3...2...1...Happy New Year

It's the start of a new decade. Remember how much things have changed since 2001.


Harry Potter Books 5-7 hadn't been published
Facebook and YouTube didn't exist

 

 

And now, a look at the year in review, at least according to YouTube

 

Happy New Year!

Vote For Your Favorite Nutmeg

It's Time to Vote for the Nutmeg Book Award!

This year's nominees are:

All of the Above

Alphabet of Dreams

Chains

The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks

Home of the Brave

The Last Dragon

The London Eye Mystery

Unwind

Waiting for Normal

The Wednesday Wars

Read About Them Here

 

Ballots are available in the Teen & Young Adult Zone 

Those in Grades 7, 8 & 9 are Encouraged to Vote.

You Must Have Read at Least 1 Nutmeg Nominee to Vote 

And, You Can Only Vote Once--Here or at School.

Happy Holidays

Happy Holidays from the Booth & Dimock Memorial Library

Just a reminder, we are closed 

Friday and Saturday December 24th and 25th.

We will re-open on Tuesday December 28th @10am.

We will be showing Scott Pilgrim vs. the World 

at 5:30pm on December 28th

We will be making Mag-Bags 

at 4:30pm on December 30th.

If you need something to do between now and then, help out the British Library by 

Mapping Your Voice.

Its an awesome project where you read and record Mr. Tickle (a children's book) or just the first 6 words. Researchers are studying the English language. Plus, you can listen to others read the book as well.

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

 

For Movie Night @ The Library we will be showing  

Scott Pilgrim vs. The World.

Movie Night @ the Library is on 

December 28th, 2010 at 5:30pm 

The Movie Length is 2 hours (~7:30pm). 

The Library Closes at 8pm.

We will provide pizza and popcorn.

Here is the synopsis for this PG-13 movie:

"Game on! Scott Pilgrim just met the girl of his dreams...literally. But in order for them to date, he must defeat her seven evil exes--a rouges' gallery, including an infamous skateboarder, a veg...an rock star and fearsome identical twins!"

Happy Birthday Jane Austen

Jane Austen, born on December 16, 1775 is known for many books, notably Pride & Prejudice. Many have been made into great movies. Browse Jane Austen's books and the multitudes of published Fan-Fiction here. Or read some of her books online here.

My favorite has always been Mansfield Park. Do you have a favorite?

Choose Your Side

Its the Epic Battle Presented in Zombies VS. Unicorns, edited by Holly Black (Team Unicorn) and Justine Larbalestier (Team Zombie).

Reserve the Book at the Booth & Dimock Library
Visit The Official Website




Watch the Video

Who Will Win?

It's Up To You

Stop by the Library, CHOOSE YOUR SIDE, and tell us WHY

We'll add it to our Battle!

Check Out The Sky

Watch the Geminid Meteor Shower tonight over Connecticut. Find out about the best viewing times here (from 12am -4am). And find out more about the Geminid Meteor Shower here.

Then on December 21st don't forget to go outside and watch the Total Lunar Eclipse.

2011 is the Year of the Solar System, and the Celebration has begun. Visit NASA's site to find out all sorts of astronomical information.

Use the Booth & Dimock Library to find great books on the Solar System including Beyond: A Solar System Voyage by Michael Benson (YNF 523.2 BEN).

What Did We Make With Duct Tape?

Yesterday, at What Can't You Make with Duct Tape? we tried out several different patterns and ideas to see what we could make with duct tape. Here are some of the finished products:


Bags

 Belts

 

Wallets

 A Glasses Case and Flowers

 

See what you can make using duct tape and our new book Ductigami, available at the Library. 

Do You Love Steampunk?

We know it, we love it, but for those of you who don't know, Steampunk is defined by the urban dictionary as "a subgenre of speculative fiction, usually set in an anachronistic Victorian or quasi-Victorian alternate history setting. It could be described by the slogan "What the past would look like if the future had happened sooner." It includes fiction with science fiction, fantasy or horror themes."



So here are some of the great Steampunk Novels currently available at the Booth & Dimock Memorial Library:

Also, You can check out these great websites.
The Hindenburg and Other Zeppelins
The Victorian Web



The Steampunk Workshop on PBS





*Thanks to School Library Journal for compiling these resources.

YALSA's Excellence in Non-Fiction Nominees

YALSA (Young Adult Library Service Association) has nominated 5 books for their Excellence in Non-Fiction Award. We have one of the books here: They Called Themselves the KKK. Check out that book today, or request on of the others from another library.







The Excelence in Non-Fiction Finalists:


Janis Joplin: Rise Up Singing
By Ann Angel, published by Amulet/Abrams
Janis Joplin, a true "fish out of water" in Port Arthur, TX, follows her own path to become an icon of American music in her short, tragic life.
They Called Themselves the KKK: The Birth of an American Terrorist Group
By Susan Campbell Bartoletti, published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Bartoletti provides readers with an in-depth look at the formation  of the KKK and its subsequent evolution into a violent organization.  With  primary source material, she details  the horrific history of the Ku Klux Klan and the people who fell victim to its reign of terror.
Spies of Mississippi:  The True Story of the Spy Network that Tried to Destroy the Civil Rights Movement
By Rick Bowers, published by National Geographic Society
In 1958, the state of Mississippi began an undercover operation, The Sovereignty Commission, to spy on and potentially squelch the Civil Rights movement.  Bowers' expose of this unknown organization reveals the extent to which some were willing to go to see segregation remain the law of the state. 
The Dark Game: True Spy Stories
By Paul Janeczko, published by Candlewick Press
This compilation of different spies carries readers from the Revolutionary War through the infamous Cold War era.   Delve into stories about the Choctaw Code Talkers of WWI, Soviet moles, Mata Hari and more as you uncover just how they changed the course of history.
Every Bone Tells a Story: Hominin Discoveries, Deductions, and Debates
By Jill Rubalcaba and Peter Robertshaw, published by Charlesbridge
Through fieldwork, laboratory analysis, and scientific debate, the bones of Turkana Boy, Lapede Child, Kennewick Man and Iceman are used to tell the fascinating stories of four member of the human family tree.  Maps, photographs, and news headlines add to our understanding of archeology's cutting edge science.

Everyone Loves Books

The Connecticut Library Consortium compiled these lists of ideas for great Holiday Book Gifts.

Best Books for Teens (ages 12 and up)

Best Books for Junior Readers (ages 8-12)

Here are some of my favorite books from this year.

Teen\ &\ Young\ Adult\ Zone's bookshelf: 2010-holiday-favs




More of Teen & Young Adult Zone's books »

Join Us December 5th

Join us on December 5th, 2010 from 1pm-3pm

Cider, Cookies and Story-Time with the Board and Staff during 

Christmas in Coventry Village

Don't forget to stop by the Festival of Christmas Trees at the Art Gallery at Main & Mason.

TAB decorated this Tree on Behalf of the Booth & Dimock Memorial Library.

Better Book Titles

Have you ever been confused by a book title? Here are the Better Book Titles, or at least more literal.

 

Find your favorites. Re-name your favorites.



Original Title: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Contest!!!

The Prize for December's Contest is...

An Autographed Copy of 

Holly Black's Ironside

Grab an entry form off the table in the Teen Zone

Name the 10 fantasy movies the pictures are from, bonus points for knowing the character's name

The Winner will be chosen on December 22

Movie Night @ the Library

Join us on Tuesday, December 28th at 5:30pm for

Movie Night @ the Booth & Dimock Memorial Library

We'll provide the Pizza and Popcorn 

But You Have to Choose the Movie:

Voting is Now Closed

Happy Birthday Mark Twain

Connecticut native, Mark Twain was born Samuel Clements on this day in 1835. Famous for many works, including The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (check out the 60 Second Recap) he is on the Banned Book list for the same book. You can read or listen to many of his books online at Project Gutenberg. Scroll down to Mark Twain to see all the available works. Access his complete biography online through iconn.org and Biography in Context.

Old Fashioned Christmas in the Village

This Sunday is Coventry’s Old Fashioned Christmas in the Village. From 12pm-4pm you can celebrate the season.

Stop in at the Booth & Dimock Memorial Library from 1pm-3pm for cookies and hot cider. Trustees and Staff will be reading holiday stories in the front parlor. TAB (the Teen Advisory Board) will be raising money for Human Service’s Holiday Gift Drive, receive a free home-made gift with your donation.

Hope to see you there!



iDrakula

 Written by Bekka Black, this novel is a modern retelling of the classic Dracula.

The Booth & Dimock Memorial Library will be receiving a copy of the book soon. Place it on Reserve Today.

But, if you don't want to wait for this book or you want to try something new, read it in the manner it was intended--on your cell phone.

It's written as a series of text conversations, e-mails, photos, browser screenshots and even a few phone messages. Here is a picture to get you an idea of the interface, yes, it is meant for iPhones.

You can get a preview of the app for free, but the entire book will cost $1.99 through itunes.

Click here to find out more about Bekka Black and iDrakula

Have You Seen: The Teen Video Game Collection

That’s right, we are now lending video games for PCs, Wii, DS and PS2. They are located below New Non-Fiction in the Teen Zone and they are going fast.

We will be soon be offering games for GameCube.

Let the Teen Librarian know what games you recommend.

 
 
 
 
 

The Next Meeting of the Gaming Club will be December 2nd from 3:00pm-5:00pm

Get the Library on Your Phone!

Download the Access My Library App for iPhone and Android and access certain Databases for any library within 10 miles of your current location. Find Out More Here.


The Online Offerings for the Booth & Dimock Library include US & World History in Context; Major Newspapers, Infotrac and many more.



Teen Cooking

Take a look at one of the Delicious Apple Pies we made this week at the library.

There are more cooking programs to come and suggestions are welcome.

Don't Forget to Sign Up for Our Next Event:

What Can't You Do With Duct Tape

on Thursday, December 9th from 3pm-4pm

We were 18th!!!

Congratulations to everyone who cane to

National Gaming Day

on Saturday, November 13th.

The Booth & Dimock Memorial Library

came in

18th out of 94 Libraries in the

National Super Smash Brothers Tournament.