More Changes!

Wow! Teen Central has expanded into the old Reference Room! We are gradually unpacking all the books that were boxed for the move, and putting them on the new shelves. Our magazine shelves haven’t arrived yet, but it’s soooo nice to have room for the books. No more using a crowbar and hammer to fit them onto the shelves! Fantasy has moved into the old area, and SciFi will follow. Comix are gradually taking over the back wall of the new section, and manga faces them. Fiction, audiobooks, biography, nonfiction and mystery are also on the new shelves. Can’t find something? Reference is now at the old Children’s desk area – we’re happy to help! If a book you want hasn’t been unboxed yet, we’ll help you place a reserve to get it from another library. Come see – and take a look at the new Twilight posters, too!

Changes, changes!

Stop by Teen Central to see our new wall! Yes, a giant wall has sprouted by the paperback spinners, and another one by the CD rack. The sheetrock installer was amazing to watch – he spackled the seams while on high stilts. He said it took him about six months to get good at maneuvering on them. Cool job!

Eventually there will be seating inside our new “cave.” For now, the books have been moved around a quite bit. If you need help finding anything, ask the Reference librarians. Every day something changes!

Need Homework Help? Check Out These Sites!

Homework Links by Subject:

http://www.multcolib.org/homework/

http://www.about.com/education/

Teen Read Week

Books with Bite @ your library® during Teen Read Week, October 12-18. Drop by today and take a bite out of a book @ your library. Pick up a page-turner and read for the fun of it! Sponsored by the Monroe Township Public Library.

Twilight The Official Movie Site

Twilight the movie will be in theaters on 11/21/08.
Learn more about the author and the series at the
official Stephenie Meyer website.

http://www.twilightthemovie.com/

The Twilight series includes:

1. Twilight
2. New Moon
3. Eclipse
4. Breaking Dawn

Check the online catalog to see if titles are available or contact the Reference Desk for assistance at 732-521-5000 or mtplref@monroetwplibrary.org.

Book Discussion: Stranger With My Face

By Lois Duncan
Is someone pretending to be Laurie? Is someone trying to become Laurie?

Tuesday, September 23,
7:30-8:30 p.m.
Grades 7-12
Copies on display in Teen Central, or place a reserve. Register at Reference Desk.

Refreshments Served

Countdown Time: Last Days to Log Reading Hours!

Labor Day, September 1st, is the last day to read for your Reading

Rewards Log. Logs may be brought to the
Reference Desk at the Library whenever
you have read at least five hours.  The
last day to redeem your hours will be
September 15th.

Still lots of prizes left to spin for, and contest winners will be
drawn in late September.  But remember – you must be
in to win!

No time to keep a log?  Enter the Reading Rewards
Mini-Contest!  Rate titles you have read this summer on
the slips provided, and enter them in the “Bunny Jar” in
Teen Central.  Win a spin!

Teen Central Summer Reading WIKI

See Covers and Story Highlights for

Applegarth Middle School Summer Reading Titles!

Click on Authors' Names to Visit Their Web Pages!

Click on the link below to view the WIKI:

http://teencentralsummerreading.pbwiki.com/FrontPage

Entering Grades 6-12? Join the Reading Rewards Club

Get Prizes for Reading!
Whatever You Read Counts Toward Prizes!
Register at the Reference Desk or
Bookmobile.

• Record on your log sheet the date, title, and hours spent reading to the nearest half hour.
• Bring Log Sheets to Reference Desk when you’ve read at least 5 hours.
• Staff adds up and initials the completed hours.
• Choose a prize for each 5 hours read.
• Enter to win end-of-summer prizes too!
• Reading may be logged through Labor Day, 9/1.
• Hours may be redeemed through Monday, 9/125
• Contest winners drawn in late Septembe

Metamorphosis @ Your Library

Summer Reading Lists

Applegarth Middle School
Monroe High School

Copies of summer reading titles are located in Teen Central and are labeled by the grade that you will be entering in the fall. Please call the Library at 732-521-5000 or come to the Library and someone at the Reference Desk will be happy check the availability of a title.

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Opening This Weekend: Epic fantasy sequel 'The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian.'

Find reviews and movie times for The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian and all the latest movies at Yahoo! Movies.

http://movies.yahoo.com/

Discuss Dr. Franklin's Island With Author Ann Hallam

The One Book New Jersey Committee invites you to

a discussion of Dr. Franklin's Island

with the author!

Ann Hallam (real name Gwyneth Jones) will be online on Thursday, April 3 at 7:00 p.m. and Thursday, April 17 at 7:00 p.m. to discuss this year's One Book New Jersey teen book selection. Join her with your questions and insights about this adventurous novel.

You do not need to sign up or register for any service in order to participate in this discussion! You will simply be asked to type in a username, and then chat away! To log on to this chat, all you need is this URL: http://www.bccls.org/OBNJ. You can also access this link from the calendar on the OBNJ website: http://www.onebooknj.org/calendar/.

Take advantage of this exciting opportunity to talk directly with the author - for free and from the comfort of your own home or library! If you can't make it, email your questions and/or comments to you or to me (at kate_thelibrarian@yahoo.com)!!

About the Book
Teen conservationists Semi, Miranda, and Arnie board a plane bound for the Ecuadorian rainforest. As part of a prize-winning team gathered by the TV show Planet Savers, they begin an amazing hands-on ecology experience. But their trip-of-a-lifetime quickly becomes a fight for survival as they find themselves on a remote island, the only survivors of a devastating plane crash. And this is no ordinary island - it is the home of a mad scientist, anxious for subjects for his ghastly experiments. Unfortunately for Semi, Miranda, and Arnie, the three teens are the perfect candidates for his interspecies tests.

About the Author
Ann Halam (a pseudonym used by Gwyneth A. Jones) is a prolific author of fantasy and science fiction for readers of all ages. Born in Manchester, England, she has been writing since the age of fourteen, when she won a writing competition run by the Manchester Evening News. She has won numerous awards, including the Arthur C. Clarke Award and the World Fantasy Award. Two of her books, including Dr. Franklin's Island, were named ALA Best Books for Young Adults. She now lives with her husband and son in Brighton, England.

More information about Ann Halam/Gwyneth A. Jones and her books can be found on her website homepage.ntlworld.com/gwynethann. Be sure to visit www.onebooknewjersey.org

Touring Exhibit of Student Work.

The Arts & Education Center presents the Middlesex County Arts High School and Arts Middle School 2007-08 Touring Exhibit of Student Work. Eleven terrific artworks by area students are on display in Teen Central for the month of March, which happens to be Youth Art Month.

Drop by Teen Central for a closer look! * Remember that the library has hundreds of books on famous art and artists, plus how-to books on all sorts of art and craft techniques. Our giant art books are in the Fine Arts Oversize collection, on the low wooden shelves near shelf 9. Be careful – some are weightlifter material! Ask at the reference desk for how-to books on painting, collage, sculpture, jewelry-making, and crafts. After all, it is Youth Art Month – why not be creative yourself?

Hey Teens! Try these wholesome EXPERIMENTS......

T.W.I.N.K.I.E.S. is a series of experiments conducted during finals week, 1995, at Rice University. The tests were designed to determine the properties of that incredible food, the Twinkie.

http://www.twinkiesproject.com/

Create Your Own Radio Station

http://pandora.com/
It's a new kind of radio- stations that play only music you like!

Type in the name of your favorite artist, song or composer and they will create a radio station featuring that music and more like it.

YouTube Contest

QandANJ.org launches YouTube contest for New Jersey high school students!

Would you like to win a JVC digital video camera, a Nintendo Wii, or a Zen V digital audio player? Are you the next Scorsese? View Contest