Freedom Teens

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

New Arrivals

We have more new books!

Click on a book cover to find out more info or to place a hold on it...

Fiction

Angry Management
YA Crutcher

Full Moon
YA Hawthorne

Graceling
YA Cashore

Here's How I See It, Here's How It Is
YA Henson

Graphic Novels & Comic Books

Cirque du Freak Volume 1
YA 741.5 Shan

Frankenstein: The Graphic Novel Original Text
YA 741.5 Colby

Frankenstein: The Graphic Novel Quick Text
YA 741.5 Colby

T-Minus: The Race to the Moon
YA 741.5 Ottavian

Avengers: The Initiative Volume 3 Secret Invasion
YA 741.5 Slott

Pixie Volume 1
YA 741.5 Mariolle

House of M: Civil War
YA 741.5 Gage

Non-Fiction

China: Land of Dragons and Emerors
YA 951 Mah

I Don't Know What I Want, But I Want to Be Happy
YA 158 Kirberge

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Looking for books to read this summer?
Need a start for Teen Summer Reading, or looking to wrap it up?
Well, the library just ordered more books just for you!
Click here to see the new TEEN BOOKS
and click on "Borrow" to make sure you're the first person to read it!
Into COMICS and GRAPHIC NOVELS? Click here to see 'em!
Need a good book and can't seem to find one?
Come on in and we'll help you!

For Teens Only

For Teens Only: I Am Worth Saving
An Educational Conference for Teens and Parents
Saturday, August 15, 2009
www.forteensonly.net

The Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County (PLCMC)
will be there with giveaways, gaming and more!
Check back for more info on what we'll be doing...
www.plcmc.org
www.libraryloft.org

Don't forget to sign up for Teen Summer Reading here.
You get prizes just for signing up, then again after you read for 15 hours, and again after reading for 25 hours! I know you read all the time anyway, so you might as well get prizes for it! Happy summer reading!

Friday, June 19, 2009

New Arrivals

The library has ordered more new books just for you!

To see what COMICS AND GRAPHIC NOVELS we'll be getting in soon, click here.

To see what other TEEN BOOKS are coming soon to a library near you, click here.

Don't forget to sign-up for Teen Summer Reading,
so you can win prizes and have some of your library fines waived just for reading!

Teen Summer Reading - Express Yourself!

What is it?

It's a chance for you to win prizes
and get fines waived (if you have any)
just for doing what you already are doing this summer -
READING!

How do you sign up?

Simple. It only takes a minute.
Click here to register or
come on in and we'll show you how easy it is.

What else?

Check out http://www.libraryloft.org/tsr/
for more info on the rules,
what to read and programs
that you can attend this summer at the library.
We always have books on display for teens,
but if you can't find anything,
find me (Ms. Holly) and I'll help you
get a good book in your hands!

Read On!

Monday, June 1, 2009

Teen Summer Reading

Express Yourself

For the past two weeks, I have been visiting English classes
at Phillip O. Berry to promote
Teen Summer Reading at the library.
The booktalks I gave featured books on the creative arts.
Be sure to sign up online starting June 11th by following this link.

Early Dismissal

Getting out of school early this week?
Need something to do?
Come to Freedom!

Tuesday - Unplugged Gaming
Wednesday - Make Crafts
Thursday - Teen Finances
Friday - Teen Summer Reading Kick-Off Party

Friday, May 29, 2009

Hot off the Presses

New Teen Fiction

Chasing Romeo
Kimani Tru Series
Byrd, A.J.

The Carbon Diaries 2015
Lloyd, Saci

Royal Blood: A Vampire Kisses Novel
Schreiber, Ellen

Play Me

Ruby, Laura

My Vicksburg
Rinaldi, Ann

After the Moment
Freymann-Weyr, Garret

Always Watching
Collins, Brandilyn and Amberly

Sleepaway Girls
Calonita, Jen

Creature of the Night
Thompson, Kate

Skunk Girl
Karim, Sheba

Purge
Littman, Sarah Darer

Cashay
McMullan, Margaret

Messed Up
Lynch, Janet Nichols

No Such Thing as the Real World
Stories about Growing Up and Getting a Life
Various Authors
YA No

Cathy's Ring

Stewart, Sean

Breaking Up is Hard to Do
Dayton, Anne

New Graphic Novels

The Eternal Smile
Gene Luen Yang & Derek Kirk Kim

Nightschool
Svetlana Chmakova

Blue Beetle
Boundaries
DC comic

20th Century Boys Volume 2
Naoki Urasawa

Thursday, May 14, 2009

Neighborhood Symposium

The Charlotte Mecklenburg Public Library was at the
14th annual Neighborhood Symposium at the Convention Center.
We had an altered books craft - teens transformed pages of
books into colorful poems. In addition, we had
giveaways and information available.
Check back for pics soon!

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Hot off the Presses

Click on the book cover to find out more info, to see if it's checked-in or to place a request on it! Also, be sure to check out our monthly book display in May - Mental Health Awareness Month.

New Teen Non-Fiction

30 Days to Finding and Keeping Sassy Sidekicks and BFFs
A Friendship Field Guide