Teen Read Week 2011

Calling all teens, Oct. 16th - 22nd is YOUR week, Teen Read Week.  The American Library Association is inviting you to participate in a variety of ways:

• Meet Jay Asher, 2011 Teen Read Week Spokesperson!
• Learn more about Gareth Hinds, the artist who created the artwork for Teen Read Week this year.
• Tune in on Monday to see who won the Teens' Top Ten this year.  The winners will be announced at a video presentation at www.ala.org.teenstopten.
• Enter the Teen Read Week photo contest.  The contest is open through Oct. 31! Teens 13-18 can create a photo representing their favorite book and win signed books or an e-reader loaded with teen titles, courtesy Penguin Books for Young Readers! The contest will be judged by Jay Asher, 2011 Teen Read Week spokesperson.
• Vote for next year's Teen Read Week theme! Voting will open at www.ala.org/teenread and YALSA's Facebook page starting on Sunday. The options are: Devour a Book @ your library; It Came from the Library!; and It Was a Dark and Stormy Night @ your library. The vote will be online all through TRW.  The winning theme will be announced in early November.
•  And of course, don't forget to READ!

Time to Nominate Your Favorite Book!

It's that time again, time to nominate YOUR favorite book for the New York State 3 Apples Book Award.  Did you read something great over the summer?  Is there a book that you're telling all your friends about?  Is there a special book that you want Mom or Dad to read to you over and over again?  Then nominate it!  This is your chance to let everyone in New York state to know what it is.

Kids ages 3 to 8, PreK-Gr.2 can nominate their favorite book for the Young Reader's Choice Award.  Kids aged 8-12, in grades 3-6 can nominate for the Children's Choice Award and kids can nominate for the Teen Choice Award.

Nominations will be accepted at the library until Oct. 29th.  The top 15 books in each category will be announced in November and will become the ballot for next year's awards.  Voting for the winner from each of the lists will be held in April 2012 and the winners will be announced  in May.

Stop in and nominate your favorite today!