Sarah – Eat, Read, Repeat: Teen Edition

May the odds be ever in your favor

Calling all tributes! Do you love the Hunger Games? If you do, you need to check out what the Teen Room has going on this month!

The Ballads of Songbirds and Snakes movie hits theaters on November 17 and is based on the book of the same title that came out in 2020. Here is what we have going on to celebrate the new release:

Hunger Games Escape Room – Wednesday, November 15 3:30-5:30pm

Work with the other tributes to beat the Capitol. You will have 30 minutes to escape, but beware of traps the Capitol has hidden. May the odds be ever in your favor!

Hunger Games Movie Marathons – Friday & Saturday, November 24-25 10:30am

Come watch the first four Hunger Games movies with us in the lab. We will be watching volumes 1 & 2 on Friday and 3 & 4 on Saturday.

Want even more Hunger Games? Check out the books to brush up on your Panem knowledge.

Hunger Games

National Wellness Month

Did you know that August is National Wellness Month? Taking care of your physical, emotional, and mental health are all important to feeling your best. There are lots of ways to focus on your self-care. Whether you’re doing yoga, meditating, listening to music, or reading; as long as it promotes heath and happiness within you, it counts. Here are some things that can help foster a healthy lifestyle.

Instant Help Book Series

Life is hard. These books cover topics from anxiety, stress, consent, relationships and more to support all your wellness needs.

Breathe: Yoga for Teens by Mary Kaye Chryssicas

This book and DVD combo is a guide to yoga for teens. It discusses breathing techniques, the history of yoga, and has photos and descriptions of poses.

The library also has a wide variety of yoga DVDs for checkout.

Your Brain Needs a Hug by Rae Earl

This book has advice on everything mental health and is a guide for living with your brain. Judgment-free. It tackles difficult topics such as social media, mental health, family, friendships and more.

Music Therapy

I don’t know about you, but sometimes all I need is some music therapy. Put on a good song while you go for a walk, clean your room, or just lay around can be very therapeutic. We have an array of music CDs in all genres for you to checkout.

National Library Week

National Library Week is April 23-29 this year and the Campbell County Public Library has a lot to offer! Everyone knows that we have books at the library, but there is so much more to our story. We offer books, audiobooks, DVDs, vinyl records, and more for your entertainment. We also have 150 free databases for patron use and tons of programs for all ages. Here are some of the events we have to celebrate. Go to events for more information.

Teen Room

April 24-25, 3:30-5pm Teen Tech Petting Zoo Stop by the Teen Room and see all the cool technology we have available for teens to use.

April 25, 4-5:30pm Teen Chess Club

April 27, 4-5:30pm Teen Anime Club

Campbell County Public Library

April 27, 1-4pm and April 28, 12-3pm: Escape Room for Adults (ages 18+)

Gather your five-member team and see if you can solve the clues to escape the library! Fastest time wins gift cards, thanks to The Library Foundation! Sign up for a session: call 687.0115 or stop by the Reference Desk.

Saturday, April 29, 1:30-3pm: The Library Foundation 2nd Annual Cookie Wars

$5 at the door allows you to taste-test competing bakers’ cookies, view their creative decor, and vote for your favorite!

Want to be a baker for this event? Baker entry deadline is April 21, 2023. 14 spaces available, first come first serve. Adult and Junior (under 18) divisions. Rules and Regulations here: Cookie Wars

Saturday, April 29 -The Hunter Family:

Enjoy music in the atrium performed by Stan, Colleen, and family

All Week at Your Libraries in Gillette and Wright

Overdue fine forgiveness (up to $10) and free replacement library cards.

Roses are red…

Violets are blue. If you like Wednesday, try these too! Are you obsessed with Wednesday Addams, Nevermore Academy, and all things spooky? Well, you’re in luck. Here are some books and shows to keep you in the creepy mood.

A Lesson in Vengeance by Victoria Lee

Dark Academia meets witchcraft in this twisting thriller. Felicity is returning to Dalloway School one year after her girlfriend died. The school is rumored to be haunted by five students, who were supposed witches. Ellis is the new girl at school, but already has quite the following. For some reason Felicity is drawn to her. But as the girls start digging in the past, history begins to repeat itself.

The Addams Family and Addams Family Values

This double DVD is guaranteed to give you a boost of nostalgia and keep you in the creepy and kooky mood. Lost uncles, first loves, new siblings, and a murderous nanny? What more could you want?!

The Mary Shelley Club by Goldy Moldavsky

Rachel is a loner; she likes to keep to herself usually watching horror movies. She soon takes the interest of a mysterious student society called “The Mary Shelley Club.” They make her complete fear tests, each one worse than the last. As the tests escalate, the society and Rachel become the target of a serial killer.

Supernatural: The complete First Season

“Dad’s on a hunting trip, and he hasn’t been home in a while.” Two brothers are on a road trip searching for their missing dad. While they drive across country they hunt and kill monsters and save people. This show is addicting, so don’t say we didn’t warn you!

Tales of Mystery and Madness by Edgar Allan Poe

Can’t go wrong with Poe, he is one of the most famous Alumni of Nevermore Academy after all. This collection of short stories include color illustrated images to go along with each story. Each story is filled with the macabre, so prepare yourself for a spooky read. And maybe keep the lights on.

The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Volumes 1-3 by Sarah Rees Brennan

Sabrina Spellman knows her world is about to change; she turns 16 this October. She leads a double life, studying magic and spells with her aunts and attending normal school with her friends. Come her sixteenth birthday, though, she has to choose one and leave the other life behind forever. What choice will she make, and will it be the right one?

Winter Solstice Escape Room

The Winter Solstice is the shortest day and the longest night of the year for the Northern Hemisphere. People all around the world celebrate the Winter Solstice differently. There are festivals, feasts, and sometimes gift giving. It is not the same day every year, but falls on December 21, 22, or 23.

This year the Winter Solstice is on December 21 at exactly 21:48 UTC and the Teen Room is celebrating by hosting an escape room! Teens have 30 minutes to try and solve the puzzles before the sun sets on them. Sessions run from 2-4pm, call or stop by the Teen Room to sign up.

Want to stay in the festive mood? Here are some books you can read that happen during the Winter Solstice.

Jennifer A. Nielsen Author Visit

Jennifer A. Nielsen, New York Times bestselling author, will be visiting 7^th and 8^th grade classes at your school from October 24-28. She is the author of many historical fictions such as Resistance, A Night Divided, and her newest book, Lines of Courage. She is also the author of the Mark of the Thief and Traitor’s Game series. One of her more popular titles is Words on Fire, a historical fiction story following a family of book smugglers in 1893 Lithuania.

Anyone who loves reading, writing, history, fantasy, or just wants to pick an author’s brain will enjoy her presentations.

For those who may miss Jennifer at school, join us at Campbell County Public Library Thursday, October 27 at 7pm in the Wyoming Room for a presentation by the author!

If you are interested in purchasing a book, a selection of Jennifer Nielsen’s books will be available for purchase and autograph at all events throughout the week.

See you there!

For more information on Jennifer A. Nielsen visit her website at http://jennielsen.com/

Banned Books Week

September 18-24 is Banned Books Week, an annual celebration for the freedom to read. In 2021, the Office for Intellectual Freedom, or the OIF, tracked 729 book challenges. This was more than double the number of reported challenges in 2020, affected 1,597 titles, and was the most challenges in the history of the OIF.

There’s always been some confusion on the difference between a challenged book and a banned book. So, let’s take a look at what they are. Challenges are an attempt to remove or restrict a title for whatever reason. Banning books are removing them from the library completely. Even though a book may be banned or challenged in another state/library doesn’t mean it will be removed from your library. It simply means it was challenged/banned at that location. Challenging and banning books happens all over. In 2022, books have been banned in multiple states including Texas, Oklahoma, and Missouri.

Campbell County Public Library has not banned any books and believes in your intellectual freedom to read what you want. And that’s one of the best ways to celebrate Banned Books Week, read banned books! You can search online for popular banned books; you’d be surprised what’s on there (The Lorax?!?!). You can also ask the librarians at your public or school library for help as well. Meanwhile, here is a list of the most challenged books in 2021.

Harry Potter: Read for Your House

Calling all muggles, witches, and wizards! CCPLS is hosting a Harry Potter themed reading challenge from September 1-October 24. The Harry Potter: Read for your House challenge will be completely tracked in the Readsquared website/app. If you need your username and/or password, stop by the Teen Room desk and we can help you. Pick your house and start logging your pages/minutes to earn points for your house. All members of the winning house that log will receive a small prize and will be entered to win a bigger prize drawing.

Don’t know your Hogwarts house? No problem! You can take the Pottermore sorting hat quiz, any other Hogwarts house quiz, or you can just pick a house.

You can read anything, not just Harry Potter literature. Happy Reading!

Readsquared

National Culinary Month

Did you know that July is National Culinary Month? It is also National Peach Month, National Blueberry Month, and National Ice Cream Month. What I’m saying is that if you love food, this is your month! We have a lot of great cookbooks down in the Teen Room, but also fiction books with a food theme. Here are a couple, but come visit us to see more!

The Heart-Break Bakery by A.R. Capetta

Syd loves to bake and works at the Proud Muffin bakery. Syd uses baking for any big issue or problem in their life. So, when Syd is dumped, they obviously whip up a batch of brownies. There is only one problem: everyone who eats Syd’s break-up brownies ends up breaking up. Can their magical baking talents fix this problem, or just cause more?

Radha & Jai’s Recipe for Romance by Nisha Sharma

Radha is on her way to becoming one of the best kathak dancers and Jai is captain of a Bollywood dance team. Both of their future dreams are shattered due to family issues. Radha tries to reinvent herself at the Academy of Arts and Jai realizes she might be just what he needs for a knockout last year.

Bloom by Kevin Panetta

Ari wants nothing more than to move to the big city with his band, but first he has to talk his dad into letting him quit his job at the family bakery. He likes the job, but he doesn’t want to be there forever wasting away. Ari starts to interview candidates to take over for him when he meets Hector, and all of his plans change. This graphic novel has a heartwarming story and beautiful images to go with.

Donuts and Other Proclamations of Love by Jared Reck

Oscar and Lou couldn’t be any different. Oscar hates school and wants nothing to do with college. Lou has valedictorian in her sights and lofty college goals. A relationship neither of them anticipated grows when Lou and Oscar must work together on a service project reducing food waste in their high school.

Library Links

The Heart-Break Bakery

Radha & Jai’s Recipe for Romance

Bloom

Donuts and Other Proclamations of Love

Oceans of Possibilities 2022 Summer Reading

It’s that time again! Our Summer Reading Program starts next week.

The last day of school is May 25^th and sixth graders officially become seventh graders. That means you can now come into the Teen Room and participate in all it has to offer! Stop by the Teen Room on May 25^th and pick up your paper reading log at our desk. You can also check out our website www.ccpls.org to participate in the program digitally.

2022 Oceans of Possibilities Teen Programs:

Summer Reading Kickoff– Movie in the Lab, June 4, 11-1

Sidewalk Seascapes- June 9 & 30, July 21, 1:30-3:30

Shipwrecks Escape Room-June 15, 1:30-5

Life Size Forbidden Island- June 22, 1:30-4

Shark Week! July 11-July 15, activities all day!

Final Party & Grand Prize Basket Drawing: July 27, 1:30-4

Please call us at 687-9227 or stop by the Teen Room desk with any questions.