What's on Tap?

Busy week!

Monday, November 30:
Homework Help @ Mendota, 3-6pm
Homework Help @ Woodward, 3:30-5pm
Study Hall @ Woodward, 3:30-5pm
Movie Mondays @ Orange Cove, 4-6pm
Open Gaming Night @ Fig Gargen, 5-8:30pm

Tuesday, December 1:
Homework Help @ Mendota, 3-6pm
Kingsburg Teen Council @ Kingsburg, 4:30-5:30pm

Wednesday, December 2:
Go and Chess @ Politi, 3-4pm
Homework Help @ Mendota, 3-6pm
Fowler's Homework Center @ Fowler, 3:30-5:30pm
Homework Help @ Woodward, 3:30-5pm
Study Hall @ Woodward, 3:30-5pm
Rock Band @ Selma, 4-5pm
Make your own Gingerbread House @ Auberry, 6:30-8pm
Clovis Classics Book Club @ Clovis, 7-8pm

Thursday, December 3:
Homework Help @ Mendota, 3-6pm
Board Games @ Orange Cove, 4-5pm

Friday, December 4:
Wii Gaming @ Fowler, 4-5:30pm

Saturday, December 5:
Fresno Art Museum Field Trip - Orange Cove
Financial Planning and Investing @ Cedar Clinton, 11-12:30pm
Origami Wild @ Tranquillity, 11am

Sunday, December 6:
TAG - Teen Council @ Fig Garden, 1-2pm

After by Amy Efaw

        Before,
                way back before school started,
                there was a boy,
                the beginnings of love,
                and then my first time.

        Next?
                Major denial.
                That night never happened.
                There is nothing to worry about.
                I refuse to even consider the possibility.

        Now?
                It’s almost summer again.
                The police are at my doorstep.
                A baby was discovered in a dumpster nearby.

What happens after the cops enter my home and start asking questions?
That is where my story begins.

After by Amy Efaw

In the Spirit

Wanna get in the spirit for the holidays? Pick up a few gems at the library! A sampling:

Books
browse Christmas storie

Ex-Mas by Kate Brian
Jingle Boy by Kieran Scott
Let It Snow: Three Holiday Romances by John Green, Maureen Johnson, and Lauren Myracle
Mistletoe: Four Holiday Stories by Hailey Abbott, Melissa de la Cruz, Aimee Friedman, and Nina Malkin
The Twelve Dates of Christmas by Catherine Hapka

CDs
browse holiday music 

Barenaked for the Holidays by Barenaked Ladies
Christmas from the Heart by David Archuleta 
Gold & Green by Sugarland
If on a Winter's Night by Sting
Midwinter Graces by Tori Amos
Wintersong by Sarah McLachlan


DVDs
browse holiday movies


A Christmas Story 
Christmas Vacation
Christmas with the Kranks
Elf
Fred Claus
Four Christmases
Nightmare Before Christmas
Nothing Like the Holidays




What's your favorite holiday book/movie/music?

Perfect Chemistry

This video cracked me up but I'm not sure it would make me want to read the book? However, I already did and it's really great. If you like romance, this is one you don't want to miss. If you aren't convinced, check out the comments from fans.

Rules of Attraction is the sequel.

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 November 24, 2009 releases that the library has on order. Place your hold now to get it sooner!

Books:

How to Date a Vampire by Sophie Collins








A Prince Among Killers: Oathbreaker Part II by S.R. Vaught and J.B. Redmond







CDs:

For Your Entertainment - Adam Lambert






Rated R - Rihanna






She Wolf - Shakira






DVDs:

Angels & Demons







Beverly Hills, 90210 - Season 8







Four Christmases







Funny People







Melrose Place - Season 5, Vol. 2







Graphic Novels:

Alive, Vol. 8: The Final Evolution by Tadashi Kawashima







Shiki Tsukai, Vol. 6 by To-Ru Zekuu







Video Games:

Scene It? Twilight (Wii Only)

What's on Tap

It's Thanksgiving week and the library will be CLOSED Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

Monday, November 23:
Homework Help @ Mendota, 3-6pm
Movie Mondays @ Orange Cove, 4-6pm
Open Gaming Night @ Fig Gargen, 5-8:30pm

Tuesday, November 24:
Homework Help @ Mendota, 3-6pm
Sand Art @ Firebaugh, 3pm
Art Smart @ Orange Cove, 4-5pm

Wednesday, November 25:
ADMINISTRATIVE CLOSURE

Thursday, November 26:
LIBRARY CLOSED FOR THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY

Friday, November 27:
LIBRARY CLOSED FOR THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY

Saturday, November 28:
Arts and Crafts @ Orange Cove, 1-2pm

New Moon T-Shirts

Want a New Moon t-shirt? We only have FIVE shirts in varying styles so you gotta act fast. So, how do you get one? Just follow these directions:

1. See the movie
2. Be sure you are a teen in the Fresno County Public Library System
3. Write and submit your review here.
4. Be sure to include your email address so I can contact you.

That's all you have to do! Good luck!

New Moon!

Anyone excited????

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 November 17, 2009 releases that the library has on order. Place your hold now to get it sooner!

Books:

Crocodile Tears: An Alex Rider Adventure by Anthony Horowitz







The Summer I Got a Life by Mark Fink







Shadowland by Alyson Noel







Betrayals by Lili St. Crow







CDs:

The Fall - Norah Jones






Echo - Leona Lewis






Battle Studies - John Mayer






DVDs:

Bruno







My Sister's Keeper







Star Trek







Graphic Novels:

Case Closed, Vol. 32 by Gosho Aoyama







Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 21 by Hiromu Arakawa







Oishinbo: The Joy of Rice a La Carte by Tetsu Kariya







Angel Diary, Vol. 10 by Hun Hee Lee







Kekkaishi, Vol. 19 by Yellow Tanabe

What's on Tap?

The library will be going through an upgrade on Monday and Tuesday (and possibly part of Wednesday), so not all of our resources will be functional. You can still use the computers, but we can't can't look up your card number.

Monday, November 16:
Homework Help @ Mendota, 3-6pm
Homework Help @ Woodward, 3:30-5pm
Study Hall @ Woodward, 3:30-5pm
Movie Mondays @ Orange Cove, 4-6pm
Open Gaming Night @ Fig Gargen, 5-8:30pm

Tuesday, November 17:
Homework Help @ Mendota, 3-6pm
Art Smart Classes @ Orange Cove, 5-6pm
New Moon Movie Premiere Party @ Fig Garden, 6-7pm

Wednesday, November 18:
Trash to Crafts @ Orange Cove, 2:30-3:30pm
Go and Chess @ Politi, 3-4pm
Homework Help @ Mendota, 3-6pm
Fowler's Homework Center @ Fowler, 3:30-5:30pm
Homework Help @ Woodward, 3:30-5pm
Study Hall @ Woodward, 3:30-5pm
Your Secret Self @ Selma, 4-5pm
Film Discussion @ Fig Garden, 6:30-8:30pm

Thursday, November 19:
Hooks and Needles @ Auberry, 1:30-4:30pm
Homework Help @ Mendota, 3-6pm
Board Games @ Orange Cove, 4-5pm
Connect with the Classics - Moll Flanders @ Woodward Park, 7-8pm

Friday, November 20:
Oregon Shakespeare Festival Actors Present @ Sierra High School Presentation Center, 7-8:30pm

Saturday, November 21:
Sand Art @ Tranquillity, 11am
Arts and Crafts @ Orange Cove, 1-2pm

What's Next?

I was complaining about missing out a television show the other day and a friend told me about SideReel. It's a site where you can find links to full-length television episodes -- kinda like Hulu only with a lot more offerings. The discovery of this website got me to thinking about how I learn about new web-related things in general. When I first heard about Youtube it was over lunch with a friend. She described it as "kinda like America's Funniest Home Videos" and I couldn't wait to get to a computer to test it out.

Even though I communicate online a whole lot (Twitter & Facebook mostly), I usually find out about the best online stuff in actual conversations with real people. I guess that's because online there's often a link to one "gem" mixed in with a lot of other junk. Any how, it made me wonder how others learn about new stuff online. Care to share?

What's for dinner?

'Tis the season to think about food! Whether you are contributing an appetizer or helping prep an entire meal, check-out these cookbooks to get your ideas flowing:

Thanksgiving 101 by Rick Rodgers
Simply Mexican by Lourdes Castro
Gordon Ramsay's fast food : recipes from the f word by Gordon Ramsay
Vegetables rock! : a complete guide for teenage vegetarians by Stephanie Pierson
Real food, real fast by Sam Stern
Cooking up a storm by Sam Stern
Teens cook : how to cook what you want to eat by Megan and Jill Carle with Judi Carle

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 November 10, 2009 releases that the library has on order. Place your hold now to get it sooner!

Books:

Raven Summer by David Almond







The Pale Assassin by Patricia Elliott







Claim to Fame by Margaret Peterson Haddix







Dr. Sigmundus: The Resurrection Fields by Brian Keaney







Everwild by Neal Shusterman







Deadly Little Lies: A Touch Novel by Laurie Faria Stolarz







CDs:

The Circle - Bon Jovi






Jason Mraz's Beautiful Mess: Live on Earth - Jason Mraz






DVDs:

The Ugly Truth







Up







Graphic Novels:

Kitchen Princess: Search for the Angel Cake by Miyuki Kobayashi







Ikigami the Ultimate Limit, Vol. 3 by Motoro Mase







Inuyasha, Vol. 42 by Rumiko Takahashi