Read It Before You Watch It

We all know the book is always better than the movie. Make sure you stop by North Shelby and pick up a copy before these movies hit the theaters.

Here is a list of 2012 movies adapted from books being released in the first half of the year.

Adult

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer (Release Date: Jan 20)

One for the Money by Janet Evanovich (Release Date: Jan 27)

The Woman in Black by Susan Hill (Release Date: Feb 10)

John Carter based on John Carter of Mars series by Edgar Rice Burroughs (Release Date: March 9)

The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks (Release Date: April 20)

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith (Release Date: June 22)

Teen

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (Release Date: March 2)

Children

The Secret World of Arrietty based on The Borrowers by Mary Norton (Release Date: Feb 17)

The Lorax by Dr. Seuss (Release Date: March 2)

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What We Read in 2011: Staff Recommendations

Cecelia ~ Children’s Dept

Picture Books:

Where’s Walrus by Stephen A. Savage

Blackout by John Rocco

Chapter Books for Juvenile Readers:

Emerald Atlas by John Stephens

Okay for Now by Gary D. Schmidt

Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool

One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia

Young Adult:

Divergent by Veronica Roth

Beauty Queens by Libba Bray

Sherri ~ Circulation

Fiction:

Night Road by Kristin Hannah

Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah

Divergent by Veronica Roth

Nonfiction:

The Pioneer Woman: Black Heels to Tractor Wheels by Ree Drummond

Morgan ~ Children’s Dept

Picture Books:

A Few Blocks by Cybéle Young

Hooray for Amanda and Her Alligator by Mo Willems

I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen

Chapter Books for Juvenile Readers:

Okay for Now by Gary D. Schmidt

Wonderstruck by Brian Selznik

Young Adult :

A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness

Where She Went by Gayle Foreman

Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor

Adult Fiction:

Magic Slays by Ilona Andrews

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

Dee ~ Circulation

Fiction:

Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah

Night Road by Kristin Hannah

The Paris Wife by Paula McLain

Rules of Civility by Amor Towles

A Turn in the Road by Debbie Macomber

Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese

Yankee Doodle Dixie by Lisa Patton

Nonfiction:

Spoken From the Heart by Laura Bush

Chrissie ~ Circulation

Young Adult:

Switched by Amanda Hocking

Fiction:

The Alchemaster's Apprentice by Walter Moers

Ghost of a Chance by Simon R. Green 

Gil's All Fright Diner by A. Lee Martinez 
The Big Over Easy by Jasper Fforde

Nonfiction:

Quiet, Please: Dispatches from a Public Librarian by Scott Douglas

Eric ~ Circulation  
Fiction:
The Ambition by Lee Stroebel
Deadline by Randy Alcorn
The Priest's Graveyard by Ted Dekker

Daniel ~ Young Adult
Young Adult Fiction:
Goliath by Scott Westerfeld
Pathfinder by Orson Scott Card
Divergent by Veronica Roth
Hold Me Closer, Necromancer by Lish McBride
Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi


Adult Fiction: 
The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
A Dance with Dragons by George R. R. Martin

B'Tween the Pages Book Club reads Award Winners for January

Meeting Details

When: Thursday, Jan 26^th @ 4:00 pm

Where: North Shelby Library (Room TBD)

What: We’ll discuss our favorite award winning books and what we think of the new winners announced on Jan 23^rd.
B'Tween the Pages is open to all readers between the ages of 8-12.

Please register on the online calendar of events or RSVP to a librarian at 205-439-5504.

For the month of January the B’Tween the Pages book club is reading Award Winners. Any award will do! And there are plenty of lists to read from.

Here are links to just a few examples:

Newbery Medal

Batchelder Award

Pura Belpré Medal

Sibert Informational Book Medal

Coretta Scott King Book Awards

Schneider Family Book Award 

2011 Notable Children's Books

AlabamaCamellia Children's Choice Book

For help picking a title or other award list suggestions stop by the children’s department and speak with a librarian.

Make Your Voice Heard

It’s award season in the literary world!

Every January the American Library Association announces their awards for the best books of 2011. In honor of the occasion we’re having our own mock awards competition. During the month of January, stop by the children’s department to vote on the Caldecott and Newbery awards. Check out the “Cast Your Vote” bulletin board for more information about each award. 

If your pick is awarded the medal, you will get a special surprise!

Entries must be in by January 21^st.