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It's almost 2005! Can you believe it? This week, the Anderson Public Library will be closed December 31st and January 1st. But don't worry...in January, we have tons of Teen events scheduled: Teen Open Mic Night, Game Night, a Yu-Gi-Oh! Tournament and a Get Crafty! event. Interested in attending? All events are free; for more information, you can:

a) Call 641-2456 and ask a librarian

b) Get online to www.andersonlibrary.net and check out the Events Calendar

c) Hike through the snow and grab a copy of the Anderson Public Library's newsletter, More Than Just Books

Hope everyone has a great holiday and we'll be seeing you in 2005!

Another Great Read!

One of Those Hideous Books Where the Mother Dies by Sonya Sones

Ruby has turned her grief into anger at her father: because he divorced her mother before she was born, because she has had to leave her best friend Lizzie and her boyfriend Ray to come to Los Angeles to live with him, and because he is Whip Logan, a very famous and rich movie star. She turns a cold shoulder to all his gentle and persistent attempts to relate to her, sneers at the glamour of his Beverly Hills mansion and famous friends, and spends most of her time writing desperate emails to Lizzie and Ray, and her dead mother, from her Dream Bedroom. The friendship of Max, Whip's live-in assistant/personal trainer, is some comfort, and Ruby has a harder and harder time keeping her sneer as Whip ups the ante, from rides in his classic vintage cars, to shopping trips for anything she wants, to weekends in Las Vegas and Catalina and a party where Eminem is the guest of honor. But an earthquake leads to a surprising revelation that changes everything for Ruby, in an enormously satisfying ending.

This Week...

Hi everyone! This week has been busy and more events are yet to come. We had our last Teen Poetry Slam Monday Night of 2004; it was a great success! Think you have what it takes to compete? Find out at the next slam Monday, February 7th at 6:30PM in the Delaware Room. Participants must read original material...not a poet? Remember, we always need judges and scorekeepers too.

This Saturday, December 11th, we are celebrating winter solstice with a special Make & Take for teens. Join us in the Delaware Room at 11:00AM for some relaxing fun. Find out what we're making to chase away the winter blues!

I'm still looking for a few good book reviewers. If you are interested, please email me at bhull@and.lib.in.us. Hope to see you all soon!

Change of Plans...

Teen Improv Night, which was originally scheduled October 21st from 6:00-8:00PM will be rescheduled for next week. Details will be following soon. Sorry about the inconvenience!

Great new book!

A Northern Light by Jennifer Donnelly

Mattie Gokey has a word for everything. She collects words, stores them up as a way of fending off the hard truths of her life, the truths that she can't write down in stories.
The fresh pain of her mother's death. The burden of raising her sisters while her father struggles over his brokeback farm. The mad welter of feelings Mattie has for handsome but dull Royal Loomis, who says he wants to marry her. And the secret dreams that keep her going--visions of finishing high school, going to college in New York City, becoming a writer.
Yet when the drowned body of a young woman turns up at the hotel where Mattie works, all her words are useless. But in the dead woman's letters, Mattie again finds her voice, and a determination to live her own life.

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This Week at Anderson Public Library

Don't forget this Saturday, October 16th at 1:00PM is our Yu-Gi-Oh! Tournament in the Chief Anderson Room. Bring your deck and a friend! Want to register? Call us at 641-2456. This tournament is open to ages 9-19 and remember: there is no playing for cards.

Calling All Opinions!

Have you ever read a book and sat back in absolute awe of the author? Read a story that made you laugh or cry or scared to death? Have you ever wanted to share that opinion with more people than your friends? Get in contact with me at bhull@and.lib.in.us and let me know. I'm looking for a few good reviewers to check out some books and write a review and possibly get published on this blog!

Booktalks for Ms. Hird's Class

I had a blast booktalking for Ms. Hird's 7th grade classes at ESMS. Thanks for being such great hosts!
Here are the titles that I brought with me:

Abarat by Clive Barker
Harris and Me by Gary Paulsen
Turnabout by Margaret Haddix
A Year Down Yonder by Richard Peck
Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
Crash by Jerry Spinelli
Kissing Doorknobs by Terry Spencer Hesser
Downsiders by Neal Shusterman

Stop by the library and grab a copy ASAP!