Guilford Free Library Blog

Awards Season!

Several teen book awards were recently announced:
The Michael L. Printz Award is given to a book that exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature. This year's recipient is Libba Bray for her novel Going Bovine.

The Alex Awards Are Given to 10 adult books with teen appeal.
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind:Creating Currents of Electricty and Hope by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer
The Bride's Farewell by Meg Rosoff
Everything Matters! by Ron Currie Jr.
The Good Soldiers by David Finkel
The Kids Are All Right:A Memoir by Diana Welch and Liz Welch
The Magicians by Lev Grossman
My Abandonment by Peter Rock
Soulless:An Alexia Tarabotti Novel by Gail Carriger
Stiches:A Memoir by David Small
Tunneling to the Center of the Earth by Kevin Wilson

The William C. Morris Award is for the best book by a first-time author writing for teens. This year's winner is L.K.Madigan for Flash Burnout.

The Finalists for the William C. Morris Award were:
Ash by Malinda Lo
Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
The Everafter by Amy Huntley
Hold Still by Nina LaCour

The 2011 Nutmeg Award Nominees Have Been Announced!
All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall
Alphabet of Dreams by Susan Fletcher
Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E.Lockhart
Home of the Brave by Katherine Applegate
The Last Dragon by Silvana de Mari
The London Eye Mystery by Siobhan Dowd
Unwind by Neal Shusterman
Waiting for Normal by Leslie Connor
The Wednesday Wars by Gary Schmidt

Fight cabin fever at the Library

This winter, save your sanity and your money at the Library. Books, of course, and movies, programs, computers, scanners, historical archives, WiFi, games, kids play area, private study rooms, and a host of other offerings to get you through the dull times.

Summer Stuff for Teens at the Library

Cooking with Katie: Thursday June 25, 11:00 to 12:30
Join Katie Wilton for a hands-on cooking class where students will make recipes from her cookbook including Pizza Wontons, Parmesan Pita Trianlges, and Yogurt Fruit Shakes.

Nutmeg Book Discussion: Wednesdays July 1-July 29, 12:00-1:15. Join us for Pizza&Pages. We'll discuss the books over a lunch of pizza.
July 1: Accidental Love & Code Orange
July 8: Crackback & Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie
July 15: Epic & Eyes of the Emperor
July 22: Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life & Life As We Knew It
July 29: Pieces of Georgia & Skulduggery Pleasant
You do not have to read all of the titles to attend.

Writing Camp: Thursdays July 2, 9, 16 & 23, 1:00-2:30
Come celebrate your creative writing side with author Kay Kudlinski!

"Book to Movie"Matinees: Thursdays July 2-July 30, 3:00-5:00
Watch the following films on our large screen with surround sound! You don't have to read the book in order to attend.
July 2: Twilight
July 9: Iron Man
July 16: Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
July 23: Inkheart
July 30: Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist

Learn Calligraphy: Tuesday July 7 1:00-3:00

Please register for these programs. Register by calling the library at 453-8282 or signing up online at www.guilfordfreelibrary.org

Inside the New Library

The Children's Room

The Stacks

The Sandra Ruoff Reading Room

The Reference Desk

Book Award Buzz

Several book awards have been announced recently. The William C. Morris YA Debut award began this year. It honors a debut book published by a first-time author writing for teens and celebrating impressive new voices in young adult literature. The first ever recipient of this award is Elizabeth C. Bunce for her novel A Curse Dark As Gold.

The Printz Award went to Melina Marchetta for her novel Jellicoe Road. The Print Award honors a book that exemplifies literay excellence in young adult literature.

The Alex Awards are given to ten books written for adults that have special appeal to young adults. The winning titles are selected from the previous year's publishing. The 2009 Alex Award winners are:
City of Thieves by David Benioff
The Dragons of Babel by Michael Swanwick
Finding Nouf by Zoe Ferraris
The Good Thief by Hannah Tinti
Just After Sunset: Stories by Stephen King
Mudbound by Hillary Jordan
Over and Under by Todd Tucker
The Oxford Project by Stephen G. Bloom
Sharp Teeth by Toby Barlow
Three Girls and Their Brother by Theresa Rebeck

The 2010 Nutmeg Book Award Teen Nominees are:
Accidental Love by Gary Soto
Code Orange by Caroline B. Cooney
Crackback by John Coy
Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie by Jordan Sonnenblick
Epic by Conor Kostick
Eyes of the Emperor by Graham Salisbury
Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life by Wendy Mass
Life as We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer
Pieces of Georgia by Jen Bryant
Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy