Breaking News: New Twilight Book!

This is the biggest Twilight news in years! A new Twilight installment is going to be released on June 5. The new novella entitled The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner will be from newborn vampire Bree Tanner's point of view. It will give inside information about the vampire war that happens during Eclipse. Stephanie Meyer wrote this narrative while writing the third installment to help her get a feel for the other side of the story. While preparing for the Eclipse movie, the screenwriter, director and actors all wanted to read it too.

The book will be released at midnight on June 5, but will be available online from June 7 to July 5 at www.breetanner.com. Another great thing about the book is that $1 of every book purchase will go to the Red Cross to help the relief efforts in Haiti and Chile. Who knew vampires could be so helpful? For more information, go to Stephanie Meyer's website.

Anne Frank: New Book, New Movie

Anne Frank, a Jewish teenager, whose incredible diary showed the world a first hand observation of the Holocaust, is continuously being studied. In a new book entitled Anne Frank, her life in words and pictures, new images and information are available to the public. The book contains new images of Anne, her family's hiding place and her diary. This is a wonderful book for anyone touched by Anne's story.

To commemorate Holocaust Remembrance Day, PBS is showing a new movie version of The Diary of Anne Frank on April 11. (The entire movie can also be seen online.) This depiction promises to be the most accurate adaptation of Anne's diary to date. Visit PBS' Anne Frank page for more information on the movie and Anne herself.

Cool New Books

Looking for something new to read? Check out the new books section of YA to see if anything catches your attention. Here are a few of our favorites:

The Teen Guide to Global Action tells the stories of inspiring teen change-makers while providing practicl tools you can use to get involved.

Incarceron is a futuristic prison that only one person has ever escaped. Claudia, the daughter of Incarceron's warden, decides to help a young prisoner named Finn escape in order to avoid her own prison -- an arranged marriage. Incarceron is much more complicated than they realize and it will take all their courage to escape alive.

How to Be A Vampire reveals secrets of the undead, from how to be turned to how to fill eternity once you've been bitten including dressing like a mysterious creature and dos and don'ts of dating a mortal.

Tales of the Crypt Diary of a Stinky Dead Kid takes on the extremely popular Wimpy Kid series and creates a twisted, sick and unathorized parody. This diary contains the tale of exactly how the lead character Glugg becomes a dead stinky kid and his battle with an evil musical toy called Guitar Demon.

You Decide

Join us for the Anime and Manga Discussion Group this Thursday at 4 p.m. We'll be watching anime and creating a list of your top 5 manga and anime series, video games, characters and episodes. Stop by and voice your opinion!

Guys Rule the Library (for one night)!

Friday night was guys night at the library. More than 15 guys stayed for an after-hours gaming/pizza party. Check out all the fun we had in this slide show and check in at the library for our next gaming event.

Looking for a Good Cry?

Miley Cyrus is in a new movie called The Last Song. This movie is based on a book by Nicholas Sparks, the author of tearjerkers like A Walk to Remember, The Notebook and Dear John.

Miley was such a big fan of A Walk to Remember with Mandy Moore that she wanted to star in a similar movie. She contacted Nicholas Sparks and he agreed to write a book and a movie with Miley in mind as the main character. And the rest is history! Before you see the movie, check out the book!

Reserve your copy today!

It's Here: Twilight Saga: Eclipse Trailer

The new movie trailer for the third Twilight movie Eclipse has been released. Edward or Jacob? Life or Afterlife? Bella has a lot of decisions to make!

If you are itching for a Twilight fix, the New Moon film will be released on March 20 and the Twilight Graphic Novel will be released March 16. Be the first to check these items out by putting a hold on them. Stop by the Youth Services desk or access your account online.

Get Green!

No, this isn't about St. Patrick's Day. But while you have green on the brain, check out this great new book at the library: Girls Gone Green by Lynn Hirshfield. This is a great guide for becoming more conscience about the world will live in and what we can do to make it better. It has great advice from some big stars like Hayden Panettiere from Heroes, Ellen Page from Juno and Jessica Lowndes from 90210 but also from regular girls making a difference. Read this book and get inspired. Who knows what you can accomplish!

Got Music?

Music is everywhere, except on your computer. Today there are so many ways to download music but a lot of the sites on the Internet can get you into a lot of trouble. Here are some recommendations for some great sites that not only allow you to download your favorites songs, they also help organize, recommend and share music with your friends. Check them out!

www.grooveshark.com

www.pandora.com

www.lala.com

www.myspace.com/music