Posted by JainaL on Tuesday, Aug 7, 2012 - 10:25 AM
Recently, NPR turned to its audience to vote for their favorite teen novels. Today, they published the results. You might notice some of your favorites on there. Was there anything they missed? They've definitely caught a lot of my favorites, but here are a few that I would add:read more
Posted by JainaL on Tuesday, Jul 10, 2012 - 2:49 PM
Summer Reading is here and we're here to help. I've been busy making lots of book lists for you so that you always know where to look to find a good book. I know that a lot of middle schoolers need to read two books this summer: one fiction, and one nonfiction. I teamed up with Kris Nash, one of our Children's Librarians, to bring you this list of great nonfiction titles. Download the pdf, or check out the list below:read more
Posted by JainaL on Tuesday, Jul 3, 2012 - 5:54 PM
A man in Detroit is trying to build Z World Detroit, which would turn part of Detroit's abandoned urban area into a zombie theme park. How cool is that?
Posted by JainaL on Tuesday, Jun 26, 2012 - 12:59 PM
An English class at Staples High School, led by Sue O'Hara, was assigned to find a writing-based community service project. We are incredibly grateful that they thought of the Westport Library, because now we have almost a dozen book reviews for our website! Since I obviously can't read everything, book reviews are an incredibly useful tool for me. It's especially important to get an actual teen perspective on teen books, since it helps me recommend books to others and assists me with book selection in the future.
Check out these great reviews below. You might discover a new read (or learn to steer clear of others):read more
Posted by JainaL on Friday, Jun 22, 2012 - 9:47 AM
Guess what? It's time for Summer Reading!
As you can see from our awesome promo video, I watch a lot of ghost shows, especially the ones where guys call each other "dude" all the time (see Ghost Adventures). The Summer Reading theme is "Own the Night," which means that we will be focusing on the darker side of teen literature. Here are the details:
Register online, then stop by the Reference Desk to receive your free reading journal and a coupon for the Library Cafe.
Keep track of what you read in your reading journal. For every five books that you read, receive a coupon for the Library Cafe. Show your journal at the Reference Desk or email me the books you have read at jlewis [at] westportlibrary [dot] org
Read from our special Own the Night book list for a chance to earn prizes at the end of the summer. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd prizes will go to participants who read the most books off the list. Other books that fit with the theme will count as well- just show me the titles. I will count thrillers, dystopias, any book involving a ghost or outerworldly being (faeries, vampires, werewolves, etc.), or any book in which a character has to triumph over a distressing situation (this is where you can get creative). The book list is merely a suggestion; I'm interested to see how you interpret "Own the Night!"
Summer Reading officially begins Monday, July 2nd, but you can register now! I'm excited for another Summer Reading program with you!
An English class at Staples High School, led by Sue O'Hara, was assigned to find a writing-based community service project. We are incredibly grateful that they thought of the Westport Library, because now we have almost a dozen book reviews for our website! Since I obviously can't read everything, book reviews are an incredibly useful tool for me. It's especially important to get an actual teen perspective on teen books, since it helps me recommend books to others and assists me with book selection in the future.