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.

Native American Heritage Month

November is Native American Heritage Month and iconn.org is showcasing several resources on Native American History. They can be found at the bottom of the left hand list under Native American Awareness Month. You can also access these links here:

A Research Guide to Native American Resources at the Connecticut State Library
The Government Website for Native American Heritage Month
Native American Archives provded by EBSCO (temporary trial)


Books on Native American History Found in the Teen Zone Include:
Lasting Echoes: An Oral History of Native American People by Joseph Bruchac
The Inuit: A Pround People by Deborah Kent
Plains Warrior: Cheif Quanah Parker and the Comanches by Albert Marrin

Can You Beat the Librarians?

Join Us for Tournaments, Prizes and Games, Games, Games on National Gaming Day

Saturday, November 13th from 10:30am-2:30pm

All of our fabulous Video Games will be set up, plus several Board Games.

Borrow from our Circulating Video Game Collection--Available November 13th

And Enjoy the Gaming Display in Our Front Window for the Month of November.

Join Us for National Gaming Day,

Compete in Super Smash Brothers or...

Try to Beat the Librarians Score in Band Hero



Write Away

I already filled you in on the details of NANOWRIMO (National Novel Writing Month), you can read my previous post here, or find out more at their official website.

NANOWRIMO kicks off today, and I thought I'd share the great writing resources we have here at the library. Access the books and place a reserve or borrow them today.

Resources for Writers