http://www.nassaulibrary.org/centreblog/ en Copyright 2009 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:00:00 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Most people apparently are as the most requested book in the Nassau County Library System, after Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol, is Kathryn Stockett's wonderful debut novel, The Help. If you are interested in learning more about the author and how she came to write this book club favorite, check out the article in the New York Times. ]]> http://www.nassaulibrary.org/centreblog/2009/11/are_you_a_fan_of_the_help.html http://www.nassaulibrary.org/centreblog/2009/11/are_you_a_fan_of_the_help.html Books... Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:00:00 -0500 We got the new Star Trek movie! woot!]]> http://www.nassaulibrary.org/centreblog/2009/11/to_boldly_go_where_no_man_has.html http://www.nassaulibrary.org/centreblog/2009/11/to_boldly_go_where_no_man_has.html SciFi/Fantasy Corner Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:11:05 -0500 blog to see more photos. ]]> http://www.nassaulibrary.org/centreblog/2009/11/lego_mania.html http://www.nassaulibrary.org/centreblog/2009/11/lego_mania.html Children's Centre Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:06:13 -0500 A while back I posted about the 2009 ALA Teens' Top Ten polls which were open to voters. I just realized, I never posted the results. So here goes: 1. Paper Towns by John Green 2. Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer 3. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins 4. City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare 5. Identical by Ellen Hopkins 6. The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman 7. Wake by Lisa McMann 8. Untamed by PC and Kristin Cast 9. The Disreputable history of Frankie Landau Banks by E. Lockhart 10. Graceling by Kristin Cashore I think it's a great list. It definitely includes some of my favorites. If you've read Gracling check out Cashore's latest Fire, it's newly published and it's great.]]> http://www.nassaulibrary.org/centreblog/2009/11/teen_top_ten.html http://www.nassaulibrary.org/centreblog/2009/11/teen_top_ten.html Teen Centre Stage Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:00:00 -0500 I saw the the premiere and it has some promise. The new show doesn't waste anytime to tell you that the visitors want to take over earth]]> http://www.nassaulibrary.org/centreblog/2009/11/the_visitors_have_arrived.html http://www.nassaulibrary.org/centreblog/2009/11/the_visitors_have_arrived.html SciFi/Fantasy Corner Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:57:00 -0500 Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs was a hit, Where the Wild Things Are was a critical darling, but was it really for kids? Fantastic Mr. Fox seems to have gotten the formula right. The book is by well-known author, Roald Dahl, but it's one of his lesser known books. The hip director is Wes Anderson, a personal favorite. And the big name voices include Meryl Streep, Bill Murray and George Clooney. (Can you say foxy?) Finally, the film is animated using classic stop motion techniques, which should remind you of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. This is one kids' movie I might actually go see. It's out November 13. ]]> http://www.nassaulibrary.org/centreblog/2009/11/fantastic_mr_fox.html http://www.nassaulibrary.org/centreblog/2009/11/fantastic_mr_fox.html Children's Centre Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:34:46 -0500 The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold has been on the 'must read' list for many teens and adults for the past 7 years. Fans are now looking forward to the upcoming film adaptation next month from Peter Jackson (The Lord of the Rings, King Kong). If you haven't already read this touching & unusual novel, we strongly advise you to reserve your copy now before everyone finds out about the movie and wants to check out the book (remember My Sister's Keeper and The Time Traveler's Wife?) The movie has an amazing cast ~ Oscar® nominee Mark Wahlberg and Oscar® winners Rachel Weisz and Susan Sarandon star along with Stanley Tucci, Michael Imperioli and Oscar® nominee Saoirse Ronan. Check out the trailer here. ]]> http://www.nassaulibrary.org/centreblog/2009/11/film_alert_-_the_lovely_bones.html http://www.nassaulibrary.org/centreblog/2009/11/film_alert_-_the_lovely_bones.html Books... Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:00:00 -0500 Check out this new PG-13 Horror film movie....The Gate!]]> http://www.nassaulibrary.org/centreblog/2009/10/happy_halloween.html http://www.nassaulibrary.org/centreblog/2009/10/happy_halloween.html SciFi/Fantasy Corner Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:54:58 -0500 I think the picture says it all, but if you want to read the whole post check out Entertainment Weekly's book blog: Shelf Life. This was a response to the movie version of Where the Wild Things Are being more for adults then kids. ]]> http://www.nassaulibrary.org/centreblog/2009/10/too_funny.html http://www.nassaulibrary.org/centreblog/2009/10/too_funny.html Children's Centre Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:15:41 -0500 Actually, we mean books about zombies. To get you in the spirit of Halloween (this Saturday), we recommend the following scary, creepy and ghoulish books: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith World War Z: an oral history of the zombie war by Max Brooks The Zombie Survival Guide: complete protection from the living dead by Max Brooks If you are interested in more information about the 'zombie craze', check out these articles on the NPR website: Rules of the Undead:Zombies Invade Bookstore and Zombies: Still Undead and Suddenly Everywhere]]> http://www.nassaulibrary.org/centreblog/2009/10/zombies_invade_rockville_centr.html http://www.nassaulibrary.org/centreblog/2009/10/zombies_invade_rockville_centr.html Books... books Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:00:00 -0500 You can expect to see another teen series getting some attention soon -- Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard -- is heading to the small screen. Rumor has it is the show will air on ABC Family. ]]> http://www.nassaulibrary.org/centreblog/2009/10/pretty_little_liars.html http://www.nassaulibrary.org/centreblog/2009/10/pretty_little_liars.html Teen Centre Stage Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:00:13 -0500 What a great short lived sci/fi tv series....that we have here at rvc library! ]]> http://www.nassaulibrary.org/centreblog/2009/10/firefly_the_tv_series.html http://www.nassaulibrary.org/centreblog/2009/10/firefly_the_tv_series.html SciFi/Fantasy Corner Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:46:55 -0500 Another librarian (thanks Amy) sent me this link to a NYT article about a CT woman who is reading a book a day for a year. She started this streak on her birthday last October so she only has another week or so to go. I don't know about you, but when I get a chance to read two books a week I think I'm doing really well. Check out her blog for books that she says can be read in a day. And please, try to refrain from comments about who cares for her children, etc. while she sits around reading all day long ...]]> http://www.nassaulibrary.org/centreblog/2009/10/want_to_feel_like_a_slacker_1.html http://www.nassaulibrary.org/centreblog/2009/10/want_to_feel_like_a_slacker_1.html Books... books Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:00:00 -0500 American Girl doll, Samantha. Our favorite brunette from 1904 has been relegated to the American Girl archives and now the same fate is in store for Kirsten. A pioneer girl living in Minnesota and of Swedish heritage, the most iconic image of Kirsten shows her wearing two blond braids looped on either side of her head and wearing a white dress with a red sash and a wreath of greenery in her hair to celebrate St. Lucia's Day. Perhaps its a pre-holiday marketing ploy, but I am excited at the possibility of a new historical American Girl doll coming in the spring to replace Kirsten, just as Rebecca was introduced in May 2009 as the first Jewish American Girl doll. ]]> http://www.nassaulibrary.org/centreblog/2009/10/goodbye_kirsten_1.html http://www.nassaulibrary.org/centreblog/2009/10/goodbye_kirsten_1.html Children's Centre Mon, 19 Oct 2009 07:42:34 -0500 The popular teen series Cirque Du Freak comes to the big screen next Friday (the 23rd) with The Vampire's Assistant (based on the first book in the series). Check out the trailer here]]> http://www.nassaulibrary.org/centreblog/2009/10/cirque_du_freak.html http://www.nassaulibrary.org/centreblog/2009/10/cirque_du_freak.html Teen Centre Stage Fri, 16 Oct 2009 09:00:47 -0500