Hear ye, hear ye!

Enter here to win an AUTOGRAPHED copy of the this year's One Book New Jersey, So Yesterday. I met the author, Scott Westerfeld at a conference, and he very nicely signed it to one of you, dedicated blog readers. So enter by emailing us, or writing a message in the comments section.

Book Discussion + Movie

Have you ever read Little Women? Ever wanted to but looked at the length of it and decided to pass? Well, our brave (and smart) high school book discussion group has decided to brave it and read this awesome book (which really is awesome). We decided after we read it, we'll be watching the movie (the modern one with Claire Danes, Winona Ryder, and Kirsten Dunst).

If you feel like joining us, pick up a copy of the book at the front desk and come to our discussion- April 30 (Monday) at 3:30. As always, there will be snacks!

Movie watching date to be announced soon.

Dinner and a Movie

It's not too late to sign up for dinner and a movie this Friday night! We'll be watching Napoleon Dynamite and eating a good dinner, too!

Call or stop by the library to sign up!

*6-8 p.m./grades 5-8

NextReads

Have you heard about NextReads? It's a new feature we are offering our library users. I just signed up myself tonight and really like it. All you do is give us an email address and pick what kind of books you'd like to hear about. NextReads will send you monthly newsletters that highlight new books that you might want to read. Even better, there is a link in the email that allows you to see if the book is in at our library- with one click!
All you have to do to sign up is go to our homepage and click on the big colorful NextReads button halfway down the page. The rest is self-explanatory. Especially for smarties like you.

Updates

Just checked Stephenie Meyer's site this morning and noticed she has more t-shirts up for sale. I know lots of you will be interested, so here's the link to that. She also mentions that the third book, Eclipse, will be out in late August.

In other news, Libba Bray is hard at work to the third book in the Great and Terrible Beauty series (trilogy?), which will be called The Sweet and Far Thing (due out late September).

Any other books you are dying to read? I'm eager for the next Kiki Strike. Here's her myspace.

Have a great weekend!

Our winners- how will they compare?

The Bergen County Cooperative Library System (buckles- that's us!) has announced their predictions for the upcoming American Library Association book awards. Take a look!

Let us know what you think! What were your favorite books of 2006?


P.S. Although he has been with us for over three months, please welcome our newest reader:
Gideon Juan Soto (Alexa's son)!

Happy Holidays!

You'll be bored without us!

Regularly scheduled programming to begin at the end 0f January...check here for the schedule.

Books into Movies

Don't you just love when your favorite book is turned into a movie? Unless, of course, they ruin it! Anyway, check out these movies that will be appearing soon in a theater near you- let's hope for the best!
Blood and Chocolate (written by Annette Curtis Klause) Jan. 2007
Bridge to Terabithia (Katherine Paterson)
The Dark is Rising (Susan Cooper)
Eragon Christmas 2006 (Christopher Paolini)
Inkheart (Cornelia Funke) 2008
Nancy Drew (Carolyn Keene) 2007
The Spiderwick Chronicles (Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi)2008
Where the Wild Things Are (Maurice Sendak) 2008
Persepolis (Marjane Satrapi) 2007

WIN!

Win AUTOGRAPHED copies of
Twilight
and
New Moon!
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to find out how!

TEEN READ WEEK 2006

It's Teen Read Week!

Come celebrate Teen Read Week all week long here at the library. Go here and click on "Teen Read Week" to see the list of events with details.
Here are a few things you can do:

• Fill out an opinion poll at Smartgirl (guys, you too!)
• Join our read-a-thon to win a $50 Barnes and Noble gift certificate.
• Come decorate a t-shirt with cheaters' tie dye.
• Watch movies at our movie marathon.
• Come to game night, play your favorite games and DDR!
• Email miller@bccls.org with your name, age, and title of your favorite book and win a copy! (Three winners will notified by phone, so include your number, too!)
• Vote for next year's Teen Read Week theme.
• Check out some recommended reading.
• Vote for the Teens' Top Ten.

SHOJO BEAT!

Sign up to win a free copy of the November 2006 issue of Shojo Beat, hot off the presses!
Send an email to miller@bccls.org with the subject line SHOJO BEAT to win. Winner will be picked October 15th.

Books and Bites

Our second Fall book discussion will be Monday, October 23rd at 4 p.m., where we will be discussing M.T. Anderson's Feed. Here's a really quick summary:

In a future where most people have computer implants in their heads to control their environment, a boy meets an unusual girl who is in serious trouble.

Stop by the circulation desk to pick up a copy of the book. Hope to see you there!

Wizard Rock

Have you ever heard of wizard rock? Here's the Harry Potter Fandom wikipedia definition:
"Wizard rock is a musical movement dating from 2002 that consists of a number of bands formed by young musicians playing songs about J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter literary phenomenon. The lyrics are usually humorous and simple, and many bands write songs from the point of view of a particular character in the books, usually the character who features in the band's name.3 If they are performing live, they may also cosplay that character. Though most fans of the music are previous fans of Harry Potter, some bands have attracted listeners outside of the Harry Potter fanbase. Wizard rock has recently evolved to become deeper and more refined.
Harry and the Potters was the first wizard rock band but inspired other wizard rock bands."

Harry and the Potters – Website / Myspace
The Remus Lupins – Website / Myspace
Draco and the Malfoys – Website / Myspace
The Whomping Willows – Myspace
Dobby and the house Elves – Myspace
The Hermione Crookshanks Experience – Myspace

NEW STUFF!

Here's some new CDs and books that have come in recently:
CDs
Ashley Parker Angel -Soundtrack to your life
Christina Aguilera -Back to basics
Thom Yorke- Eraser
Pharrell Williams- In my mind
Nelly Furtado-Loose
Now 22: that's what I call music
Wreckers- Stand still, look pretty
India.Arie- Testimony : vol. 1, life and relationship
Warped tour 2006 compilation
Under the Influence of Giants- Under the Influence of Giants
Cheyenne Kimball- The day has come

Books and Graphic Novels
Bleach. Vol. 13 : The undead
Dial L for loser : a Clique novel / Lisi Harrison
Reality chick / Lauren Barnholdt
My So-called Digital Life: 2,000 Teenagers, 300 Cameras, And 30 Days To Document Their World / Bob Plekta*
Whatcha Mean, What's a Zine?: The Art Of Making Zines And Mini-Comics / Mark Todd, Esther Pearl Watson*
How to Be Popular/ Meg Cabot*
Vampireville: Vampire Kisses Three/ Ellen Schreiber*
The Last Days / Scott Westerfeld*


*these titles are on their way, should be here in the next week or so!

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!