Friday, March 30, 2007

New Books!

Here are just a few of our new books ...

"Five sisters who live with their merchant father in Transylvania use a hidden portal in their home to cross over into a magical world, the Wildwood."

"Greg records his sixth grade experiences in a middle school where he and his best friend, Rowley, undersized weaklings amid boys who need to shave twice daily, hope just to survive, but when Rowley grows more popular, Greg must take drastic measures to save their friendship."


Tuesday, March 20, 2007

Eragon DVD --- released today!


The movie based on the book Eragon by Christopher Paolini was released on DVD ... and became a part of Upton's growing collection ... TODAY!
To request it, click here and enter your library card number!


For info about the book and movie ....

Book Blogs to check out!

Here are a few blogs I found that have some book recommendations for teens . . .
http://informationgoddess29.com/

http://yabooks.blogspot.com/

http://yaarc.blogspot.com/

for guys:
http://www.guysread.com/

for Manga fans:
http://librarygoddesses-manga.blogspot.com/

Let me know if any of these lists is helpful to you, and if you end up reading a book that you discovered on one of the blogs!

Happy Reading!
~Lisa
:)

Friday, March 16, 2007

Upcoming Events....

Mark your calendar and get ready to Catch the Beat for Your Library at Barnes and Noble on April 20-21, 2007! Click here for more info on this statewide fundraiser, and plan to attend the Teen Book Talk on Friday night! The customer-relations manager at the Millbury Barnes&Noble store heard about ULTRA from another Librarian, and called me this week to extend a special invitation to ULTRA!!

Wednesday, March 14, 2007

Book-of-the-Day Blog ....

I just wanted to share this link w/you all for a great blog I discovered recently,
Check it out!
Happy Reading!

Sunday, March 11, 2007

TeenTuesday: This Week!

The next TeenTuesday is this week, March 13. Stop by the library between 4-5pm to meet members of ULTRA and learn more about what the library has to offer teens and young adults! Open to all Upton teens, ages 12-17. Free pizza and snacks for all participants.