Book Club

We're meeting this Friday at 3:45 to discuss Blood Red Road (see 'bove).  I says ya outta come.

Our next book club pick is by Jaclyn Moriarty. And may I just say, that she is FUNNY! We'll be reading The Year of Secret Assignments, but she has written many works. Including, for all you blossoming novelists out there, "How to Write a Novel in 47 Easy Steps"

Check it out, and come to our next book club on Friday, October 11th at 3:45pm. RSVP!

Looking for a fun new fantasy series? Start with these...

The Amulet of Samarkand
by Jonathan Stroud
Nathaniel, a magician's apprentice, summons up the djinni Bartimaeus and instructs him to steal the Amulet of Samarkand from the powerful magician Simon Lovelace.







Corner of White
by Jaclyn Moriarty
Fourteen-year-old Madeleine of Cambridge, England, struggling to cope with poverty and her mother's illness, and fifteen-year-old Elliot of the Kingdom of Cello in a parallel world where colors are villainous and his father is missing, begin exchanging notes through a crack between their worlds and find they can be of great help to each other.





Daughter of Smoke and Bone
by Laini Taylor
Seventeen-year-old Karou, a lovely, enigmatic art student in a Prague boarding school, carries a sketchbook of hideous, frightening monsters--the chimaerae who form the only family she has ever known.







Dreamhunter
by Elizabeth Knox
In a world where select people can enter "The Place" and find dreams of every kind to share with others for a fee, a fifteen-year-old girl is training to be a dreamhunter when her father disappears, leaving her to carry on his mysterious mission.






Sabriel
by Garth Nix
 Sabriel, daughter of the necromancer Abhorsen, must journey into the mysterious and magical Old Kingdom to rescue her father from the Land of the Dead.







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.






Terrier 
 by Tamora Pierce
When sixteen-year-old Beka becomes "Puppy" to a pair of "Dogs," as the Provost's Guards are called, she uses her police training, natural abilities, and a touch of magic to help them solve the case of a murdered baby in Tortall's Lower City.






Wee Free Men
by Terry Pratchett
A young witch-to-be named Tiffany teams up with the Wee Free Men, a clan of six-inch-high blue men, to rescue her baby brother and ward off a sinister invasion from Fairyland.







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City of Bones

So! There's a new movie out...

Did you see it? What did you think? How did it compare to the book by Cassandra Clare?

Wastelands and sandstorms...

Blood Red Road by Moira Young is our next book club pick. Join us (Betsy and Emily) and other teens who like to read at our Teen Book Club, Friday, September 13 (oooo!) at 3:45pm. We'll have snacks and door prizes so RSVP today!

If you're a dystopia fan...

Our next book discussion is going to be on Friday, March 22 at 3:45pm. We'll have snacks, door prizes, and a discussion of Starters by Lissa Price. In a dystopian society where a so-called ‘Spore Wars’ have wiped out all those aged between 20 and 60, Callie, our main character, is forced  makes a bold decision in an attempt to depart the life of squatting and scavenging. She soon finds herself in the middle of something much greater and more significant than she had bargained for...

Have a suggestion for our next book discussion? Drop-off your ideas in the suggestion box in the YA Space of the library

Pix from our Teen Halloween!

Don't miss the Writing Workshop November 2nd afterschool. Come and meet a published teen author and get your own story off the ground. Our next Teen Advisory Group meeting is Saturday, November 17th at 1:00 pm. Pizza!

Thanks to all our wonderful teen volunteers!

The following teens rock pretty hard for everything they did to make this summer reading program a success!

Kristin A

Lauren B

Cameron C

Maria D

Alissa G

Mya G

Paige G

Colleen H

Scott L

Caitlyn L

Alex L

Morgan M

Mickellia P

Natalie T

Zach V

Katherine W

Libby W

MacKenzie W

Where in Waunakee is Batgirl?

The winner of the drawing is Libby W! Stay tuned for more online contests! In the meantime, keep up the good work, citizens. Batgirl and Waunakee Police Chief agree, you have to "Own the Night"!

Where in Waunakee is Batgirl?

Week 9: Batgirl's favorite spot!

Think you know where this photo was taken? E-mail the Waunakee Public Library librarian Betsy Bermant bbermant@scls.lib.wi.us with the week number and your guess. Play "Where in Waunakee is Batgirl?" contest each week this summer for a chance to win a $20 gift card to Marcus Cinema! Waunakee teens are invited to play!

Join us for  Teen Book Group…and Lunch!  Monday, August 13th from 1:00-2:00pm for a book discussion of Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver. We’ll have pizza, give away door prizes, and discuss this poignant, funny look at life and loss. Don’t forget to RSVP so we buy enough pizza. Ask at the desk about how to register, or e-mail Betsy Bermant bbermant@scls.lib.wi.us

Where in Waunakee is Batgirl?

Week 8: WHEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!

Think you know where this photo was taken? E-mail the Waunakee Public Library librarian Betsy Bermant with the week number and your guess. Play "Where in Waunakee is Batgirl?" contest each week this summer for a chance to win a $20 gift card to Marcus Cinema! Waunakee teens are invited to play!


Join us for  Teen Book Group…and Lunch!  Monday, August 13th from 1:00-2:00pm for a book discussion of Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver. We’ll have pizza, give away door prizes, and discuss this poignant, funny look at life and loss. Don’t forget to RSVP so we buy enough pizza. Ask at the desk about how to register, or e-mail Betsy Bermant

Check out the book trailer:

http://youtu.be/ldyMb9cneAQ

Where in Waunakee is Batgirl?...and Bat Boy????

Week 7: Where has this elusive "Bat Boy" left his mark?

Think you know where this photo was taken? E-mail the Waunakee Public Library librarian Betsy Bermant with the week number and your guess. Play "Where in Waunakee is Batgirl?" contest each week this summer for a chance to win a $20 gift card to Marcus Cinema! Waunakee teens are invited to play!

Where in Waunakee is Batgirl?

Week 6: Feel the burn!

Think you know where this photo was taken? E-mail the Waunakee Public Library librarian Betsy Bermant with the week number and your guess. Play "Where in Waunakee is Batgirl?" contest each week this summer for a chance to win a $20 gift card to Marcus Cinema! Waunakee teens are invited to play!

Join us for  Teen Book Group…and Lunch!  Monday, July 23rd from 1:00-2:00pm for a book discussion of The Fault in Our Stars by John Green. We’ll have pizza, give away door prizes, and discuss this poignant, funny look at life and loss. Don’t forget to RSVP so we buy enough pizza. Ask at the desk about how to register, or e-mail Betsy Bermant

Where in Waunakee is Batgirl?

 Week 5: Now serving number 14...what can Batgirl get for you today? Meats or cheeses?

Think you know where this photo was taken? E-mail the Waunakee Public Library librarian Betsy Bermant with the week number and your guess. Play "Where in Waunakee is Batgirl?" contest each week this summer for a chance to win a $20 gift card to Marcus Cinema! Waunakee teens are invited to play!

Join us Thursday, July 12 for another teen craft event from 1:30-3:30pm. Drop-in and make a duct tape wallet! Your creation is yours to keep. No registration required

Where in Waunakee is Batgirl

Week 4: We didn't start the fire...but Batgirl is on the scene!

Think you know where this photo was taken? E-mail the Waunakee Public Library librarian Betsy Bermant,   with the week number and your guess. Play "Where in Waunakee is Batgirl?" contest each week this summer for a chance to win a $20 gift card to Marcus Cinema! Waunakee teens are invited to play!

Join us Thursday, July 12 for another teen craft event from 1:30-3:30pm. Drop-in and make a duct tape wallet with a twist. Ever heard of a magic wallet? Your creation is yours to keep. No registration required

Where in Waunakee is Batgirl?

Week 3: Batgirl took in a little night music. What a show! What an amazing place to see arts performed!

Think you know where this photo was taken? E-mail the Waunakee Public Library librarian Betsy Bermant,  with the week number and your guess. Play "Where in Waunakee is Batgirl?" contest each week this summer for a chance to win a $20 gift card to Marcus Cinema! Waunakee teens are invited to play!

Join us on Monday, June 26th for a Teen Book Discussion and lunch. Tell us what you think of "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" over pizza, 1-2:00pm. E-mail the Waunakee Public Library librarian Betsy Bermant, to RSVP. 

Where in Waunakee is Batgirl?

Week 2: Can Batgirl take your order? Helping out the hungry with a late night snack, Batgirl is there! Please pull up to the next window. Remember to "Own the Night" and live más!

Think you know where this photo was taken? E-mail the Waunakee Public Library librarian Betsy Bermant,  with the week number and your guess. Play "Where in Waunakee is Batgirl?" contest each week this summer for a chance to win a $20 gift card to Marcus Cinema!  Waunakee teens are invited to play!

Join us at the library for Teen Crafts on Thursday, June 21st at 1:30. We'll be learning the knots to make hemp bracelets. Supplies are provided and you get to keep what you make. Registration is not required.  See you there!

Where in Waunakee is Batgirl?

Week 1: The night didn't get off to a good start for Batgirl...

Think you know where this photo was taken? E-mail the Waunakee Public Library librarian Betsy Bermant,  with the week number and your guess. Play "Where in Waunakee is Batgirl?" Contest each week this summer for a chance to win a $20 gift card to Marcus Cinema!  Waunakee teens are invited to play!

Own the Night

We invite you to "Own the Night" this summer and win great prizes for reading! Starting June 4th, stop in the library to pickup a reading log.

On Monday, June 25th, join us for a book discussion...and lunch! At 1:00, we'll meet over pizza to discuss the creepy new tale by Ransom Riggs...Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. Watch the trailer, and you can tell he's a filmmaker at heart! Pickup a copy of the book at the library (they're on the table in the YA section), and come to tell us what you think. Don't forget to RSVP so we know how much pizza to buy. Register here or by calling the library 849-4217


The next book discussion will be on John Green's Fault in Our Stars. Did you know: John Green and Ransom Riggs are friends! Life is weird. Also beautiful:

Love the Earth?

Join us for our volunteer planning meeting for the Earth Day Event! You'll get to learn how to create some fun recycled crafts, eat pizza, and find out how to volunteer at the library for the Earth Day Event on April 26th. Come to the planning meeting on April 19th after school!

Hunger Games!

Come celebrate the Hunger Games @ the library, Friday, March 23rd at 3:30 pm.We'll have a Cornucopia Challenge, Peeta's Bakery, trivia, and more! You could win great prizes! May the odds be ever in your favor.