Thanksgiving is:

Right around the corner, wonderful because there is no school or work, delicious.

What do you think about Thanksgiving? Will you be celebrating?!

Books Books and More Books!

Today we received 71 new teen titles! Woohoo! There are so many great new things to read including John Green's Paper Towns and Celia Rees' Sovay! The next book shelf is constantly being refilled so don't forget about it when you visit the Teen Place. I can almost guarantee that you will find something interesting there!

Summer is almost over and I am trying to squeeze in a few more good books...

What should I read?

I am currently working on The Absolutely True Diary of A Part Time Indian by Sherman Alexie. This is a great book so far, the author is a WONDERFUL story teller!

I am also finishing So B. It by Sarah Weeks. I started reading this book while browsing and it turned out to be very gripping. I can't wait to finish it.

Any suggestions for a great read?

Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer

So I just started reading this book and now it is all I want to do. Who has already read it?! Tell me what you think... but don't spoil it!! :)

So Tomorrow Is The Last Day For Summer Reading...

so don't forget to bring in your logs, redeem your book certificates, and do whatever else needs to be done. At 9 pm tomorrow (Wednesday August 5th) we will be entirely done!

Is everyone signed up for Summer Reading?!

Hopefully everyone is already signed up for summer reading.... if not you need to hurry in! You can win a PS3, DS, or one of many gift cards as well as weekly prizes and much much more!

Summer is just around the corner and that means...

It is almost that time again, Summer Reading! The CPL Teen Summer Reading Program begins June 16 and we want you to be a part of it. This year the Grand Prize is a Playstation 3, the 1st place prize is a Nintendo DS lite, and there are 5 $20 gift certificates for 3rd place. Of course everyone who participates get a book to keep and an invitation to the final party. If you want more information, click the link below!


Tell Me More!

What Are You Reading? I am reading....

Before I Die by Jenny Downham. This book is wonderful, but very sad! If you are looking for a book about learning to live while dying... this is a book for you!

Do you know what tomorrow is?!

Friday April 18th is National Laundromat Day. In honor of this special day we have a quiz for all teen patrons that could win them prizes. Knowing random facts about laundromats and laundry could actually get you a book and a gift certificate.

So if you want to play, it is easy. Come to the teen reference desk outside of the teen room and ask for a laundromat quiz. Then fill out the quiz and give it back to the librarian.

On Monday all scores will be tallied and the person with the highest score wins. If there is more then one highest score the top scorers will be entered in a drawing. The winner will be called Monday afternoon.

Now start studying your laundramat facts!

I just finished reading The White Darkness by Geraldine McCaughrean...

What are you reading? Tell me all about the great books you read in 10 words or less. Here is my The White Darkness is a very interesting book about... a young girl, Antartica, adventure, and a creepy Uncle.

Teen Blog Contest Winner

The blog contest winner has been contacted. For privacy reasons we are not able to announce the name of the winner, but they do know who they are. Thank you all for participating and for your great comments!

Anna

What do you love about the library?!

Let me know what you love about the library and you could be the winner of a new IPod Nano! Here are the instructions: Click on the comment link at the bottom of THIS post. Post a response to the question, "What do you love about the library?". Then email your first and last name, phone number, and time and date of post to slaughtera@cantonpl.org. This is how we will contact you if you are the winner. If I don't have this information, then you can't win! Also note that you can only blog ONE TIME per day! Anymore than one post per day will render the poster disqualified! Happy blogging and happy Teen Tech Week.

Any questions and comments can also be sent to slaughtera@cantonpl.org!

Do you know what day it is?!

It is Northern Hemisphere Hoodie-Hoo Day! On this winter day, people go out at noon, wave their hands over their heads and chant "Hoodie-Hoo".

It is a day to chase away winter and bring in spring. After all, everyone in the northern hemisphere is sick and tired of winter at this point, and a little crazy from being cooped up inside all winter and seeing little sun. I know I will be doing my Hoodie-Hoo chant today!

P.S. Hoodie-Hoo Day is actually a copyrighted holiday and brought to us by the lovely people at wellcat.com

Here's what I am reading, how about you?!

I am just finishing up Daniel Water's Generation Dead. This book is an exciting, delightful, and wonderfully crafted book. Water's has a fabulous sense of popular culture and trivia, as well as the ability to meld reality and fantasy. How do you not love a book that refers to zombies as "living impaired"?! This book brings together creepy, high school, and romance... isn't that basicly everyones school experience?! Read it! It's AWESOME!

Now tell me what you are reading!

National WHAT?!! Day?!

Did you know that January 27th is national toilet day! There is no question that the toilet is something to be celebrated so check out some toilet history by clicking this link.

Teen Advisory Board Meeting

There will a teen advisory board meeting on February 2nd @ 2:30 at the Canton Public Library. All who are interested are welcome to come!

Trick out my what?!

January 22nd is the Trick Out My Tee program at the library. We provide the t-shirt and the "tricking" supplies.... all you need to bring is your crazy creativity!

Meet me in the community room on January 22nd at 5 pm for an evening of t-shirt delight!

Have a book you want to review?!

Post a comment with your book review and share you favorites with the world!!

Book discussion January 19th at 4 pm

Join me for a book discussion on January 19th about Tyrell by Coe Booth.

From Booklist
*Starred Review* "You don't hardly get to have no kinda childhood in the hood." At 15, Tyrell is trying to keep his little brother in school and safe in their roach-infested shelter in the Bronx. He has dropped out of school, and Moms wants him to sell drugs to make money. But Tyrell is too smart. He doesn't want to end up in prison like his dad, so he tries to organize a neighborhood party to raise money. His girlfriend, Novisha, isn't happy that Tyrell has dropped out. She loves him, and they make out, but he respects her wish to remain a virgin. Booth, who was born and raised in the Bronx, is now a social worker there, and her first novel is heartbreakingly realistic. There are some plot contrivances--including Tyrell's stumbling upon Novisha's diary--but the immediate first-person narrative is pitch perfect: fast, funny, and anguished (there's also lots of use of then-word, though the term is employed in the colloquial sense, not as an insult). Unlike many books reflecting the contemporary street scene, this one is more than just a pat situation with a glib resolution; it's filled with surprising twists and turns that continue to the end. Hazel Rochman
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