Are you burning with desire for the release of New Moon the movie? The anticipation is building for November 20th!! You might be wondering how Jake will look as a wolf and how Bella’s dark gloom will be portrayed on the big screen. If you want some sneak peaks of trailers from the film go to the New Moon website.  You could also reread the book or look up other books about the series.

The Pike Branch of IMCPL is hosting a New Moon Fest on November 17th at 5 pm. There will be New Moon scene dramatic interpretations, the chance learn and share trivia about the making of the movie, and you can even learn how to make yourself glow like a vampire. Come dressed as you favorite vamp or were if you dare!

The Twilight Companion: The Unauthorized Guide to the Series

New Moon: The Official Illustrated Movie Companion

What is Veterans’ Day? It’s one of the days each year when we as a Nation honor every person (past and present) that has played some role in the Armed Services. Why do we celebrate Veterans’ Day? It’s just one way of showing our respect and saying “thank you” to the people that put their lives on the line for us. Do you have someone in your family that is a Veteran of a War?  If so what kind of stories and experiences have you heard?
 Did you know there is a difference between Veterans Day and Memorial Day?  Yes, there is more than just Governmental and Post Office, Schools, and Banks closing for the day.
 Don’t forget to say a big “THANK YOU” to any Veterans you know and see (friends, family, church, school teachers, etc) and this can be done by either a Thank You note or call, volunteering to do yard or house work, or take them a meal just to name a few.  
 To find out more about Veterans Day check out these websites:
 * Wikipedia: Veterans’ Day 
 * Infoplease: Veterans’ Day

Go on, admit. You read for fun.  We all do. It’s something to do on the bus ride, while you’re waiting on Mom/Dad or a thousand other things. We’re not talking about homework here. This is just sitting down and cracking open a book and immersing yourself in a good story. YALSA (Young Adult Library Services Association) is encouraging teens to read something out of this world with Teen Read Week from October 18-24. This year’s theme is “Read Beyond Reality @ your local library.”

Check out your local branch to see what’s planned for the week. Events range from a bookmark contest, a book review and drawing, “Weird Jeopardy” and more. There should be something for everyone. If that’s not your speed, just pick up a book and read something that you’ve never read before. Stretch yourself, have some fun!

And you can drop a comment below about the books you’ve read. It could be your favorite book of all time. Or one that REALLY sucked. Either way, you’ll be sharing your ideas with others and helping them to read for the fun of it.

See you at the library!

Do you want to build your own home library? Do you sometimes want to share books with friends? Want to avoid worrying about due dates and fines? Have I got a deal for you! Secondhand Prose, the Library’s book sale is a great place to rummage around and find great treasures and bargains. You’ll find all sorts of titles and subjects that are donated or discards from the library’s collection. Teen hardbacks are $1.00, paperbacks $ .50. The book sales are at the Library Services Center, 2450 North Meridian Street. The next one opens on Friday, November 13th, 5:30 to 7:30 pm, for members of Friends of the Library. If you’re not a Friends member, or once you have the book sale bug, try Saturday, November 14, 10-5pm, Sunday November 15, 12-4 pm.  Friday November 20, 12-7:30 is half price day and Saturday, November 21, 10-4 pm is $5 a bag day.

Have you ever wanted to know what the top teen book is? YALSA`s Teen Top Ten contest is the place to go to nominate your favorite teen book and see what is most popular. To see the nominations and vote for your favorite go to the Teen Top Ten site between August 24th and September 18th to vote. The winners will be announced in a live webcast during Teen Read Week, which is October 18th-24th.

There are some great books on the list! Do you like vampires? If you do check out Untamed by P.C. and Kristen Cast, a mother-daughter writing team. If you’re looking for something that is a little more realistic, but still has some adventure check out Paper Towns by John Green. There are also classic favorites like Breaking Dawn and The Hunger Games on the list.

Tell your friends and vote yourself because the more people that vote the more accurate the winner will be. You can find all these books at your local library branch. Although many of them are hot items that you might have to request.

The nominees with their IMCPL call numbers are:

Graceling by Kristin Cashore TEEN FIC CAS

Untamed by Kristen and P.C. Cast TEEN FIC CAS

City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare TEEN FIC CLA

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins TEEN FIC COL

Truancy by Fukui Isama TEEN FIC FUK

Truancy: Origins by Fukui Isama TEEN FIC FUK

The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman jFIC GAI

Paper Towns by John Green TEEN FIC GRE

Runemarks by Joanne Harris TEEN FIC HAR

Identical by Ellen Hopkins TEEN FIC HOP

The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart TEEN FIC LOC

Daughter of the Flames by Zoë Marriott TEEN FIC MAR

Wake by Lisa McMann TEEN FIC MCM

Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer TEEN FIC MEY

Bloodline by Katy Moran TEEN FIC MOR

The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness TEEN FIC NES

Evermore by Alyson Noël TEEN FIC NOE

Geek Charming by Robin Palmer TEEN FIC PAL

Melting Stones by Tamora Pierce jFIC PIE

Living Dead Girl by Elizabeth Scott TEEN FIC SCO

Eternal by Cynthia Leitich Smith TEEN FIC SMI

Flygirl by Sherri L. Smith TEEN FIC SMI

Wherever Nina Lies by Lynn Weingarten TEEN FIC WEI

Impossible by Nancy Werlin TEEN FIC WER

Absolutely Maybe by Lisa Yee TEEN FIC YEE