Summer 2008

With only a couple of days left to finish the 2007 Teen Reading Program, we wanted to say, “Come back and see us!”  We will post information about the 2008 Summer Reading Program for Teens as we receive information.  We are excited about the next theme and the artist working with libraries.

 
 Jan Duursema

Top Teens’ Read Nominees

The Young Adult Library Services Associatioin (YALSA) has posted the 2007 Teens’ Top Ten Book nominees. These are books that have been chosen by teens, not teachers or librarians.
During Teen Read Week, October 14-20, you can vote for your favorite! Included in this PDF, is the author, title, summary and a Teen reviewer comment of [...]

Horror + Manga

For those of you who read Horror and Manga, listen up!
Del Rey Manga, an imprint of Ballantine Books at the Random House Publishing Group, announced today recently that it has acquired an original graphic novel starring Odd Thomas, perhaps the most memorable and beloved character Dean Koontz has ever created. The charismatic young fry cook [...]

Happy Birthday MTV

It was August 1, 1981 when MTV was launched and music has never been the same. Congratulations!
The top song on this date was “Jessie’s Girl” by Rick Springfield.