The Centre Blog

Upcoming Film Alert - The Lovely Bones

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:00:00 -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.

Happy Halloween!

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:54:58 -0500

Check out this new PG-13 Horror film movie....The Gate!

Too Funny

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:15:41 -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.

Zombies invade Rockville Centre Library

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:00:00 -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

Pretty Little Liars

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:00:13 -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.

Firefly: the tv series

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:46:55 -0500

What a great short lived sci/fi tv series....that we have here at rvc library!

Want to feel like a slacker ... ?

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:00:00 -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 ...

Goodbye Kirsten

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 07:42:34 -0500

Just last year we said goodbye to 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.

Cirque Du Freak

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 09:00:47 -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

A Big Week for Women Authors ...

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 09:00:00 -0500

The Nobel Prize for Literature and the Man Booker Prize for fiction were both awarded to women last week. Herta Müller won the Nobel for Literature and Hilary Mantel won the Booker Prize. Mueller, whose Nobel was seen as a nod to the 20th anniversary of communism's collapse, was persecuted in her native Romania for her critical depiction of life behind the Iron Curtain. Her body of work includes the novels The Appointment, The Land of Green Plums and Traveling on One Leg. Hilary Mantel won the 41st annual Man Booker prize last Tuesday for Wolf Hall, a historical novel about Henry VIII’s court centered on the king’s adviser, Thomas Cromwell. Congratulations ladies!!

Twelve-Hawks is back!

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:56:38 -0500

Fourth Realm Trilogy's third book is out. I can't wait to read it and find out what's going to happen with the Traveler. The Golden City

Greg Heffley has been Cast!

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 08:28:32 -0500

It's official, 11-year-old Zachary Gordon has been cast to play everyone's favorite wimp - Greg Heffley. Poor Zachary even had to get Greg's "haircut" -- with three pieces sticking up in the back. Fans of the TV show Ni Hao Kai-lan might recognize Zachary's voice, he voices San San. Here's what this young actor has to say about playing an anti-hero: "Everybody has Greg inside him. Their worst parts are him. That's how they relate to him, and he also has a little bit of a conscience. In some ways." Veteran actor Steve Zahn will be playing Greg's father, Frank. Diary of a Wimpy Kid the movie is due out April 2, 2010.

Going Bovine

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:00:37 -0500

One of my favorite teen books of the year so far has been Going Bovine by Libba Bray. In the story, Cameron Smith, a sixteen year-old who has recently been diagnosed with Mad Cow disease, sets off on a road trip with a death-obsessed video gaming dwarf he meets in the hospital in an attempt to find a cure. It's a crazy adventure involving talking garden gnomes, giant fire flames and an enormous Cadillac. For a good laugh, check out the author's promo for the book ">here For more fun, check out Bray's website here.

New Book Releases - October 2009

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 09:00:00 -0500

October is a great month for reading. The days are getting shorter and there is nothing quite like a nice cup of tea (or a glass of wine if you are so inclined), a warm blanket and a great book. The following are just a sample of books that are due out this month: The Wild Things by Dave Eggers Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls (author of The Glass Castle) Manhood for Amateurs by Michael Chabon Pursuit of Honor by Vince Flynn Dragons by Michael Connolly SuperFreakonomics by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner What the Dog Saw by Malcolm Gladwell Last Night in Twisted River by John Irving Reserve your copy now either in person, by phone or on-line and wait for a nice cool, crisp day to curl up with these just-released books. P.S. ~ Tomorrow the Nobel Prize for Literature will be announced ... stay tuned for the results.

V is back!

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:19:18 -0500

Here's the news.....V the old sci/fi show about alien visitors is back on tv. They are doing a remake of the tv series. Can we come up with anything new in sci/fi?