Hunger Games Program

Teen Hunger Games Program

Monday, March 12

3:30 P.M. 9th – 12th grade

4:45 P.M. 6th – 8th grade

Discuss the book series and upcoming movie, test your knowledge of Hunger Games trivia, and participate in other activities related to the book.

Registration is requested. Please call or stop by the library or register online here.

We hope to see you there.

2012 Book Awards

The American Library Association recently announced several 2012 youth book award winners.

Click on the book titles to see them in our catalog. (It may take a minute for our catalog to load.)

Have you read any of these books? What did you think? What were your favorite books from last year?
Printz Award
Where Things Come Back by John Corey Whaley

Printz Honor Books


Why We Broke Up by Daniel Handler
The Returning by Christine Hinwood
Jasper Jones by Craig Silvey
The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater

The Michael L. Printz Award is awarded for a book that exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature. See more information about the Newbery Medal and past winners here.

Newbery Medal Winner



Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos

Newbery Honor Books

Inside Out & Back Again by Thanhha Lai
Breaking Stalin's Nose by Eugene Yelchin

The Newbery Medal is awarded to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. See more information about the Newbery Medal and past winners here.


Sibert Medal Winner



Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade by Melissa Sweet

Sibert Honor Books

Black and White: The Confrontation between Reverend Fred L. Shuttlesworth and Eugene "Bull" Connor by Larry Dane Brimner
Drawing from Memory by Allen Say
The Elephant Scientist by Caitlin O'Connell and Donna M. Jackson

The Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal is awarded annually to the author(s) and illustrator(s) of the most distinguished informational book published in the United States in English during the preceding year. See more information about the Sibert Medal and past winners here.

2011 Most Popular Books

It seems that everyone is creating a "best books" type of list at this time of year, so here's ours. Our list includes the most often checked out books in our library this year. What do you think? Have you read them? What's your favorite?

Teen Fiction

1. The Replacement by Brenna Yovanoff
2. I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore
3. Jane by April Lindner
4. Crocodile Tears by Anthony Horowitz
5. Fallout by Ellen Hopkins
6. Z by Michael Thomas Ford
7. Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen
8. What Happened to Goodbye by Sarah Dessen
9. Chosen by Ted Dekker
10. Prom by Laurie Halse Anderson

Teen Series

1. Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
2. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
3. Maximum Ride by James Patterson
4. Ranger’s Apprentice by John Flanagan
5. The Immortals by Alyson Noel

Walter Dean Myers

Walter Dean Myers was named the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature this morning.

See more about the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature here.

See his books in our library here.

Gingerbread House Program

18 teens created gingerbread houses at the library on Wednesday, December 21. They decorated them with Christmas trees, ice skating bears, Santa's sleigh, snowmen, and more creative additions. See photos from the programs here.

Magic Tree House Series

review by Caitee, 8th grade

There is a series of some 50 books, entitled the Magic Tree House and Merlin Missions, written by Mary Pope Osborne. Out of all the books, my favorite is book #32, The Winter of the Ice Wizard. In this book, Merlin has a mission for Jack and Anne(and their friends Teddy and Kathleen). Jack and Anne have to retrieve the Ice Wizard's missing eyeball. This book happens to be extremely adventurous. They run into danger,have to make some hard decisions, and in the beginning, they don't know(or have much of a clue) where to find the eye; except to go to the Norns. The 3 Norns weave lifes of people(such as the Ice Wizard, in the book) into trapystres. Jack, Anne, Teddy, and Kathleen have to some how get the Norns to reveal where the eye is hidden. This book, along with the series, is extremely magical. Though it is magical, it also teaches us lessons, such as loyalty, being truthful, and many more lessons that you will have to read and find. I enjoy reading this book series, even though i am "old". Right now, I am on book 29, I have been looking for this book for some number of years (literally). My mom just found book 29, I cannot wait to read it, and finish the series.

Click here to see if The Winter of the Ice Wizard is available or to reserve it.

Click here to see the rest of the series.

Guardians of Ga'hoole

Review by Caitee, 8th grade

There is a book series, Guardians of Ga'Hoole by Kathryn Lasky, that I have been reading all year. Initially, there are 15 books in the series, but Ms. Kathryn wrote a book entitled "A Guide to the Great Tree", and another, "Lost Tales of Ga'Hoole". This series begins with a young Barn Owl named Soren, going through his adventurous time trying to find the Great Tree, which is said to be a myth, other hard times, and a remarkable child and adulthood. Near the middle of the series, you read about Soren's nephew's lifehood, how Nyroc (A.K.A. Coryn, Soren's nephew) has a special ability, and his destiny that he has to discover. All of that is in between books 1 thru 7. In those books, there is much more than what I told, like wars, wolves, and more! Books 8 thru 11, each book is a legend about Hoole (you have to read to discover who Hoole is) and his journey to become the king of the owl kingdoms. I am only on book 13, and in a new beginning of another story, so I cannot tell you about books 12 thru 15, or the extra books that were written. Characters in the book: Soren, Glyfie, Twilight, Digger, Coryn, Ezlryb, Otelissa, Martin, Ruby, Eglantine, Madame Plonk, Mrs. P., Pelli, Primrose, Octavia, Octavia, and Doc Finebeak. There are MANY more characters, and things to tell how wonderful this series is. Read this book series!!!!!!

Click here to see the books in this series.