Friday, May 23, 2014

Are You Ready for the 2014 Teen Summer Reading Program?!


This summer, you can sign up for the West Caldwell Public Library Summer Reading Program and read or listen to GREAT books, participate in FANTASTIC events, and be eligible to win AWESOME prizes!

SIGN UP STARTS JUNE 23! Check back for more info about programs, events and contests. 

It's Guaranteed to SPARK A REACTION All Summer Long!

DON'T MISS OUT! 

OPEN TO TEENS IN GRADES 6-12.

Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Teen Tuesday: Bad Movie Night


Are you ready for some really terrible cinema? Then join us for a BAD MOVIE NIGHT at the West Caldwell Public Library! We'll be watching something so bad......it's amazing!! 

Bring a friend, bring your snarkiest comments, and prepare to be astounded at just how bad film making can be! 

Open to teens in grades 6-12. 

Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Teen Advisory Group Meeting May 13 @ 6:30 PM


REMINDER: Our next Teen Advisory Group meeting will be Tuesday, May 13 @ 6:30 PM.

We'll be planning the upcoming Summer Reading Program after-hours kick-off event in June!

The TAG is open to students in grades 6-12. Come help us plan upcoming library programs and choose new books, music, and DVDs for the library to purchase! You'll get fed and earn community service hours, too!

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

Monday, May 5, 2014

Thursday, May 1, 2014

New YA Books @ West Caldwell Public Library - May 2014

The weather's warming up......so grab a book, grab a blanket, and enjoy some fresh air reading!

Find meFind Me by Romily Bernard
When teen hacker and foster child Wick Tate finds a dead classmate's diary on her front step, with a note reading "Find me," she sets off on a perverse game of hide-and-seek to catch the killer.
YA FIC BERNARD

The enchanter heirThe Enchanter Heir by Cinda Williams Chima
Racing against time, Jonah and Emma, who possess unique magical gifts, work to uncover the truth about Thorn Hill, a peaceful commune that the Wizard Guild claims is a hotbed of underguild terrorists.
YA FIC CHIMA

The true adventures of Nicolo ZenThe True Adventures of Nicolo Zen by Nicholas Christopher
Nicolo Zen begins his musical career busking on the streets of 18th century Venice with an unusual new instrument, the clarinet. Nicolo's clarinet, however, is really unusual: it has been enchanted by an enigmatic stage magician. But no amount of talent can make living on the streets safe, especially for a young, beautiful boy like Nicolo.
YA FIC CHRISTOPHER

Phoenix IslandPhoenix Island by John Dixon
When a tough sixteen-year-old boxing champ sentenced to an isolated boot camp discovers it is actually a mercenary training facility turning "throwaway children" into scientifically enhanced killers, he risks everything to save his friends and stop a madman bent on global destruction.
YA FIC DIXON

Cruel beautyCruel Beauty by Rosamund Hodge
Betrothed to the demon who rules her country and trained all her life to kill him, seventeen-year-old Nyx Triskelion must now fulfill her destiny and move to the castle to be his wife.
YA FIC HODGE

The sound of letting goThe Sound of Letting Go by Stasia Ward Kehoe
At seventeen, Daisy feels imprisoned by her brother Steven's autism and its effects and her only escape is through her trumpet into the world of jazz, but when her parents decide to send Steven to an institution she is not ready to let him go.
YA FIC KEHOE

Little blue liesLittle Blue Lies by Chris Lynch
Oliver, known as "O", and his suddenly ex-girlfriend Junie are known for telling little lies, but one of Junie's lies about not winning the lottery could get her into trouble with a local mob boss.
YA FIC LYNCH


The mirk and midnight hour
The Mirk and Midnight Hour by Jane Nickerson
Seventeen-year-old Violet Dancey is spending the Civil War with a new stepmother and stepsister and her young cousin when she comes upon a wounded Yankee soldier, Thomas, who is being kept alive by mysterious voodoo practitioners.
YA FIC NICKERSON


PanicPanic by Lauren Oliver
Heather never thought she would compete in Panic, a legendary game played by graduating seniors, where the stakes are high and the payoff is even higher. She'd never thought of herself as fearless, the kind of person who would fight to stand out. But when she finds something, and someone, to fight for, she will discover that she is braver than she ever thought.
YA FIC OLIVER

Her dark curiosityHer Dark Curiosity by Megan Shepherd
Back in London after escaping from her father's island and the secrets she left behind, Juliet Moreau strives to stop a killer while searching for a serum to cure her own worsening illness.
YA FIC  SHEPHERD

Born with bird wings, Ava Lavender is well aware that love has long made fools of her family. When pious Nathaniel Sorrows mistakes her bird wings for angel wings, 16-year-old Ava faces the man's growing obsession, which comes to a head with the rain and feathers that fly through the air during a nighttime summer solstice celebration.
YA FIC WALTON