La Llorona

Imagine walking down by the river at night and seeing a female apparition in white crying “Mis hijos, donde estan mis hijos?” If this ever happens to you, then you’ve encountered La Llorona. There are many versions of the legend across Latin America and the South West but they all have the same thing in common. La Llorona is a female ghost who cries out for her children at night by the river which is where they drowned. By the way, it’s not a good sign if you see or hear her. This is one of the bogey man type figures parents use with their children to make them behave.

RIP

 

Comedian, social and political satirist, George Carlin, passed away at age 71.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Freaky Friday Website

“UFO Evidence is one of the Internet’s largest sources of quality research and information on the UFO phenomenon, with over 2,000 articles, documents and resources.”

(Text from UFOevidence.org)

 

 

 

 

free2PLAY Dance,Dance Revolution & Guitar Hero 3

You’re free2PLAY DDR & Guitar Hero 3 on Saturday, June 21 from 1-3 pm. at the Dublin Library as we welcome summer and kick-off our Teen Summer Reading Game.  Join us for fun and games and sign-up for “Freak Encounters: Explore the Unexplained” at the same time.

School’s out for summer!

Now that the last few strenuous weeks of dances, field trips, locker cleaning, and yearbook signing are over, you may be wondering what you’re going to do with all your spare time.  Here are some ideas: On Tuesday, June 17, bring your friends to the Albany Library for an afternoon of Dance Dance Revolution, music, snacks and fun. While you’re here, sign up for the teen summer reading program. You’ll get prizes just for reading, and can enter to win an iPod Shuffle. Come back to the Albany Library and rock out with an afternoon of Guitar Hero on Tuesday, July 15. We’ll wrap up the summer with a very special after-hours event in August. Stay tuned!

Freaky Friday Website

“Since 1998, Monstrous.com seeks to investigate and explore the enduring influence and imagery of monsters and the monstrous on human culture throughout history. In particular, the project has a dual focus with the intention of examining specific categories of monsters as well as assessing the role, function and consequences of persons, actions or events identified as ‘monstrous’. The history and contemporary cultural influences of monsters and monstrous metaphors are also examined. We base our analysis and work on historical archives, documents, active field research and testimonies rather than “word of mouth” stories.”

(Text from Monstrous.com)

Horror, Fantasy and SciFi Podcasts

Just in time for Friday the 13th…

PodCastle is the world’s first fantasy audio magazine. Every week new short stories are added from across the spectrum of fantasy from leading authors and new discoveries. 

If fantasy isn’t your thing, try the sister site at Escape Pod for science fiction podcasts. And just in time for Friday the 13th, the horror podcasts at Pseudopod. There are also forums for each site.

All are entirely free to listen and share.

Podcasts, etc.

Sweet and Sassy Summer of Girls Fiction Podcast brought to you by HarperTeen has 15 authors of chick lit. Meg Cabot, Rachel Vail, Rachel Hawthorne and many more.

For those guys and gals more interested in Sci-Fi look here.

 

 

 

 

 

A Change for San Lorenzo’s Teen Area

San Lorenzo Library’s teens have been sharing their area with Adult Non-fiction for a very long time. Well, it’s time for a change! The last of the 900’s were recently shifted, and the teen area now exclusively holds the teen collection. Teen fiction, non-fiction, classics, cliffs notes, biographies, and graphic novels have all been rearranged. It might take a moment to get yourself oriented, but we think you’ll enjoy the change. There is even some extra space to display teen artwork. If you’re a teen and you’d like to contribute a piece of art to the teen area, stop by one of our Green Teen Art-a-thon events and create something. Tuesdays, June 17th and 24th at 2 p.m.

Freak-ish Encounters

Coming this summer to a library near you!