December

What's there to do in December at the library?

Gaming
Cultural Exposure
Anime Club
Holiday Movie
Holiday Party
& More

What about after the new year?
Check back here to get the latest!

Have an idea for a program that you want to see at Freedom?
Let us know!

NaNoWriMo is HERE

NaNoWriMo is HERE!

What is it?
It's National Novel Writing Month!

What will I do?
You'll write your heart out along with thousands of other teens who are trying to write a book in a month!

When is it?
Every Monday in November from 3-4pm

Why should I?
If you've ever wanted to write a book, do you need another reason? Well, OK, there will be a pizza party at the end of the month for all participants!

Make sure you're at the first meeting on
Monday, November 2nd @3pm!

New Arrivals

Check out these new materials that will hit the shelves in a library near you:

Teen Books
More Teen Books
Comics & Graphic Novels
More Comics & GNs
CDs: Music & Shows
DVDs

Sign up for Wowbrary and they'll e-mail you each week
to let you know what the library has ordered and find out
what else the library has to offer you!

Program Pics

Here are some pictures from a few of our programs so far this year...

Guitar Hero

Chess Club

Meet a Fantasy Writer: Carrie Ryan
Teen Read Week 2009


Our Teen Summer Volunteer

Teen Read Week

Teen Read Week: Read Beyond Reality
Events at Freedom

Tuesday - Meet a Fantasy Author
Carrie Ryan, author of The Forest of Hands and Teeth

Thursday - Board games
Play all of your favorites with your friends

Friday - Far Out Film Night
Watch "Coraline" and check out our graphic novels

Teen Read Week Party
Saturday, October 24
7-9pm
ImaginOn
Get your ticket at your local library!

Carrie Ryan Visits Freedom

In celebration of Teen Read Week 2009 - Read Beyond Reality - we had an author visit today from the very talented Carrie Ryan who writes beyond reality. Over one hundred teens were lucky enough to participate in her visit. Teens watched a book trailer of The Forest of Hands and Teeth, learned more about her book, the writing process, and zombies (of course!). Three lucky teens walked away with a signed copy of her book. Everyone else had a chance to get a signed bookmark.
Thank you, Carrie!

We hope you'll come back to talk to us about The Dead-Tossed Waves!
To learn more about Carrie Ryan and her work, visit her website.

Events this Week

Events this Week

Tuesday - Financial Fitness for Teens
Learn how to open an account and save money

Wednesday - Banned Books and Bites
Find out what books have been challenged or banned and eat snacks

Thursday - Call of Duty 2
Play video games against your friends

Friday - Cultural Exposure
Learn about a new culture by watching a movie and eating cuisine

Booktalks

I visited both Phillip O. Berry Academy of Technology and Harding University to promote Banned Books Week. I booktalked titles that were either banned or challenged in the last year, which included titles such as Go Ask Alice, Shooter and The Earth, My Butt and Other Big Round Things. After talking with hundreds of teens about banned books and censorship, I was excited to see so much interest in reading. Remember that you can come in anytime and I'd be happy to help you find a book that's right for you.

Events this Week

What's going on this week?
Tuesday (9/22) - Financial Freedom for Teens
Thursday (9/24) - Unplugged (Board Games)
Thursday (9/24) - Teen Advisory Council (TAC)

New Arrivals

The library has ordered more new books for teens!

Teen Fiction
More Teen Fiction

Comics & Graphic Novels
More Comics & GNs
Even more Comics $ GNs