Goodbye Shonen Jump

Shonen Jump fans, it’s a sad month for you. If you haven’t heard, SJ is going all digital and the April issue is the last print issue. The good news is the April issue is now available at the library, so come in and enjoy it while you can!

10 Things You Might Not Know About the Library

1. We have TV series on DVD.  Come in and check out Glee, Modern Family, The Secret Life of the American Teenager, Vampire Diaries, The Office and more.
   
2. You can take practice tests for the ACT, PSAT, SAT, AP Exams and more using our Testing and Education Reference Center.  You can also see in-depth information about college programs.  Just click here to access the Testing Center.  Your user ID is your Winfield Library card number.  

3. We’ve got a Flickr photostream with pictures from library events.  Check it out at www.flickr.com/photos/winfieldpubliclibrary. 

4. If you forget your library card, but you have your school photo ID with your name on it, you may still check out library materials. 

5. Our all ages chess club meets once a month.  The next meeting is Saturday, December 11 at 10:00 a.m.  The club meets in our Youth Services department, but adults, teens, and kids are all welcome to join. 

6. If you need to do research for a school project, click here to access Encyclopedia Britannica to get biographical information, timelines, atlases, country comparisons and for general research.  You can even make your own custom charts to compare information.  Your password is your library card number. 

7. Back issues of magazines may be checked out for two weeks.  Check out the teen magazines, like Alternative Press, Shonen Jump, Mad Magazine, Teen Voices, Seventeen, Game Informer and more. 

8. If you need a book but we don’t have it, you can request an interlibrary loan and we’ll get it for you from another library.  Just ask for a form at the front desk. 

9. If you have to write a paper about a social issue, like abortion, cloning, global warming, or another controversial issue, SIRS Knowledge Source is perfect for you.  A quick call to the library will get you the password information if you have a Winfield Library card. 

10. We have a suggestion box in the teen area of the library.  Drop in a card with the names of books you want me to buy, ideas for library programs, or general comments.  If you want a personal response, put your name and number or email on the card.  Anonymous suggestions are welcome, too!

Teen Voices

We’ve got a new teen magazine this month: Teen Voices.  This amazing magazine is written by, for, and about teen girls, giving them a powerful, real voice to discuss the issues they face, on subjects from college essays to bullying to relationships and much more. 

Don’t miss this new magazine, and check out the online version at www.teenvoices.com.

Mad Magazine

Our first two issues of Mad Magazine have arrived!  So check out the 20 Dumbest People, Events and Things of 2009 in the January issue,  plus classics like Spy vs. Spy, the Fold-In, and more.

New Magazines Coming Soon

I just subscribed to two new magazines for the Y.A. Corner, so be on the lookout for MAD Magazine and Shonen Jump.  

I’ve still got room for one or two other magazines on our shelves, so comment me with suggestions!

Help Me Pick New Magazines

You may have noticed our new magazine rack, which was installed this summer in the Y.A. Corner.  Because of the new rack, we have room to add a few more magazines.  So…what do you want? 

I’m thinking of adding three new titles, and I’ve got a few contenders:

BMX Plus
J-14 or M or Girls Life
Mad Magazine
New York Times Upfront
Shonen Jump 

If you were choosing new magazines for the library, which ones on this list would make the cut?  What title NOT on this list would you buy?

RIP EGM

OK gamers, I’m sad to say that EGM is no more.  So, I’m trying to figure out what to replace it with – I’m leaning toward either GamePro or Game Informer. Any thoughts?  Keep in mind I only have room for one magazine, so I have to make it count!  Comment me with your choice, or give me another option…

Katie

Coming Soon

Watch for ESPN Magazine, coming soon to the Y.A. magazines. 

     

Check them out at sports.espn.go.com/espnmag/index.

Katie

Spin is in

Our newest magazine, Spin, is on the shelves today.  Am I the only one who didn’t know that Dr. Dre is just six credits away from earning his degree in library science? If you don’t believe it, check out page 32 of this month’s issue. Spin’s got tons of great stuff online, too, so click over to spinmagazine.com for more.

Katie

New Magazines

Two new magazines hit the shelves today:

   Alternative Press                              Electronic Gaming Monthly

             

Check out their websites or come to the library and browse the newest issue.  Read about Fall Out Boy of one of dozens of undiscovered bands in Alternative Press, or get a gamer’s-eye review of upcoming releases in EGM.  Is there another magazine you wish the library subscribed to?  Let us know!

Katie