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May Reads
Here are some new YA titles that are coming out this month!
The One by
Kiera Cass
Rebel
by Amy Tintera
We Were Liars by
E. Lockhart
Guardian by
Alex London
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Printz Winner
Marcus Sedgwick
Fresh off his win of the 2014 Michael L. Printz Award for Midwinterblood, author Marcus Sedgwick sat proudly next to a table of his novels at the Northport Library on April 22. Sedgwick spent his entire day at the library talking to teens in the morning and then to librarians in the afternoon before hopping a train to Washignton D.C. to continue his tour for his newest book She is Not Invisible. The British author (gotta love the accent) spoke about the way he writes, what instances have inspired his books (getting stuck waist deep in snow in Sweden helped Revolver along), and about taking on coincidences in his new book.
Coincidences are something that are hard to write about well Marcus had said. "Coincidences are what bad writers use to get out of the holes of their plot. Coincidences are hard to write about. [...] I would write a book about a writer writing a book about coincidences. Writers writing about writers felt like an easy way out in some ways." It looks like he almost set a trap for himself, but he ventured on anyway. It was a story he felt compelled to tell that led him into the dangerous land of coincidental writing. When it comes to writing Sedgwick says, "You have to be desperate to tell your story." Looks like desperation can lead to some great things.
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Fran Romer 2014
The 9th Annual Fran Romer Booktalking Workshop took place at Smithtown Library's Main branch on Thursday April 10th. Librarians came together to discuss the magic and importance of book talking by discussing some of the most banned and censored titles out there:
Living Dead Girl by Elizabeth Scott,Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher,Unwind by Neal Shusterman and Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green & David Levithan. The books covered topics of kidnapping, suicide, body harvesting and homosexuality amongst other things that make some groups squirm. The librarians were also delighted to hear from one of the top editors of MAD magazine, Joe Riola, and his presentation: The Joy of Censorship.
He started off sitting down, but could barely contain himself. He had so much energy. When someone is passionate about something you can tell. His speech, which was scheduled to be about 45 minutes long, continued on past his end time. There was almost a frantic Looney Toons quality to the way he presented his thoughts. Slapstick even! You were waiting for him to take a giant sledge hammer out of his pocket to start bashing his thoughts of censorship around the room! He was funny, engaging and incredibly intelligent. Censorship is something that he struggles with in his daily life when it comes to what he and his staff will put in the magazine. Sounds a lot like us when we have to decide whether or not we want something on our shelves. Whether we decide to censor ourselves or let our YA novels' freak flags fly is to be decided at a later date in time, but we know that there is an audience out there no matter how mad these themes may seem!
For documents about the censored titles go here!
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YSS Conference
Congratulations to YSS on a very successful conference! Librarians from around the state were able to attend panels that were chock full of useful information. Here at SCLS we were very proud of our Suffolk librarians who presented in White Plains. Mike Buono ran a workshop with writer/illustrator/Suffolk native and all-around-nice-guy George O'Connor on best practices for your graphic novel collection. Although this was my first choice for that session I was not able to attend because it filled up right away! Nice going Mike! One of the workshops I did have the pleasure to learn from was run by our very own Kim Zettwoch and Jamie Papandrea! They shared all of their insights on the best ways to use social networking for programming, marketing, collection development and more! Thank you so much to all of you for sharing your immense knowledge and representing Suffolk libraries.
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The international celebration where children, families, schools, and communities spend seven days turning OFF entertainment screen media and turning ON life! It's a time to unplug and play, read, daydream, create, explore nature, and spend time with family and friends. Go here for more info! Sounds like a good week for board games, book groups, crafts, making, etc. at the library!
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The Hampton Bays Public Library is hosting a Prom Dress Drive.
Every year, thousands of girls struggle to afford the expenses of prom. Did you know the average girl spends more than $300 on her dress? Not to mention the cost of shoes, accessories and a limo. For some girls, this budget isn't possible, but the library is here to help! The public is invited to donate new and/or used dresses now through June 6. Teens will then browse the rack and take one home. Every girl deserves to go to prom in a dress that makes her feel beautiful!
Please call Theresa Owens, Head of Teen Services, at 631-728-6241 X 120 or 121, for more information, or e-mail: theresaowens@juno.com
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You could win Epic Mad and Intensely Dumb Mad signed by the Mad man himself Joe Raiola by telling us about your favorite funny read on our Facebook page!
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Upcoming Trainings @ SCLS
Serving Your Multicultural Communities
June 10, 2014
Session one: 9:30AM (coffee and tea @ 9:00AM)
Session two: 2PM
Cuesta Multicultural Training will be at SCLS to present two workshops : A morning workshop on community needs assessment, serving diverse communities, opportunities and challenges, building partnerships, and marketing The afternoon workshop will be geared toward frontline staff: collection development, frontline service for both Children and Adults. Everyone is welcome at both workshops.
Register: http://alpha1.suffolk.lib.ny.us/record=g1044780~S84
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