Friday, October 31, 2008

Tonight at the Library!

TEEN HALLOWEEN PARTY!





From 6:30-8:30, we'll be holding our first even Teen Halloween Party!

Join us for a scary movie...either Arachnophoia or Young Frankenstein (which you can vote for on the right hand side of this website), as well as more video games, free pizza and soda, and TONS OF CANDY.

Also, don't forget about our COSTUME CONTEST!
Dress up in your best costume for the night, cause we'll be voting on who has the best costume! The winner will receive TWO FREE TICKETS to the movie theatre in Rio Grande.

Thursday, October 30, 2008

Trick or Treat at the Library tomorrow night

We've got an evening full of events for you at the library tomorrow, as well as a boat load of candy...
First up...GAME NIGHT!

From 4:30-6:30 PM we'll be having our Game Night. Come enjoy some Rock Band II, Mario Kart Wii, and more!


Next up...TEEN HALLOWEEN PARTY!



From 6:30-8:30, we'll be holding our first even Teen Halloween Party!

Join us for a scary movie...either Arachnophoia or Young Frankenstein (which you can vote for on the right hand side of this website), as well as more video games, free pizza and soda, and TONS OF CANDY.
...and finally: COSTUME CONTEST!
Dress up in your best costume for the night, cause we'll be voting on who has the best costume! The winner will receive TWO FREE TICKETS to the movie theatre in Rio Grande.

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

New Book Wednesday


Fiction
The Winter War by William Durbin
Black Box b y Julie Schumacher
The Case of the Peculiar Pink Fan by Nancy Springer
Cruel Summer by Alyson Noel
How They Met and Other Stories by David Levithan
Palace of Mirrors by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Kiwi Wars by Garry Douglas Kilworth
Graceling by Kristin Cashore
Write Naked by Peter Gould
Cybele's Secret by Juliet Marillier
Bog Child by Siobhan Dowd
Pemba's Song: A Ghost Story by Marilyn Nelson and Tonya C. Hegamin
How To Ditch Your Fairy by Justine Larbalestier
Suicide Notes: A Novel by Michael Thomas Ford
Kendra by Coe Booth

Non Fiction
Friday Kahlo by Laurie Collier Hillstrom
Zac Efron by Terri Dougherty
Gabriel Garcia Marquez by Don Nardo
How To Uncage a Girl Poems by Francesca Lia Block
The Black Arts Movement by David Robson
Blacks In Political Office by Michael V. Uschan
Mood Disorders by Lizabeth Peak
A Century of Black American Music

Graphic Novels
The Good Neighbors Book One:Kin by Holly Black and Ted Naifeh
Star Wars Omnibus: Early Victories by Various Authors
Emiko Superstar by Mariko Tamaki and Steve Rolston

Audio Books
The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson

Music CD's
Something Else-Robin Thicke

DVD's
AC-DC Live at Donington

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

National Chocolate Day!


Yes, today is National Chocolate Day.

I highly suggest you celebrate!


Sunday, October 26, 2008

Cool website for the Week of October 26-November 1


Sort of like a hub for all things concerning the internet, this is a great homepage for anyone interested in finding useful information and tools on the internet. It's like a Super Google search.

Friday, October 24, 2008

Next Friday at the Library...

We've got an evening full of events for you at the library next Friday, as well as a boat load of candy...



First up...GAME NIGHT!


From 4:30-6:30 PM we'll be having our Game Night. Come enjoy some Rock Band II, Mario Kart Wii, and more!



Next up...TEEN HALLOWEEN PARTY!





From 6:30-8:30, we'll be holding our first even Teen Halloween Party!

Join us for a scary movie...either Arachnophoia or Young Frankenstein (which you can vote for on the right hand side of this website), as well as more video games, free pizza and soda, and TONS OF CANDY.


...and finally: COSTUME CONTEST!
Dress up in your best costume for the night, cause we'll be voting on who has the best costume! The winner will receive TWO FREE TICKETS to the movie theatre in Rio Grande.

Thursday, October 23, 2008

Tonight @ the Woodbine Library


Video Games @ the Woodbine Library!
TONIGHT!
WHEN: 4-6pm
We'll be playing Rock Band II and Mario Kart Wii.

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

New Book Wednesday


Fiction
Paper Towns by John Green
The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing Book 2: The Kingdom on the Waves by M.T. Anderson
Double or Die: Young Bond Book 3 by Charlie Higson

Non Fiction
It Girl Knits by Phoenix Bess

Graphic Novels
Indiana Jones Omnibus Volume 2

Audio Books
Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen
Glass by Ellen Hopkins
Crank by Ellen Hopkins
Paper Towns by John Green
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
The Dangerous Days of Daniel X by James Patterson

Music CD's
Scream by Tokio Hotel

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Teen Yoga! MORE CLASSES ADDED!



Thanks to you...we've added more Teen Yoga classes for the rest of 2008!

WHEN: October 22, 29, November 5, 12, 19, and December 3
TIME: 3:45-5:00 PM
WHERE: Main Library, Cape May Court House

No signups needed! Feel free to come by and try out teen yoga!



Sunday, October 19, 2008

Cool website for the Week of October 19-October 25


Cats with funny captions. That's the only way I can explain it.
And best of all...you can build your own!

Friday, October 17, 2008

25th Anniversary at the Lower Twp. Library


Tommorrow at the Lower Township Library!

VIDEO GAMES!

Help us celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Lower Township Library with some video games...

WHEN: Saturday October 18, 2008
TIME: 1pm-4pm

We'll have Rock Band 2 and Mario Kart Wii.

See you there!

Thursday, October 16, 2008

DVD's in the Teen Zone

Here's a list of the first batch of DVD's for the Teen Room (more to come!)


Labyrinth
Bratz
Bad News Bears
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
Kicking and Screaming
Sixteen Candles
Spiderman
Spiderman 2
Spiderman 3
Big Fish
The Witches
Win A Date With Tad Hamilton!
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen



They're in the Teen Room along the back wall (where the Teen Music CD's are as well)


-You can check out two per card.
-They check out for two days.


My personal favorite? I highly suggest you check out Labyrinth.

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

New Book Wednesday


Fiction
Nation by Terry Pratchet
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman, illustrations by Dave McKean
Diary of a Teenage Girl: Becoming Me by Melody Carson
Vampire Kisses 5: The Coffin Club by Ellen Schreiber
The Gossip Girls: The Carlyles: You Just Can't Get Enough by Cecily Von Ziegesar

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Teen Playaways

What is a Playaway?
The best way to describe a Playaway is that it is sort of like an MP3 player with an audiobook already loaded onto it. The playaway is all ready to go once you check it out, so all you have to do is put in 1 AAA battery and headphones and listen. In other words, it's sort of like an IPod for books.
Here's an example of what a Playaway looks like:
The cool thing about Playaways?
We've now got them at the Cape May County Library!
Here's the list of our Teen Playaways at the Cape May County Teen Zone
The Outsiders by S.E Hinton
Eldest by Christopher Paolini
Eragon by Christopher Paolini
Bloody Jack by L.A. Meyer
M Is For Magic by Neil Gaiman
And to end our blog post, some questions...
How Many Can I Check Out?
-Right now, only 1 per card since we only have a few
What do I need to make the Playaway work?
-1 AAA battery and a pair of headphones. We try to keep it simple for you.
How long can I keep the Playaway?
-2 weeks (No Renewals. Sorry!)

Monday, October 13, 2008

Columbus Day!

We're closed today, but we'll be back tomorrow.

Happy Columbo Day!


Woops. I mean Columbus Day!

Friday, October 10, 2008

Thanks for coming to the Pumpkin Painting Party

First off...many thanks to everyone who came to the Pumpkin Painting Party. We really hope you had a good time and enjoyed decorating the plethora of pumpkins we had!

We've got pictures and videos of your wonderful creations...check them out!

And have a wonderful weekend...







And the pictures...click here for more!


Thursday, October 9, 2008

Teen Podcast Episode 1


Haven't listened to it yet? Want to listen to it again? Here it is!

Starring Kaitlyn, Madison, Georgeanne, Beth, Justin The Librarian, Lisa The Technology Librarian, and Mike The Brain.

Featuring a roundtable discussion of Breaking Dawn, the fourth and final book in the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer as well as a discussion of the grossest foods we’ve ever ate.

(want to download the podcast? right click here and "save target as")

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

New Book Wednesday


Fiction
Trust Me: First Kisses by Rachel Hawthorne

Non-Fiction
Generation Green: The Ultimate Teen Guide to Living an Eco-Friendly Life by Linda and Tosh Silvertsen

Graphic Novels
Bone: The Great Cow Race by Jeff Smith

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Teen Movie Night TONIGHT!



Teen Movie Night proudly presents The Prestige (rated PG-13)

Starring Christian Bale and Hugh Jackman as magicians who do really cool stuff...and Scarlett Johansson...and even David Bowie!

At the Library tonight!

WHEN: TONIGHT, October 7 2008 @ 6pm
WHERE: Main Library, Cape May Court House

Yes! We'll have some snacks and refreshments!

Sunday, October 5, 2008

Cool website for the Week of October 5-11

Ever used the website Del.icio.us? It's a site that allows you to add and manage your bookmarks online. I've started up an account for the Cape May County Library Teen Zone which you can follow and use for homework or fun...If you have any links you think I should add, let me know




Friday, October 3, 2008

Book Review: "The Raw Shark Texts" by Steven Hall


The Raw Shark Texts is Steven Hall’s first novel. The book was supposed to be written in a way that each person comes away with a different experience or interpretation, the title itself is a play on words of “Rorschach Test”, the inkblot tests that psychologists use on their patients. While the use and influence of many different genres can be found in the book, not one specific genre can be used to describe the book. To me the book seems to be a mixture of Lewis Carroll’s absurd storytelling and Kurt Vonnegut’s idea of the abstract. While it lacks Carroll’s nonsensical poetry it makes up for it with visualized text, and though not as satirical as a piece of Mr. Vonnegut’s work it is steep with abstract thoughts and ideas that can only come out of a work of science fiction.

The story follows the events of the second Eric Sanderson, a man who wakes up one morning with what appears to be complete amnesia of his entire life. Strangely enough instructions are left by the phone, from the first Eric, just in case this was to happen. The instructions tell him to contact a retired female psychiatrist Dr. Randle that the first Eric had been seeing for some time before the amnesia. Dr. Randle tells the second Eric that he is suffering from a dissociative condition known as fugue do to the tragic death of the first Eric Sanderson’s girlfriend Clio Aames. Dr. Randle also tells the second Eric that he might receive letters from the first Eric and that he should hand these over to her without reading them as to not further worsen his condition. Little does Dr. Randle know that the instructions that the second Eric received before seeing her state that he must not reveal to Dr. Randle any of the first Eric’s letters. Confused and lost the second Eric decides to not hand over the letters to Dr. Randle nor read them himself, and just live his life as normally as possible. This works for the second Eric for a while, until one sleepless night an incident occurs that threatens his life, and leaves the second Eric with to many questions unanswered about his previous life. This event leads the second Eric deeper and deeper into the rabbit hole that was his first life.

Through out the rest of the book many different genres come to life from thriller and suspense, to folk lore and secret societies, to a love story and action scenes that keeps you reading to find out what is next. Like many other classic books no one will come away with the same thoughts on the book. My only complaint is that the book ends like a popular movie that I had seen long ago, but there could be a reason for this, and the only way I could know for sure would be to ask the author who would only tell me that everybody comes away with a different interpretation.

Review by Jesse The Adult Program Librarian Guy

Thursday, October 2, 2008

Book Review: "Brisingr" by Christopher Paolini



VERY MILD SPOILER WARNING!

The Inheritance Cycle continues as the battle for Alagaesia reaches a climax in Brisingr by Christopher Paolini. The book begins with a blissfully detailed summary of the first two books for those, like me, who need a reminder of what has happened before, and then drops the reader right into the action. The book begins with Eragon, the Dragon Rider, leading Roran into the depths of the evil King Galbatorix’s Empire to save Roran’s fiancĂ©e. The action continues from there with battles between dragons, Riders, spellcasters, and warriors that do not feel pain (think of slightly more intelligent zombies). Eragon and the soldiers he is leading, the Varden, sure look doomed.

Eragon has changed from the first book, both physically and mentally. He’s still impatient, but he takes time to think about his actions and their impact on others. He always tries to do what he thinks is right, even when others believe he is being foolish, which is always a good quality to have in a hero. I was worried that I wouldn’t be able to identify with Eragon, as he’s now part elf and apparently some kind of superhero, with superhuman strength and the ability to use magic to make himself fly without his dragon. However, Eragon is in a position where everyone wants to tell him what to do, and they all have expectations of him, so he feels trapped. With so many tasks and standards thrust upon him, he finds it hard to remain true to himself. Don’t we all feel that way sometimes?

My biggest problem with the book is the way it splits its time between following Eragon and following every other major character of importance. Roran, Nasuada, and even the dragon Saphira all get the opportunities to present their points of view, which bothers me because Eragon is the character to whom I am most attached. I want to know his story in full, and view the action from his perspective. The structure of the trilogy mirrors that of the Lord of the Rings: the first book focuses on one individual or group, the second splits the narrative into two, and the third act splits even further to encompass all the action and politics that are inevitable in tales of war. The reader is able to get a broader scope on all the aspects of this war, but being constantly yanked out of one story arc and thrust into another tends to be wearying.

Despite this, I greatly enjoyed reading Brisingr. It is very exciting, holds a few surprises, and I am looking forward to the fourth and last book.

Review by Vicki the Children's Librarian

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

New Book Wednesday


Fiction
The Landing by John Ibbitson
The Door of No Return by Sarah Mussi
Vampire Kisses Book 1 by Ellen Schreiber
Vampire Kisses Book 2: Kissing Coffins by Ellen Schreiber
Vampire Kisses Book 3: Vampireville by Ellen Schreiber
The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson
Shattered by Paul Langan
Search For Safety by John Langan
The Fallen by Paul Langan
(the last three books are part of the Bluford Series.)


raphic Novels
Star Wars Infinities: A New Hope by Chris Warner and others
Star Wars Infinities: The Empire Strikes Back by Dave Land and others
Star Wars Infinities: Return of The Jedi by Adam Gallardo and others
Janes In Love by Cecil Castelluci
Detective Jermain by Misako Rocks
Zombie Loan Volumes 1 and 2 by Peach Pit
Azu Manga Daioh Volumes 1, 2, 3, and 4 by Kiyohiko Azuma