Banned Book Week

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." First Amendment, Constitution of the United States

New Books -- Hot Topics

Hot Topics, controversial issues. New Books for research (or just interesting reading!)

At issue series
Sexting
Child labor and sweatshops
Concealed weapons
What rights should illegal immigrants have?

Opposing viewpoints
Offshore drilling
Ethics

Thursday Book Trailers

Yes, they are a day early. Don't hold that against the books!

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Author Katie Finn answers questions about her writing and related book, "What's your status?" (And yes, it's coming to a library near you!) Watch video.

Thursday Book Trailers

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Read for a Lifetime

To read or not to read? That is a silly question.


It is time to register for “Read for a Lifetime,” a program sponsored by the Illinois State Library.



To participate you need to:
• Sign up with the Librarian or any teacher by October 28
• Read at least four books from the designated list
• Keep a list of the books you read
• Submit your list to the Librarian by April 9, 2012.

In return, you will:
• Have fun reading good stories
• Receive a certificate from the Illinois Secretary of State
• Possibly earn a prize for reading the entire list
• Receive drink and/or food coupons from local merchants during the year
• Enjoy a party with really good food.
• Expand your general knowledge
• Improve your vocabulary
• Improve your reading comprehension and writing skills
• Improve your classroom performance/ grades
• Boost your test scores

Click here to see the 20011-12 book list.

Man Booker Prize shortlist announced

Julian Barnes The Sense of an Ending (Jonathan Cape - Random House)

Carol Birch Jamrach’s Menagerie (Canongate Books)

Patrick deWitt The Sisters Brothers (Granta)

Esi Edugyan Half Blood Blues (Serpent’s Tail)

Stephen Kelman Pigeon English (Bloomsbury)

A.D. Miller Snowdrops (Atlantic)

The Man Booker Prize is sponsored by Man Group plc, an alternative investment management business with expertise in a wide range of liquid investment styles. Man manages $71.0 billon.

The Prize is awarded to a full-length novel, written by a citizen of the Commonwealth or the Republic of Ireland and published in the United Kingdom for the first time in the year of the prize. The novel must be an original work in English (not a translation) and must not be self-published. The Prize is worth £50,000 to the winner.

To learn more visit, http://www.themanbookerprize.com/

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