AUTHORS EVERYWHERE!

During the month of October take advantage of the Skype Interviews at the branch libraries (check out the dates and authors below). Skype is a free, downloadable program, which allows us to video chat with authors from across the United States. Hopefully, these authors will inspire you to write a novel of your own in November, which is National Novel Writing Month. Join me for the National Novel Month challenge by signing-up at http://ywp.nanowrimo.org/. As a young writier you may set your own word count, but I will be aiming for the 50,000 mark (yikes!).







-October 1st, 4pm at the De Beque Branch- Carrie Ryan, author of The Forest of Hands and Teeth and Dead-Tossed Waves

-October 8th, 4pm at the Palisade Branch- Saundra Mitchell, author of Shadowed Summer and Vespertine (not yet published)

-October 12th, 3pm at the Clifton Branch- Jackson Pearce, author of Sisters Red and As You Wish

-October 14th, 3pm at the Fruita Branch- Carrie Ryan, author of The Forest of Hands and Teeth and Dead-Tossed Waves

-October 20th, 3:15pm at the Central Branch- Carrie Ryan, author of The Forest of Hands and Teeth and Dead-Tossed Waves

-October 26th, 4pm at the Orchard Mesa Branch- Jennifer Brown, author of The Hate List

What a list! These interviews are great for fans and teens interested in writing. I hope to see you at one of these interviews:)

Shanna
~Teen Librarian

Start Thinking About College!

Come to the library's ACT Prep Day on Saturday, September 25th from 1-4:15pm. Test tips and tricks will be reviewed, in addition to a timed, written practice test. This is a great opportunity for you to prepare for the ACT, which is key to college admission, so I hope to see you here!
Feel free to contact me if you have questions.
~Shanna
Teen Librarian
ssmith@mcpld.org

I now have Facebook...Friend me!

Hello everyone!
I now have a "teen librarian" persona page on Facebook. On this page, I will post updates of books, events, and activities for teens at the library. Be sure to friend me in order to stay informed. The easiest way to find me on FB is by my email address: ssmith@mcpld.org.
I look forward to your friendship!
Shanna
~Teen Librarian

Author Visit on Wednesday, September 15th!

Come meet Author Sherry Ficklin on Wednesday, September 15th at 3pm in the Teen Center at Central! Sherry just had her first book published, Gods of Fate: Foresight, so she will be presenting a session called "From the Pen to the Shelf: A Guide to Getting Published." Writers and teens who aspire to write should attend this session to learn about the publishing process. Hope to see you there!
Shanna
~Teen Librarian

Teen Movie this Saturday!

Come to the library this Saturday, September 11th at 2pm for the new release of the Clash of the Titans (PG-13). I guarantee this movie will have lots of action, so I hope to see you here!

Shanna
~Teen Librarian