Scenes from the Rutgers Science Bus

July's Raffle: Specials by Scott Westerfeld

This month's raffle is up! Win a copy of Specials, the third book in the Uglies trilogy. See our review of the trilogy here. To win, email miller@bccls.org (type JULY RAFFLE in the subject line) and let us know the easiest way to contact you. Winner will be picked at the end of the month.

Have a great weekend.

Summer Programs

How exciting is it that school will be over in a few short days? Then you will have all the time you want to lay around, doing nothing, until you get... bored.

We have the cure!

Introducing the summer line-up of 2006:
Summer Reading Club!
Book Buddies!
The Library Scavenger Hunt!
The Rutgers Science Bus!
A Creature Feature Film Fest!
Books!
Prizes!
Food!
Fun!

Now some of these terms may be familiar to you. Food? Fun? I think you may have heard of these before. To find out what the other ones mean, stop by the library to learn and sign up!

June's Raffle- Win Your Favorite CD!

Our May Gossip Girl Raffle ended yesterday and we found a very deserving winner. Send an email with to miller@bccls.org to enter this month's raffle win your favorite CD. Just type CD RAFFLE in the subject line and tell us what Cd you'd like to win. Winner will be picked on June 30th and will receive their CD.

Our book discussion pick for this month: The Last Safe Place on Earth- Richard Peck

**** 4 stars

This book, though not the newest book on the shelves, was very interesting. It questioned the idea of just how safe a suburban town is, for example, whether it is safe to trust someone in your home to watch over your children. It also questions the idea of utopia, whether there is such a town or a place on earth. It shows that though on the surface there is nothing wrong, after you observe for a while, you notice the cracks and imperfections in people and things, realizing the impossibility of utopia. -- Gemma Doyle
10th grade
16 years old

NEW STUFF!

Happy Wednesday. Here's a listing of some of the new graphic novels/manga and CDs we just received. Stop in and check them out!

Graphic Novels/Manga
Cheeky Angel
Duck Prince, volume 1
Simpsorama
Runaways, volume 1
Ghost Hunt
DearS, volumes 1-3

CDs
Prince- 3121
Ryan Adams-29
Juvenile- Reality Check
Hawthorne Heights- Silence in Black and White
Matisyahu- Youth
*Coming Soon:
Dave Chapelle's Block Party (soundtrack)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs- Show Your Bones
Teddy Geiger- Underage Thinking
Pink-I'm Not Dead
Red Hot Chili Peppers- Stadium Arcadium
Rihanna- A Girl Like Me


*If there's anything you're looking for that we don't have, drop me an email or post a comment. I love suggestions of what to order for the library!

Books I'm Reading Now

I always have 2 or 3 (or 4, or 5) books going at once. I can't seem to read one at a time. I am always reading one book at the reference desk, one on my lunch break, one at home, and listening to an audiobook on the ride to work (I have a long commute). Right now, here's the list of what I'm reading (look for reviews on all coming soon):
A Room on Lorelei Street, by Mary E. Pearson
Grand & Humble, by Brent Hartinger
The Last Safe Place on Earth, by Richard Peck (our current Books and Bites book)
as well as listening to Rebel Angels, by Libba Bray, on my ipod.
What are you reading?