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Monday, December 31, 2012

This Week in the Library - January 1 - 4

Hey Everyone!

Welcome to the New Year! Check out whats going on in your library!


Happy New Year!!!
Happy 2013!!!

We will be closed Tuesday, January 1st.



Anime Club - Wednesday, January 2 from 3 pm - 4 pm

The first meeting of the new Anime Club will happen this Friday! We will be getting together to discuss manga and anime. If there is a certain anime you want to watch, stop by the teen desk and talk to Brittany.



Gaming Club - Friday, January 4 from 3 pm - 5 pm

The Gaming Club will be meeting twice a month. These gathers will include PC, Xbox, PS2, and DS gaming.  Play solo or group games. Hang out and have some fun!

Monday, December 17, 2012

This Week in the Library - December 18 - 26


Hey Everyone!

Guess what is happening this week in the Teen Zone!

Craft Club - Wednesday, December 19 from 3 pm to 4:30 pm

Make your own hot chocolate mix with snowmen marshmallows - a perfect gift for yourself or someone else!







Gaming Club - Thursday, December 20 from 3 pm - 5 pm

The Gaming Club will be meeting twice a month. These gathers will include PC, Xbox, PS2, and DS gaming.  Play solo or group games. Hang out and have some fun!





Movie Afternoon - December 26 starting at 3 pm

The choice is yours! Stop by the Teen Zone desk and tell us what movie you want to watch! There will be plenty of opportunities for your movie to be chosen, so come cast your vote!

Monday, December 10, 2012

This Week in the Library - December 11 - 14


Hey everyone!

Check out what is happening this week in the Teen Zone!

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Poster

A Hobbit Party - Wednesday December 12 from 3 pm to 5 pm

In honor of the movie's release this Friday, the Teen Zone is throwing A Hobbit Party where we will be turning ourselves into Hobbits and learning Elvish names and writing!






Movie Night - Friday, December 14 starting at 3 pm

The choice is yours! Stop by the Teen Zone desk and tell us what movie you want to watch! There will be plenty of opportunities for your movie to be chosen, so come cast your vote!

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Skull in the Rock

One of the new non-fiction books now on the shelves at the Booth & Dimock Memorial Library is The Skill in the Rock: How a Scientist, a Boy and Google Earth Opened a New Window on Human Origins by Lee Berger and Marc Aronson.

It is a fascinating story of the discovery of a new species in caves found only through using Google Earth.

The best part, the authors have created a website to keep you (the reader) informed of new discoveries made in Sediba, a species from one of our distant ancestors. Visit the website here, especially if you are a fan of archeology, technology and discovery.

Monday, December 3, 2012

This Week in the Library - December 4 - 7


Hey Everyone,

Guess what is happening this week in the Teen Zone!


The Booth & Dimock Memorial Library will be closed Tuesday, December 4th due to a problem with our boiler. Please check http://www.facebook.com/BDLibrary for information regarding Wednesday's hours.   We apologize for any inconvenience.




Gaming Club - Thursday, December 6 from 3 pm - 5 pm

The Gaming Club will be meeting twice a month. These gathers will include PC, Xbox, PS2, and DS gaming.  Play solo or group games. Hang out and have some fun!



Anime Club - Friday, December 7 from 3 pm - 4 pm

The first meeting of the new Anime Club will happen this Friday! We will be getting together to discuss up coming events and programs. If there is a certain anime you want to watch, stop by the teen desk and talk to Brittany. 

Monday, November 19, 2012

Happy Thanksgiving!

We hope everyone has a great holiday. 

Just a reminder,
We will be CLOSING EARLY at 5:00pm on Wednesday, November 21st 
and will be CLOSED on Thursday, November 22nd and Friday, November 23rd. 




  

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

CT Children's Book Fair

Saturday and Sunday - November 10-11, 2012 starting at 10 a.m. till 5 p.m

The 21st Annual Connecticut Children's Book Fair took place last weekend. This event brings together prominent children's authors and illustrators with the general public. The teen panel included Judy Blundell, Kim Harrington, Kristy McKay, and Sonia Manzano. The library currently has three of the four authors books available for you to check out:


   
 On a school trip to snowbound Scotland, several students become infected and turn into hungry zombies, leaving a small band of survivors to take refuge in the school bus.



Sixteen-year-old Clare Fern, a member of a family of psychics, helps the mayor and a skeptical detective solve a murder in a Cape Cod town during the height of tourist season--with her brother a prime suspect.








  When she drops out of school and struggles to start a career on Broadway in the fall of 1950, seventeen-year-old Kit Corrigan accepts help from an old family friend, a lawyer said to have ties with the mob, who then asks her to do some favors for him.







Wednesday, November 7, 2012

NaNoWriMo

This month is National Novel Writing Month, a.k.a. NaNoWriMo. You have till the end of November to participate and write your own novel. Stop by the Teen Zone or check out the website for more information! 

Monday, November 5, 2012

The Week at the Library - November 5, 2012


This Week at the Library


Tuesday, November 6th – Teen Advisory Board Meeting @ 3 p.m.
Stop by the Teen Zone to see what is going on in your library! Be a part of all that is going on!

Thursday, November 8th – Apple Pie for All @ 3 p.m.                  
It is that time of the year. Apples are at their best of picking, so stop by to make mini apple pies inside of apples to bring home and bake! These are sure to be a real treat!

Thursday, November 1, 2012

Book Reviews - October 15, 2012


Eve and Adam


Eve and Adam by Michael Grant

Evening Spiker almost died in a horrible accident. But then Solo rushed her to her mother’s research facility. When she thinks she will die of boredom, her mother tells her to start building a boy.  Using her mother’s sophisticated simulation system, she begins to design Adam. He will be perfect … right?

This short novel has you stumbling across an intriguing story line which touches on genetics and secrets. The fast pace story is entertaining with the many twists and details involved. Solo and Aislin are great characters with their own story line to keep things interesting. If you are reading for a quick read and an ending full of surprises, this is the book for you.

Dark Lord: The Early YearsDark Lord by Jamie Thomson

After an epic battle with his arch nemesis, the Dark Lord finds himself trapped in the Pit of Uttermost Despair, a.k.a. Earth. Now, these ‘adults’ are instant on helping him find his parents.  And they keep calling him Dirk Lloyd.  Is it possible that he is really just a confusing young boy? Or is he the Dark Lord trapped in a human body? Read Dark Lord by Jamie Thomson to find out.

Aimed toward the middle school crowd, yet readable by anyone, this book takes the reader on a ride through the sudden life of the Dark Lord and problems of being a lone child in world full of rules and adults. This book is ideal for readers looking for a book with a hilarious story line full of those awkward moments in a pre-teen’s life. 

Through To You
Through to You by Emily Hainsworth

When Viv dies, Camden Pike has no idea what to do with his life.  She was his rock that helped him through the end of his football career, the medication wearing off from the injury, and the changes in his family’s home life. Without her, he does not know what to do.  When he decides to visit the scene of the accidents, he meets Nina, a girl from parallel world where Viv is still alive.  But this Viv is different and Nina has her own secretes. Camden has some serious choices to make before the window between their worlds closes forever.

This surprisingly sci-fi novel has its own set of twist and turns that many readers can relate to.  The main character, Camden, is dealing with death, divorce and changes to his future. Now there is a chance for a change he can choose, something he will decide.  The science fiction behind the novel is actually not a major point, so there is little detail on the subject.  What gets readers the most is not Camden’s inner monologue, but rather the changing world around him.  Through to You is a highly relatable book for readers of all ages with hope and grief all mixed together. 

I'll Be There

I’ll Be There by Holly Goldberg Sloan


Sam Border was constantly on the move because of his father.  Never allowed to go to school or connect with anyone in the outside world, Sam knows he has to leave, but he could never leave his little brother, Riddle, behind.  Riddle Border draws all day and will not talk. He knows they have to leave, but where would they go? All things start to change when they meet Emily Bell.  While singing, not so well, a solo at church, Emily sees Sam and knows they are destined for something, because there is no such thing as a coincidence. All their lives are about to change forever and do not forget the snowball effect.

Sloan takes readers on a fairytale with all the emotions experiences of a modern day story.  Starting with an unsettling description of Sam and Riddles early life, readers are captivated by the sudden twists and turns the boys take to achieve their greatest desire, a normal life. Sure to reach a variety of readers, this book is well written, dark at times and colorful in rare moments.



Wednesday, October 31, 2012

International Games Day

2012


Schedule
Saturday, November 3rd

10:00am - 12:00pm -- Mario Kart Wii Tournament

12:00pm - 1:00pm -- Lunch, Pizza will be provided


1:00pm - 3:00pm -- Live Super Smash Bros. Wii Tournament 


Drop by all day long for our usual Gaming Club as well, with PS2, X-Box, Nintendo DS, Computer Games and lots and lots of Board Games! 

Friday, October 26, 2012

Movie Reviews - October 15, 2012

Movie Reviews with Brittany
  
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
The Perks of Being a Wallflower 

Based on the best-selling novel by Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower follows one year in the life of troubled teen, Charlie, as he makes his way through freshmen year of high school. Following the death of his best friend, Charlie is at a loss for how to cope until he meets seniors Sam and her step-brother Patrick. This unlikely duo exposes Charlie to new and not always wonderful experiences that lead to some very interesting life choices.

This coming of age film is highly comforting and, yet, disturbing at times.  Filled with experience that anyone can see themselves in, The Perks of Being a Wallflower will have you laughing and crying at the same time.  It has a plot filled with moments that could break your heart or having you breaking a seam. This quirky comedy-drama will be a must see for the season.


Moonrise Kingdom – on DVD 10/16/12
Following the story of two twelve year old that fall in love and decide to run away, Moonrise Kingdom tells the story of how a town is rocked and turned upside down in the wake of the runaways and the storm brewing off the coast of this once peaceful New England town.  And that might not be such as bad thing to happen.  Sam and Suzy are the odd children of this small island town and running away may just be their key to happiness in world where unhappy normality rules.

Visually appealing, this movie connects people with its hilarious and intriguing story line.  The witty dialogue and visual gags will have you fall off your set with laughter.  While still maintaining some very sober moments, the film will catch you from the beginning till it releases you in the end. The overall purpose of the stories appears to be that finding your own happiness is far more important than trying to keep someone else’s. 


Check Out Our Latest Magazines!


  • Seventeen
  • Make Magazine
  • Teen Ink
  • J-14
  • BIKE
  • Game Informer
  • OTAKU USA
  • MAD Magazine





Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Hero or Villain?



              
 

Thursday the 25th, the library will be holding the Heroes and Villains Party! The party starts at 3 p.m. Are you are Hero or a Villain?? Come find out! You will pick your side or have it decided for you. Then receive your new name and create an outfit to fit your new alter ego! Then to top it off we will have some great games to play. Don’t forget the food!

Monday, October 22, 2012

Sleep!

Do you ever have trouble waking up in the morning? Try this sleep cycle calculator to figure out the best time to go to sleep for when you need to wake up, or what time to wake up based on when you go to sleep.


Monday, October 15, 2012

This Week in the Library - October 15, 2012


  

Hey everyone!

This week is a very big week for the Teen and Young Adult Department at Booth and Dimock Memorial Library. It is Teen Read Week and we have a ton of stuff planned for you guys!

Tuesday night from 3 pm to 8 pm there will be Speed Booking and a Teen Open house. For those of you who do not know what Speed Booking is well you are in store for a treat. Taking the idea of Speed Dating to the library, teens will be given several books to review in a short amount of time.  They can examine the cover, check out the first chapter or skip to the end. They give a quick review as to whether they would like to read it or not. Fun right? Just imagine this with tons of teens running around the room trying to find books they like the best. Fun is in store.

The Open House is a chance for you guys to let people know what we are all about. Pick your favorite book and make a display to bring it for it. Be creative as possible and show everyone some really great books to check out. Do not be afraid to go all out!

Thursday the 18th at 3 pm brings us to Steampunk Bracelet night.  Here is a chance to show off your skills and make some great accessories for yourself or as a gift. For those of you who do not know what the genre Steampunk is, well here is the best way to describe it: "What the past would look it, if the future happened sooner."

To wrap the week up, we will be watching a teen choice movie on Friday; The Outsiders. A great classic movie based off the novel by S.E. Hinton. (A copy of the book is located across from the Teen Desk on the wire display). Be there at 3 pm sharp to get your set and some food to munch on. It is sure to be a real treat.

See you all this week!

~Booth and Dimock Library - Teen Zone

PS. Don't forget to register what you have read at the Teen Desk. We want to reach that reading goal of 1,500 books!

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Teen Review: Ashes

Ashes (Ashes Trilogy, #1)


Teen Review 

Ashes by Ilsa J. Bick

When Alex goes into the woods to say goodbye to her parents and goodbye to the world, she comes back to a completely new one. A world where an EMP has destroyed all technology and has turned everyone her age into man eating crazies. But when she meets up with a little girl named Ellie and a young soldier named Tom, Alex finds herself with more of a family the she’d ever had before. Can she keep her new found family alive in a world that feels like a nightmare? Ilsa Bick’s Ashes is a suspenseful thriller that keeps you convinced things can't possibly get any worse. But it always proves you wrong.

Personal rating: 8.5 out of 10

Reviewed by Patrick

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

The results are in...

This was a big Summer for reading in Coventry, and while just about all of the books flew off the shelves, some of them were more popular than others.  Here they are, the most circulated books at the Booth & Dimock Memorial Library!


Teen Review: Starting From Here

Starting From HereStarting From Here by Lisa Jenn Bigelow
Rating: 4 of 5 stars

Teen Review

Genre: Romance/Family

Summary:
Colby find a stray dog near her house and through him she learns how to open herself up to new relationships and opportunities.

Review:
This book was very relatable and well-written. It focused on a lot of different issues and was an overall very satisfying book. The characters were very diverse and I thoroughly enjoyed reading it.

People might like this book if they liked:
The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. Danforth

Reviewed by Bethany


View all my reviews

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Want to learn more about Minecraft?


Attention, all you Minecraft maniacs:  the Booth & Dimock Library has just added two books about Minecraft!  Minecraft: Video Game Guide and MineCraft: Tips, Tricks, and Cheats are available as eBooks on the Teen Zone Nooks!  They're available to patrons with an eReader agreement on file.  Don't have one? Stop by the Library today and fill one out!

Thursday, August 16, 2012

2012 Teens Top Ten


Voting for the Teens Top Ten through YALSA is now available! You can vote for up to three titles simply by clicking HERE. Copies of the survey are also available in the Teen Zone. 




The Nominees: