Keep Reading! Winter Reading Program

Check In @ Your Library
Winter Reading Program for grades 5 and up
January 7-March 9

Read or Listen and log in 300 minutes.  Return your log to the Youth Services Desk for the chance to win one of three iTunes gift cards!  Stop by the library's Teen Space to pick up a log, or print one from the library's website.

It's A Book Thing! Book Group

It's A Book Thing!
A series of book discussions and activities for readers in grades 4-6.

Thursday, January 31
The Outcasts of 19 Schuyler Place by E.L. Konigsburg

All  meetings will take place in the library's meeting room from 4:00-5:00.

Please register for each session individually, and visit the Youth Services Desk to borrow a copy of the book.

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Winter Reading Program for Grade 5 and Up!

Warm Up With a Good Book!

You are invited to Check In @ Your Library and participate in our first winter reading program for students in grade 5 and up.  Read or listen and log in 300 minutes between January 7 and March 9.  When you have completed 300 minutes, return your reading log to the Youth Services Desk for your chance to win one of three iTunes gift cards!  Winners will be randomly selected from all the submitted logs.  The winners will be contacted during Teen Tech Week (March 10-16).

Reading logs are available in the library's Teen Space.

Teen Tech Week is a great opportunity to check out the video games, audio books, downloadable eBooks, music and movies that are available at the library!

New Books!

Archie:  Clash of the New Kids
by Alex Simmons



Alice in Zombieland
by Gena Showalter



Beta
by Rachel Cohn



Eighth Grade is Making Me Sick
by Jennifer L. Holm



Emily's Dress
by Kathryn Burak



A Midsummer Tights Dream
by Louise Rennison



Send Me a Sign
by Tiffany Schmidt

Holiday Ornament Contest

Create your own holiday ornament

and enter it in the West Caldwell Public Library's contest for a chance to win a prize!

Saturday, December 8-Judging at 1:00 PM

Entry Categories
Age 12 and under
Ages 13-17
Adults

**Please see a librarian for rules and an entry form**

It Came From the Library...

Here are the spooktacular monsters that were entered into the library's Teen Read Week Make-A-Monster contest...

Teens Top Ten 2012

Click on the link below to find out which books teens across the country chose as their favorites.

Teens Top Ten 2012 @ Your Library

Teen Read Week Make-a-Monster Contest!

Celebrate Teen Read Week, October 14-20, 2012, by participating in the West Caldwell Public Library's Make-a-Monster Contest.

Young people in grade 5 and up are invited to make a creepy creature out of recycled materials to be displayed in the library.  Work on  your own or on a team with friends.  Prizes will be awarded for the three most creative monsters!  An entry form must accompany each monster.  Please visit the library's Teen Space for an entry form and list of the contest rules.  Bring your gruesome creation to the Youth Services Desk by Saturday, October 20.

Pillows!

We made these fun no sew pillows!  Check back for upcoming program information.

Own the Night @ Your Library

Summer Reading Program

Winners!

Ryan L.

Jessica R.

Jaclyn V.

Each was the lucky winner of an iTunes gift card and summer reading tote bag!

Congratulations to them, and thank you to everyone who participated in the summer reading program!

Garden State Teen Book Awards

Garden State Teen Book Awards

Check here for some great reading suggestions, and don't forget to vote for your favorites!

Voting closes on December 30, 2012

National Library Week Winner!

Rachel S. was the winner of the National Library Week Scavenger Hunt Contest, and received an iTunes gift card.  Congratulations to Rachel, and thank you to everyone who participated.  

National Library Week April 8-14, 2012

National Library Week Scavenger Hunt Contest

Students in grade 5 and up are invited to hunt through the library for the answers to a variety of challenging questions.  You can find a copy of the contest in the library's Teen Space.  Bring your answers to the Youth Services Desk by April 14, and you will be eligible for a chance to win an iTunes gift card.  One winner will be selected from all the correct entries.  Good luck!

Teen Tech Week Winner!

Iris C. was the winner of our Teen Tech Week Contest, and received a $25 gift card to the Caldwell Cinemas.  Congratulations!  Thank you to everyone who participated. 

Teen Tech Week March 4-10

Students in grade 5 and up are invited to test their tech knowledge by taking the Name that Acronym Quiz anytime from March 5 to March 15.  Visit the library's Teen Space to find a copy of the quiz. One winner will be selected from all the correct entries.  The winner will receive a gift card to the Caldwell Cinemas. 

Love is in the Air

Check out the new display in the Teen Space.  Celebrate Valentine's Day with one of the featured romantic reads.

New Books!

Epic Fail  by Claire LaZebnik

In this modern take on "Pride and Prejudice," Elise Benton, who has just moved to California, is a junior at an exclusive prep school where, in spite of her initial bad impression, she finds herself attracted to the moody and handsome son of Hollywood's most famous celebrity couple.



IBOY by Kevin Brooks

Sixteen-year-old Tom Harvey was an ordinary Londoner until an attack that caused fragments of an iPhone to be embedded in his brain, giving him incredible knowledge and power, but using that power against the gang that attacked him and a friend could have deadly consequences.



A Long Long Sleep by Anna Sheehan

Sixteen-year-old Rosalinda Fitzroy, heir to the multiplanetary corporation UniCorp, is awakened after sixty years in stasis to find that everyone she knew has died and as she tries to make a new life for herself, learns she is the target of a robot assassin.



Love? Maybe.  by Heather Hepler

Wary of romance following her mother's second divorce and resistering her friends' attempts to fix her up with the hottest guy in school, Piper's life gets complicated when she receives a series of Valentines from a secret admirer.



The Probability of Miracles by Wendy Wunder

Having spent several years in and out of hospitals for a life-threatening illness, pragmatic sixteen-year-old Cam is relocated by her miracle-seeking mother to a town in Maine known for its mystical healing qualities.



The Secret Sisterhood of Heartbreakers by Lynn Weingarten

When her boyfriend ends their relationship, high school sophomore Lucy thinks she will never recover from the heartbreak until she meets three magical girls who say they can heal her, but at a cost.

Astronomy for Everyone

Thursday, January 19 at 6:30 pm

Adults and children in grade 4 and up

Registration is required
Please register at the Reference Desk

Astrophysicist Kevin Manning will discuss the totality of space, time, matter and energy.

Following the program, there will be an outdoor viewing of celestial objects in the night sky with

a high powered telescope.

Miniature Snowman Contest

Create your own miniature Snowman and enter it in the West Caldwell Library's contest for a chance to win a prize!

Entry Categories

Age 12 and under

Ages 13-17

Family or Groups (Scout Troop, 2nd grade class, etc.)

Adult

See Librarian for contest rules and for an entry form.  Forms must be submitted by Wednesday, December 7, and judging will be held Saturday, December 10 between 12pm -1pm.

New Books! October 2011

The Apothecary by Maile Meloy

Follows a fourteen-year-old American girl whose life unexpectedly transforms when she moves to London in 1952 and gets swept up in a race to save the world from nuclear war.



Bunheads by Sophie Flack

Hannah Ward, nineteen, revels in the competition, intense rehearsals, and dazzling performances that come with being a member of Manhattan Ballet Company's corps de ballet, but after meeting handsome musician Jacob she begins to realize there could be more to her life.



Fateful by Claudia Gray

When seventeen-year-old Tess Davies, a ladies' maid, meets handsome Alec Marlow aboard the RMS Titanic, she quickly becomes entangled in the dark secrets of his past, but her growing love puts her in mortal peril even before fate steps in.



The Look Book by Erika Stalder

Over the last century, celebrities have been at the forefront of fashion. Now teen girls can find out where these looks came from--and get them for themselves. This book celebrates 50 beauty icons and examines when each one ushered in a unique look



The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater

Nineteen-year-old returning champion Sean Kendrick competes against Puck Connolly, the first girl ever to ride in the annual Scorpio Races, both trying to keep hold of their dangerous water horses long enough to make it to the finish line.