Countdown over!

Mockingjay is officially here! Seriously, you all need to read this book. I got it from a bookstore the day it came out and read it all in one day because I could not put it down. It was so good...a perfect end to the trilogy. I won't give anything away, but if you are a fan of this series, you will not be disappointed! And if you're not a fan yet, what are you waiting for?!?!? Once you're done reading Mockingjay, you might be wondering what to do now that it's over, but don't worry, we've been getting lots of new books in! Come check out our new teen books display, and I'm sure you'll walk away with something interesting!

Ok, now that I've gotten the most important business out of the way, let's move on to other things...lol. Teen Read Week is coming up in October, and we have some ideas, but we would really love to hear from you if you have any suggestions. The theme is Books With Beat. Now naturally that includes books that have anything to do with music, or poetry, but it can also be sports (you BEAT someone at a football game), health (heartBEAT), etc. So if there's anything you'd like to see happen during that week, please let us know as soon as possible! Email ideas to teens.clarkbooks@gmail.com. And don't forget to follow ccplteens on Twitter!

Sarah

Ok, I know I've missed a few days here, but.......MOCKINGJAY TOMORROW!!!!!!!! (I'm just a tad excited...lol). There is a waiting list for this book, so if you are wanting to read it anytime soon, come put your name on the list! Remember, this is the third book in a trilogy, so if you haven't read the first two, you really need to read those first. #1 - Hunger Games; #2 - Catching Fire.

Also, there will be no teen gaming the first Thursday in September, because the reference dept. will be using our room for their Local History Week programs. But don't worry, we'll be back the third week in Sep.

One more way to find out what's going on: follow us on Twitter! It's under ccplteens.

Hope the school year has started off well for everyone!

Sarah

Short and Sweet

Only three things to say today:

1. Happy Friday the 13th!!! Hope nothing too crazy happens to you, but if it does, email teens.clarkbooks@gmail.com! I'd love to hear about it!

2. Teen Advisory Board meeting this Monday, 8/16 at 6 pm. Come be a part of what's going on at your library! We'll hopefully be discussing some ideas for Teen Read Week!

3. Countdown to Mockingjay: 11 days!!!!!! We're almost in single digits, people!!!!!!

Sarah

SRP is over!

As I'm sure you all know, our Summer Reading Program is officially over. THANK YOU to everyone who participated! We had some great teen programs this year! We are now starting to look ahead to Teen Read Week, which will be October 17-23. More information will coming about that in the next month or so. The theme this year is Books With Beat. This can include anything from poetry or books about music, to murder mysteries (crime beat). If you have any suggestions about programs you might like to see happen during Teen Read Week, please email them to teens.clarkbooks@gmail.com. We'd love to hear your suggestions!

We will be taking a short break for the next couple of weeks, which means that we won't have any programs until the third week of August. But we start again on Monday, 8/16 with a Teen Advisory Board meeting at 6 p.m. If you'd like to be a part of what goes on at your library, please come out! We also have Teen Gaming that week on Thursday, 8/19 at 6 p.m. You must have your own library card and a signed permission slip to participate!

And now, today's Mockingjay countdown....drum roll please....19 days!!!!!!!

SH