Happy Holidays from APL!

In honor of the Christmas holiday, the Anderson Public Library will be closed Sunday, December 24th and Monday, December 25th. We will re-open at 9:00AM on Tuesday, December 26th. I hope everyone has a safe and happy holiday weekend!

Name That Tune!

Here's a cool site to check out if you can carry a tune...but can't quite name it. The newest technology at the Nayio studio allows anyone to hum into a PC microphone for ten to fifteen seconds and the website will "name that tune." Don't have the mic? You can always call or email a friendly librarian!

It's a Mystery to Me...

Do you have a flair for writing mysteries? Do you always know "who-dun-it" before everyone else does? Take your talents to a new level by entering the 2007 Joan Lowery Nixon Award Mystery Writing Contest for Teens starting in February of 2007! Need some inspiration? Check out all the mysteries in our Teen stacks at the Anderson Public Library!

Weekly News Bite

This week, we'll be getting into the holiday spirit with a showing of "A Christmas Story," based on the writings of Jean Shepherd. Join in the holiday fun and don't shoot your eye out!

Booktalks at South Side!

A giant thank-you goes out to Mrs. Moulder and her fabulous eighth graders! I got to meet a lot of new faces and talked about a lot of great reads:

Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson

Tangerine by Edward Bloor

Forged by Fire by Sharon Draper

The Love Curse of the Rumbaughs by Jack Gantos

Silent to the Bone by E.L. Konigsburg

Give a Boy a Gun by Todd Strasser

The Rules of Survival by Nancy Werlin

'Tis the Season...

...to be jolly, but many times, the holidays can make us feel sad, frantic, depressed, angry, confused...or any of the above. If you or someone you know is having a really blue Christmas, connect anonymously with other teens at Teen Central. Real teens help with real problems on this fabulous (and totally confidential) website. Prefer to dial it in? Then find a hotline and remember: you're not alone, even if it seems like it.

Get Green this Season!

Tired of giving the same old gifts? Feel like there's too much take, take, take? Then check out the Green Gift Guide, brought to you by the California Department of Conservation. This paper-free resource can help you "be green" by giving gifts made of recycled products, saving gift boxes from year to year and recycling your real Christmas tree at the end of the season. Like some more tips? Check out the library's resources, like Green Living : the E magazine Handbook for Living Lightly on the Earth, found on our shelves.