Kansas City Library's Epic Parking Garage_What book would you pick?

Kansas City Library's Epic Parking Garage
"Check out" (pun intended) this cool parking garage in Kansas City. What would your pick be for a giant book spine to adorn our school? I probably would select Of Mice and Men. Comments?

Teens' Top Ten

The American Library Associations'(ALA) teen advisory group sponsors a Teens' Top Ten contest every year. The voting begins August 23rd and ends September 17th. Check out this list of this years nominations, read as many as you can and then vote. I will post a link to the voting as soon as it is opened so check back here! Happy reading!

WE WON!

As you know from previous blog posts, July marks the 50th anniversary of To Kill A Mockingbird. I entered the contest to win an audio book from Recorded Books K-12 and I just got the email that The Wheatley School WON! As many of you know, I am a HUGE audio book fan, listen to about one a week. I have listened to To Kill A Mockingbird, narrated by Sissy Spacek and it is FANTASTIC. She is such an accomplished actress and she brings a level of warmth and charm to this classic book, which I hope you will enjoy as much I did. Email me and let me know if you want to check out this audio book.

Zombies-How very nice!

WARNING- IF YOU DON'T LIKE SCARY MOVIES-SKIP THESE VIDEOS

This is the short version of Charlie Higson's The Enemy
Here is the long version.


Totally unsettling- and a testament to how far book marketing has come. After viewing the video and I am certainly going to put this on my MUST BUY list,as well as it's sequel,The Dead, which is due out this September. True creepiness is my cup of tea. If you liked Rick Yancey's The Monstronomolist,( I LOVED IT) I imagine this is a great read for you.
Which trailer do you prefer?

Public Libraries and Mom's Apple Pie!

What does a great public library mean? Apparently a lot! East Williston Public Library is featured in this Fox 5 piece. Go Libraries!

50 Years of To Kill A Mockingbird

A classic book, a classic film. Celebrate 50 years of a literary icon. To Kill A Mockingbird was Harper Lee's only published book. Read more about her life in the YA book I am Scout by Charles J. Shields, or his book for the adult audience, Mockingbird. Both are excellent reads and give the reader insight into the world of Harper Lee and the world of her memorable characters.
A website has been established with videos, sweepstakes, and information.

FREE AUDIOBOOKS MP3 format

What is SYNC?
• SYNC is an online community that seeks to build the audience for audiobooks among readers 13 and up.

• Each week, SYNC will give away 2 FREE downloads--a popular Young Adult title paired with a Classic title that appears on Summer Reading lists--starting July 1 through September 1, 2010.

• SYNC is hosted by Audiobook Community, a new social networking site for the discovery of audiobooks.

• Listeners can choose to join a conversation about these titles with authors, narrators, publishers, librarians, and other listeners. (Listeners are not required to join Audiobook Community to follow the conversation on SYNC nor to download FREE titles from SYNC.)

SYNC Titles
Audiobook downloads available as MP3s
Summer 2010
Available July 1 - July 7
The Angel Experiment by James Patterson
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Available July 8 - July 14
Over the End Line by Alfred C. Martino
The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay
Available July 15 - July 21
Bloody Jack by L.A. Meyer
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
Available July 22 - July 28
The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Available July 29 - August 4
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Available August 5 - August 11
Does My Head Look Big in This? by Randa Abdel-Fattah
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
Available August 12 - August 18
Coming Soon...
Available August 19 - August 25
Wondrous Strange by Lesley Livingston
A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare
Available August 26 - September 1
Handbook for Boys by Walter Dean Myers
Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
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