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Rutherford Public Library's Interests
General
"Age is foolish and forgetful when it underestimates youth."
- J. K. Rowling
Concert @ the Library
wednesday july 16 7 pm in the garden
Dutch Guts:
Albert Goold & Cory Metrick
Speak Out Summer Reading Group
If you're in the 10th-12th grade, we invite you to join Speak Out. This three-week book club meets on Monday nights from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on July 7, 14, and 21. Despite the milk and cookies served, books and conversation will cover mature themes, aimed at older teens. For more information, email creste@bccls.org or message us.
On July 14, author Siobhan Vivian
who grew up in Rutherford and wrote
is coming to the library to discuss her first novel, A Little Friendly Advice.
Siobhan will be happy to sign copies of her book, so if you own one, make sure to bring it with you! Although it's a work of fiction, it was inspired by her years of growing up and hanging out here in town and going to RHS. Check out her website!
The other books we'll be reading are:
Love is a mix tape : life and loss, one song at a time
by Rob Sheffield
July 7
and
You remind me of you : a poetry memoir
by Eireann Corrigan
July 21
Parent Teen Book Club
Tues. Aug 12 7-8:30 p.m. We'll be talking about The fortunes of Indigo Skye by Deb Caletti.
Everyone is welcome, with or w/o a parent!
Teen Fridays
If you play
chess, or would like to learn, drop by on Fridays , 3:30-5 p.m. for games and food.
Books We Like
The Absolutely true diary of a part-time Indian
by Sherman Alexie
YA FIC ALEX
Ordinary Ghosts by
Eireann Corrigan
YA FIC CORR
Before I Die by
Jenny Downham
YA FIC DOWN
Ask CosmoGIRL! about beauty : all the answers to your most intimate questions / from the editors of CosmoGIRL!
Hang-ups, hook-ups, and holding out : stuff you need to know about your body, sex, and dating by
Melisa Holmes and Trish Hutchison
YA 613.9071 HOL
Naomi and Ely's no kiss list
by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
YA FIC COHN
Music
Jonas Brothers
Juno
Graduation Kanye West
As I Am Alicia Keys
Good girl gone bad Rihanna
Look for these titles on the shelves or in the
BCCLS online catalog:
Instamatic karma : photographs of John Lennon
by
May Pang
NEW BOOK 782.421 PAN
Avril Lavigne's make 5 wishes by Camilla d'Errico
YA GRAPHIC DYSART vol. 2
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist by
Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
We want to buy the music you want to hear. So tell us your 5 favorite songs of the moment, or drop by the library with ideas for
our music collection.