfect Balance Yoga @ Sanger 2pm
Origami @ Mosqueda 2pm
Norman Ng @ Fig Garden 3pm, @ Sunnyside 5pm
Wire Art @ Parlier 3:30pm

Wednesday, July 16:
Rescue Mission - Magnets @ Easton 2pm
Norman Ng @ Politi 3pm, @ Mendota 5pm
MySpace Photo Shoot @ Riverdale 3pm

Thursday, July 17:
Norman Ng @ Clovis 2pm, @ Gillis 4pm
Magic Wallets @ Kingsburg 2pm

Friday, July 18:
Norman Ng @ Selma 2pm, @ Central 4pm
Tiny Pinatas @ Firebaugh 2pm

Saturday, July 12:
Wii @ Fowler 4pm

Facebook Funny

Who's a Star? You Are.

April was National Poetry Month and the results from our poetry contest were overwhelming. You guys really shined like the stars you are (that's me, trying to be poetic). The full-length book is now online so you can show off to all your less talented friends. But you wouldn't do that 'cause you're the sensitive type, right?

We'll post again to let you know when the books are printed and free copies are available in your library.

Twilight

Have you seen the teaser trailer for Twilight?



Don't forget about our Vampire Prom!

Join the Queue

Every Tuesday new books, CDs, and DVDs are released into the world. Instead of buying them, check them out at your library!

Here are some of the July 8, 2008 releases that the library has on order. Place your hold now to get it sooner!

DVDs:

Monk Season 6

The Ruins

Stop-loss

Superhero Movie

What's on Tap

Check out what the library has going on this week:

Monday, July 7:
Magic Wallets @ Cedar Clinton 1pm
Rescue Mission - Magnets @ Woodward Park 3pm
Magic Wallets @ Auberry 6:30pm

Tuesday, July 8:
Frank Guerrero @ Sanger 2pm
Tiny Pinatas @ Mosqueda 2pm
Old School Games @ Ivy Center 3pm
MySpace Photo Shoot @ Fig Garden 3pm
Fake Brain @ Sunnyside 5pm

Wednesday, July 9:
Derek Fridolfs @ Politi 3pm

Thursday, July 10:
Frank Guerrero @ Reedley 1pm
Rescue Mission - Magnets @ Clovis 2pm
T-Shirt Modification @ Orange Cove 2pm
Rescue Mission - Magnets @ Gillis 4pm

Friday, July 11:
Old School Games @ Firebaugh 2pm
DDR @ Selma 2pm
Guitar Hero & DDR @ Cedar Clinton 3pm
Paper Airplanes @ Kerman 3:30pm
Wii @ Central 4pm

Saturday, July 12:
Old School Games @ Tranquillity 11am
Magic Wallets @ Pinedale 2pm
MySpace Photo Shoot @ Laton 3pm

Yu-Gi-Oh! -- OH, OH I WANNA PLAY

DDR was a weekly event at Sunnyside Regional all school-year, but now we are moving on to other varieties of gaming (how I miss those mad dance skills!!). For those with a competive spirit, we have a few different tournaments happening this summer. A Guitar Hero tournament will close our Summer Reading Program on Tuesday, July 29 from 3-6. In addition, the day before the Guitar Hero one, there will be a Yu-Gi-Oh! and Pokemon tournament on July 28, 2-5(because yes, people do still play these games!!!). Go here for more details on either tournament.

By the way, for those of you who have do indeed have crazy dancing skills and wanna play DDR again, or if you wanna rock out on Guitar Hero -- every Friday from 3-4 the Cedar Clinton Branch has free-play on DDR and Guitar Hero.

Online Games

Bored? Nobody on your Buddy List? Too hot to go out? Why not try some online games?

Role Playing:

RuneScape a MMORPG (Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) "set in a fantasy world of warring races, ravaged landscapes and sinister powers."

Pirates of the Caribbean Online a MMORP where a player can "set sail on the vast blue waters of the Caribbean in search of adventure, fortune, and fame in the world of the infamous Jack Sparrow and the evil Davy Jones."

Free Online Games:

Big Fish Games hosts puzzles games, action & arcade, card & board, and word games.

Gamehouse has several games that you can play online for free.

The Future?

Joss Whedon had some time on his hands last fall and decided to produce an Internet series starring Neil Patrick Harris, Nathan Fillion, and Felicia Day. The series will air in three parts on July 15th, July 17th, and July 19th. On midnight of July 20th, the series will be taken off the web and released eventually on DVD.

Why did Whedon do this? Read his master plan here.

Love & Lies: Marisol's story

Love & Lies: Marisol's Story by Ellen Wittlinger

Marisol Guzman has deferred college for a year to accomplish two things: She will write a novel and she will fall in love. The long-awaited follow-up to Hard Love.

Vamps

Vamps series by Nancy A. Collins

Young women from only the finest of vampire families attend Bathory Academy. That is, until Cally Monture comes along.



Catch this series from the beginning:

1. Vamps (2008)
2. Night Life (2009)
3. After Dark (July 2009)

The Umbrella Academy

The Umbrella Academy, Volume 1: Apocalypse Suite, by Gerard Way

In an inexplicable worldwide event, forty-seven extraordinary children were spontaneously born by women who had previously shown no signs of pregnancy. Millionaire inventor Reginald Hargreeves adopted seven of the children; when asked why, his only explanation was, 'To save the world.' These seven children form The Umbrella Academy, a dysfunctional family of superheroes with bizarre powers. Their first adventure at the age of ten pits them against an erratic and deadly Eiffel Tower, piloted by the fearsome zombie-robot Gustave Eiffel. Nearly a decade later, the team disbands, but when Hargreeves unexpectedly dies, these disgruntled siblings reunite just in time to save the world once again. (And, yes, it is by *that* Gerard Way, My Chemical Romance's frontman.)

Unraveling

Unraveling by Michelle Baldini & Lynn Biederman (2008)

Life is tough for Amanda Himmelfarb--her nickname (Himmelfart) stinks, her mom (the Captain) just doesn't understand her, her sister Melody (aka Malady) is a brat, and when the cool guy at school begins to like her, it's for all the wrong reasons.

Like an updated version of Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret, this book tackles a girl's first period, her first sexual experiences and the awkwardness that goes along with adolescence. It was written by two librarians, which I find very cool but I'm a nerd so don't listen, and the poetry interspersed throughout the book was written by a real teen!

Reserve your copy today.

Join the Queue

Every Tuesday new books, CDs, and DVDs are released into the world. Instead of buying them, check them out at your library!

Here are a couple of July 1, 2008 releases that the library has on order. Place your hold now to get it sooner!

Books:

Kristen: a Clique Novel by Lisi Harrison







Stop in the Name of Pants by Louise Rennison







CDs:

Forgiven by Los Lonely Boys

Where the Light is: John Mayer Live in Los Angeles by John Mayer

The Black Parade is Dead! by My Chemical Romance

DVDs:

Dillbit Tayor

Meet the Browns

Vantage Point

Undone

Undone by Brooke Taylor

When Serena happens upon Kori smoking in the girls' bathroom at school, Kori utters the words that will haunt Serena for the next two years: "We're more alike than you think". They soon become best friends, but still Serena searches for a part of herself that is anything like the brave and outspoken Kori. Then something terrible happens and Serena looks for meaning in Kori's fateful words. In her quest to finish what Kori started, Serena learns more about herself than she expected--including the mysterious connection the two friends share.

This is a fast-paced read about real girls: they fight with their parents, give themselves ink tattoos, and sneak out at night. They are fierce in their care for one another. And when reading it you can't help but wonder: if something happened to me, what things would I leave undone?

Haunting.