Ringing in the New Year @Berkeley Public Library
The New Year is a perfect time to take stock of what has come before and frame your hopes for the year to come, and your friendly neighborhood Berkeley Public Library Teen Librarians have been doing just that. Read on to learn more about some of our favorite books from the past year, discover some opportunities for personal and academic improvement, and look ahead to a thrilling 2016! New Year, New You!
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New Year, New You! Share Your Resolutions @West!Mondays in January 4:30-5:30pm Teen Room A Special Edition of the Art, Music & Writing Club. Teens, share your resolutions and hopes for the New Year. We can use your favorites in the Teen Zine. Popcorn will be served.
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Intro to MeditationMorning Meditation @ NorthSaturdays
January 9, 10:30 -11:30amJanuary 16, 10:30-11:30amJanuary 23rd, 10:30-11:30am
Start your New Year with a clear mind, a calm body, and newfound focus! Devin Berry - a mediation instructor with more than 15 years of experience - lead us in a weekly morning meditation sit. Open to everyone looking to journeying inward. No registration is required, and you are free to attend as many of our sits as you would like.
 Medical Marvels and a Mysterious Museum!Bones and Books Presents Author Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz @NorthSaturday January 9 6:30-8:00pm North Branch's event series with The Bone Room continues, as we welcome Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz, author of the bestselling book Dr. Mütter's Marvels : A True Tale of Intrigue and Innovation at the Dawn of Modern Medicine. This detailed biography of the brilliant and debonnaire physician chronicles his interest in medical anomalies. Join us for a lecture and signing and admire some of the Bone Room's best curios! Registration required, so please e-mail bonesandbooks.events@gmail.com to reserve your seat.
Make Some Thing @Tarea Hall Pittman SouthWednesday January 20 4:00-5:00pm Get your creativity flowing in January at our drop-in makerspace for teens. Make duct tape crafts, decoupage, zentangle, buttons and more. We'll provide the supplies to inspired you. Make whatever you want! All teens of middle and high school age are welcome.
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Our Favorite Reads of 2015
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Some really great books for teens came out in 2015. Want to know which ones the teen librarians loved best?  All American Boys by Jason Reynolds A thought-provoking, realistic, and timely story about police brutality.  Carry On by Rainbow Rowell It's gay Harry Potter by the lady who wrote Eleanor and Park. You're going to love it. Rook by Sharon Cameron A page-turner set in a not-quite-Paris where the bloody blade of the guillotine still terrorizes. A richly detailed adventure/mystery/romance with plenty of unforeseen twists and turn. Nimona by Noelle Stevenson Medieval culture meets modern technology in this graphic novel where the hero is a super-villain sidekick-wannabe. Funny, smart and sometimes sweet, this book is action-packed.  Eden West by Pete Hautman An understated story about life in a cult, the power of community, what exactly faith is, and the emotional turmoil people go through growing up. Sacred Heart by Liz Suburbia In this gripping graphic novel with a killer surprise ending, the kids of small-town Alexandria are left on their own while their parents are on a mysterious pilgrimage. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam Warby Steve Sheinkin A fast-paced and suspenseful account of whistleblower Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers. Examines government secrets and journalistic freedom that are no less important today. The Alex Crow by Andrew Smith A refugee, a summer camp, an atomic bomb, an Arctic expedition, a lost cryptozoological monster, a bionic crow, and a million euphemisms for, uh... "unclogging the ketchup bottle."  The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Volume 1 Squirrel Power by Ryan North "Squirrel Girl / Squirrel Girl / Powers of a squirrel and also a girl! / Can she climb / Up a tree? / Yes she can / Easily / Look ooouuut / Here comes Squirrel Girl!" Ms. Marvel: Generation Whyby G. Willow Wilson - Kamala Khan, the Muslim girl from Jersey City with superpowers, is back. Can she save the city without her parents finding out?  Pirate Hunters: Treasure, Obsession and the Search for a Legendary Pirate Ship by Robert Kurson The Golden Fleece was a merchant ship until her captain, Joseph Bannister, decided to steal the ship and become one of the most feared pirates. The modern day hunt for his ship is as exciting as tales of the pirate's exploits.
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All Berkeley Public Library locations
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Friday, January 1, 2016
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Monday, January 18
All locations open
one hour later
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Teen librarians have made their resolutions. Have you?
 Nikki@Claremont Branch My New Year's reading resolution is to keep up with the First Second graphic novel series Last Man. In book one of the series, we meet Adrian Velba, a pint sized gladiator-in-training. He lives in a magical medieval land whose people are all preparing for their annual tournament. Adrian wants to win it to help support his mother, the local baker. He's almost disqualified for not having a partner when he gets paired up with Richard Aldana, mysterious stranger just arrived to town for the tournament. Their partnership sets into motion an INSANE chain of events that flips everything you know about Adrian's world upside down. The real highlight of the series is the combat. Somehow, the illustrator has managed to pack so much movement, sound, and force into the fight scenes, and the victors are never ever predictable. You have until April to catch up before volume four, The Show, arrives! Andrea @Terea Hall Pittman South BranchIn 2016 I resolve to catch up on some great books I didn't get to in 2015. At the top of my list are: All American Boys by Jason Reynolds & Brendan Kiely, Echo by Pam Muņoz Ryan, Super Mutant Magic Academy by Jillian Tamaki and Under a Painted Sky by Stacey Lee. Jack @North Branch
In 2016 I resolve to read more nonfiction. I've already got a few great books in my queue: Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl by Carrie Brownstein, Dr. Mutter's Marvels by Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer, and Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates. That should be a good start, right? I also know I should commit myself to one or two manga series. Anyone have any suggestions for me?? Will @West Branch
I resolve to read Patrick Ness's new book, The Rest of Us Just Live Here, because I've enjoyed all his other books. I want to finish the Assassination Classroom series by Yusei Matsui and see if they can finally kill that smiling monster of a teacher. I promise myself that I will get to Tokyo Ghoul by Sui Ishida because who doesn't love ghouls? And I really should read The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky because it is an important book I should have read long ago. What will your read?
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