Great Scavenger Hunt Remodeled

If you were a part of the Great Scavenger Hunt hosted by Kay Cassidy we have some not so great news.  The Hunt is no longer being run as a year round program.  Due to funding the Hunt is now going to be run only during the summer months.  This change will happen April first - so if you're in the middle of a book hurry and finish.  The library will still be supporting the Hunt during the summer months.  And YES Hunt reading will count towards the library's summer reading program.  If you would like more information please visit Miss Renee at the library.

What to Try Next.

Did you enjoy the Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins?  Looking for something similar to read?  Then try these.

Birthmarked -Caragh O'Brien

Life As We Knew It -Susan Beth Pfeffer

The Pledge -Kimberly Derting

Matched -Allyson Braithwaite Condie

Truancy -Isamu Fukui

Gone -Michael Grant

Maze Runner -James Dashner

Wither -Lauren DeStefano

Dark Inside -Jeyn Roberts

For more titles like these visit our If You Liked-Try Page or visit the Auburn Public Library for suggestions.

Note from the Librarian

We are currently in the process of making a commercial to promote summer reading.  If you are interested in being a part of this project please come to our next meeting on Wednesday, April 4 @ 5:00.  We hope to see you there.

Book Talk

Michale Vey: the Prisoner of Cell 25

by Richard Paul Evans

Michael is special and it has nothing to do with his Tourette's Syndrome.  He's electric and when he meets Taylor he discovers he's not the only one.  Soon he and Taylor are fighting for their lives and the world from those who accidentally created them.  This book is action packed.  I couldn't put it down.  Definitely a must read!

~the Auburn Online Teen Review Site

Are You Interested?

The youth services librarian, Miss Renee is currently planning the library's summer reading program.  Yes it is January, but such a program takes a lot of work.  Miss Renee is currently working on an idea that would involve teens and kids alike in the promoting of the summer program.

Here is her idea.  She would like to create a movie or a commercial that advertises the summer reading program.  A small skit that could be burned to disk and passed out among the schools.  It would provide a backdrop to her elementary school visits and be a way to reach the middle and high school students.  Plust it could be placed on the local cable channel as a promotional video.  It sounds like a great idea.

It will required a lot of work.  And Miss Renee is hoping that teens and kids will want to help. There is the creation of a skit, set, costumes, casting, filming and editing and so much more.

Book Talk

When You Reach Me        

by Rebecca Stead

Join Miranda as she retells a year of life in New York City - life at school, working at a sandwich shop and at home with her family.  This is a tale of friendships, of mystery and even some magic.  Its Newbery Medal was well-deserved for this clever read was filled with surprises!

Review by Jeanelle W.