Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Upcoming Tablet Classes!

We have several tablet classes coming up that still have openings, but be sure to sign up fast before they are filled!  Just call the Children's Department at 477-5225 to sign up.

Thursday April 18th Kindle Fire Tablet/Kindle Fire Tablet HD
Thursday April 25th Nook Tablet/Nook Tablet HD
Monday April 29th Ipad
Monday May 6th Nexus
Monday May 13th Kindle Fire Tablet/Kindle Fire HD
Thursday May 30th Ipad

Friday, February 22, 2013

Weekly Picks for February 25th



Books of the Week:
Chicken Sisters by Laura Numeroff in the children's department
A Year Without Autumn by Liz Kessler in the juvenile department
Sucks To Be Me by Kimberly Pauley in the young adult department

Movies of the Week:
Wings starring Clara Bow, Charles "Buddy" Rogers, and Richard Arlen
Flight starring Denzel Washington, John Goodman, and Don Cheadle
The Pirates with the voices of Hugh Grant and Martin Freeman

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Come Skype with Kimberly Pauley!





This Saturday, February 23rd at 1pm we will be Skyping with young adult author Kimberly Pauley from her home in London. She is the author of "Cat Girls Day Off", "Sucks to be Me", and "Still Sucks to be Me".  Be sure to come by the main meeting room and chat with her!  She will be answering all sorts of questions about her books, her writing process, and what it's like to move from the Midwest to London! We will have a limited amount of books for purchase.

Monday, February 18, 2013

February 19 Dial-A-Story

This week's story is titled  Don't You Feel Well, Sam?  by Amy Hest,
and it is read by Karen Neal.  To access this story, dial 477-5226.


Friday, February 15, 2013

Weekly Picks for February 15th



Books of the Week:
Pinkalicious by Elizabeth and Victoria Kann in the Children's Department
Hourglass by Myra McEntire in the young adult department
Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl in the young adult department

Movies of the Week:
Frankenweenie with the voices of Charlie Tahan, Winona Ryder,  and Martin Short
The Departed starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, and Jack Nicholson
No Country For Old Men starring Tommy Lee Jones, Josh Brolin, and Javier Bardem



Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Great Apps For Your Ipad!

Thought I would share a few apps with you that my Project Next Generation class brought to my attention.  All of these are available in the Apple App store free of charge.




Fit Brains Trainer-Great braingames to keep your mind active and challenged!










App that lets you purchase and view graphic novels and comics









Hundreds of comics, featuring Super Heroes from Spiderman to Captain
America









Takes photos and has special effects like frames, movie strips, x-ray, color effects, etc...









Game where you build a virtual world









Advanced version of temple run with 3-D landscape

Friday, February 8, 2013

Weekly Picks for February 11th



Books of the Week:
Lily's Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes in the Children's Department
Beyond Repair by Lois Peterson in the Juvenile Department
Defiance by C.J. Redwine in the Young Adult Department

Movies of the Week:
Slumdog Millionaire starring Dev Patel, Anil Kapoor, and Saurabh Shukla
The Hurt Locker starring Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, and Brian Geraghty
ParaNorman with the voices of Leslie Mann and Christopher Mintz-Plasse

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Meet The Librarians Part Two-Number Two

This is part two of Meet The Librarians.  We started this feature in the fall with my first group of PNG kids.  Now we have a new group of kids, and we are starting up where we left off.  Every week you will get to meet a librarian, or someone who works at the library, and learn a little bit about them and what they do at the library.

Friday, February 1, 2013

Weekly Picks for the Week of February 4th






Books of the Week:
A Little Bit of Winter by Paul Stewart in the Children's Department
Palace Beautiful by Sarah DeFord Williams in the Juvenile Department
Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi in the Young Adult Department

Movies of the Week:
Kings Speech starring Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, and Helena Bonham Carter
The Artist starring Jean Dujardin, Berenice Bejo, and John Goodman
Brave-animated film with the voices of Kelly MacDonald, Billy Connolly, and Emma Thompson