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Posted by theunquietlibrary on July 10, 2008
Twilight tempted the imagination. New Moon made readers thirsty for more. Eclipse turned the saga into a worldwide phenomenon. And now, the book that everyone has been waiting for… Breaking Dawn, the final book in the #1 bestselling Twilight saga, will take your breath away.
Stephenie Meyer’s sophisticated teen vampire novels have created the kind of response from teens and adults that we haven’t seen since the debut of Harry Potter. Barnes & Noble will be celebrating the August 2 release of Breaking Dawn by hosting special events in the stores. Select stores are staying open late August 1 and hosting midnight release parties. And be sure to call or visit your local store to reserve your copy for the night of the party; you can also visit the website to pre-order your copy if you like. The stores at Town Center, Alpharetta, and Cumming will all be hosting a book release event for youth and teens on August 1 at 10:00 PM—please visit each site or call for more details.
Posted in Announcements, Celebrations, YA Lit | Tagged: August 1 2008, Barnes and Noble, Book Release Party, books, Breaking Dawn, fun, reading, Stephenie Meyer, YA Lit | No Comments »
Posted by theunquietlibrary on July 4, 2008
The 2008 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Decatur Book Festival Presented by DeKalb Medical | Home
Many thanks to Dr. JoBeth Allen from the University of Georgia Department of Language and Literacy for the heads up on this WONDERFUL event! I plan to be there…Billy Collins will be giving the keynote address! Here is the latest info straight from the festival organizers via email:
It’s hard to believe, but here we are preparing to launch the THIRD annual Atlanta Journal-Constitution Decatur Book Festival Presented by DeKalb Medical. The festival has not merely survived its first few years. We’ve built on partnerships with artistic, educational, business, and governmental organizations not only from all over metropolitan Atlanta but from all over the nation. Hosted in the literary haven of Decatur, this festival has quickly joined the ranks of the largest and most talked about book festivals nationwide.
Perhaps we could just keep doing what we’ve been doing and call that good enough, but where’s the fun in that? We’ve added plenty of new and unique programs to this year’s festival:
We’ve had a Children’s Parade since the first year, but this is the first time we’ll be launching a new book at the parade. Not just any book: It’s the first new “Madeline” story in 50 years–”Madeline and the Cats of Rome”–written by John Bemelmans Marciano, the grandson of Ludwig Bemelmans. We encourage everyone to join Marciano in the parade, maybe wear a big yellow hat, sing your favorite French (or, for that matter, Italian) song, or just make some noise.
Though we’ve had programs directed at teenagers from the beginning, 2008 marks the first year we will set aside a space exclusively for teenagers, called Escape. Escape will host best-selling authors for interactive discussions, an open mic and a literary salon. For those under 18, there will also be a quiz show called How Well Do You Know Harry? judged by Cheryl Klein, continuity editor for the last four Harry Potter books.
In a historic partnership, Poets & Writers and Agnes Scott College are working with us to present the best DBF Writers Conferenceyet, with top national editors, agents, critics, publicists, authors, and screenwriters sharing their collective wisdom in a conference tightly integrated with the rest of the book festival. In addition, beginning this year, DBF will host the prestigious Southern Independent Booksellers Association (SIBA) awards ceremony. Many of the nominees will give readings at the festival.
In 2006, we hosted the launch event for the first Atlanta Reads. This year, we’ll launch Atlanta Reads as well as the Big Read, a program of the National Endowment for the Arts. Atlanta’s Big Read will encourage the entire community to read and talk about F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby.”
Still not enough to fill your Labor Day weekend? Check out even more of the new programs that make this year’s festival truly unique:
Brooks & Co. Dancewill perform a dance inspired by Shirley Jackson’s classic short story, “The Lottery,” set to the music of Stravinsky’s “Rites of Spring” and drawing on Ninjinsky’s seminal choreography to Stravinsky’s work.
In a program called “Words from Iraq,” adult and young actors from PushPush Theater will present multiple perspectives on Iraq through readings of letters children have written to their parents in the military, blogs written by soldiers in Iraq, and a blog by a young Iraqi woman.
In the spirit of the Java Monkey Local Authors Stage, we’re adding a stage for emerging authors just beginning to get their work out into the world, called the Emerging and Exhibiting Authors Stage.
Author and former Olympian runner Jeff Galloway will lead a fun run Saturday morning of the festival, followed by a running clinic.
Lee Smith, Marshall Chapman, Jill McCorkle, and Matraca Berg will all be onstage together to give a taste of their traveling musical–The Good ol’ Girls–about their friendship and the mutual influences of their books and music on one another.
And that’s just the new stuff!
You know you can also count on us to bring you the nation’s top authors in our strongest, most diverse line-up yet. You know we’ve got you covered for good food and some of the best singer-songwriters in America. You know we’ll show the whole family a good time. So, come join us this Labor Day weekend for the best AJC Decatur Book Festival yet!
Be sure to check out our 2008 DBF web site,www.decaturbookfestival.com <http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=0010o9b8-G1lEKeg0HJ9PdUjGRNyOgyeblVgbcTsEt5PKylDahxzgliuFLJWKLt-zYIoc45cFGTjIsQlOObVGPCdF6Q_S1hyNoiVHSyZMw4GDtx6o-NqZyAj84pBZOFARsm> .
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Posted by theunquietlibrary on July 2, 2008
I am happy to report that our first book order for 2008-09 is being processed and packed as I type! It looks like our first order should arrive the last week in July, and we will have them ready for you to check out and enjoy on Day 1! Nearly 800 titles will be coming in on this order—yes!
We will be doing a second round of ordering at the end of August, so we need your input! If you have suggestions for books you’d like in our media center, send your specific titles and/or topics to Mrs. Hamilton at buffy.hamilton@cherokee.k12.ga.us . In the meantime, Mrs. Fleet, Mrs. Beasley, and I will be eating our Wheaties to get ready to unpack all the books! 
Posted in Announcements, Book Musings, Celebrations | Tagged: 2008-09, book order, book suggestions, books, fun | No Comments »
Posted by theunquietlibrary on June 3, 2008
from Mrs. Fleet and the Blatant Bibliophiles:
It’s the end of the school year, and readergirlz is celebrating that end-of-the-year tradition–prom night–and the risk-taking behavior associated with it. This month’s readergirlz author is Laurie Halse Anderson, author of Prom. Readergirlz asks the question, “Is prom a dream of a night, or is it a nightmare?”
Discuss the book with the readergirlz divas all through June on their group forum. On June 19, Laurie will join them for their readergirlz LIVE! at 6 p.m. PDT / 9 p.m. EDT. You can also check out this month’s other recommended reads:
Girl at Sea by Maureen Johnson
It’s Not About the Accent by Caridad Ferrer
Shadow Spinner by Susan Fletcher
A Step From Heaven by An Na
She’s So Money by Cherry Cheva
P. S. A special shout-out to diva Mitali Perkins whose middle-grade novel, Rickshaw Girl, is a finalist for the Jane Addams Honor Book for 2008!
Posted in Announcements, Book Musings, Celebrations, YA Lit | Tagged: authors, books, chat, fun, Readergirlz, reading, summer, YA Lit | 3 Comments »
Posted by theunquietlibrary on April 30, 2008
We here at The Unquiet Library had the pleasure of enjoying two whole days of poetry writing workshops with Kelly Bingham, acclaimed author of Shark Girl. Ms. Bingham worked with 9th and 10th graders both days and helped our students explore simple but effective strategies for writing poetry. Students were able to participate in hands-on and interactive writing activities to hone their poetry writing techniques. The workshops focused on the use of imagery, word choice, and description for creating effective and memorable poems. The workshops were sponsored by The Unquiet Library as part of our celebration of National Poetry Month.
We would like to thank Ms. Bingham for her time and sharing of her writing wisdom with all of us here at CRHS!
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Posted by theunquietlibrary on April 18, 2008
The Unquiet Library celebrated National Poem In Your Pocket Day on Thursday, April 17! We created “pockets” of poems throughout our media center where our patrons can go and get a poem to read for fun! We also gave each English teacher a pocket of poems for his or her classroom to help students celebrate this event of sharing poems.
You can come by the library and get poems for your pockets for the rest of the month! Please stop by the media center and browse our pockets of poems, which are a terrific mix of classic, modern, and student written poems! Several of our pocket poems were written by Creekview’s finest!
Happy poem reading!
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Posted by theunquietlibrary on April 14, 2008
National Library Week will be observed April 13-19, 2008 with the theme, “Join the circle of knowledge @ your library®.”
First sponsored in 1958, National Library Week is a national observance sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries across the country each April. It is a time to celebrate the contributions of our nation’s libraries and librarians and to promote library use and support. All types of libraries - school, public, academic and special - participate.
It is also School Library Media Month sponsored by the American Association of School Librarians, a division of ALA, with the same theme as National Library Week. National Library Workers Day, celebrated the Tuesday of National Library Week (April 15, 2008), is a day for library staff, users, administrators and Friends groups to recognize the valuable contributions made by all library workers.
Come celebrate these two events by checking out a great book in our media center! We also have free and new bookmarks for you!
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Posted by theunquietlibrary on April 1, 2008
Today kicks of National Poetry Month 2008! What is National Poetry Month? Here is how the Academy of American Poets defines it:
“National Poetry Month was established by the Academy of American Poets as a month-long, national celebration of poetry. The concept was to increase the attention paid-by individuals and the media—to the art of poetry, to living poets, to our poetic heritage, and to poetry books and magazines. In the end, we hoped to achieve an increase in the visibility, presence, and accessibility of poetry in our culture. National Poetry Month has been successful beyond all anticipation and has grown over the years into the largest literary celebration in the world.”
We also have a special collection of over 150 modern and classic poetry books you can check out! Come by the library to find a wonderful book of poetry!
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