Thanks for coming

I know this post is a few days (okay a whole week) after the D.I.Y. Craft night but I was away for Thanksgiving and just got back. Hope you all had a great Turkey Day and that you, like myself, had a lot to be thankful for on the day.

I also want to thank all the teens that came to our craft night and hope you had fun. If you did and want to do it again, we will be having a Holiday Edition of Craft Night on December 6th from 6-8:30 p.m. in the Delaware Room.

Do you like being crafty?

Then come to the D.I.Y Craft night for teens on November 20th! It is from 6-8:30 in the Delaware Room. We will be making Thanksgiving crafts. Hope to see you there:)!

Back to what month is it?

So I listed the various things that November is know for a few days ago, have you had a chance to look at the list? I want to point out one special thing that was on the list and that was that November is National Hunger Awareness Month.

I started thinking about this and wondered what are some things we could do to help those that don't have enough to eat. Well, a couple of ideas are donating to the local food pantry or volunteering at one.

Thanksgiving

It's just around the corner, right? I can't wait because it is one of my favorite holidays. I love gathering with family, eating great food and playing games. Then we top it off with doing some shopping that weekend!

What do you like about Thanksgiving? Family, pumpkin pie, football, shopping, parades, or even all of the above?

What month is it?

Okay, I know it's November but what I mean is what is this month called besides the obvious? Here's a list of all things we could celebrate this month:



National American Indian Heritage Month
National Novel Writing Month
Aviation Month
Good Nutrition Month
National Epilepsy Month
National Month of Me
Latin American Month
Hunger Awareness Month
National Peanut Butter Lover's Month
National National Month Awareness Month
National Diabetes Awareness Month
National Red Ribbon Month (anti-drunkdriving)
National Stamp Collecting Month
National Georgia Pecan Month
National Pepper Month
National Raisin Bread Month
Vegan Awareness Month
National Kelsey Month

Whooo, that's a lot right? Personally, as someone who loves Peanut Butter and I am going to use the excuse that it is National Peanut Butter Lover's Month to eat all the Peanut Butter I want! Hmmm, I wonder how it tastes on Raisin Bread since it is also National Raisin Bread Month??

Thank you to Ms. Hird's classes

The 7th graders that I visited today were terrific and a wonderful audience! I really enjoyed meeting with you and booktalking some of my favorite books that I hope you will enjoy as well. Here's a list of the books that I brought and I hope to see you all soon here at the library!



Fever, 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson

Rules of the Road by Joan Bauer

Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Chodlenko

Things Not Seen by Andrew Clements

Whirligig by Paul Fleischman

Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke

Coraline by Neil Gaiman

Silent to the Bone by E.L. Konigsburg

Hidden Talents by David Lubar

Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli

Get ready Eastside Middle School!

I will be there on October 23rd to visit Ms. Hird's classes and can't wait!

Waiting for fall

Does anyone else find themselves missing fall? After all it is October but we have had more hot days than cool ones plus I love to watch the leaves change.

Some exciting upcoming programs

So do you ever find yourself bored and needing something to do, well there is always the library because in the month of October we have some fun programs that you should think about attending here@ APL.

To celebrate this year's Teen Read Week theme which is LOL @ your library, we are showing the very funny movie She's the Man starring Amanda Bynes on Tuesday, October 16th from 6-8:30 p.m.

On October 23rd, the monthly TAB meeting meets at 3:30 in the Carnegie Room. Remember this is your chance to help us decide what we can do for you!

Our last program in October is the DDR Tournament which is on Friday, October 26th from 1-5 in the afternoon, so come and test out your mad DDR skills. Thanks to the Friends of the Library for making prizes possible!

Read 'n' Feed with the author Carolyn Meyer

Well, last night's 2007 Read 'n' Feed was a great success and those who attended (thanks to all of you) had a wonderful time and I hope to see you at the next and for those who didn't come, well hope to see you at the next one as well.

Carolyn Meyer was a riot and really had a good time, as she talked mostly about her book: Mary, Bloody Mary but also about her two upcoming books as well. And I promise as soon as they are available APL will be buying them. I can't wait to read the next one which is about Mozart!

Ms. Meyer also complimented all of the Anderson teens that attended saying that we were a very good audience and that she was impressed! Thanks again for showing our visiting author what a wonderful place Anderson is!

Yu-gi-oh! Tournament

Thanks to all the teens who came to play in the Yu-gi-oh! Tournament that we had today. I had a blast meeting all of you and learning a little more about Yu-gi-oh! And a special kudos to my three teen judges: David, Connor and Kevin-you guys rock for guiding me through the tournament process. I hope everyone had fun and hope to see you all at the next one!

Are you ready for some Yu-Gi-Oh!?!?

If so, come to the library this Saturday, September 29th from 1-5 for the Yu-Gi-Oh! Tournament, check out the What's Happening page for all the details:

http://www.and.lib.in.us/teenscene/whatshappening/

See you there!

Ahoy, me mateys

and shiver me timbers! Did you know today is Talk Like a Pirate Day? Check out this website for more info: http://www.talklikeapirate.com/piratehome.html
Avast and take a look, ye lubbers! Hint: check out the website for a translation!

On the Eastside with Mrs. Kennedy's classes

Once again, I had the luck to venture out to one of the schools and book talk some great books. This time it was Eastside Middle School to Mrs. Kennedy's 8th grade classroom. I must say it was by far my most educational trip yet, I learned quite a bit about what you all like to do at the library and I hope to see you soon at one of the programs, especially the Read 'n' Feed! Here are the books we discussed in class:



Destiny of Linus Hoppe by Anne-Laure Bondoux

Mary, Bloody Mary by Carolyn Meyer

Code Orange by Caroline Cooney

Hidden Talents by David Lubar

Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko

Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli

Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke

Son of the Mob by Gordon Korman

Vampire High by Douglas Rees

Hope was Here by Joan Bauer

My visit to Northside Middle School & Mrs. Wildman's classroom

Thanks to Mrs. Wildman and her 7th and 8th grade Northsiders, you all were a blast and had some great questions, it kept me entertained. Hope to see you at the Read 'n' Feed on October 4th! Here are the books that I book talked:

Destiny of Linus Hoppe by Anne-Laure Bondoux

Mary, Bloody Mary by Carolyn Meyer

Code Orange by Caroline Cooney

Hidden Talents by David Lubar

Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko

Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli

Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke

Son of the Mob by Gordon Korman

Vampire High by Douglas Rees

Hope was Here by Joan Bauer

Thanks again and see you soon!

Thanks to Ms. Moulder's classes @ Southside

Today was my first day of doing book talks for the year and my first time at one of Anderson's middle schools. I must say I had a great time visiting Ms. Moulder's classroom and meeting so many students, who were terrific and hopefully I will see you either in the library or at one of the many great teen programs coming up, including the Read 'n' Feed! Here are the titles we covered:

Destiny of Linus Hoppe by Anne-Laure Bondoux

Mary, Bloody Mary by Carolyn Meyer

Code Orange by Caroline Cooney

Hidden Talents by David Lubar

Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko

Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli

Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke

Son of the Mob by Gordon Korman

Vampire High by Douglas Rees

Hope was Here by Joan Bauer

Thanks again for making me welcome at Southside and I look forward to more visits and seeing many of you here @APL!

It's that time of year again

when I am preparing to go and visit Eastside, Northside and Southside Middle Schools. Be on the lookout in your English classes for me as I come and talk about some great books that you should be reading and events just for you and other teens here @APL.

Survey Time

Now that summer's over:( What was your favorite part??

Let us know by taking the survey that will be in the top right hand corner. You have until September 6th to take the survey!

Oh, you can select more than one answer-FYI!!

Hello

I hope you all had a great summer and getting back into the groove of a new school year! In addition to new things at school, I wanted to introduce myself as the new Teen Services Librarian for APL. My name is Staci and I come from the Indianapolis Public Library system and am excited to be here in Anderson serving the teens! Stop into APL and the Information Services desk to say "hi".

I know I have some big shoes to fill because your past Teen Librarian, Beth Meyer, was awesome but don't worry she's filling me in on the likes and dislikes of the Anderson teen population. Although, Beth is no longer at the Main Branch of APL, she didn't go to far-she is the Branch Manager at the Lapel Branch, so if you are out that way, stop in and say "hey"!

Finally, here are 5 random facts about me:

1. My favorite color is blue.
2. My hometown is Monticello, IN aka Indiana Beach where there is more than corn in Indiana.
3. I have one younger brother.
4. One of my favorite authors is Chris Crutcher.
5. I love the TV show Heroes.

Rosie Winner and link to this year's nominees

And the Rosie winner for this past school year is....(drumroll please:)

Uglies by Scott Westerfeld

It was a close one with The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen coming in second by less than 39 points! So keep in mind that your votes do count when reading and voting for books on this year's lists, which you can now access via the link on the right side of the page or by clicking on this link below:

http://www.ilfonline.org/AIME/Rosie/0708annotations%20.pdf

Happy Reading!