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NEW BOOKS - 4
WHAT’S NEW & WHAT’S HOT AT MOSMAN LIBRARY
for teens
Reading Rave 2010-2011 What is Reading Rave?
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With all that spare time over the Summer Holidays, settling down with a good book is the perfect way to pass the time, so why not get rewarded for all that reading? That’s where Reading Rave comes in! Reading Rave is Mosman Library’s Summer Reading Program just for teens. Read books, win prizes and come along to our Special Reading Rave Christmas Party! How do I Join? To register for Reading Rave, you must be a member of Mosman Library. All you need to do is come in to the library, register with the librarian at the desk and get your free registration pack full of awesome goodies to get you started. Now what? Start reading, of course! Just record each hour you spend reading in your Reading Log and get your parent/guardian to cosign! It’s that simple!
Your registration pack contains: Your Reading Log Information about what’s on at the Library
Reading Rave
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Adventurers Needed!
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School Holiday Events
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Wired 4 Teens
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Manga Appreciation Society
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Youth Consultants
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New Books in the Teen Zone
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All sorts of goodies including puzzles and a Free Reservation voucher An invitation to the Reading Rave Christmas Party During the Summer holidays if you read for more than 20 hours, you’ll get a participation award and if you read for more than 60 hours you’ll get a high achievement certificate and prize and you’ll go in the running to win the grand prize, an iPod Nano! You must return your Reading Log to the library by Friday 28 January What’s this about a party? Tuesday 14 December 2010 is this year’s Annual Reading Rave Christmas Party! There will be presents, snacks, craft and games for everyone who comes. RSVP by 13 December 2010
Make it your space, choose your events and get involved in Mosman Library! Being a Mosman Library Youth Consultant is a great opportunity to have your say in how the Library looks after teens. Just call 9978 4091 to register your interest! Next meeting: Wednesday 23 February, 2011
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Adventurers Needed! Mosman Library has recently acquired a full set of Dungeons & Dragons 4.0 rulebooks and we’re looking for expressions of interest to join in a monthly afternoon adventure here in the Library. Dungeons & Dragons is a richly imaginative role-playing game set in a fantasy world. Each player creates & controls one character through an adventure created and refereed by the Dungeon Master. If you would like to be involved either as a player or a Dungeon Master, just let us know by calling 9978 4146 or emailing a.bailey@mosman.nsw.gov.au.
Events for Summer School Holidays Monster Design Workshop & Comp. Competition Closes: 20 January Workshop: 10 January, 3pm - 5pm
Game On! Wednesdays, 3.30pm - 5pm
This holidays we’re bringing back the games in the Library, with board games, card games and the Wii in the Teen Zone. We’ll be providing snacks and drinks, so bring a friend, come in and have some fun!
Dates: 29 December 5 January 12 January 19 January
In addition to Reading Rave, Mosman Library is holding a competition to design a monster and a workshop to get you started.
Circus Skills Workshop
Your imagination is the limit. Write it Tuesday 11 January, 3pm - 7pm up in a story, draw it, paint it, sculpt After the overwhelming popularity of it or even build it out of string! the Juggling workshop last school holidays, we’ve brought Circusoc Even if you don’t enter the back to teach more circus skills! competition, you’re welcome to come to the clay monster-making Juggling, plate-spinning, acrobalance workshop where you’ll make your and lots of other cool stuff will be own creepy buddy. taught at this 4-hour workshop for teens. This is a free session. Snacks and drinks are provided This session is going to fill up fast, so make sure you book your place by calling the Library on 9978 4091 or filling out the form on the teen blog at teens.mosmanlibraryblogs.com!
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Wired 4 Teens If you’ve been doing Reading Rave and you’re dying to talk about all these awesome books you’ve been reading, then come on in to Wired 4 Teens, the Mosman Library book club for teens! Chat about your favourite books, music, games or movies, and make some new friends! Grab a mate and come in to the library for games, activities and snacks. 4pm - 5pm Monday 6 December Monday 7 February
December Theme: Other Worlds
February Theme: Relationships
This month we’re searching through the looking glass and talking about books with other worlds. Be they dream worlds, underground cities, parallel universes or magic kingdoms, we’re talking about them at Wired 4 Teens!
With St. Valentines day just around the corner, it’s time to talk about relationship books! It’s not all mushy stuff though. It’s also about best friends, parents, siblings and mentors and the relationships in life that mean the most.
Suggested Author List:
Suggested Author List:
Dianna Wynne Jones Neil Gaiman Phillip Pullman Derek Landy China Meiville
Meg Cabot Cecily Von Ziegesar Marjane Satrapi Nick Hornby David Metzenthen
Manga Appreciation Society Anime and Manga enthusiasts are December Theme: welcome to come along to our Alternate Worlds monthly Manga Appreciation Society. Travelling to parallel dimensions, being sucked into portals, being We meet in the Teen Zone on the third Tuesday of each month at 6pm trapped in digital dimensions and dreamscapes are all alternate world and the Library will provide snacks scenarios that appear frequently in and drinks to keep you going! Manga and Anime. If you’d like to come along, just sign up by talking to someone at the desk Suggested Reading List: or by calling Alycia Bailey on 9978 The Vision of Escaflowne 4146 .hack//Sign
Upcoming Dates: From 6pm Tuesday 21 December Tuesday 18 January Tuesday 15 February
XXXholic Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles Bleach
Next Reads Newsletter Stuck for something to read? Sign up for the Teen Scene nextreads newsletter! Teen Scene updates monthly with all the latest books in Mosman Library’s Young Adult collection and lets you know what events are being held each month.
www.mosman.nsw.gov.au/ library/lounge/nextreads
Rev iew Corner Skulduggery Pleasant Derek Landy Stephanie Edgely is a normal girl with a normal life, but that all changes when her uncle Gordon dies and she meets Skulduggery Pleasant, a bona-fide skeleton mage, at the funeral.
Suddenly she’s fighting against time, and lots of bad guys, to stop the end of the world! I liked this book because it was witty and funny. I enjoyed that the author has made an effort to really build the world. Rating -
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Mosman Library Mon, Wed, Fri 9.30–5.30 Tue & Thu 9.30-9pm Sat, Sun 10–4pm Library Walk 605 Military Road Mosman NSW 2088 Phone: 9978 4091 / 9978 4090 email: library@mosman.nsw.gov.au
New Books in the Teen Zone Zombies vs. Unicorns Editor: Holly Black
Noah’s Law Randa Abdel-Fattah
Hold me Closer Necromancer Lish McBride
Virals Kathy Reichs
The Chosen One Carol Lynch Williams The Thin Executioner Darren Shan The Emperor of Nihon-Ja John Flanagan The Compound S. A. Bodeen Conspiracy 365: December Gabrielle Lord
Youth Consultants
Are you in high school? Mosman Library is looking for Youth Consultants to assist in developing services, workshops and events, choosing books, DVD’s, CD’s, graphic novels and magazines for our library. Just come in to the library and talk to one of our librarians or give us a call on 9978 4091 and let us know you’re interested.
TAKE PART IN MAKING THE LIBRARY WHAT YOU WANT.
The Body at the Tower Y. S. Lee Surf For Your Life Mick Fanning & Tim Baker Jimmy’s Stars Mary Anne Rodman Girl, 15, Flirting for England Sue Limb Graffiti Moon Cath Crowley
Misguided Angel Melissa De La Cruz
Vampirates: Empire of Night Justin Somper
The Truth of the Matter Andrew Klavan
Zac & the Dream Pirates Ross MacKenzie