November = NaNoWriMo

Always wanted to write a novel? There's no better time to start than November, which is National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo for short. (It's really fun to say, go ahead, say it! NANOWRIMO!!) The goal is to start your novel on November 1, and then just write kamikaze style through the month of November, finishing 50,000 words (about 175 pages) by November 30th. Sound impossible? It's not! In 2007, over 100,000 people participated and more than 15,000 actually completed the word-count goal.

It doesn't have to be a masterpiece. It doesn't have to be perfectly edited. You just have to write like crazy.

Get registered at www.nanowrimo.org (It's free!)

But if 50,000 words really sounds like utter madness and you're 17 or younger, you can sign up for the NaNoWriMo Young Writers Program instead at www.ywp.nanowrimo.org . As part of the YWP, you can set a lesser, more reasonable, but still challenging word count goal for yourself.

Come on. Just do it!!!

How to Teach Filthy Rich Girls

How to Teach Filthy Rich Girls by Zoey Dean

If Megan can tutor two heiresses out of the .2 GPA and into Duke, their grandmother will pay off Megan's student loans.



TV Show:
Privileged - The CW 

Tales to Tell in the Dark

Tomorrow is Halloween, which means candy (my fave? Reeses) and scaring the pants off one another. If you're tired of the same ol' stories (the call was coming from inside the house!) check out the following books. They're filled with short stories perfect for re-telling. When you scare your friends, be sure to substitute in real names and local places...it makes the tale that much spookier. Have fun!



All Hallows' Eve: 13 Stories by Vivian Vande Velde

The Restless Dead: Ten Original Stories of the Supernatural edited by Deborah Noyes

Gothic!: Ten Original Dark Tales edited by Deborah Noyes

Darkness Creeping: Twenty Twisted Tales by Neal Shusterman

The Horrors: Terrifying Tales Book Two edited by Peter Carver

Being Dead: Stories by Vivian Vande Velde

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 October 28, 2008 releases that the library has on order. Place your hold now to get it sooner!

Books:

Headlong by Kathe Koja






Revelations: Blue Bloods #3 by Melissa de la Cruz

CDs:

The Cosmos Rock by Queen featuring Paul Rodgers

Evolver by John Legend

Funhouse by Pink

The Gonzo Tapes by Hunter S. Thompson

Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 by Rascal Flatts

A Hundred Million Suns by Snow Patrol

DVDs:

Journey to the Center of the Earth

The L-Word - Season 5






Graphic Novels:
All released on October 29, 2008

Detective Jermain by Misako Rocks!

Parasyte Volume 5 by Hitoshi Iwaaki

What on Tap at the Library?

1. Halloween Bags and Crafts -- 10/27/08 at 3:30 at Cedar Clinton. Make some cool crafts for a spooky Halloween.
2. Friendship Bracelets -- 10/29/08 at 3:00 at Politi. Make bracelets with twine & beads.
3. Paracord Bracelets -- 10.29/08 at 3:00 at Clovis. This thick cord makes an awesome bracelet perfect for guys & girls.
4. Halloween Special FX Workshop -- 10/30/08 at 4:00 at Sunnyside. Join us the day before Halloween to make a very realistic fake injury. Warning: Gross fun-- don't come if you have a weak stomach!! Grades 4-8 only.
5. Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) -- 10/31/08 at 3:00 at Politi. Skulls, skeletons & colorful decorations.
6. Frightening Film -- 10/31/08 at 3:30 at Fowler. Get in the Halloween spirit & join us for a scary film. Costumes are welcomed! Call branch to register.

Also, Chess is an ongoing program at Auberry (Tues 3:30 - 5:30), and Board Games is an ongoing program at Clovis (Wed 2:30 - 5).

Reviews

We have some new reviews from Tina R., GothicLolitaMaiden, Cindy and Ritsuka. Do you agree with them? Think they are off base? Let them know! Or send in your own review.

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!

And Play?

Hey Gamers!

Wanted to let ya know that we will be added video games to the libraries soon! But I need some help. Here’s the deal, I need game suggestions that fall in the E, E10+, and T ratings for Wii, 360 and PS2 (maybe some PS3). Leave a comment or email me: faythe.arredondo@fresnolibrary.org whichever you wanna do.

Be Heard

WHAT: Open Mic Night
WHEN: Thursday, Nov. 6, 7pm-8pm
WHERE: Woodward Park Library
WHO: Poets, musicians, wannabes, social butterflies, scavengers

Read poetry or play music in a coffeehouse style atmosphere.
No judging, no pressure – just food, fun and friends.
Original material is encouraged!

Register by calling Gina at 433.3135 or
send a myspace message here.
Readers available for those of you with stage fright, just lemme know.

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 October 21, 2008 releases that the library has on order. Place your hold now to get it sooner!

CDs:

High School Musical 3 by Various

DVDs:

Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed

Family Guy - Season 6






The Incredible Hulk

The Strangers


Graphic Novels:

Boys Over Flowers Vol. 32 by Yoko Kamio (October 22)

Dragon Eye Vol. 6 by TKairi Fujiyama (October 22)

What's on Tap at the Library

1. Resume Workshop for Teens -- 10/21/08 at 3:30 pm at Cedar Clinton. Come learn the basics of resume preperation. Registration required.


2. Woodward Shakespeare Festival Staged Readings -- 10/21/08 at 6:30 pm at Woodward. Reader's Theater production of Romeo & Juliet, held in the quiet room.


3. Drop-In After-School Board Games-- 10/22/08 at 2:30 pm at Clovis. Sorry, Othello, Dominoes, Chess, Battleship & more.


4. Wii Fun -- 10/22/08 at 3:30 pm at Fowler. Join us to play the Nintendo Wii. Registration is required.


5. Teen Book Club -- 10/22/08 at 4:30 pm at Sunnyside. Ever read a book you couldn’t wait to share? Ever hated a book so much you threw it across the room? Join other readers to share the books you’ve absolutely loved, absolutely hated or anywhere in between.

Also, Peer Tutoring is an ongoing program at Woodward (Mon-Thur 3:30-4:30) and Chess is an ongoing program at Auberry (Tues 3:30 - 5:30).

Teen Read Week

This week is Teen Read Week, a national celebration of teens reading just for the fun of it. The 2008 theme is Books with Bite @ your library and you’ve still got a few days left to exercise your right to read for fun. Oh wait a minute…that’s right…you can do that 24-7-365. Well….it’s a good excuse anyway.

Here’s something that you can’t do any ol' day of the year:

You've only got until midnight on Saturday, October 18, 2008 to vote for the Teens' Top Ten, a teens' choice list of favorite books from the previous year.

Is it Glass, by Ellen Hopkins? Unwind, by Neal Shusterman? The Sweet Far Thing, by Libba Bray?

Click here to vote for up to three titles or take a look at www.ala.org/teenstopten .

Check out the Top Ten lists from previous years as long as you’re there!

And while you’re at it, doing your teen reader civic duty, make sure you cast your vote for next year’s Teen Read Week theme:

Seek the Unknown @ your library

Read Beyond Reality @ your library

Unbelievable Reads @ your library

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 October 14, 2008 releases that the library has on order. Place your hold now to get it sooner!

Books:

The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation: The Kingdom on the Waves by M.T. Anderson

Paper Towns by John Green (October 16th)

The Smile by Donna Jo Napoli

Down Sand Mountain by Steve Watkins

CDs:

Lucky Old Sun by Kenny Chesney

Gossip in the Grain by Ray LaMontagne

Theater of the Mind by Ludacris

Be OK by Ingrid Michaelson

Little Honey by Lucinda Williams



DVDs:

CSI - Season 8






4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Long Way Down

Mongol

The Unit - Season 3

War, Inc.

Iron Man

Iron Man Graphic Novels 

Tony Starks suffers a massive heart trauma during a kidnapping where he is forced to be a weapon of destruction. Instead, he creates a power suit and decides to protect the world as a superhero.


Movie:
Iron Man 

Nation

Nation by Terry Pratchett

After a devastating tsunami destroys all that they have ever known, Mau, an island boy, and Daphne, an aristocratic English girl, together with a small band of refugees, set about rebuilding their community and all the things that are important in their lives.

New Twilight Trailer

Hey Twilight fans! Have you checked out the new trailer? Love it? Hate it? Comment and let us know!

It'll scare the bejeebers out of you

For those of you hoping to start Halloween a little early, the Fright Night Scream Park is more than a haunted house. Four separate attractions--The Asylum, Desecration, Necropolis, and Psychosis--fill 23,000 square feet of terror. A psych ward gone wrong, a morgue with random body parts, a graveyard alive with the undead, and for those of you with clown phobia (you know who you are): circus psychos. I’m pretty sure the cleaning crew will be sweeping up bejeebers for the next few weeks.

Opens Friday, October 10 at the corner of Clovis Avenue and Santa Ana (one block south of Shaw, behind the Target).

Need more info?
http://www.frightnightscreampark.com/
www.myspace.com/frightnightscreampark1

Night Road

Night Road by A. M. Jenkins

Life on the road with vampires is anything but safe or easy.

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 October 7, 2008 releases that the library has on order. Place your hold now to get it sooner!

Books:

Kendra by Coe Booth (October 1)

Graceling by Kristin Cashore (October 1)

Melting Stones by Tamora Pierce (October 1)






Vibes by Kathleen Ryan (October 6)

You Just Can't Get Enough: Gossip Girl: The Carlyles #2 by Cecily von Zeigesar

CDs:

The Bootleg Series Vol. 8: Tell Tale Signs by Bob Dylan

Dig Out Your Soul by Oasis

DVDs:

Brotherhood - Season 2

The Happening

How I Met Your Mother - Season 3

Robot Chicken - Season 3

The Simpsons - Season 11






30 Rock - Season 2

The Visitor

You Don't Mess With the Zohan

What's on tap at the library?

• Origami at Mosqueda (10/7 3:30-5:00)
• Wii at Fowler (10/8 3:30-5)
• Movie Matinee at Fig Garden (10/11 1:00-2:00)
• Writers Bloc at Clovis (10/9 4-5).

Also, Peer Tutoring is an ongoing program at Woodward (Mon-Thur 3:30-4:30) and Chess is an ongoing program at Auberry (Tues 3:30 - 5:30).

Finally, if you are invovled in your libraries teen council Sunnyside (10/7 5:00-6:30), Woodward (10/9 6:00-7:00) and Fig Gardern (10/11 10:00-11:00) all have meetings this week. Call any branch for details on how to join their teen council or to help start one if there isn't already a teen council in place.

Read descriptions of any of these events by viewing the calendar.

Reviews

We have some new reviews in from newcomers Allyson F., Ritsuka, and Tina. We also got a couple more from Cindy and Lisa R. Do you agree with them? Think they are off base? Let them know! Or send in your own review.

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!

New! Every Week

If you're like me, you want to know--no, you NEED to know what new books are available at the library. You can get your movie & music fix every Tuesday by checking out Join the Queue (Faythe alerts you to new releases, and you can reserve them right from your computer). Now, you can find out what's available, as we speak, on the library shelves. Look to the right on the sidebar (just under the poll) and scroll through the book covers. When you find one you like, click on it to see a description and link to reserve it online.

Then--let us know what you read and what you thought of it by submitting a review. Have fun!

Planet Pregnancy

Planet Pregnancy by Linda Oatman High (2008)

Sahara is all alone when she keeps her pregnancy secret while trying to decide what to do.

Kendra

Kendra by Coe Booth

When her mom abandons her for the second time in her life, Kendra makes some reckless decisions.

Tell the World

Tell the World : Teen Poems from Writerscorps by Writerscorps (2008)

Teens from San Francisco, Washington D.C. and Bronx, New York share a wide variety of experiences.

The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Each year, 24 teens are chosen to participate in the Hunger Games. Goal: kill the other 23 people before one of them kills you.



Catch this series from the beginning:

1. The Hunger Games
2. Catching Fire
3. Mockingjay

Twilight

Twilight by Stephenie Meyer

Edward is a vampire, Bella is not. Trouble!





Catch this series from the beginning:

1. Twilight (2005)
2. New Moon (2006)
3. Eclipse (2007)
4. Breaking Dawn (2008)

If you liked Twilight, check out:
Evernight by Claudia Gray
Vampire Academy (series) by Richelle Mead

House of Night (series) by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast

Vampire Kisses (series) by Ellen Schreiber

Tantalize by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Vampire Diaries (series) by L.J. Smith

Becoming Billie Holiday

Becoming Billie Holiday by Carole Boston Weatherford

Jazz vocalist Billie Holiday looks back on her early years in this fictional memoir.

Athletic Shorts

Athletic Shorts by Chris Cutcher (1991)

A collection of short stories featuring characters from Crutcher's earlier books.

Tender Morsels

Tender Morsels by Margo Lanagan

A young woman who has endured unspeakable cruelties is magically granted a safe haven apart from the real world and allowed to raise her two daughters in this alternate reality, until the barrier between her world and the real one begins to break down.

Astonishing life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation; Volume II, The Kingdom on the Waves

Astonishing life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation; Volume II, The Kingdom on the Waves by M.T. Anderson

The adventure continues! Dr. Trefusis accompanies Octavian as he flees to Boston, which is occupied by British forces. When Lord Dunmore offers freedom to slaves in return for their service against the revolution, will Octavian be tempted to join?