The Fault In Our Stars Booktrailer

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open to tweens and teens in Tipp City, Ohio area

Grades 6-12

 

Win a brand new copy of 

The Fault In Our Stars

by John Green

 

How you ask?

 

1. Create a booktrailer for this amazing book

2. Upload to Tipp City-Library Ohio Facebook

3. The most likes wins a new book

 

 

 

Wait !!!!!

Can't get enough of this wonderful book????

Drop in for a book discussion with your BFF's

Saturday, Oct. 27 12-1pm

 

 

Questions??? Email weaverbe@oplin.org or call 667-3826

 

The Fault in Our Stars

Add me to the list of thousands who are in love with "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green.

I should preface this by stating I waited to read this story.  I saw it's popularity ride through blogs, book circulation and friends who loved it also.  I waited, like I wait to read most popular books, because I wanted to read it without the hoopla, without the anticipation of thumbs up or thumbs down.

But really that was a silly notion for this book.  I'm just glad I didn't wait any longer.

The story centers around two teens, Hazel and Augustus, who meet at a Cancer Support Group.  Hazel knows eventually cancer will kill her and Augustus lost his leg before remission.  They are intelligent.  Witty.  And as you watch the two of them fall in love, the reader--or at least myself--fell in love with them too.

On the dramatic side--this book completes itself.  It is a 360* with the characters, the story and the language.  It is how we want to be loved and how we wish we could love, no matter the age.  And the reader accepts what these teens know about life, because we assume if faced with death, we also would live this fully and freely...knowing living tends to get in the way. 

And because people always ask, yes I did cry.

Summer Music Owns the Night

For the past 4 years the Young Adult summer club has voted on their top 10 songs of the summer, with a winner receiving a copy of the their favorite songs of the summer purchased through Amazon.



For SRC 2012 the winning songs were:
1. Call Me Maybe by Carly Rae Jepsen
2. We Are Young by Fun.
3. Payphone by Maroon 5
4. Back In Time by Pitbull
5. Wide Awake by Katy Perry
6. Where Have You Been by Rihanna
7. Goodtime by It's Always A Good Time
8. Whistle by Flo Rida
9. Drunk on You by Luke Bryan
10. Somebody That I Used to Know by Gotye

Unfortunately I couldn't get the music ready in time for the teen party on Friday, so our wonderful Kelly compiled a few different genres of music that the teens could listen to.

So whether you are a teen or an aged teen ( sometimes known as an adult :) here's a few catagories for you.  Kelly offered many titles, hope you find these few helpful.

Hipsters:
Conor Oberst by Conor Oberst
Last Night on Earth by Noah and the Whale

Pop Country:
Ashes and Fire by Ryan Adam
Women and Country by Jakob Dylan

Teen:
Hot Fuss by Killers
Skeletons by Hawthorne Heights

Scapegoat by Dean Hale

Scapegoat: The Story of Goat Named Oat and a Chewed-Up Coat
by Dean Hale

On the first page you're introduced to Jimmy Choat without a coat,
and the Choat's rhyming story.  Jimmy has misplaced his coat
and when the goat attempts to explain that the coat
is in the park--Jimmy turns the story around and blames it on the family
goat, Patsy Petunia Oat.

As the story unfolds Jimmy continues to have humorous, unfortunate adventures,
leaving Jimmy's scapegoat to be the family goat.

The brightly, exaggerated cartoonish characters lend to the stories
silly words and pictures--leaving you to wonder if Jimmy's "white lies" will ever be discovered.  It isn't till the end that the neighbor, who happens to speak goat,
unravels this tale.

A fun read for elementary aged boys and girls; those studying poetry.

Annual Design a Poster Contest for YA's

Teens in the Tipp City area....here's your chance to be a part of the Summer Reading Club and a chance to win money.  Create a great poster, fill out the attached form and turn it in at the library.  Questions?  Call 937-667-3826.

Star Wars for kids

Are you a young Star Wars lover?  We have the books for you! 

Star wars at the tipp city library

 Title:                                                                     Location:

Even Droids Need Friends                                      Je- Bee

Jedi Hero's                                                           Je- Hib

Star Wars: The Adventures of Hans Solo                Je-Ken

Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Ultimate Duels            Je- May

Star Wars 1, 2, 3                                                   Je-Sta Board Book

Star Wars: Episode 1                                               Je-Hil Board Book

Star Wars: Episode 1: Anakin's Race for Freedom     Je-Alf

Star Wars: Episode 1: Anakin to the Rescue             Je- Ven

Star Wars: Episode 1: Anakin's Fate                         Je-Cer

Star Wars: Episode 1: The Phantom Menace            Je-Wre

Star Wars: Watch out Jar Jar                                  Je- Mil

Star Wars: Jar Jar's Mistake                                    Je-Kru

Star Wars: Journey Thru Space                               Je- Win

Star Wars: Star Pilot                                              Je-Bul

Star Wars: Ready, Set, Podrace                              Je-Bee

Star Wars: the Clone Wars: Jedi in Training            Je-Sco

Star Wars: a Great Big Flap book                            Je- Hil board book

Star Wars: Ready, Set, Podrace                                   Je-Bee Purple dot

Star Wars: What is a Wookiee                                     Je-Bul Purple Dot

Star Wars: Blast Off                                                      Je-Sta Purple Dot

Star Wars: A Queens Diary                                          Je-Bee Black Dot

Star Wars: I Want to be a Jedi                                    Je-Bee Black Dot

Lego Star Wars, The Phantom Menace                       Je-Dol Black Dot

Star Wars: Clone Troopers in Action                          Je-Hib Black Dot

Jedi Heros                                                                   Je-Hib Black Dot

Star Wars: Planets In Peril                                         J-Bur

Return of the Jedi                                                      J- Lev

Lego Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary                        J688.725 Bee

The Clone Wars: The Visual Guide                             J-791.4372-Clo

Star Wars: Incredible Cross Sections                          J-791.4375 - Rey

Star Wars: Clone Wars: Visual: Ultimate Battles          YA-791.4375-Fry

New Battle Fronts The Visual Guide                           YA-791.4375-Fry

Star Wars Character Encyclopedia                               YA 791.4375


***PLUS many more Young Adult and Adult titles can be located on our catalog:
www.tippcitylibrary.org 

Happy National Library Week

With so much going on this week at the Tipp City Library, you should check out what you may want to do!

Starting with our Children's Book Challenge Wall you can test how well you know your kids books to enter in winning a prize basket. 

This week we also have teen and adult programs. 
Saturday is our finale with Putt-Putt in the library, starting tee-times at 6:30pm. 
Registration is required. 

Happy reading!

National Library Week, April 9-14

Check out what you can do  April 9-15 at the Tipp Library!
 

Monday, April 9
Twisted Stitchers Grades
... Mon, April 9, 4pm – 5pm
Grades 6-12 No registration required
Teen knitters' gathering will take place in 'The Vault'. Bring your own needles. Yarn can be provided. No sign up required. For more information, email Taylor Hicks at hicksta@oplin.org.

Mystery Lovers Discussion
"Naked Once More" by Elizabeth Peters
Mon, April 9, 7pm – 8pm

Tuesday, April 10
Art Start, Ages 3-7
Tue, April 10, 6pm – 7pm
Spring is here! Create your own unique feathered friend to display in our Library tree. Registration is required.

Wednesday, April 11
Little Ducklings Story Time
Wed, April 11, 10:30am – 11:00am
Story time for 1 year old children. Registration required. A care-giver must attend with the child. These programs include stories, songs, and finger plays.

Thursday, April 12
Classics Book Discussion- "The Metamorphisis" by Franz Kafka
Thu, April 12, 1pm – 2pm

Teen Advisory Board Grades 6-9
Thu, April 12, 4pm – 5pm
Grades 6-9 Application required
Please attend the meeting for your specific grade.
Are you interested in becoming a Teen Advisory Board member? If so, register and come to this meeting.
TAB Meetings are for teens who want to get involved. We'll come up with ideas to encourage teens to visit the library more often for programs and services that better suit their needs and interests.
The group's purpose is to help make the library more interesting, fun, and friendly.
Email weaverbe@oplin.org or hicksta@oplin.org with any questions. Registration is required.

Friday, April 13
Sip and Sneak Previews
Fri, April 13, 10:30am – 11:00am
Come and join us for a short book talk on the new releases here at the library. Coffee and donuts served.

Poetry Matters
Fri, April 13, 4pm – 5pm
"Writing a Poem from the Inside Out"
Susan Hoke will teach a class on poetry appreciation for adults.

Saturday, April 14
After Hours Putt Putt
Sat, April 14, 6:30pm – 8:00pm
A family event for ages 5 and up! Play our course throughout the Library. Refreshments are served. Children under 10 must be accompanied by an adult. Reserve you Tee Time at the circulation desk or by calling the Library, 667-3826

Juliet Immortal

Juliet Immortal
by Stacey Jay

"These violent delights have violent ends
And in their triumph die, like fire and powder,
Which as they kiss consume."
—Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

Take everything you know about the tragic story of Romeo and Juliet...
and let it go.  In this twist of Romeo and Juliet the reader quickly discovers 
Romeo was granted eternal life by the evil Mercenaries for killing Juliet.
While Juliet, in her dying state, is offered eternal life by the light-filled Ambassadors.
The two of them are continously replaced into souls, Romeo trying to disolve soulmates, while Juliet attempts to connect soulmates.

The layers in this story keep the reader creating new connections between the characters, Shakespeare's story and the developing story.   I wasn't the biggest Romeo and Juliet fan, but I enjoyed the twist on this classic tale.  I was glad to see that Juliet (Ariel) found the strength to stand up to her fate and that Romeo (Dylan), though never quite trustful, had a softer side.   

I would recommend this story for middle school and older.  It definitely makes me want to read the sequel which will be coming out later this year.