Teen Rec Room

The teen rec room will be open this Wednesday, September 15, from 2:45-4:00! If you're in grades 6-9, stop on in!

Cool Tools for Bookworms

Are you a bibliophile, a bookworm? Why don’t you try organizing your books and your reading with some free online tools? With the help of LibraryThing, GoodReads, Shelfari or even “My Library” on Google Books, you can catalog your books, keep track of what you’ve read or what you want to read, as well as read reviews and get recommendations.

Want to join an online book club, send a message to an author? Or, when you love a book and want to find out what to read next? Try GoodReads. Want to catalog your books? Try LibraryThing. Spend a lot of time on Google? Try “MyLibrary” on Google Books. The possibilities are endless.

My personal favorite is goodreads, but they all have great features and are tons of fun for those who love to read!

I Made It!

Nothing fun to do this weekend? Why not stop by the I Made It Market in South Side Works. Find cool crafts and handmade gifts you won't find anywhere else. This is a three day craft extravaganza with live entertainment, food and drinks all day and into the evening.

About I Made It!

I Made It! Market (IMI) is a nomadic indie crafts marketplace that partners with community, arts and non-profit organizations to raise funds and awareness to assist them in improving the communities we share.

They provide opportunities for handmade artisans to sell their wares and expand their businesses with low barriers to entry. IMI cultivates community to facilitate connectivity and collaboration.


Check out the next I Made It! Market @ the South Side Works Exposed :July 16, 17 & 18
And for the full schedule of events check out:
South Side Works Exposed

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

Come watch Percy Jacson and the Lightning Thief on the big screen Monday, July 12 @ 2pm.

It’s okay to stay up all night reading!!!

Joseph-Beth Booksellers has teamed up with ACLA, Beginning with Books, and Greater Pittsburgh Literacy Council for a FUNdraiser this August in the form of a 24 Hour Read-A-Thon! Complete with prizes, food, guest readers and lots and lots of reading! This event is open to all ages. Readers do not need to attend the full 24 hours to participate.

The reading starts on Friday, August 13th at 4pm

For a complete list of rules and a registration packet contact crickert@josephbeth.com or

call Joseph-Beth Booksellers at (412) 381-3600 and ask for Chris.

Just Add Water: Tasty Treates

Monday, June 28, 3:30-4:40 (please register!)

Come make delicious treats to share ore keep!

Learn how to make dry mixes that just need water and take home everything you make.

On the menue:
Pasta Alfredo
Chocolate Chip Pancakes
Spiced Tea
Chocolate Fudge

Get Ready

Summer Reading 2010 Kick-Off Party is almost here!

Friday June 4 from 6:30-9:00

Featuring:
Prizes
Snacks
Henna tatoos
Games
and the band Cardbord Roosevelt!

and much much more!

Kick-off the summer right!

New Books for May!

All kinds of new books came in this month, both sequels and stand alone books. Check out some of the new May titles, located in a new spot!

Fiction


Spirt Bound, A Vampire Academy Novel by Richeel Mead
Dimitri gave Rose the ultimate choice. But she chose wrong…
After a long and heartbreaking journey to Dimitri’s birthplace in Siberia, Rose Hathaway has finally returned to St. Vladimir’s—and to her best friend, Lissa. It is nearly graduation, and the girls can’t wait for their real lives beyond the Academy’s iron gates to begin. But Rose’s heart still aches for Dimitri, and he's out there, somewhere.
She failed to kill him when she had the chance. And now her worst fears are about to come true. Dimitri has tasted her blood, and she knows in her heart that he is hunting her. And if Rose won't join him, he won't rest until he's silenced her...forever.


Ranger's Apprentice Book 8: The Kings of Clonmel by John Flanagan
Will is at the annual Ranger Gathering but Halt is investigating mysterious happenings in the west. When he does finally return, it's with bad news. Hibernia is in turmoil. A religious cult calling themselves the Outsiders are sowing confusion and sedition, and five of the six Hibernian kingdoms have been undermined. Now the sixth, Clonmel, is in danger. Halt, Will and Horace set out to restore order. Can the secrets of Halt's past help them in their


PROPHECY OF DAYS, BOOK ONE: THE DAYKEEPER’S GRIMOIRE by Christy Readekd
This is the story of Caity Mac Fireland, a girl from San Francisco whose parents drag her to an isle off the coast of Scotland to manage some family property. Caity finds that a Mayan relic is concealed there, intentionally left centuries ago by Mayan Daykeepers in an attempt to keep their profound knowledge about the year 2012 alive into the current era.
As she delves into this world of secret knowledge, Caity is helped along by a visiting family friend and Feng Shui master, Uncle Li; a Mayan elder named Bolon; and Mr. Papers, her pet monkey that communicates through origami. A handsome Scottish lad gets pulled into the intrigue, as do several other people with questionable motives and loyalties. Caity must weave together a tapestry of information in order to make her radical discovery, a mystery protected by an elite coterie of power-brokers who influence world events. Caity’s twenty-first century mind is put to the test as she tries to uncover the answer to an ancient riddle while trying to outwit this powerful group that will stop at nothing to control the secret, and her


Graphic Novel
Rin-Ne #3 by Rumiko Takahashi

As a child, Sakura Mamiya mysteriously disappeared in the woods behind her grandma's hoome. She returned whole and healthy, but since then she has had the power to see ghosts. Now a teenager, she just wishes the ghosts would leave her alone! At school, the desk next to Sakura's has been empty since the start of the school year. Then one day her always-absent classmate Rinne Rokudo shows up, and he's far more than what he seems!


Book On CD
Something Like Fate by Susane Colasanti

Lani and Erin are bonded for life. One thing that connects them is their fascination of fate. Lani wonders how much of our lives has already been decided and how much we can actually influence. Since the Unknown can unexpectedly change our lives forever, how much can we really control?
From the minute Lani meets Jason, she can't deny the intense connection they share. It feels like she's known him forever. She's not sure if he feels it, too. But it doesn't matter. Because Jason is Erin's boyfriend. Lani is determined to ignore her feelings for Jason, no matter how powerful they are, rather than risk hurting her best friend.
How long can Lani keep running from the boy who might be her destiny?

It's May!

It's May and Summer Vacation is almost here. Come in and pick up a book to put you in the mood for summer. There is a display in the teen section full of titles about summer love, adventure and travel. What better way to get ready for vacation?




Here are a few summer titles:
THE LAST SUMMER OF THE DEATH WARRIORS by award-winning author Francisco X. Stork
THE SUMMER I TURNED PRETTY by Jenny Han
Beach Blondes : a Summer novel by Katherine Applegate
Cruel Summer by Alyson Noël
Perfect Summer by Kate William
The Second Summer of the Sisterhood by Ann Brashares
Summer Sisters by Judy Blume

Make your own Kokeshi Paper Dolls!

Come to Teen Manga Club, Wednesday May 5 and make your very own paper Kokeshi doll. Manga Club meets at 3pm in the Program Room. We will have snacks, watch anime and talk about our upcoming Anime Night.

Kokeshi are Japanese dolls, originally from northern Japan. They are handmade from wood, have a simple trunk and an enlarged head with a few thin, painted lines to define the face. The body has a floral design painted in red, black, and sometimes yellow, and covered with a layer of wax. One characteristic of kokeshi dolls is their lack of arms or legs. The bottom is marked with the signature of the artist.

Eclipse Preview

The next chapter in the Twilight Saga, Eclipse hits theaters on June 30. The first trailer of the new movie hit the internet last week. This third instalment looks like its sure to please. Check it out below.

Teen Art

Do you love art? Have a bunch of drawings you want to share with others? Bring them in to be copied for the Manga Club art portfolio. We have a wide variety of fan art and original drawings and are looking to add more. Come in and take a look at all of the cool stuff the teens at Brentwood Library made and submitt your own.

Check out Charleen's art at http://www.Chariswhatweaimfor.deviantart.com

This week @ the library

*Come check out the new and improved Brentwood Teen section.

*Stop in today for Teen Rec Room from 2:45-4:00

*Teen Manga Book Club, Wednesday @ 3:00. We will be watching another movie while we make more shrinky dinks. Don't forget to bring in your fan art for the group portfolio.

*April is National Poetry month. Stop in and pick up a poetry book from our display.

NEW BOOKS

Body World
by Dash Shaw



















Boys, Bears, and a Serious Pair of Hiking Boots
by Abby McDonald






















The Knife That Killed Me
by Anthony McGowan





















Wicked Lovely Desert Tales volume 2 Challenge
by Melissa Marr
Art by Xian Nu Studio

POEMS

What better way to enjoy National Poetry Month than with a few poems from childhood?

Messy Room

Whosever room this is should be ashamed!
His underwear is hanging on the lamp.
His raincoat is there in the overstuffed chair,
And the chair is becoming quite mucky and damp.
His workbooks wedged in the window,
His sweater's been thrown on the floor.
His scarf and one ski are beneath the TV,
And his pants have been carelessly hung on the door.
His books are all jammed in the closes,
His vest have been left in the hall.
A lizard named Ed is asleep in his bed,
And his smelly old sock has been stuck to the wall.
Whosever room this is should be ashamed!
Donald or Robert or Willie or-
Huh? You say it's mine? Oh dear,
I knew it looked familiar!

by Shel Silverstein



















Class Trip

When Sinbad sailed the seven seas,
his cheeks were red and ruddy.
But when Sue brought home seven C's,
Mom kept her home to study.
Th moral of this story is:
Folks cheer for exploration.
But you're not going anywhere
without an education

by Alan Katz

Teen Manga Club

Teen Manga Club meets tomorrow @ 3pm in the program room. We will be watching Fruits Basket, What Becomes of Snow? our Operation Anime pick. As we watch the movie we will also be making Manga shrinky dinks.