The Newark Public Library will be closed this Thursday for the Thanksgiving holiday.  We will reopen on Friday, though, so feel free to stop in amidst the hustle and bustle of shopping!

We all have a lot to be thankful for, so have a great time celebrating with your friends and family this Thanksgiving.

As always, thank you for your support of the Newark Public Library!

Special Teen Time Event!

 

Wednesday, November 17th

Teen Time (3:00-5:00)

 

 Harry Potter/Sci-Fi Fantasy Party

to prepare for the release of

Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows Part I

Get ready to hear about some awesome new Sci-Fi Fantasy Books in our Book Talk with Ron!

 We'll also be making Polyjuice Potion, pumpkin pasties and more!

Also- come prepared for some Harry Potter Trivia!!! 

Feel free to come dressed as your favorite HP Character, or another character from any sci-fi/fantasy novel!

Everyone carved a pumpkin at Teen Time on Wednesday, October 20th.  

They all looked great, and we had a lot of fun!!!

Here are a few photos of the action...

 

Teen Reads Week 2010!!!

October 17-October 23

Celebrate Teen Reads Week by stopping by the library!

Join us this week for Teen Time where we will be carving pumpkins on Wednesday, October 20th that will be displayed in the Pumpkin Walk in Perkins Park!

Teen Reads Week has been celebrated since 1998, and it is a week devoted to TEENS in the library!

Along with Teen Reads Week comes the announcement of the 
Top 10 teen books of 2010! 

1. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
2. City of Glass by Cassandra Clare
3. Heist Society by Ally Carter
4. Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
5. Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick
6. Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
7. Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen
8. If I Stay by Gayle Forman
9. Fire by Kristin Cashore
10. Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson

 Stop by the library, call us, or visit OWWL.org to check out these books or put them on hold!

 

Happy Teen Reads Week everyone!

Halloween is right around the corner!

...Which means it's time to scare yourself silly with some terrifying books!

Unwind

by Neal Shusterman

Horror Classics

edited by Tom Pomplun

The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon

by Stephen King

The Hitchiker

by R. L. Stine

Fingers

by William Sleator

The Exorcist

by William Blatty

Companions of the Night

by Vivian Vande Velde

A Certain Slant of Light

by Laura Whitcomb

Bad Girls Don't Die

by Katie Alender

Ruined

by Paula Morris

Being Dead

by Vivian Vande Velde

Stop in the library and pick up these books or put them on hold!

The library is CLOSED today for the holiday!

We will be open tomorrow morning (Tuesday) at 9:30!

Enjoy your day everyone!

Library Transition

Library Transition

The Pioneer Library System is undergoing a change in its computer system.  This is a good change, it will help in information organization and support a user friendly catalog interface.  However, this means from October 4th - October 6th (during the upgrading process) the library will be limited in its services to the public.  The only process the library will be able to complete (in consideration to computer system) is check-out materials that are here at the Newark library.  We will not be able to place holds, renew materials, register new users, look up account information, etc.

If we cannot complete your request at this time we would first, like to apologize for the inconvenience and second, ask that you come in or call back starting Friday, October 8th when the library will be back online and ready to go.  Please continue to come to the library during these three days.  You will still be able to use the computers, read books, do research, check-out materials, ask questions and return your items.  We are excited about this change and we ask for your patience during this transition.

If you have any questions or concerns please give us a call at (315) 331-4370.

Best Selling Books for Teens

(from Amazon.com)

1. The Hunger Games Series

by Suzanne Collins

2. Scott Pilgrim Series

by Bryan Lee O'Malley

3. Torment

by Lauren Kate

4. The Official SAT Studyguide

The College Board

5. I Shall Wear Midnight

by Terry Prachett

6. The Book Thief

by Markus Zusak

7. Clockwork Angel

by Cassandra Clare

8. The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod: Twelfth Grade Kills

by Heather Brewer

9. Awakened

P.C. Cast

10. Ender's Game

by Orson Scott Card

11. Sugar and Spice: an L.A. Candy Novel

by Lauren Conrad

12. The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner: An Eclipse Novella

by Stephenie Meyer

13. Life on Hold

by Karen McQuestion

14. Beautiful Darkness

by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl

15. Bearers of the Black Staff: Legends of Shannara

by Terry Brooks

Stop in the library to check out these books or put them on hold!

Do you have the back to school blues?

If so, check out the new book display in the Teen Room!

  It is filled with books about students struggling through school.

Once you read a little about their lives, maybe you won't feel so bad about going to YOUR school!

Let us know what you think, or if there is another theme you think we should display!

Book Sale!

The Newark Public Library will be holding its annual fall book sale this weekend! We invite you to come take a peep through the books we'll have out ; who knows, you might just find a few good reads!

The dates are this Friday (September 17th), Saturday the 18th, and Monday the 20th.

We are also looking for volunteers to help us on Thursday (September 16th) with setting up tables and putting out the books. We'd appreciate any help we can get!

As always, if you have any questions or would just like to help out, you can stop in here at the library or give us a call at (315) 331-4370! Hope to see you here!

Check out our new Registration Calendar!

From now on, the library will be registering patrons for events with our new library events calendar. The calendar can be accessed by clicking the "Calendar" tab at the top of the library's main blog page, by clicking the calendar on the right side of this blog or by clicking here!

From there, you can see all of the events that we have planned for the month. Not all programs and events require registration, those that do are underlined. 

You can register yourself for programs by clicking on the event you want to attend and filling out the short form!

Use the events calendar to sign  up for these fun programs, or feel free to call or stop by the library and we can register for you.

Please let us know what you think of this option!

We are happy to remind you that Story Time and Teen Time resume this week.

Story Time for 2 & 3 year olds take place every Tuesday and Wednesday at 10am.

Teen Time for teens in grades 6 and up are welcome every Wednesday from 3pm to 5pm.

Welcome to a wonderful Fall at the Newark Public Library!!!

The library is CLOSED today for the holiday!

We will be open tomorrow morning (Tuesday) at 9:30!

Enjoy your day everyone!

We moved things around in the Teen Room!

We shifted things around so that there is more open space; it seems less crowded.

Check it out...

Please let us know what you think!

Who isn't into Vampires and Werewolves lately?

Check out these thrilling novels, stories, and series about

Vampires, Werewolves, and other Supernatural Beings!!!

  The Twilight Saga

by Stephanie Meyer

Shiver

by Maggie Stiefvater

Blood and Chocolate

by Annette Curtis Klause

Pretty Monsters: Short Stories

by Kelly Link

The Morganville Vampires Series

by Rachel Caine

The House of Night Series

by P.C. Cast

Vampire Academy Series

by Richelle Mead

Blue Bloods Series

by Melissa de la Cruz

The Sookie Stackhouse Series

by Charlaine Harris


Werewolf Rising
by R. L. LaFevers


Never Cry Werewolf
by Heather Davis


The Restless Dead: Ten Original Stories of the Supernatural

Vampire Diaries

by L. J. Smith

Vamped

by Lucienne Driver

Bloodline

by Kate Cary

Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side

by Beth Fantaskey

The Road of the Dead

by Kevin Brooks

Stop by the library to check out these books, and put some on hold! 
We hope you enjoy them!!!

Looking for some awesomely exciting books for a little last minute fun summer reading?

Check out these top Teen picks!

Beautiful Creatures

by Kami Garcia

Shiver

by Maggie Stiefvater

Going Bovine

by Libba Bray

Leviathan

by Scott Westerfield

Claudette Colvin: Twice Towards Justice

by Phillip M. Hoose

Marcelo in the Real World

by Francisco X. Stork

Fire

by Kristin Cashore

The Ask and the Answer

by Patrick Ness

Catching Fire

(book 2 in "Hunger Games")

by Suzanne Collins

If I Stay

by Gayle Forman

Stop by the library and see if these are in! We'd love to find them for you!

Reminder:

Teen Time will not take place this week, or for the rest of the month of August. 

It will resume the week of September 6th.

Please stop in and check out books, CDs, and movies! We would love to see you!

Last chance for tickets!

Today, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday are your last days to log books into the online summer reading program and earn tickets! The final prize drawings will be on Tuesday, August 10th!

Every book you read is worth 5 tickets!

Good luck, everyone!

On Wednesday July 28th, during Teen Time we had a

Mad Hatter Tea Party!

We baked cookies and decorated them while watching the latest release of Alice in Wonderland!

Look how much fun we had...

News on Teen Time and Story Hour

Hello everyone! Just to let you know...  

During the month of August, the Youth Department here at NPL is going to be busy shifting and updating. As a result, we won't be holding Story Time or Teen Time from the week of August 9th through the week of September 6th.

In the fall our programming kicks into high gear for the new school year! Programs will include Story Time, monthly Lego Nights, craft programs, and an updated Teen Time schedule.

To keep up to date on programs here at the library, continue to check this page as well as our Facebook page.

As always, continue to stop in the library to check out our collection of books, movies, and CD's!

We are looking forward to seeing you soon! Enjoy the rest of your summer!