Teen Direct
from the Suffolk Cooperative Library System System June 2011 |
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Vote for your favorite Harry Potter character.
Make a potion, recipes courtesy of Jenn Fowler and Joanne Albano.
Enjoy these Harry Potter bands at Sachem Public Library on July 6 from 6:00 pm to 8 pm: The Whomping Willows, Lauren Fairweather (from the Moaning Myrtles), and Justin Finch-Fletchley. Outdoor show.
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 The final installment of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows seems like the perfect time to give away our HP bags! To receive a bag, add a Harry Potter reminiscence to our Facebook page. It could be about your favorite character, the first time you read Harry Potter, a library program involving Harry Potter, etc.
Send us your favorite memory, we'll send you a bag!
| Post your HP memory on our Facebook page and receive a bag.
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Harry Potter by the Numbers
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Harry Potter by the Numbers would make a great book display. Here are some ideas:
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Worldwide movie gross for The Scorcerer's Stone.
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Harry Potter Dewy Number with the cutter.
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Copies of The Order of the Phoenix in the Suffolk County catalog
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Players on a standard Quidditch team.
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Wanna Experience a Great Book?
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 Into the Unknown by Stewart Ross and Stepen Biesty is an experience! With incredible flaps and fold-outs, readers will experience the many ways explorers have ventured into the unknown. The cutaways and cross sections describe explorations beginning with the Ancient Greeks and concluding with the lunar landing of Apollo 11. This book is an exploration in itself. Here's a user experience with total engagement: it's the REAL DEAL. Don't take my word it, request a review copy from SCLS.
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Button Up @ SCLS
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Thanks to those who posted comments about the new edition of TeenDirect. Your feedback and comments are always appreciated.
As a thank-you gift, each contributor received a small box of 1" buttons promoting summer reading.
Call SCLS-YS to schedule a time to come and make buttons to promote summer programs at your library. We have ALL the supplies needed to create three different sizes of buttons. |
Wonderstruck!
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 Brian Selznick's Wonderstruck tells two stories, one in images and one in text. The use of images to tell the story of Rose, who is deaf, is a tour d force, tenderly capturing the world of those who cannot hear. Ben's story begins in prose, but as the story progresses, the communication becomes intertwined The book is brilliant and far surpasses The Invention of Hugo Cabret. Now, here's the treat: I was able to score a copy at BEA and would LOVE to share it with you. Send a message to me on Facebook or via email and I will be happy to share this incredible book with you. |
The Epic Conclusion
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This is the last stop on the North American tour of the Harry Potter Exhibition. The show has obviously been "tweaked" from the Chicago opening exhibit. Harry Potter fans will revel in all the fascinating details. Be sure to go with someone who can guide you through all the cool stuff and the back story of many items. I felt so small when I sat in Hagrid's chair. With rear cushion supporting my back, my ankles barely dangled over the seat!
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The Cake Boss
|  Visitors exiting the Harry Potter Exhibition are greeted by The Cake Boss.You can enjoy the show and have your cake too!
Create your own program inspired by the Cake Boss with the great suggestions offered by Jenn Fowler and Joanne Albano at their LILC session.
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Greetings!
|  One Last Goodbye: YASD is sponsoring a special Harry Potter dinner and movie event on July 17. Get together with your YA Lib friends and enjoy the show together. Contact YASD for details.
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I have just returned from the dubbing studio where I spoke into a microphone as Severus Snape for absolutely the last time. On the screen were some flashback shots of Daniel, Emma, and Rupert from ten years ago. They were 12. I have also recently returned from New York, and while I was there, I saw Daniel singing and dancing (brilliantly) on Broadway. A lifetime seems to have passed in minutes.
Three children have become adults since a phone call with Jo Rowling, containing one small clue, persuaded me that there was more to Snape than an unchanging costume, and that even though only three of the books were out at that time, she held the entire massive but delicate narrative in the surest of hands.
It is an ancient need to be told stories. But the story needs a great storyteller. Thanks for all of it, Jo.
Alan Rickman
Empire Magazine April 26, 2011
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