Here are two poems, "Maple Valley Branch Library, 1967" and "Heart to Heart," by former US Poet Laureate Rita Dove, who will be at the event!
Thursday, September 25, 2014
Furious Flower Poetry Conference
The JMU Furious Flower Poetry Conference is happening right now! It's a gathering centered around African American poetry, complete with writer Q&As and awesome discussions with scholars. If you want to attend, you don't have much time left! It started Wednesday and is wrapping up tomorrow (with special events on Saturday). Here's the schedule.
Here are two poems, "Maple Valley Branch Library, 1967" and "Heart to Heart," by former US Poet Laureate Rita Dove, who will be at the event!
Here are two poems, "Maple Valley Branch Library, 1967" and "Heart to Heart," by former US Poet Laureate Rita Dove, who will be at the event!
Thursday, September 18, 2014
Literary Playlist: This Song Will Save Your Life
This Song Will Save Your Life by Leila Sales is one of the TTT books we received from YALSA. It's full of amazing music references. If you've read the book, are reading the book, are going to read the book, or just want to hear good music, listen to this playlist based on TSWSYL.
[NOTE: This is a playlist of songs the author mentioned in the book. MRL is not responsible for nor does it endorse the content of non-MRL websites. Users should use critical judgment in relying on information found in these websites and determine what information is appropriate to their needs.]
[NOTE: This is a playlist of songs the author mentioned in the book. MRL is not responsible for nor does it endorse the content of non-MRL websites. Users should use critical judgment in relying on information found in these websites and determine what information is appropriate to their needs.]
Thursday, September 11, 2014
Wanted: Beta Readers!
An author is looking for beta readers for his new book! Shawn Snider wants you
to read At Stake, a young adult book about vampires, and give some feedback. If
you do, you can get a gift card! From the author:
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to read and enjoy a beta copy of my book, At Stake. There will be a question or two at the end of each chapter—but this ain't no middle school book report, people! Skip questions, scribble in the margins, read the last page first. Whatever floats your boat. And when you're done, send it back and trade in for a $5 Barnes & Noble gift card.
Synopsis:
The week Becca Sanchez discovers Uncle Don is a total whack-job begins with a moving van and ends in handcuffs. First, her creepy history teacher moves in next door. Then her uncle tries to stake him. That’s right, stake. As in vampire. When a student goes missing, Becca starts wondering if maybe crazy Uncle Don isn’t so crazy after all. She decides to find out for herself. But when she’s caught shooting her teacher with a holy water spitball, she lands herself in a whole heap of trouble with the school and, worse, her mom. Becca and her friends concoct a plan to kill the vampire before he can turn the Halloween Dance into his own personal buffet line. But she can’t get rid of the nagging voice wondering if this is all just a series of unlikely coincidences and her teacher is simply a creep. Because this is real life, and really … vampires?
Click the link to start!
http://tinyurl.com/betaread
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to read and enjoy a beta copy of my book, At Stake. There will be a question or two at the end of each chapter—but this ain't no middle school book report, people! Skip questions, scribble in the margins, read the last page first. Whatever floats your boat. And when you're done, send it back and trade in for a $5 Barnes & Noble gift card.
Synopsis:
The week Becca Sanchez discovers Uncle Don is a total whack-job begins with a moving van and ends in handcuffs. First, her creepy history teacher moves in next door. Then her uncle tries to stake him. That’s right, stake. As in vampire. When a student goes missing, Becca starts wondering if maybe crazy Uncle Don isn’t so crazy after all. She decides to find out for herself. But when she’s caught shooting her teacher with a holy water spitball, she lands herself in a whole heap of trouble with the school and, worse, her mom. Becca and her friends concoct a plan to kill the vampire before he can turn the Halloween Dance into his own personal buffet line. But she can’t get rid of the nagging voice wondering if this is all just a series of unlikely coincidences and her teacher is simply a creep. Because this is real life, and really … vampires?
Click the link to start!
http://tinyurl.com/betaread
Thursday, September 4, 2014
Bonus Post: Teen Dominoes!
We're having an awesome event on Saturday. We'll be setting up books like dominoes! It will go a little like this:
Come help us make something amazing! There will be pizza!
Location:
Come help us make something amazing! There will be pizza!
Teen Dominoes @ Main Library
9/6/2014
Were you ever obsessed with dominoes? Put those skills to use and help us make a domino chain of books! Enjoy pizza, fun, and book dominoes! You may even end up on an impressive video to promote the library. Come back in a month for the Teen Reed Kick-off (October 11) for the video premiere!
Ages 11-17 Event.
Ages 11-17 Event.
Location:
Main Library-downtown Harrisonburg
Audiobook Dream Narrator?
Back in 2012, Flavorwire made a list of their ideal celeb narrators for classic and modern novels, including Joseph Gordon-Levitt for The Catcher in the Rye. Which got us thinking...
Comment with your audiobook dreamcast!
PS don't forget that you can download audiobooks for FREE! All you need is your library card! Here's the link to the downloadable media page through our library (OneClick is for audiobooks), and here's a list of all the supported devices.
You guys, I use these services all the time. They're supercool.
- What is your favorite book?
- Who would your ideal narrator be?
- Would you include sound effects/music or just stick to the narrator's voice?
Comment with your audiobook dreamcast!
PS don't forget that you can download audiobooks for FREE! All you need is your library card! Here's the link to the downloadable media page through our library (OneClick is for audiobooks), and here's a list of all the supported devices.
You guys, I use these services all the time. They're supercool.
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