When you see Mr. Wernentin in the hall, say THANK YOU! He was able to get some new books for your library! Here’s just a few of the new titles we have on display in our “New Books” section thanks to our awesome principal!
Start It Up: The Complete Teen Business Guide to Turning Your Passions into Pay
Everyone is welcome to come to the library after school Tuesdays for knitting, crochet or any other craft (within reason, like no paper mache or taffy making).
If you want to get a head start on learning to knit or crochet, check out these websites:
Learn to knit this one gives video tutorials of casting on, knitting and more basics to develop your knitting prowess
Craft yarn council this is a good site for learning crochet and knitting with tips on materials to start with and many links to beginner projects.
You can also do a Google search, there are approximately 4 bajillion knitting and crochet tutorials on the internet!
If you are already an accomplished knitter or crocheter, please come and bring your latest project to work on with your fellow crafters and share your knowledge with the noobs!
We’ll also be discussing a possible group project to yarn bomb the grand piano in the library…this would be very very awesome and would conveniently skirt the librarian’s ban on graffiti in the library…
We hope you get and give lots of BOOKS! You know the last installment of Christopher Paolini’s Inheritance cycle is out, right? BIG book, plus you have to read Eragon, Eldest, and Brisingr before that! I am going to pass, but I know there are lots of Alagaesia fans here at Rocky and I do hope it ends well for you.
If you’re dying for more Paolini and Inheritance reading material, check out The Inheritance Almanac or Secrets of the Dragonriders…but I digress.
There are a lot of OTHER new books as well, some great student suggestions like Bonnie Jo Campbell’s American Salvage and Women and other animals. My favorite new fiction is a book called Revolver, this is a gem, a fantastic quick read about a boy trying to get out of a murderous situation alone in the Arctic after his dad falls through the ice.
Things I am taking home to read over Winter break:
and Women and other animals, the one I mentioned before that was recommended by one of our awesome students! I know I won’t have time to read them all, plus I’ve got some non-fiction from the public library…so I’m all set for some fantastic reading time!
See you January 10th!
You may have noticed a plethora of new library signage relating to printing; we encourage all internet users in the library to PLEASE make sure you are only printing what you need BEFORE you hit that tempting “print” button.
We will see you back in the library on October 24th, coincidentally when a LOT of books are due back! We’re so glad you are planning some pleasure reading during your time off school work. Some of you may be doing college visits, have a great time school shopping! Here’s a few of the new books I’m going to try and read while we’re off:
Skyjack: the Hunt for D.B. Cooper
Unnatural selection : choosing boys over girls, and the consequences of a world full of men
and just so I don’t get too bogged down in non-fiction, I’m going to read one I borrowed from the public library that was recommended by Mrs. Hayek: Hounded by Kevin Hearn.
Mr. Traylor is going to be reading:
Seeing further : the story of science, discovery, and the genius of the Royal Society
and I’m sure lots of other stuff too! Enjoy!
You may have noticed a few changes in your library this year…check out the awesome display of infectious diseases on the grand piano! I mean BOOKS about infectious diseases, of course!
But wait, there’s more! We also have some great new Steampunk books:
Hot and Steamy: Tales of Steampunk Romance, Retribution Falls, The Rise of the Iron Moon, Steampunk, The Map of Time, and Fever Crumb
You could argue the genre if you want to on all but one of those titles…but most or all are set in a marginally recognizable Steampunky world.
AND there’s so much more, come and look around for some fall break reading material! You know you want to.
You may have noticed some new titles in your library…some notables are the Terry Pratchet Discworld cycle including…
Also available, some of the Abraham Lincoln Book Award Nominees for 2012…
…and so much more!
The Illinois State Library program for high school students has posted it’s 2011-2012 reading listYou can check out many of the titles here at your Rocky library!
We recently put up our new 2011 Abraham Lincoln Award: Illinois’ High School Readers’ Choice Award display in the library. Try some of these titles that were chosen by high school students around Illinois. Post a comment, ANY comment, even if you HATED the book, tell us why! We would love to hear your opinions!
Um, just keep it “clean” and I think you know who I’m talking to…
Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian – Sherman Alexie
Artichoke’s Heart – Suzanne Supplee
Boot Camp — Todd Strasser
Deadline – Chris Crutcher
Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks – E. Lockhart
Elsewhere — Gabrielle Zevin
Evermore: the Immortals – Alyson Noel
Graceling – Kristin Cashore
Hold Tight – Harlan Coben
House Rules: a Memoir – Rachel Sontag
Hunger Games – Suzanne Collins
Jerk, California – Jonathan Friesen
Just Listen — Sarah Dessen
Paper Towns – John Greene
Perfect Chemistry – Simone Elkeles
Right Behind You — Gale Giles
Rucker Park Setup – Paul Volponi
Spanking Shakespeare — Jake Wizner
Thousand Splendid Suns — Khaled Hosseini
Twisted — Laurie Halse Anderson
Unwind – Neal Shusterman
Wake — Lisa McMann
Click on the title to check availability and learn more about the book!
COMMENT COMMENT COMMENT ON THE BOOKS YOU READ!!
Our most recent acquisitions include some sports biographies and other books of interest as we enter the Winter Olympic season.
Have you seen or heard about the movie “The Blind Side?” It’s based on the book by the same name, a wonderful true story of a talented young athlete rescued by football and a generous and loving family. The Blind Side: Evolution of a game by Michael Lewis is not only an inspiring story of a young football player, it is also an riveting lesson on the changing nature of football in America.
Click on these links to find out more about our new sports titles:
The complete book of the Winter Olympics
The boys of winter: The untold story of a coach, a dream, and the 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team
Doc: the rise and rise of Julius Erving
The best American sports writing, 2009
Another recent movie was based on this book by John Carlin about a South African rugby team: Invictus
and finally, Pistol: the life of Pete Maravich
Enjoy some winter sports reading as you wait eagerly for spring weather!
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