Shannon Delaney

will be at the Teen Book Festival this year!

Shannon is the author of:

13 to Life

Beasts and BFF's: a 13 to Life Prequel

and... Secrets and Shadows: a 13 to Life Novel which will be released on 2/15/2011!!!

*Shannon used to be a teacher, but now considers herself a writer and a farmer!

*She raises livestock

*Shannon is from upstate NY!

*13 to Life became a series after a short version of the story won a high honor, and she was approached by a publisher who was interested in taking the characters and making it into a series!

For more info on Shannon and her books, visit her website!!!

This year we will meet...

Melissa de la Cruz 

at the Teen Book Festival!

Melissa is the author of...

Bluebloods Series

Ashley's Series

Au Pairs Series

Girl Stays in the Picture

Keys to the Repository

Cat's Meow

and many more...

Melissa went to Columbia University in NYC for her Undergraduate degree... but she was way more excited about night clubs than she was about studying!

She used to be "goth", wearing super white makeup, bright red lipstick, and a black headscarf every day

Her favorite restaurant is whatever is the most trendy- the harder to get in, the more she loves it!

She has worked as a fashion and beauty editor for publications such as: Teen Vogue, Cosmopolitan, the New York Times, and Marie Claire

To learn more about Melissa and her books visit her website, and her TBF Page!!!

Who else will be at this year's Teen Book Festival???

Carl Deuker!

Carl is the author of:

Gym Candy

Runner

Heart of a Champion

High Heat

Night Hoops

On the Devil's Court

Payback Time

Fun Facts about Carl Deuker:

*He enjoys collecting stamps

*For years he owned pet rats

*Carl believes that the greatest baseball player of all time was Willie Mays

*The Rolling Stones is his favorite band

*While in college Carl participated in many protests over a local park that was going to be closed off for public use!

For more information on Carl, visit his website and his TBF Page!

Mark Crilley

will be at this year's TBF!

Mark is the author of:

Brody's Ghost

Miki Falls: Autumn

Miki Falls: Summer

Miki Falls: Spring

Miki Falls: Winter

Fun Facts about Mark:

*He once met Muhammed Ali when Ali was staying in the same hotel as Mark's family!

*While he writes fantasy books, he perfers to read non-fiction!

*Mark's two children were born in USA but their first language was Japanese

*One of his YouTube Videos has over 3 million hits!

For more info on Mark visit is webpage and his TBF page!

Meet Svetlana Chmakova

at this year's Teen Book Festival!!!

Svetlana is the  author of

the Dramacon Series

and Nightschool

*Svetlana's favorite season is fall... but she also enjoys summertime if she gets to go to the beach and have some ice cream!

*Her hair used to be two feet long! Then she cut it... herself!

*As you may guess, she was born and raised Russian.

She came to North America (more specifically, Canada) at the age of 16.

*Her favorite hobbies are drawing manga, reading, sleeping, and eating!

For more information about Svetlana and her books visit her website, and her TBF page!

Check out the new display in the Teen Room!

The display above the public computers is devoted to...

Romance & Relationships!

Get into the Valentine's Day spirit by checking out these books!

We'll also meet 

Selene Castrovilla

the Teen Book Festival this May!

Selene is the author of:

Saved by the Music

and The Girl Next Door

*Selene is a big fan of quotes, she finds ones that she believes in and sticks them up all around her house

*When she was a teenager, she got to meet Bon Jovi backstage at one of his concerts

*Her favorite color is purple

*Selene's favorite book is Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

To learn more about Selene and her books, visit her website and her TBF page!

Ally Carter

will be at this year's Teen Book Festival!

Ally is the author of:

The Gallagher Girls Series

and Heist Society

There will be a Heist Society 2: Uncommon Criminals

Coming in June, 2011 

*Ally has known she wanted to be a writer ever since middle school, when she read S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders

*She lives in Oklahoma

*Ally once threw the opening pitch at a professional baseball game

*Heist Society was a finalist in the Teens Top 10 of 2010

For more information on Ally, visit her website and her TBF page!

The library will be closed Monday, January 17th in observance of

Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
We will reopen on Tuesday the 18th at 9:30am.

 

"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that." 

-Martin Luther King Jr.

Guess who else will be at the Teen Book Festival this year?

Heather Brewer

Heather is the author of the popular The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod vampire series:

Eighth Grade Bites

Ninth Grade Slays

Tenth Grade Bleeds

Eleventh Grade Burns

Twelfth Grade Kills

• Heather lovingly refers to her fans as "minions"
• Her natural hair color is strawberry blonde... and she hates it (currently it is black and purple)
• She enjoys going to Renaissance Festivals in full costume (and character)
• Heather is working on a new series called "Bloodbound"
• She is having a custom made couch built for her office... it is made out of an actual coffin

Be sure to visit Heather's super cool website/blog, and her TBF page for more info on her and her works!

Josh Berk

 will also be joining us at this year's Teen Book Festival!

Josh is the author of: Dark Days of Hamburger Halpin

...which was named one of the Best Books of 2010 by Amazon.com

*Josh is a librarian as well as an author, and both of his parents are librarians, too!

*He once had a letter published in Rolling Stone magazine

*Berk was once in a rap group, and played guitar in a series of loud rock bands

*He married his high school prom date, they're still living their happily ever after

Be sure to check his website and blog for more info... also be sure to take a look at his TBF page!

It's time to get ready for the 2011 Teen Book Festival! The festival will take place on Saturday May 14th, 2011 @ Nazareth College in Rochester. Check the blog regularly for information about the visiting authors and the books they write!

Also, download this super cool checklist of authors and their most popular books. Keep track of what you've read and who you want to meet!

First on the list is...

James Barry

  

James the author of the Warriors series, and the Warriors Ravenpaw's Path series.

*He has a cat named Milo, who enjoys stealing erasers.  

*He enjoys anime

*James is a fan of drawing and illustrating comics

*He teaches an after school program for NYC students on comics and cartooning comics

Visit his website for more information and images of some of his illustrations. Also check out his TBF site!

We will be closing at 1:00PM on Friday, December 31st for New Year's Eve

...and we will be closed on Saturday, January 1st for New Year's Day.

Have a Happy New Year Everyone!!!

Get in your final votes for our Pepsi Refresh Grant!!!

Voting ends on December 31st!

Click here to vote!

We will be closed Friday, December 24th and Saturday, December 26th in observance of the holiday!

Everyone enjoy your holiday!

Don't forget to vote

every day

for our Pepsi Refresh Proposal!

Click here to vote!

Voting and winning this grant could mean great benefits for all Teens in the community, such as...

Macbooks

iPods

New speakers & headphones

Fun & exciting new programs

Stop in today Wednesday December 15 for our Teen Bake Sale! The teens will be here from 3 to 5 to raise money for their annual trip to the Teen Book Festival

The Library will be closing Tuesday December 14th at 12pm due to unsafe travel conditions. Stay safe, everyone!

"Its the most wonderful time of the year!"

Check out these wonderful holiday books and get into the holiday spirit!

Let it Snow: Three Holiday Romances

by: John Green, Lauren Myracle, Maureen Johnson

The Simpson's Holiday Humdinger

by: Matt Groening

Holiday Princess

by: Meg Cabot

A Christmas Carol

by: Charles Dickens

Mistletoe: Four Holiday Stories

by: Aimee Friedman

Starry Starry Night

by: Lurlene McDaniels

Last Christmas: the Private Prequel

by:  Kate Brian

The Nightmare Before Christmas

by: Tim Burton

ATTENTION TEENS!

We're excited to announce that the Newark Public Library is in the running for $250,000.  We've submitted our ideas for a technological expansion of the library to the Pepsi Refresh Project.  Pepsi is awarding the top two ideas with the funds to carry out a plan to better our communities.

Our main goals are:

* To promote the library as a space of creativity. 
* To promote technological literacy. 
* To excite children about learning.  

If you would like to read more about our ideas, how we would use the money, and how it will impact the surrounding community, you can visit our Pepsi Refresh page here. You can also vote for our idea on the same page.

We need your help to elevate this idea to the top two!  If you feel that this is a great idea, we ask you to submit your votes.  More exciting news is that you can vote once each day until December 31st.

So... get voting and support your library!