Posted By: margaret-l on

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008, 10:09 am

i walked to the library last week

Got out "Carnivale" season one DVD

Also "Huff" season one DVD

Tags: walking, library, huff, carnivale

Posted By: najlah29 on

Monday, January 28th, 2008, 7:09 am

So I finally made it over to the library right around the corner from our apartment.  I walked over there right before they opened and was suprised at how many people were waiting outside.  When they opened, we all rushed in and I took a minute to look around.  It's a small library because it's a branch of a larger Central Library in Arlington.  They have a great selection of fiction and DVDs and CDs...I was pleasantly suprised.  I had to limit myself to 4 books because I have so many books here at home I still have to read :)  But, I did pick up Good in Bed by Jennifer Weiner, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, In Spite of the Gods the Rise of Modern India and Pomegranate Soup.  Good stuff!  Can't wait to get reading.  I'm also working on The Golden Compass which is really good so far, but I wish I hadn't seen the movie before I read the book.  I'll finish the other two books before I see the other movies.  I loved the movie though!  I know it didn't get the best of reviews, but I just loved it.  Anyway...I better get to work. :)  Have to dive into traffic this morning, no fun!

Tags: reading, books, library

Posted By: sittercity on

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008, 4:10 pm

Looking for a new book to introduce to your children? Or something to suggest to the sitter when it's time for the kinds to wind down?

Check out the award-winning books from The 2008 American Library Association’s Youth Media Awards!

The Newbery medal is one of THE most prestigious awards and is considered the Oscars of children's literature.

So who got the honors this year?

2008 Newbery Award Winner: Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village by Laura Amy Schlitz

Thirteenth-century England springs to life using 21 dramatic individual narratives that introduce young inhabitants of village and manor; from Hugo, the lord’s nephew, to Nelly, the sniggler.

Honorees:

-- Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis: A free-born slave in 1860 transforms from a fragile 11-year-old boy into a courageous hero

-- The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt: A seventh grader is convinced his teacher hates him; through their Wednesday afternoon Shakespeare sessions, she helps him cope with events both wildly funny and deadly serious

-- Feathers by Jacqueline Woodson: A new boy’s arrival in a sixth-grade classroom highlights the barriers that separate people and the importance of hope as a bridge

Tags: reading, books, education, library