Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Teen Reads

This Just In: New Titles for TeensWe’ve got some great new titles for summer, just for teens! These brand new releases include mystery, Christian fiction, chick lit, fantasy, comedy, romance, and graphic novels. Check one out today, or place a hold though our online catalog, and start reading…

Adored: an it girl novel by Cecily Von Ziegesar
Beautiful Disaster: a Privilege novel by Kate Brian
Nightmare’s Edge by Bryan Davis
Breathless by Lurlene McDaniel
Emma-Jean Lazarus Fell In Love by Lauren Tarshis
The Last Thing I Remember by Andrew Klavan
Castration Celebration by Jake Wizner
Thirteenth Child by Patricia Wrede
Once Dead, Twice Shy by Kim Harrison
Bloodhound by Tamora Pierce
The Sorceress by Michael Scott
The Lost Books series by Ted Dekker (in graphic novel format)
Blade: playing dead by Tim Bowler

Happy Summer, and Happy Reading!

Monday, June 8, 2009

Summer Reading Program Update

Summer Reading Program has begun with a full house of artists on May 30, 2009 for our kick-off and Craft Day.

Please view our galley of art in the downstairs meeting room.

This week the Upper Cumberland Regional Library Puppet and Story Time show will be appearing for 4 shows.

These shows will be on Tuesday, June 9 and Wednesday June 10 at 10 am and 1 pm each day.

Register for this event and many others in the Children’s Library. Registration is ongoing and you can register anytime the library is open.

Thursday, June 4, 2009

Summer Reads...For Grown-Ups!

Summer Reading isn’t just for kids…there are lots of great books out there this season for adults too!

Take the time to check out National Public Radio’s site where they are featuring Summer Books 2009. You can find a variety of suggestions from NPR’s critics, including fiction, mystery, poetry, and even cookbooks. The site even offers excerpts from various titles, including S. J. Bolton’s Awakening (St. Martin's), a thriller of a yarn sure to keep summer doldrums away, and In Other Rooms, Other Wonders, a new collection of stories by Pakastani-American writer Daniyal Mueenuddin.

Also, don’t forget that Putnam County Library also has lots of new titles to choose from arriving weekly – check out a best-seller or try a debut novel! Our online catalog gives you the power to search strictly for new titles – just click on the green tab titled “New Items” to start your search.

Happy Summer!