Free Pizza, Giants tickets and more....

Whatcha going to do this summer? How about play the Teen Summer Reading Game. Come learn all about it at our Pizza Kick-off party June 10, 3:30 to 5 p.m. in the Main Library Meeting Room. At the party we'll explain the reading game, play a little Guitar Hero and test our knowledge of books. Just come and you'll be entered to win prizes including two tickets to a Giants game, books and more.

Book Review: Unwind

Unwind
By Neil Shusterman

In the second civil war, otherwise known as “The Heartland War,” pro-choice fought on one side, pro-life on the other. Neither side won. Instead, a constitutional amendment called the “The Bill of Life” settled the issue. It stated that human life could not be touched after conception, but between the ages of 13 and 18 a parent could have their child “Unwound” on the condition that his/her life doesn’t actually end. Children chosen for unwinding were usually considered the bad kids, or wards of the state that weren’t wanted anymore. But body parts of the unwound are big business and could have after affects for the new owners. This story follows a group of kids slated to be unwound, but resisting. It's an action packed book with some good discussion of the moral question of where life starts, without ever mentioning the word abortion.

Click here to find Unwind in the library catalog

Go Ahead. Get Over Him. You Can Do It.

I know it's tough, but you have to move on. What, you need help? Well, check out the book: 30 Days to Getting Over the Dork You Used to Call Your Boyfriend. This step-by-step regime will guide you through each day of mourning with an activity to get you through this rough time. For example, put your ex's name on the bottom of your shoe and walk around for a day. How's that for payback! The book even has a playlist for getting over the five stages of break-up. Check out these cool break-up songs from the book:

No Doubt's Ex Girlfriend
Sia's Breathe Me
Dido's Thank You
Damien Rice's Volcano

Guitar Hero at Tuesday Gaming Day!

Hey you'all! Come practice your skills with the strings on Guitar Hero 3 for the PS2. Also, newly purchased: Need for Speed for the XBOX. In addition, we still have Dance Dance Revolution and loads of board games for oodles and oodles of fun. Snacks provided for early arrivals.

Forget MySpace; Create Your Own Online Comics

This is an ideal interaction for me in the library since, you know, we love reading here. But aside from revealing my secret wishes and dreams, I also wanted to let you know about the several cool websites out there that let you create your own comics online. This one was created at a site called Toondoo.

For the most part these sites are pretty easy and free too. At Toondoo, all I did was drag and drop the characters, scenes and props (check the specials area for some cool manga characters). So if you're a little bored looking at everyone's profile on MySpace, why don't you check out some of these sites. And if you know of more, let me know.

Pixton (http://www.pixton.com/)

MakeBeliefsComix (http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/)

Comiqs (http://comiqs.com/)

Toonlet (http://toonlet.com/)