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Information on events, library related happenings, and other deep thoughts from our library staff.

Title with Alabama tie wins National Book Award

The Kid Zone's pick actually won the National Book Award for Young People's Literature! Not only is it a completely amazing read, it also features our great state. Make sure you add Inside Out & Back Again by Thanhha Lai to your holiday reading list. Once you've finished it, you'll definitely want to take a look at this interview with the author.

Hugo? What's That?

I know what you're thinking. You're running through all the things named Hugo that might be important enough to feature on our library blog. I bet you thought of Victor Hugo, author of The Hunchback of Notre Dame. You might even have come up with the Hugo Award, which recognizes excellent science fiction and fantasy every year. But I'm referring to the Hugo created by Brian Selznick in his groundbreaking, Caldecott Award-winning book The Invention of Hugo Cabret. Martin Scorsese has brought it to theatres, and it is getting rave reviews. Read the book first (of course you will), then take a trip to the movies and see why everyone's talking about Hugo.

Reader's Studio Satisfied Its Craving for Books This Month

So, the weather was lousy and kept half of our group away (We missed you Mary Bailey, Uzma, Sahar, Rayleigh, Jayla, Kayla, Daniel, Ronnie, and Britteny!), but we didn't let it affect our fun. There were seven girls (nine if you count Miss Polly and Miss Katie Jane, which we definitely should) at Reader's Studio: Book Feast this Monday, November 14, 2011. Each girl brought a fabulous food book to share. Check out these tantalizing titles!

Alonda = Duck Soup by Jackie Urbanovic

Ana = Dinner with Olivia by Emily Salinger

Take a look at the Lego Monster Lab Gallery . . . if you dare

Yikes! We had 60 kids plus assorted adults for a grand total of 118 at our Lego Monster Lab. And all of the young mad scientists far exceeded our expectations in creating their monsters. If you're feeling brave, take a look at the gallery.

We have one special Tween Scene event each month. The next one is actually a joint program with the Teen Spot. Stay tuned for more information about Eragon Party on Tuesday, November 1, 2011 at 6:30 pm.

Reader's Studio Judges a Book by Its Cover

Our October meeting of the Reader's Studio was just a little bit different than normal. The theme was Black, White and Orange All Over, and it was the brain child of our good friend Miss Polly. Everyone who participated was asked to judge a book by its cover, choosing their title based on whether or not the cover featured one of those three colors. It could be the background or font color, the title or author, anything goes. The result was a wide spectrum of great reads:

1. Ana = Where's My Mummy? by Carolyn Crimi

2. Emily = Freckle Juice by Judy Blume

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