It's November

Tonight we turn our clocks back an hour. I love "falling back" and getting that extra hour one weekend a year. Tomorrow is the first day of November which means that the month's new Mission Possible will be available starting Monday morning. November is a great month the air is crisp and clear and with all the holidays to spend a little extra time with family and having fun what is not to like. Not to mention turkey, stuffing, pumpkin pie etc... yum But since there is a little extra time this month maybe you could spend a little time reading (gasp) because you want to not for school or your parents, but just because what could be better than a cozy blanket on the couch with a good book and some hot chocolate on a cold November day. If you need any recommendations or if you just want to talk about the great book you just read stop by the YA desk.

October's flying by

Hello

I looked at the calendar today and realized its already October 20th. This month is sure going by quickly. Last Saturday there were seven teens that showed up bright and early on a Saturday morning for a free breakfast and a viewing of the newly released movie Monsters vs. Aliens. The donuts as always were a big hit with only one left at the end of the movie. Next Tuesday is going to be an exciting day for teen readers of fantasy. Tamora Pierce will be in Omaha speaking at several high schools and then in the evening she will be at the Omaha Community Playhouse in a book signing/speaking event that is open to the public. How often do you get a chance to meet a successful professional author right here in Omaha? The event starts at 7 pm October 27th and if you can come it would definitely be worth the effort. Hope to see you there. If you need any more information about the event please call me at 444-5299 or any of the OPL branches.
In case you want more information on the author and her books, check out her website at http://www.tamora-pierce.com
Hope to see you there.

Writing Club Update

The inaugural meeting of the Writers Block writing club was on October 3rd. We were happy to have participants arrive early that day eager to try it out. Since it was the first meeting we enjoyed a special snack of freshly baked brownies. We did a writing exercise based on the book, I Can’t Keep My Own Secrets: Six-Word Memoirs by Teens Famous and Obscure edited by Smith Magazine. I challenged everyone including myself to write a 6 word memoir. Here are a few that we came up with. “I like reading when I’m bored”, “Loves theatre but has stage fright”, “I like soccer, how about you?”, and “Peanut butter cookies and milk, yum”. I think maybe the brownies influenced that last one. It was a lot of fun and we even tried our hand at writing some song lyrics together. Next month we are planning to bring in some writing samples from home to discuss. We would love to have more people join the fun. We meet the first Saturday of each month at 2:30 in the afternoon.

Is it Really October?

Time is flying this year we have finished another month and now find ourselves in autumn. Even though the weather is turning colder and the days are growing shorter there are still many fun things available at your library. October's Mission is available. Are you up to the task? Just stop by and ask me for one or pick it up off my desk by the big Question Mark. Today we have our inaugural meeting of Writer's Block an informal writing group that shares their work and plays fun writing games. If you are a writer or if you want to improve your skills or if you just want to hang up stop by at 2:30 and join in. We plan to meet once a month.