Pontiac Branch Library

Join us in the meeting room between 5 & 8:30 pm for our 5th Annual African American Read-In! Join friends and neighbors as we read and listen to works by African American authors in honor of Black History Month. Here are a few photos from past years’ events:

Kids of all ages can join us for hot tea and delicious cookies in the large meeting room.

Join us in the meeting room for some Wii Bowling at 4pm.

We will reopen on Saturday, December 26, at 10 am.

There will be no Family Game Night on Monday, December 21. Game Night will resume the Monday after Christmas. Happy Holidays!

The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) selected five books as finalists for the 2010 William C. Morris Award, which honors a book written for young adults by a previously unpublished author. YALSA will name the 2010 winner at the Youth Media Awards on Jan. 18, during the American Library Association’s Midwinter Meeting in Boston. The 2010 finalists are:
* “Ash” by Malinda Lo, by published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
* “Beautiful Creatures” by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl, published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
* “The Everafter” by Amy Huntley, published by Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
* “Flash Burnout” by L.K. Madigan, published by Houghton Mifflin/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
* “hold still” by Nina LaCour, published by Dutton Children’s Books, a Division of Penguin Young Readers Group

“The five finalists represent a terrific field of new YA talent with writing styles ranging from first person narratives to gothic horror, lyrical retelling of fairy tales to stark contemporary issues,” said Judy Nelson, 2010 Morris committee chair. “The committee wrestled with the selections but chose writers and stories that were fresh, compelling, unusual and believable.” More information on the finalists and the award can be found at www.ala.org/morris.

Everyone enjoyed making their own little pizza at Teen Cafe.  What a fun and easy after school snack.

All locations of Allen County Public Library will be closed on Friday, November 20 for staff training. We will reopen with regular hours on Saturday.

November 1 marks the beginning of NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month). Have you ever wanted to write a novel? Well now’s your chance! The goal is to write 50,000 words in 30 days – that’s roughly 1,667 words/day. The library will be supporting all you novel writers by hosting open writing labs in the meeting room each Saturday of the month from 10-noon and 3-6 pm. Laptops will be provided, but be sure to bring something to save your work to. (The library does have flash drives available for purchase for $10 at the desk.) Visit www.nanowrimo.org to learn more about National Novel Writing Month and join the NaNoWriMo community!