Thursday, April 24, 2014

Secrets to Getting College Financial Aid...No Matter Your Income



WHEN: Tuesday, May 6 from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM 

WHERE: West Caldwell Public Library Meeting Room, 30 Clinton Road, West Caldwell NJ 07006

Worried about college bills? Here's an event you won't want to miss!

Join college funding expert Ian Welham as he shares tips on how to navigate the financial aid system and lower the cost of college.

This free program is open to all high school students and parents, but registration is required. To sign-up, call 973-226-5441 or click here to register online. 

Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Pics from our Earth Day Program

A good time was had by all at our Teen Earth Day T-Shirt Craft and Book Swap! Here's a couple of pics of our completed projects and the group hard at work. (Best of all: No scissor-related accidents to report!). :)




Monday, April 14, 2014

New YA Books @ West Caldwell Public Library - April 2014

Looking for something new to read? Look no further! Check out one of these brand new titles for April:

Trapped in his bedroom by a father who fills his mind with mysterious tales and warnings, Billy Dean goes outside for the first time when his father disappears, and he discovers his abilities to heal the living and contact the dead.
YA FIC ALMOND

Never endingNever Ending by Martyn Bedford
Traumatized by grief and guilt after her younger brother dies during a family vacation, fifteen-year-old Shiv is sent away to an exclusive clinic that claims to "cure" people like her.
YA FIC BEDFORD


Goodbye, Rebel BlueGoodbye, Rebel Blue by Shelley Coriell
Rebecca "Rebel" Blue, a loner rebel and budding artist, reluctantly completes the bucket list of Kennedy Green, a do-gooder classmate who dies in a car accident following a stint in detention where both girls were forced to consider their morality and write bucket lists.
YA FIC CORIELL

AllianceAlliance by Mark Frost
Will West stays at the Center over the summer to explore his newly developing physical and mental abilities. Meanwhile, his roommates investigate the Knights of Charlemagne shadowy purpose and discover unsettling information about their own backgrounds.
YA FIC FROST

Before my eyesBefore My Eyes by Caroline Bock
Dreamy Claire, with her complicated home and love life, shy Max, a state senator's son whose parents are too focused on the next election to see his pain, and paranoid schizophrenic Barkley teeter on the brink of destruction.
YA FIC BOCK

Russian rouletteAlex Rider: Russian Roulette by Anthony Horowitz
Presented with an unexpected assignment, Alex Rider's greatest nemesis, Yassen Gregoravich, recalls his life and the path that led him to become an assassin while his one-time friend, Alex's uncle, became a spy.
YA FIC HOROWITZ

MindersMinders by Michele Jaffe
Sadie, a wealthy, success-oriented sixteen-year-old joins the prestigious Mind Corps Fellowship program as an observer in the head of Ford, a troubled, possibly murderous boy, with whom Sadie falls in love.
YA FIC JAFFE

An infidel in paradiseAn Infidel in Paradise by S.J. Laidlaw
Set in Pakistan, this is the story of a teen girl living with her mother and siblings in a diplomatic compound. As if getting used to another new country isn't enough, she must cope with an increasingly tense political situation that becomes dangerous with alarming speed.
YA FIC LAIDLAW

AlienatedAlienated by Melissa Landers
When Cara’s family agrees to act as a host for an alien exchange student, she never thought he’d be this arrogant….or this gorgeous. Aelyx is unlike anyone she’s ever known, and soon Cara finds herself torn between her community and the out-of-this world guy she’s fallen for.
YA FIC LANDERS

The shade of the moonThe Shade of the Moon by Susan Beth Pfeffer
After a meteor knocks the moon off course, society breaks down completely. Jon Evans and his family leave Pennsylvania, hoping to find a safe place to live, yet Jon remains haunted by the deaths of those he loved. Can Jon risk doing what is right in a world gone so terribly wrong?
YA FIC PFEFFER

Bright before sunriseBright Before Sunrise by Tiffany Schmidt
For Jonah, every aspect of his new life reminds him of what he has had to give up. Brighton is popular, pretty, and always there to help anyone . . . but has no idea of what she wants for herself. When they are thrown together over the course of one night, anything can happen!
YA FIC SCHMIDT

Now eighteen, life has been more bitter than sweet for Anya. Her nightclub becomes an enormous success, and Anya feels like nothing will ever go wrong for her again. But after a terrible misjudgment leaves her fighting for her life, she is forced to let people help her for the first time in her life.
YA FIC ZEVIN

Monday, April 7, 2014

Earth Day T-Shirt Craft & Book / DVD / CD Swap!


NEED SOME NEW STUFF? WANT TO GET RID OF OLD STUFF?

DO BOTH AT OUR EARTH DAY PROGRAM!

Turn an old t-shirt into an awesome scarf or bag! Pick up some new books, movies and music at our swap!

It’s Easy! Just bring in an old t-shirt, and up to FIVE books, graphic novels, dvds and cds in good condition to swap. 

For more info, call 973-226-5441, email wcalref@bccls.org or stop by the library to sign-up. 


OPEN TO TEENS IN GRADES 6-12. 

WHEN: Tuesday, April 22 2014 @ 5:30 PM
WHERE: West Caldwell Public Library Meeting Room, 30 Clinton Road West Caldwell NJ 07006

Saturday, April 5, 2014

Teen Advisory Group meetings


We're Looking for New Members to Join Our Teen Advisory Group!

If you're in 6th through 12th grades, and have ideas on how to make the Library a better place for teens, come to our monthly Teen Advisory Group meeting! 

The group gets together, has some snacks, and talks about ideas for events and what books, DVDs, manga, or music you’d like to see the library purchase.

All members of the group receive community service hours.

UPCOMING MEETING DATES:

·         Tuesday, April 15, 6:30 PM
·         Tuesday, May 13, 6:30 PM
·         Tuesday, June 10, 6:30 PM


Sign-up at the reference desk, call 973-226-5441 or send an email to wcalref@bccls.org.  

Wednesday, April 2, 2014

College Essay Program with Randy Levin

Thanks to students and family members who made it to the Top 5 Mistakes Students Make on Their College Application Essay program presented by Randy Levin last Tuesday night! It was a great, (funny!), informative session.

Check back for more college-related programs at the West Caldwell Public Library!