THIS THURSDAY, 1 APRIL 2010 (aka April Fool's Day) IS OUR NEXT TEEN WRITING GROUP (and this is NOT an April Fool's Joke, trust me!)

6:00 - 7:30 PM in the Monroe Room of the Library.

BE THERE, AND BRING YOUR LATEST OPUS, PLEASE!

THE NEXT BOOK DISCUSSION WILL BE HELD ON THE 22ND OF APRIL 2010 AT 6:00 - 7:00 PM IN THE MONROE ROOM OF THE LIBRARY. BOOKS ARE AVAILABLE NOW.

THE BOOK TO BE DISCUSSED IS:

(No, I am not jumping on the ALICE IN WONDERLAND movie bandwagon, it just looks that way!)

Today is the birthday of the great Irish playwright, Sean O'Casey who paraphrased Mr. Shakespeare in the following quote:

"All the world's a stage and most of us are desperately unrehearsed."

http://www.irish-society.org/Hedgemaster%20Archives/sean_o'casey.htm

(you may have to copy and paste this link!!)

...AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/images/1406308870/ref=dp_image_0?ie=UTF8&n=266239&s=books

Chosen as one of the top 10 graphic novels for teens in 2009 by the Amerian Library Association!


PS: Yes, it's our next book discussion book...whaddya think about that?

Sometimes it's hard to recall their beauty as you are hoisting a shovelful of them, so here's a little reminder.
So, see you all next week (after a visit to my chiropractor!).

Laura Ingalls Wilder - Welcome

It's another birthday, and this time a most favorite author of many of you, I'm thinking!
Re-visit that LITTLE HOUSE we know so well . . .


Laura Ingalls Wilder - Welcome

Sad news to report:

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010/01/28/us/AP-US-Obit-Salinger.html?_r=1

JD Salinger is dead. If you have not yet read his work, speed your way to the Wyckoff Library and check out some of his wonderful fiction.

It may change your life, or it may just change your vocabulary, as it most certainly changed mine for at least a year after reading his work.

Did somebody say 'suspense'? IF YOU HAVEN'T READ IT, NOW'S YOUR CHANCE.

IF YOU HAVE READ IT, NOW'S YOUR CHANCE TO HAVE YOUR SAY ABOUT IT!

Yes, it's Book Discussion time again, January 28th 2010 in the Monroe Room from 6:00 - 7:00 PM.

Feel free to expect refreshments, as usual.

Well, DID somebody say 'suspense'?

IT'S A NEW YEAR, 2K10, SO GET READY TO RUMBLE!

So . . .I hosted a fantastic Teen Writers Group last night and we happy five who were in attendance were delighted with some really cool literary output, to name a few, a fabulous new play and a great piece of prose, and each delivered interesting characters and told intriguing stories.

For those of you not in attendance last night and wishing you had been, please be aware that our next meeting will be held on Thursday, the 4th of February 2010 in the Monroe Room of the Library from 6:00 to 7:30. (Of course, those that had been in attendance are encouraged to attend again, too!)

The Teen Writers Group of the Wyckoff Library typically meets on the first Thursday evening of every month during the school year.

HAPPY HAPPY! SEEYA NEXT YEAR!

DON'T FORGET WRITING ON THE

7TH OF JANUARY (6:00 - 7:30 pm)!!

It is a truth universally acknowledged that. . . *

anyone reading a Jane Austen novel is changed for ever!

Today is Jane's birthday. If you have not yet graced your life with her fiction, maybe today is the day to promise yourself that kind of joy, for reading her novels is a joy for sure.

www.jasna.org

*if you do not recognize this seven word string, you have not yet read the first line of PRIDE AND PREJUDICE!

Hey, it's Tamora Pierce's birthday. Read all about her on her website, and then go to the Wyckoff Library and check out one of her great books! Talk about 'girl power'! She's got it all in her fantasy novels.

www.tamorapierce.com

It's Emily's birthday!

Celebrate!

Write a poem!

Read a poem!

Read one of her poems!

Or you may just read about her: http://www.emilydickinsonmuseum.org/

On this day in 1972, the above picture was taken by Apollo 17 astronauts, and for the first time the earth, the Big Blue Marble, as the astronauts called her, was photographed in space in all its magnificence.

Enjoy her, respect her, protect her, and love her!

TURKEY DAY . . .TOFURKEY DAY . . .EAT 'TIL YA DROP DAY . . .WHATEVER IT IS TO YOU, HAVE A GOOD TIME AND DON'T SKIP ON DESSERT NO MATTER HOW FULL YOU ARE!

(. . .just be grateful the turkey you ate was not a farmyard pet!)

NEW MOON!!

Who saw it and whadya think of it?

Submit your review and I'll post it here!

I will edit, so don't get too sassy!

Pssst: Some of us haven't seen it, so don't give away any secrets!!

Hey, it's dragon-boy's birthday!

http://www.alagaesia.com/christopherpaolini.htm

Expecting to see many of you tonight at the Teen Writing Group at 6:00 in the Monroe Room.
I'm toying with the idea of New York Yankee haiku . . .just toying with the idea at present.

THE YANKEES ARE BACK ON TOP, WHERE THEY BELONG!

YIPEEEE!

AND A GREAT AND NOBLE WIN IT WAS!

THANKS, HIDEKI, FOR YOUR MVP-ISHNESS!

THANKS TO THE YANKS FOR GIVING US SO MUCH EXCITEMENT THIS YEAR!

OKAY, SO IT'S NOT 'WIN-OR-GO-HOME' YET, BUT TONIGHT IS A CRITICAL GAME FOR THE BRONX BOMBERS !

ROOT ROOT ROOT FOR THE HOME TEAM!!!