March Movie Madness 01

The Time Traveler's Wife, Saturday, March 6th, 2010 at 12:10 pm!

To kick off March Movie Madness, Brown Library will be showing the hit book-to-movie adaptation of Audrey Niffenegger. The Time Traveler's Wife is a 2009 film based on Audrey Niffenegger's 2003 novel of the same name. The film is directed by Robert Schwentke and stars Eric Bana and Rache McAdams. Based on the premise of The Time Traveler's Wife, Chicago librarian Henry (Bana) has a genetic disorder that causes him to time travel randomly. Though he often disappears from her life for long periods of time, he tries to build a romantic relationship with Clare, an artist (McAdams). Wonderfully romantic, this film is for anyone who believes love can cross all boundaries.

The movie will begin at 12:10 pm, and as always, make sure to arrive at least 15 minutes early, as our seating is limited! This film is rated Rated PG-13 for thematic elements, brief disturbing images, nudity and sexuality. (image from google image; summary and information from wikipedia.com and imdb.com)

YA Board Meeting 03

Brown Library Youth Advisory Board

The monthly meeting on Tuesday, February 23rd, was a huge success. The teens signed up to help with some special events going on at the library in March, including helping with promotion, planning, and supervision. Here's a sneak preview of what's coming up:

March 12th - Doctor's Seuss's birthday party

March 19th - Diary of a Wimpy Kid party

March 26th - New Moon DVD release party

Not only that, but the kids are working on book reviews, and volunteering their time to the library to help keep us all straight.

Look for more updates throughout March! More details will be posted on the events as the approach.

February Movie Madness 03

A Raisin in the Sun, Friday, February 26th, 2010 at 4:30 pm!

Second up for Brown Library's celebration of Black History Month is A Raisin in the Sun. A Raisin in the Sun is a 2008 television movie directed by Kenny Leon. The teleplay by Paris Qualles is based on the award-winning 1959 play of the same name by Lorraine Hansberry. The film debuted at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival and was broadcast by ABC on February 25, 2008. According to Nielsen Media Research, the program was watched by 12.7 million viewers and ranked #9 in the ratings for the week ending March 2, 2008. In the movie an African-American family struggles with poverty, racism, and inner conflict as they strive for a better way of life. Starring Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs, Sanaa Lathan, and Phylicia Rashad, this film is rated PG-13.

The movie will start at 4:30 pm. Please arrive at least 15 minutes early, as seating is limited! (image from amazon.com; movie summaries from wikipedia.com and imdb.com)

YA Board Meeting 02

Brown Library Youth Advisory Board

The next monthly meeting for the Youth Advisory Board is just around the corner. We will be meeting once again in the P.S. Jones Media Center, at 3 pm, on February 23rd. Look for the highlights from the meeting within the week!

February Movie Madness 02

This Is It, Friday, February 19th, 2010 at 4:15 pm!

In honor of Black History Month, Brown Library will be showing a couple of movies depicting strong African Americans. First up is Michael Jackon's This Is It. A 2009 American documentary-concert film directed by Kenny Ortega that documents Michael Jackson's rehearsals and preparation for the concert series of the same name scheduled to start on July 13, 2009, but canceled due to his death eighteen days prior on June 25. This film is now the highest grossing concert movie and documentary in the history of cinema.

The movie will start at 4:15 pm. Please arrive at least 15 minutes in advance, as seating is limited! This film is rated PG for some suggestive choreography and scary images.

February Toddler Story Time Schedule

Toddler Story Time is a 30 minute story time adventure for your tot, ages 18 months to 3 years. Each child is to be accompanied by a parent or caregiver.

Monday, February 1st at 11:00 AM

Monday, February 8th at 11:00 AM (Spanish Story Time)

Friday, February 12th at 3:00 pm (Valentine's Day Party - see blog post below for details.)

Monday, February 15th at 11:00 AM

Valentine's Day Party!

Valentine Party for the kids, Friday, February 12th, 2010 from 3 - 5 pm!

We're having a Valentine Bash for the kids (and parents too!) on February 12th from 3 - 5 pm. Children who attend will be able to enjoy a special story time, crafts, a fun Valetine-themed movie, and even snacks and refreshments.

But the most fun event of the afternoon will be the exchange of Valentine's Day cards. Each child should bring a stack of Valentines to exchange will all the other kids!

This is a special event, so make sure to come by and sign up your children at the front desk to participate. We hope to see you there!

Bookshelf News 02

(image from inkpop.com)

Online Teen Author Network from HarperCollins.
This week, HarperTeen (a division of the HarperCollins publishing company) officially launched their new website, http://www.inkpop.com/. The site's goal is to connect rising stars of teen literature with potential publishers and readers through online community publishing. Since it's beta launch last year, inkpop has drawn in over 10,000 members and nearly 11,000 submissions, varying from novels, poems, short stories, and even essays. The members are ages 13 and up, and come from 109 countries around the world. The most valuble assest of the site is the international group of HarperCollins editors that review the site's top five monthly selections, and provide critique and feedback to the young authors, all the while considering their works for publication. What young author doesn't dream of getting published by a huge company like HarperCollins?

For more information, and maybe to even make an account yourself, visit http://www.inkpop.com/.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows to go 3D!
Warner Bros. is taking note of the recent huge success of 3D movies, such as the box office smash hit Avatar. According to the Hollywood Reporter, no official decision has been announced, but a 3d version of Clash of the Titans is "expected by week's end, and official word on the Potter pics will surely follow." The Deathly Hallows have been split into two films, the first to release November 19th of this year, and part 2 to release July 15, 2011. (image from wikipedia.com)

Apple taking the ebook phenomenon by storm!

This week, Apple announced it's brand new iPad tablet, a piece of technology that is sure to give it's competition a run for it's money. Users can choose books from the iBooks app that even looks like a real bookshelf. Books will be downloaded straight to the iPad, and most of today's major publishers are in the bookstore for you to peruse. Reading a book is simple and sweet. You tap anywhere on the right side, and the iPad flips the page for you (or you can turn your own pages by dragging your finger across the screen!), and a scrollbar at the bottom keeps a record of your progress through the book, and what page you're on. And for those of us who may need glasses to read, don't worry! On the iPad, you can change the font and size to make it easier on your eyes. While a little pricey with a tag of $500 retail, the fuctionality is surely worth it to the tech-savvy bookreaders out there. (image from shelf-awareness.com)

Library Tunes

Flavorwire.com featured the 10 best songs about libraries and librarians this week. So, for the music lovers, hop on over to the site for a mixtape your can enjoy in the "stacks":

http://flavorwire.com/64968/mixtape-10-best-songs-about-libraries-and-librarians

February Movie Madness 01

Nights in Rodanthe, Friday, February 5th, at 5pm!

Our first film for February is the heartwarming Nights in Rodanthe, based on the book of the same name by Nicholas Sparks. Not only is it based on a book (which you can check out from us as well!), but it was even filmed in North Carolina, making this movie and obvious choice when we were decided what "romance" to show for the Valentine season. Released in 2008, the film stars Richard Gere and Diane Lane. The movie was filmed on location in the small seaside village of Rodanthe, as well as Carolina Beach. This film is rated PG-13, and seating is limited, so make sure to arrive at least 15 minutes early.

"Two unhappy people's lives become entwined when they have a life changing romance. Adrienne is a woman who's trying to decide whether to stay in her unhappy marriage or not. Her life changes when Paul, a doctor who is traveling to reconcile with his estranged son, checks into an inn in a North Carolina beach town where she is staying." (Summary and image from imdb.com)

YA Board Meeting 02

The Brown Library Youth Advisory Board met once again this past Tuesday, January 26th, 2010. It was an exciting meeting, and all the kids seemed super pumped about helping out Brown draw in a younger crowd. The biggest event of the meeting was the dividing of all the kids into committees. These included:

Promotion and Publicity

Technology

Writing

Creative

The Creative Commitee has already stopped by and started planning our February bulletin board. Make sure to come by and check it out!

We're looking forward to a lot of fun things coming from the YA Board, including decorations for the kids room, technology usage classes, and maybe even their own newspaper article.

The date for the next meeting has not been set, as of yet - but we'll keep you posted!