Today is the day!

Stephenie Meyers' Eclipse novella, The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner, is officially available! Visit the catalog and place your hold today!

Also, starting Monday June 7th, you can read it for free online at www.breetanner.com!

Happy reading!
Holley

SUMMER READING HAS ARRIVED!!!

So come get signed up on the double!

The theme for the Emmet O'Neal Teen Summer Reading is Pirates vs. Ninjas.

This year we have some ginormous prizes for our top point earners:

1. A 16 GB iPad

2. An 8 GB iPod Nano with Video Camera

3. A 12 megapixel Casio Ex-S12 Digital Camera

"But, Matt, how do I earn points?" you ask.

I'm glad you asked.

Programs Attendance 20 points

Book Points

Less than 100 3 points

100-200 pgs 5 points

200-400 pgs 8 points

400-600 pages 10 points

600-800 pages 12 points

800-1000 pages 15 points

Over 1000 pages 18 points

Book Reviews 5 points

Movie Reviews 3 points

CD Reviews 3 points

*3 Bonus Points if reviews are posted on Teen Blog

(www.eolteens.blogspot.com)

Questions? Call Matt (205) 445-1141 or mlayne@bham.lib.al.us

Be the Force!

Check out this coolio Star Wars video that stars YOU!

Win an iPad!!!

Game On! Announcing the First-Ever Shmoop High School Essay Contest Grand Prize = iPad 3G (Yep, the kind that's not even in stores yet) In celebration of National Poetry Month, your topic is a Robert Frost classic. Get the contest details here Open to high school students (or younger) Deadline for entry: May 28 500 words maximum Finalists Judged by Jim Burke. Mr. Burke is... Special Advisor to Shmoop AP English Literature and 9th Grade College Prep English teacher Author of 20 books for English teachers Founder of The English Companion Ning, an online community of more than 15,000 English teachers Spread the Word: Share on Facebook or Share on Twitter

More Info: http://www.shmoop.com/news/2010/04/12/poetry-essay-contest-ipad/

cosmic contest

The American Library Association has partnered up with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and IMAX to offer library patrons seats to the Hubble 3D movie, telescopes, and Hubble 3D posters!

Visit the Explore the Universe @ Your Library website, answer 6 questions about the Hubble Space Telescope, and you'll be entered into the drawing for one of 4 great prizes!

Grand prize (1 winner): 25 IMAX® tickets, a telescope and a signed Hubble 3D poster

1st prize (1 winner): Family 4-pack of IMAX® tickets, a telescope and a signedHubble 3D poster

2nd prize (2 winners): Family 4-pack of IMAX® tickets and a Hubble 3D poster

3rd prize (3 winners): Pair of IMAX® tickets and a Hubble 3D poster

The contest is open to kids enrolled in kindergarten through 12th grade and runs through April 30, 2010 so don't wait, enter the drawing now! Unfortunately, the film is only playing in 2D in Huntsville at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center but it makes a great road trip!

Check out the Hubble Space Telescope in the library's catalog and at their home on the web!

Holley

Cool New Music!!!!!

The Top 20 Unsigned Bands with free downloads!

Enjoy!

-Matt

Hunger Games

If you haven't yet picked up Suzanne Collins' books in the Hunger Games series, climb out from under that rock and head on over here, we'll set you up!

The premise of the story (from Collin's website):

Katniss is a 16-year-old girl living with her mother and younger sister in the poorest district of Panem, the remains of what used be the United States. Long ago the districts waged war on the Capitol and were defeated. As part of the surrender terms, each district agreed to send one boy and one girl to appear in an annual televised event called, "The Hunger Games." The terrain, rules, and level of audience participation may change but one thing is constant: kill or be killed. When her sister is chosen by lottery, Katniss steps up to go in her place.

Hunger Games is the first in the series, followed by Catching Fire. The last in the trilogy will be out August 24, 2010 and will be titled Mockingjay! Read the press release here!

In this USA Today article, notice that Collins mentions she has finished the screenplay for Hunger Games!

Happy reading!

Holley