Thursday, August 28, 2008

Websites of the Week!

Websites that will help with homework (ugh!)

Math How-to library
Advice on everything from algebra to geometry. If you left your math book at school or just need a different explanation, look here!

Greek Mythology Website
Find some great facts here and also short, funny "myth of the month" stories.

FactMonster Homework Center
Useful stuff like the conversion calculator, an interactive periodic table and much more make this site very useful.

Click on the word HOMEWORK in the tags to the right to get more great homework sites! If you know of one that you like to go to, please add it in the comments.

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

HAPPY BACK TO SCHOOL!

Fairhaven students returned to school this week. It's been quite a bit quieter in the library ever since.

So how was it?

I want to hear all about it at our first TAG meeting of the 2008 - 2009 school year on Tuesday, September 9 at 4 p.m. I'll have some special snacks to celebrate your return to school. We're going to plan out our fall events (including Teen Read Week!) and talk about our ideas for helping out in the library.

see you there!

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Book Review: My Most Excellent Year

I laughed, cried and loved this book. Told completely in letters, IM transcripts, emails and memos, My Most Excellent Year is a story of magic, love and still more magic. And it all takes place in Boston! Red Sox Nation, unite!

I loved all the characters even down to the minor characters of Mom, Dad, Pop and Lori. The three main characters, T.C., Augie and Alejandra (Ale) are particularly lovable. T.C. and Augie are best friends and even declared themselves brothers at age 7, the year after T.C.'s mom died of cancer. Ale is new in town and is somehow immune to T.C.'s charms (but not for long). Hucky, a 6 year old deaf kid who knows how to read signs and gives T.C. very helpful batting tips, works his way into everyone's heart, including the reader. I don't want to give any of the magic away, so I won't say much more other than that I promise you'll fall in love with this book!

I read this book very quickly because I couldn't wait to find out what would happen next.

This book is located in the YA section of the Millicent Library with the new books!

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Just when you think you've got a handle on things...

they change!

We're holding a Harry Potter Movie Series here at the library to get ready for the 6th movie's release on November 21, 2008 but then the studio went and changed the release date to July 17, 2009! (don't worry, we're still showing the movies starting September 6th at 1 p.m.)

Why the change, you ask?

One rumor is that studio execs were worried about the Twilight movie release eclipsing the release Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. see mtv article for more

Another rumor is that producers don't want viewers to be put off by Daniel Radcliff's other starring role, a Broadway play which involves nudity.

But the most likely reason is simply that somebody wants to make more money and summer blockbusters are the best bet for $$$$. how annoying.

Oh, well. We'll be watching all 5 HP movies on Saturdays this fall anyway.

In the meantime, here's a preview for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. enjoy!

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Musings on kissing a goat...

So today I kissed a goat. It really wasn't so bad! It reminded me a bit of kissing my dog, Fielder. The goat's name was S'more. He tried to get away, but I planted one on the side of his face anyway. Why did I kiss a goat, you ask? The answer is that I was keeping a promise. I promised the children of Fairhaven that I would kiss a goat if they read over 2000 hours...and so far we have 2023 hours recorded! I also got to announce that we are getting a WATER BUFFALO for a family through Heifer International thanks to all your reading. Good work

Today was the Teddy Bear Parade and there were over 150 children and 100 adults there to march around town with their teddy bears. Do I have the best job in the world or what?

A BIG THANK YOU to all the TAG teens who helped out today. You were great! Bria, Nadine, Hailey, Kelsey, Tori...I really couldn't have done it without you. Also, big thanks to Alderbrook Farms for bringing the goats and sheep (yes, there were sheep, too!). Wow, what a great day!

Friday, August 8, 2008

Summer!


I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm starting to get sad about the approaching end of summer. :( Things have been crazy at the library all summer with the summer reading program, but I'd really like the summer to last a bit longer.

This week on Teen Tuesday we had our GAME DAY at the library, which was lots of fun. We played Guitar Hero on the big screen and had a few intense matches of Frogger, as well.

Next week is our last Teen Tuesday and we'll be making duct tape wallets or cell phone holders! I have all different colors of duct tape...should be fun!

Here are a few links on duct tape crafts:

http://www.ducttapecreations.com/

http://ducttapefashion.com/

And a YouTube video in case you can't make it next week:

Pictures from the Twilight Party!


We ironed on our "team edward" or "team jacob" letters. Tori decided she liked them both!


Bria got creative with the back of her shirt, too!

Here are the fabulous t-shirts we created!

To see more pictures from this party, go to my Flickr set.