Teachers

Check it out--mtvU has created a new website geared towards educating teens and young adults about debt, both personal and governmental.  The website InDebtEd provides statistics, ways to get involved, and even a free movie you can watch online. 

If you're looking for a good, old-fashioned story, with plucky orphans, exotic settings and satisfying endings, try the adventure novels of Eva Ibbotson.  I just finished reading Journey to the River Sea, and loved it!  Orphan Maia goes to Brazil to live with evil relatives, who only agreed to have her stay with them for the monthly allowance her solicitor sends.  With the help of a supportive governess and some new friends, Maia explores the flora

October 16 is World Food Day!  This annual event is aimed at increasing awareness and understanding of hunger in the world, and to encourage people to take action to help.   For an eye-opening look at the way people around the world eat, read Hungry Planet: What the World Eats  by Peter Menzel and Faith D'Aluisio.  Much like their book

It's Teen Read Week!    The theme is Books With Bite, and that doesn't just mean
vampires! 

Pick up one of our hundreds of cookbooks. Or how about books with "byte" - books about

Our Lit Kits (Book Discussion in a bag!) have been very popular - now we have Lit Kits, Jr.!   There are 10 titles for grades 4 up through high school.  Each mesh backpack contains 10 copies of the book, and a notebook with discussion questions, author biographies or interviews, and other information that will be good discussion starters!  These would be great to use with classrooms, or your own mother/daughter book group, or any other group of students who like to read.

We have some great displays up this week! 

One is called The World is our Home and highlights some books from our Community Languages Collection, as well as some books for all ages about cultures and peoples who share our planet. You might check this out when you join us as the library receives The Bridge to Understanding Award.