TeenZone Blog

Many of you participated in the "Team Read" Summer Reading Program. The following is a list of the prize winners: Limo Rides - Kyra S., Abbott Tech and Olivia D., Broadview Middle The Wii - Natasha P. Golf Quest Jose G. and Bianca M. The winner of the Super Smash Bros. Brawl was Eduardo A. Congratulations to all of you. If you participated in the Summer Reading Program we would like to know what you think. Take the survey.

Posted by Dymphna Harrigan at 05:04 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Does the world know how awesome Danbury Library teens are? Teen Volunteers have put in over a thousand hours just this summer. And many of them will continue to come in to help before they go back to school and keep coming in to support programs all school year. Did any of you see the article with pictures in the Danbury News Times on Sunday? Danbury Library teens were interviewed and spoke well. I, for one, believe I am privileged to work with the teens at the Danbury Library.

Posted by Dymphna Harrigan at 03:34 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer has been elevated to the status of books that are hyped and qualify for release events like those for Harry Potter. All over the country next Friday night, fans will gather in book stores dressed as their favorite characters and wait for midnight when the book goes on sale. Last February Knopf Books moved the release date of Christopher Paolini's Brisingr, the third in the Inheritance series to Friday, September 20th. This type of marketing is great for publishers, but booksellers are not as happy. The publishers, after all, don't pick up the cost of the release events and don't care if the release date conflicts with other events or summer staffing problems. If release events are more frequent, could the excitement on an individual titles dwindle to "mah, that again?" Nonetheless, fans of these two books want the book immediately. Don't forget to put a hold on the copies in the library catalog. I check the hold numbers to determine if more copies should be ordered.. Comment here or email me with your thoughts.

Posted by Dymphna Harrigan at 11:20 AM | Permalink | Comments (2)