tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90847449921109980822012-01-30T10:07:17.087-06:00A blog for the latest news, events, newly added books and more for the teens of Ralston, Nebraska's Baright Public Library.Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00401258534429055966noreply@blogger.comBlogger881100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9084744992110998082.post-78833181206981241322012-01-30T10:01:00.002-06:002012-01-30T10:07:17.100-06:00

Go to the website listed below during the correct dates to access that week’s Hunger Games question. Only correct answers submitted during the correct dates will be included in the drawing. Contestants must be Ralston students in 7-12 grades. Feb 13-19 bit.ly/ralstonhg1 Prize: Scooter’s Gift Card Feb 20-26               bit.ly/ralstonhg2                 Prize: Dairy Queen Gift Card Feb 27-

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Our monthly game nights will continue in 2012! Join us from 7-8:30 p.m. in the Meeting Room for Wii, board and card games. Bring your friends and your own games to share. Snacks served at all events. January 26 February 23 March 29 April 26 Hope to see you there!

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We have two events coming up during your holiday break. Thursday, Dec. 22 at 6:30 p.m. join us for a holiday movie! We'll be making a craft during the movie and if you'd like, bring a $5 or under wrapped gift to be exchanged. Thursday, Dec. 29 at 7 join us for our monthly game night! Wii, board games and more! Bring your friends!

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We were thrilled that Neal Shusterman came to Ralston High School to speak to Ralston's students. It was great to hear about his writing process and get the latest news on his sequel to Unwind! It was fun to see how he personalized everyone's books. What did he write in yours? Make sure you check out the coverage from the Ralston Recorder! Click here for the article.

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We had a great turnout for our Neal Shusterman-themed Scavenger Hunt last week! 15 high schoolers from our Ralston Readers book club joined us at the Baright Public Library for a challenge. They had to find six answers hidden among the library's books to questions about Shusterman or his books. Finding clues. They didn't know it yet, but these two would end up being our 1st and 2nd place

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It's Teen Read Week and that means this year's Teens' Top 10 Winners have been revealed. Watch this video to see who made the list as well as who nabbed the No. 1 spot. You might be surprised!

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This school year, be sure to treat yourself to some game nights at the library! We'll have 5 this fall and everyone who comes to at least 3 of the game nights will be entered into a drawing for a prize (yet to be to determined). Make sure you mark these dates on your calendar and head to the library to play some Wii and board games. Feel free to bring your own games to share and some friends to

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Voting is now open for YALSA's 2011 Teen's Top 10. Click HERE to enter your vote for the best book of the last year. You can choose from the following list: Bachorz, Pam. Drought. Beam, Cris. I Am J. Beaudoin, Sean. You Killed Wesley Payne.  Black, Holly and Justine Larbalestier. Zombies vs. Unicorns. Card, Orson Scott. The Lost Gate. Clare, Cassandra. The Clockwork Angel. Collins,

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On Friday, we had our final summer program for teens - the Minute To Win It Challenge! Contestants had to compete in 7 different challenges. Breakfast Scramble Breakfast Scramble Wheel of a Deal Baby Blockin'  Coffee Topper Our winner, Christa, was able to successfully complete 5 of the 7 challenges and won our grand prize! Congrats to all our participants who did a great job!

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Congratulations to all the participants in our photo trivia contest! Many of you were able to correctly identify Peru, Tokyo, Panama, Paris and Copenhagen! Here's a look at who won what each week: Dani U. - $5 Starbucks gift card Shelby L. - $5 Jones Bros. gift card Chase C. - $5 Dairy Queen gift card Tori B. - $5 Jones Bros. gift card John W. - $5 Dairy Queen gift card One name was drawn

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Teens! It's the last week of the summer reading program! This week, write a book review and bring in your passport for one more stamp. This is the last stamp you'll be able to earn for the summer reading program. If you have 10 stamps in your passport, you must turn it in by July 14 for another coupon to a restaurant and to be elligible to compete in the Minute To Win It Challenge. The

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We've got just 2 1/2 weeks left of teen summer reading! Make sure you are keeping up with your reading and writing book reviews and coming in to receive stamps in your passport! We're taking a break from events this week as the quilt show is on display in the meeting room. But you can still get up to two stamps by reading 3 hours and writing a book review. Next week, we'll be back with two

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Last summer, AudiobookCommunity.com gave teens the chance to download 2 free audiobooks a week during the summer. This year, they are doing it again! Beginning today through August, you can download 2 free teen audiobooks a week! Go to audiobooksync.com for all the details. There is a program you'll need to download before you can access the audiobook, but after downloading that, and the

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Join us tomorrow (Saturday, June 18) for our first of two Summer Readers Book Club meetings! This is not a club where we all read the same book. We like to give you the freedom to read whatever you want and then share with us whether or not you liked it! We'll get together, do some fun activities and talk about the books we've been reading so far this summer. This is a great chance to hear about

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We've had awesome turnout at both of our gaming nights so far. In the first week, 25 teens showed up to play. That's a new Teen Game Night record! Our second week we had 22! If you haven't been yet, join us at the next one on June 23 at 7 p.m. to see what all the excitement is about!  

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Head on into the library to see if you can guess Where In The World the photo on the YA bulletin board is from. Each week, we'll draw a winner from the correct answers for a prize. All correct answers will get placed in the drawing toward the end of the program for a chance to win a $40 movie package prize from Aksarben Cinema! Check out these videos with a guy who went all over the world just

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We've got all kinds of fun things coming up this summer for teens. First and foremost, our Summer Reading Program registration begins on May 31. Head into the library and write a book review on a book you've read and receive a passport and a coupon to a local restaurant. You'll use this passport throughout the summer to earn stamps by reading, writing more book reviews and attending events at

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We did some redecorating in the teen area at Baright. Before: After: We love the new colors that the rug and chairs add to the area! Let us know what you think!

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The Baright Public Library has joined in the nation-wide Great Scavenger Hunt Contest so that you can have the chance to win a $50 gift card to a bookstore of your choice! This is a contest that was created by Kay Cassidy, author of The Cinderella Society. Here's how it works: 1) Find a book to read from the list of middle grade/tween books or young adult books. You could also search by author.

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We've got two game events coming up! The first will be Thursday, March 24 from 7-8:30 p.m. This will be our standard teen game night where you can play our Wii and board games, eat some snacks and bring your friends! Feel free to bring your own games, too. The second event will be during National Library Week on Friday, April 15 from 3:00-4:30 p.m. In addition to the usual game event fun, we'll

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Happy Teen Tech Week! The Baright Public Library recently received a BWI/YALSA grant that gives us more money to buy more books for you! We want to make sure we're buying the books that you want to read so head over to bit.ly/barightbooks and let us know what books we should consider adding to our collection. We're looking for recommendations for fiction, non-fiction and graphic novels and you

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The Anti-Valentine's Day Party that was held up at the high school made the front page of the Ralston Recorder! Be sure to check out the article by clicking here. If you were there, see if you can find yourself in the picture!

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Have you been thinking about reading some Golden Sowers but aren't sure which ones you'd like? Take a look at some of these reviews by Ralston Middle School readers of the 2010-2011 Golden Sower nominees! Artichoke's Heart by Suzanne Supplee Artichoke's Heart is a book of hope telling a story of a girl full of hope. Rosemary is a high schooler who weighs 200 lbs. It takes us through her typical

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This month, Sally J. Walker, writer of 23 screenplays, will be presenting "Intro to Screenwriting Designed for High School Students and Teachers" at the Baright Public Library on Saturday, Feb. 19 from 8:30 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. Registration is required to attend and you must do so by Wednesday, Feb. 16 by calling the library at 331-7636. And now for the best news .... it's free for teens! (And just

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We're keeping our monthly gaming night alive! Teens in grades 7 -12 , join us Thursday, January 27 from 7 - 8:30 p.m. for more Wii and board game fun!

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We've got three awesome events for December so mark your calendars! First, our Teen Advisory Board's monthly meeting will be Thursday, Dec. 16 from 5-6 p.m.. Everyone that comes will need to bring a coffee mug because we'll be making mug cakes - fun, chocolate cake made right in a mug! We'll also be making holiday-themed cubees - a fun paper craft you can use to decorate your locker, desk, or

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Thanks to everyone that entered into the Harry Potter trivia contest. Over all 5 weeks we had more than 268 entries! Here are all of the questions with the answers below as well as what the winners won! Week 1: What birthday (age) does Harry Potter celebrate in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone? Week 2: How many points is the Golden Snitch worth in Quidditch? Week 3:  What are Mr. and

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Thanks to everyone who attended today's Harry Potter Costume Party!  Hosted by Professor Trelawney and Professor Mcgonagall, we had wands ...  potions ...  brooms filled with treats  ...  Harry Potter cookies to make ...   and of course, the costume contest! Thanks to our guest judges and congrats to the winners who won a Harry and the Potters CD, a 2011 Harry Potter desk calendar, the 

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We've got two big events coming up that we hope you'll join us for! The first, is our Harry Potter Costume Party! Come to the library dressed as your favorite Harry Potter character and join us in drinking butterbeer, eating treats and other fun activities! Judges will be awarding prizes to the best costumes!  The event starts at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, November 6 and judging will begin at 2 p.m.

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It's Teen Read Week so you know what that means - the Teens' Top 10 Winner has been revealed. More than 8,000 teens voted for this year's YALSA Teens' Top 10. And the winner's are: 1. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins 2. City of Glass by Cassandra Clare 3. Heist Society by Ally Carter 4. Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater 5. Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick 6. Beautiful Creatures by Kami

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We had some great entries for this year's Banned Books Reviews event. Four teens reviewed some banned or challenged books that they've read recently. Check them out! ttyl; ttfn; l8r, g8r by Lauren Myracle 5 stars The author did a great job of portraying issues teen girls have with dealing with friends, new crushes, learning to drive, jobs and getting the freedom they want. Read these books and

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Check out this video with the characters from Glee in the library and find out what banned/challenged book Tina used to read when she was younger! Click here!

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In celebration of Banned Books Week 2010,  we're giving you the chance to win a free book at our upcoming book sale! If you've read a banned or challenged book (see lists below), submit a review of it to the Baright Public Library and we'll give you a coupon for a book of your choice at our Book Sale October 8-10!  All submitted reviews will be published on this blog (like these summer book

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It's finally here! The library has two copies of Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins, the third and final book of the Hunger Games trilogy. Give us a call or place a hold online if you'd like to be added to the wait list!

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Voting has begun for this year's YALSA Teens' Top Teen! Head to the YALSA Teen's Top 10 website to cast your vote by September 17! Winners will be announced during Teen Read Week in October. Each year, teens across the nation have the chance to vote on their favorite books from the past year based on nominations that were chosen by teen book groups from 15 public and school libraries. This

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Thanks to everyone for their great participation in this summer's Teen Reading Program at the Baright Public Library!  Last night's pizza party was a lot of fun and our last summer prizes were given out. David L. won 2 admission passes to the Henry Doorly Zoo and Alex C. won some water bomb balls! Thanks again for a great summer and good luck as school starts up next week! If you find some

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Our Summer Reading Program may have ended, but that doesn't mean the fun stops here! Tomorrow (Saturday, July 24) at 2 p.m. we'll be showing one of the Pirates of the Caribbean movies (rated PG-13 by the MPAA) in the library's meeting room. This event is open for all teens entering grades 7-12. Those who attend will choose which one we watch. Popcorn and snacks will be provided! We hope to see

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Our Summer Reading Program and Hunger Games Trivia has come to an end! Congrats to all of you for taking the time to read some great books this summer and for sharing your book reviews with us!  Serenity M. won the last trivia question prize which was a $5 gift card to Jimmy John's! Claire G. and John W. received the grand prize for the Hunger Games contest and will get their own copies of

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Hello all, In case you haven't heard yet, bonus reading is available. Grab a bonus reading log in the YA area, read 6 more hours and turn it in for another prize! Please remember that this Sunday (July 18) is the last day to turn in all reading logs (including the bonus reading) and book reviews. However, if you're a little behind, you can turn in your logs through Tuesday (July 20) and we

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Inspired by the book Six-Word Memoirs by Teens Famous and Obscure (which will soon be added to the library's collection) at today's Summer Readers's Club we came up with a few six-word memoirs of our own. Hardworking, shy, caring, outgoing, energetic, funn. My past doesn't determine my future. I'm a confusing, dramatic, mysterious novel. Crazy person that has a secret. Bullied, yes let it

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Last week, we drew our Hunger Games winner for Question #3 which was "What is the first gift that Katniss received from her sponsors during the games?" The answer is ointment or medicine for her burns. Congrats to Preston T. who won a free admission ticket to the Joslyn Art Museum! Today, we drew for Question #4 which was "What district is Rue from and what is that district known for?" The

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Our Summer Reading Program theme this year is "Make Waves at Your Library." Here's a way you can make some waves ... sound waves, that is! Beginning today through August, you can download 2 free teen audiobooks a week! Go to audiobooksync.com for all the details. There is a program you'll need to download before you can access the audiobook, but after downloading that, and the audiobook, you

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We had two exciting events last week at the library. On Friday, we had our first Summer Readers' Club where we got together to talk about some of the books we've been reading this summer including: Blood Promise: A Vampire Academy Novel by Richelle Mead, Book of A Thousand Days by Shannon Hale, Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins, Along For the Ride by Sarah Dessen and more. Look for a few of

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I'll be posting the teen book reviews that come in from our reading program over on a new page. Be sure to click on Teen Book Reviews at the top of the blog page (or the link in this post) to read what people have to say about the books they're reading!

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You can read the new Stephenie Meyer book "The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner" for free online! This book is told from the perspective of the character Bree Tanner, who was introduced in "Eclipse". Just go to breetanner.com to check it out. It's not printable or downloadable but it is readable! If you want to read it this way, be sure to get there soon - the book will only remain available

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Teen summer events have been off to a great start so far! Last week, we kicked off the start of our summer reading program with an opening Wii and board games event. Teens played Wii Play, Wii Sports, Mario Brawl Bash, Rock Band, Rack-O and Dominoes. On Thursday, we had another open gaming event where teens played Super Mario Brothers Wii, MarioKart, Just Dance, Boggle and Bananagrams. We

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Teens - Join us this summer for our Summer Reading Program - Make Waves at Your Library! We've got some great events going on as well as some awesome prizes you can win! Summer Reading Program Read 12 hours this summer and write at least one book review for this blog between June 4 and July 18. You'll receive a prize when you register for the program and when you complete it. Everyone that

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Whether it was the beautiful weather or the Huskers spring game that kept people away, I can't be certain but we only had two contestants for our Rock Band Tournament on Saturday. We decided to change up the rules a little to keep Gunther and Pat and their band "Tenacious D" in play. They rotated picking 2 songs that each of them had to play on guitar, drums, mic and bass. We got to hear some

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This month we displayed Fallingwater - a picture of the house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. We asked: "The Kaufmann family commissioned Frank Lloyd Wright to build them a summer home near their favorite waterfall on their country estate. Instead of building the house with a view of the waterfall, Wright built the house on top of the waterfall. If you could build a house anywhere, where would

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It's National Library Week! Did you know that Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones has a secret longing to become a librarian? Or that the New York Public Library system has more than 50 million items in its collection? Or that you can see pictures of it and eight other of America's Most Amazing Libraries and vote on which one is your favorite? I can't believe the Baright Library didn't make

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This month, we had some great responses to two great works of art - Dorthea Lange's "Migrant Mother" photograph and Thomas Hart Benton's "The Sources of Country Music" painting. For "Migrant Mother" we asked: Dorthea Lange took this picture during her month-long trip documenting the poor living conditions of migratory farm labor for a government agency. Why do you think the agency wanted

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In celebration of National Library Week, we'll be hosting a Teen Wii Rock Band Tournament on Saturday, April 17 from 2 - 4:30 in the Meeting Room. 7th - 12th graders, come with some band members, or we'll form bands that day with those that attend. Door prizes include AMC movie tickets, Twilight Saga books and other YA books! Special honors will go to Best Singer, Best Drummer, Best Guitarist,

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Check out these awesome book trailers. I don't know about you, but these videos make me want to read each and every one of these books. Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson The Van Alen Legacy by Melissa De La Cruz Sense and Sensiblity and Sea Monsters by Jane Austen and Ben H. Winters Thanks for checking this blog out during Teen Tech Week! Feel free to

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How many of you have created a Wordle? I created this one based off a great book I read recently called Paper Towns by John Green. It won the 2009 Teen's Top Ten through YALSA this year. If you click on the image, you can see it larger. Once you add the text that you want to appear for your Wordle (I just wrote up a short synopsis of the story for this one) you can view the image. You can

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Have you heard about Glogster? It's a site that lets you create interactive posters on the Web on any topic you want.  You can add music, video, images and text to your poster. Preston T. created a great one about his favorite book, Breaking Dawn. Check it out here. You can even create a glog about glogs like one of our teen volunteers did here one day as he was testing it out. Try it out for

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Today's Cool Tech-y Thing is book trailers and short films created by teens at the Pima County Public Library in Arizona. Click here to see some videos made by more than 50 teens who learned filmmaking techniques through workshops led by professional filmmakers. How fun would that be?

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Unfortunately, we had no elligilble entires in our contest which means we have no projects to vote on. :( But I'll still be keeping the Teen Tech Week spirit alive here on the blog throughout the week. First up, be sure to come into the library to check out the tech-related books we've got on display. Invisble I by Stella Lennon Feed by M.T. Anderson Ender's Shadow by Orson Scott Card

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Remember, the final deadline for the Teen Tech Week project of creating a "digital booktalk" is this Sunday, March 7. For more information, click here. Be sure to get your project e-mailed to melaniefeyerherm@gmail.com by that night and I'll put the entries on this blog the next day so that people can vote on them! The winner gets a $20 gift card to Best Buy! If you have questions, leave a

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These guys are definitely looking forward to the new Alice in Wonderland movie. Are you?

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February's "New Moon" calendar brought in a record number of entries. We had some great responses to our posters of Romare Bearden's "The Dove" and Gilbert Stuart's portrait of George Washington. For "The Dove" we asked: "What do you think are the most important pictures in this collage? Describe the mood and energy of the scene." Alyssa S. said "I think the most important pictures in this

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Enter for a chance to win a $20 Best Buy Gift Card! Using programs online, create a "digital booktalk" that promotes one of your favorite books. It could be a video, picture or cartoon book trailer using Web sites like Animoto or Toon Do; a soundtrack playlist using sites like Project Playlist; a Glogster page; a Wordle image; or anything else you think would best show off your book. The

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This month, we've got some great romance-related books on display: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen Princess in Waiting by Meg Cabot An Abundance of Katherines by John Green Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan A Kiss in Time by Alex Flinn Let It Snow by John Green, Maureen Johnson and Lauren Myracle Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters by Jane Austen and Ben H. Winters Also, don't

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We displayed two different posters in January. For the first one, the sculpture Ladder for Booker T. Washington, we asked "What kind of things or ideas can climbing a ladder symbolize? If you had to climb this ladder, what would you hope would be at the top." Two answers that stood out were: "Climbing a ladder could symbolize getting to the top of your goals. If I had to climb a ladder, I

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I recently became aware of this nifty site called 22books. You can sign up for free and create all kinds of different lists for books. For example, I've created a list of the books that our middle school Lunch Bunch group has read so far this year. I've also created a list of books our high school reading group has been reading. You can check that out HERE. And a list of some books I

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On Monday, the Young Adult Library Services Association announced winners for a number of book awards. YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Winner: Charles and Emma: The Darwins’ Leap of Faith 2010 Margaret A. Edwards Award Winner: Jim Murphy, author of An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793; Blizzard! The Storm That Changed

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In December, for one of our questions we asked, "In what way can a quilt tell a story?" One creative entrant changed this question around a bit to answer "In what way can you quilt a story?" The response was - "Take an obscene amount of polaroids and glue them to an 8' x 11' piece of cloth - if glue doesn't work - go to Walgreens and get a sized down version printed on a shirt and profit."

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The potluck and gift exchange has been rescheduled for Friday, Feb. 12. Same location - Ralston High School Media Center and same time - 3:30-5 p.m. For more information, click here. Hope to see you there! The teen potluck and gift exchange that was scheduled to be held on Jan. 8 has been postponed due to the middle school and high school being closed on Friday, Jan. 8. Stay tuned for a new date

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The Baright Library will be closed Christmas Eve and Christmas Day (December 24-25). We'll reopen on Dec. 26. Next week we'll be closing at 2 p.m. on New Year's Eve (Dec. 31) and will be closed on New Year's Day (Jan. 1). We'll be open on Jan. 2 to start off the new year! Have a safe and happy holiday season!

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Come on in to the library and respond to the question to enter for your chance to win this month's prize and be entered into our grand prize drawing in Spring 2010 to win a $10 gift card to either Barnes and Noble or Borders! Click HERE for more details.

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If you're the kind of person that just can't get enough holiday parties, you're in luck! The Baright Library and the Ralston High School Media Center will be hosting one more holiday party for you in January February - so now the holiday season can last even longer! On Jan. 8 (rescheduled to due weather) Feb. 12 we'll have an event up at the Ralston High School after school from 3:30-5 p.m..

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This year, our library was awarded a grant through the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) called "Picturing America." Through this grant, the library received 20 two-sided posters of American artwork that the NEH felt captures our nation's heritage. About every two weeks, a new poster is put on display and we'll be continuing to display them through Spring of next year. Now here's

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Still looking for some things to eat this Thursday? Click HERE and you'll find some recipes from Thanksgivings long, long ago (like 300 years ago!) for foods like Marrow Squash and Plymouth Succotash. If you want to read up on more history of Thanksgiving with some fun facts about the holiday, go to History.com. To ensure all of the librarians have time to make and eat turkey (or maybe

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The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan Young demigod Percy Jackson finds out he has powers he inherited from his Greek Olympian parent. He has to battle monsters, demons and worst of all, gods. - Austin E. People of Sparks by Jeanne DuPrau People of Sparks is the second book of Ember. It is about this city, Sparks. People from the underground city come up and try to start a life. - Jordan D.

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This past month, the Ralston Middle School Lunch Bunch group read "Unwind." The book is set in the future where it was decided after a civil war that parents can now choose to "unwind" their children who are between the ages of 13 and 18. By becoming "unwound," their body parts are used to replace parts on someone else. Is your eye sight going bad? Just get some new eyes from an "unwind!"

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To celebrate the premiere of the New Moon movie on November 20, we’ve put some “books with bite” on display. Come on in and re-read (or read for the first time) the Twilight series. If you’re looking for the next great vampire books, check out some of these: Mortal Instruments series Vampire Academy series Blue Bloods series Vampire Diaries series The Chornicles of Vladmir Tod

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As part of Teen Read Week we put together some statistics on our YA collection. This led to a pretty challengining trivia contest at our movie night event on Oct. 22. See how well you would have done! (Scoll down for the answers) 1. What do you think is the total number of fiction books in the Baright Library’s YA section? a) 1,495 b) 2,247 c) 832 2. Which YA author’s books have been checked

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Before you head out trick-or-treating, be sure to come to the library today for some spooktacular good books to fill up your weekend! If you stop by today, we might just give you a treat, too!

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The Baright Library is closed today so that the librarians can attend the Nebraska Library Association conference. We'll be back open tomorrow and will hopefully see you then!

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 It's the week of Halloween ... and I still need to think of a costume! Costumes aside, my favorite part of Halloween is telling scary stories and watching scary movies. One Halloween a friend and I drove down to Kansas City and read from a book of scary stories the whole way down. That's still one of my favorite Halloween memories. When I was a teen, I loved books like R.L. Stine's The

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The votes are in and this year's Teens' Top Ten fiction books have been announced! And the winners are ... (drum roll, please) .... Paper Towns by John Green Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare Identical by Ellen Hopkins The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman Wake by Lisa McMann Untamed by P.C. and Kristin Cast  The

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We may only be midway through Teen Read Week 2009, but this week you can also help plan for the future by voting for your top choice for next year's Teen Read Week theme. The choices are: Books with Beat @ your library® Deal with It @ your library or Find an Alibi @ your library Voting begins today on THIS Web site. All votes must be in by 11:59 on Saturday, October 24.

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This year's theme, "Read Beyond Reality" invites you to read some books that are "out of this world." Whether it's a book about science fiction, fantasy, werewolves and vampires or an alternate universe, if you've read it, we want to hear your thoughts on it. Feel free to comment here and tell us what your favorite books are that are "beyond reality." On schedule for Teen Read Week:

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If so, you can help write a book! Neil Gaiman (author of Coraline, The Graveyard Book and more) began by writing the first line of the book on his Twitter account and from there, others have added to the story line by line, while staying within Twitter's 140 characters limit per entry. You can read the line-by-line recaps by clicking HERE For more information about how to add to the story,

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Our next Teen Advisory Board meeting will be on Thursday, Oct. 22 from 7-9 p.m. in the Meeting Room. In celebration of Teen Read Week (which is Oct. 18-24) we'll be watching the movie "Inkheart" based on the book by Cornelia Funke. Because this year's Teen Read Week theme is "Read Beyond Reality," we'll also spend some time talking about some of our favorite sci-fi, fantasy, and alternate

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The Baright Public Library Foundation and the Friends of Baright Public Library will be holding a book sale in the library's meeting room on Friday, Oct. 9 through Sunday, Oct. 11. The hours for the sale are: Friday, Oct. 9        9:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10   9:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 11     1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Book sales are a great way to find books you didn't even

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This month, Ms. Dee and I and the Lunch Bunch group at the Ralston Middle School have been reading The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins - a story of survival, where the main character, Katniss, has to compete against 23 other kids in a fight to the death while the whole nation watches on TV. There's something for everyone in this book. Ms. Dee thinks it's even better than Twilight! Next week,

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This year, September 26-October 3 marks the annual national recognition of the freedom to read. Banned Books week began in 1982 and since then, thousands of books have been challenged or banned. According to the American Library Association's Web site, there have been 3,736 challenges for books in just the last eight years. Have you read any challenged or banned books? To find out, visit

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Hello Ralston Teens!We've created this blog as a guide for you to let you know about the many things going on in the world of the Baright Public Library!As we continue to add more resources and more stories, you’ll be able to use this blog to find:Book reviews - Submitted by the teen librarian along with teens like you, you'll be able to get some quick reviews about the books we liked (and maybe

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