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!

Are you Libba Bray’s number one fan?

Do the words “A great and terrible beauty” make you swoon?  Are you the first person on hold to get “Going bovine” when it comes out next month? 

If so…what would you do to get an autographed copy of one of those two books?

Lucky you, all you have to do is enter our Libba Bray autographed book contest, going on now until September 15.  Tell us in 200 words or less why you love her books and you could win a book autographed by the author herself!   Entries must be received by September 15.  Pick up an entry form in the YA section of the library and bring your entry to the main desk, or email your entry to me.   Please include your name, grade and phone number if you email me your entry.

I will take names off the entries in order for them to be anonymously judged by library staff.  Two winners will be chosen; the first place winner will get first choice of book. 

Good luck!

Free Stuff

Thanks to everyone who filled out my end-of-summer-reading survey during the past few weeks.  You got first dibs on some great advanced copies of new young adult books. 

The survey is now over and I’ve still got plenty of books to give away.  So, it’s now a free-for-all!  Come in to the library’s Y.A. Corner and find the basket marked “Free Books” to check out what’s left.  Almost all are advanced copies of books that don’t come out until the fall. 

First come, first served…
Katie

Lucky You

Here’s the new bulletin board (center) with all the upcoming events for teens. 
Now there are new books on either side of it – twice as much space for new books!

Can’t find the manga?  I moved it so manga fans can have their own space.  Manga is now on these wire shelves on the far right of the Y.A. book shelves.

Enjoy!
Katie

Blame it on the turkey

Ok, I admit it! I haven’t blogged in a week. I think all that turkey crept into my brain and made me sluggish this week, so my normally sparkling blog wit has suffered. BUT, where have you lazy bums been? Not leaving me hilarious comments, there’s where not!

Anyway… I will tell you what I HAVE been doing for you this week, my loyal blog reader. (Ha ha, I have more than one reader…right? right?)

The Y.A. Corner of the library now has twice as much shelving for new books. What have I ordered lately, you ask? “Slam” by Nick Hornby and “The Luxe” by Anna Godbersen are two that come to mind.

We also have new shelving just for manga, and I have bought plenty of books for the upcoming Day of Manga, but you’ll have to come to the Day of Manga to be the first to see those.

Also, look for the new events board in the Y.A. Corner, with details about the book group, Teen Advisory Group, and other teen programs at the library.

Pictures to prove all this will be coming soon…
Katie

Free books!

Interested in free books?  Just come to the Y.A. Corner and check the coffee tables for free books for you to take. 

BUT, (now that I’ve lured you in with the promise of free goods) there is one small catch:  I need you to email me a short review of the book you take.  You don’t have to tell me what the book is about; I just want your opinions.  Did you like the ending?  Did you like the cover?  Did you hate everything about the book?

Some of these books are advance reader copies, or books that aren’t available to buy yet.   So, what you tell me can help me decide if I should buy these books for the library’s collection. 

Take a free book. Read it. Review it. Keep it. 
Katie

Escape!

Eyes burning from staring at textbooks? Sick of trying to cram in a semester’s worth of studying in just a few days?  Take a finals study break and escape to the library this Saturday, May 19, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

We’ll have snacks, games…bring a friend and just get away from it all for a few hours.  If you can’t make it from 11 to 1, remember the Y.A. Corner is available all day, so come relax and unwind with a new book.

Katie

Welcome to our new blog!

Welcome to our new blog, a place for Winfield’s teens to find out what’s going on at the library.  We’ll let you know about upcoming programs, new books and magazines that are arriving, and what our book group is reading this month. 

We’re glad you checked our our blog, but don’t stop here!  We have completely renovated the library’s Young Adult area, turning it into the Y.A. Corner that you see here.  We have new furniture, new book display space, and soon, new magazines.  We hope you’ll let us know what you think-love it or hate it, we want your input.   

Katie, Tressa and Nuccia