NEW Young Adult Fiction

Here's a selction of some of the new Young Adult (YA) fiction we have purchased in the past month. Clicking on the title will take you to its Amazon page where you can read reviews of the book.

Also, the new YA fiction has moved to the opposite end of the YA shelves and is now facing you as you approach the YA section.

Stop by and see what we have!

Down the Rabbit Hole by Peter Abrams

The Diary of Pelly D by L. J. Adlington

Forest of the Pygmies by Isabel Allende

Kingdom of the Golden Dragon by Isabel Allende

Princess in the Spotlight by Meg Cabot

After Summer by Nick Earls

An Egg on Three Sticks by Jackie Moyer Fischer

Invisible by Pete Hautman

Lulu Dark Can See Through Walls by Bennett Madison

Shut the Door by Amanda Marquit

Hunter’s Moon by O. R. Melling

47 by Walter Mosley

Sexy by Joyce Carol Oates

Bone: Out from Boneville by Jeff Smith

Black and White by Paul Volponi

Juice by Eric Walters

Program - Woman to Woman

Woman to Woman, a program presented by Sandra Hammel, will take place Monday, August 1, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm, at the library.

The program discusses ways you can make a difference in the life of a woman who has been touched by war. For more information on the program, please visit Women for Women.

Science Fiction Alert

If you are a science fiction fan, you may want to note that we are in the process of interfiling science fiction titles with the "regular" fiction titles - in other words, soon there will no longer be a science fiction "section." If you are just browsing, SF titles will now have a spine label to make them easier to spot on the fiction shelves.

The transition is not yet complete. In the meantime, you can check the regular fiction shelves or the temporary SF shelves on the video/DVD wall. If you can't find what you are looking for, just ask a librarian for help.

Library Closing

The library will be closed on Tuesday, July 12, for renovations. The Meeting Room will be open for the children's program. We will re-open on Wednesday, July 13.

Read Up A Storm this summer!

READ UP A STORM @ Your Library is the theme for the 2005 Summer Reading Club at Middletown Public. The summer reading club is open to children in grades K - 5, and the program started June 27... But, it's not too late to sign up! Call 846-1573 for more information.

Read Up A Storm is all about weather. With that in mind, the children's department has put together a series of programs to coincide with summer reading.

Wednesday, July 6, 10:30 am - Christopher Carbone, Storyteller
Tuesday, July 12, 10:30 am - Greg Cooney, Musician
Thursday, July 21, 2:00 pm - Eric Bulmer, Scientist
Tuesday, July 26, 10:30 am - Harry Leamon, Magician
Thursday, August 18, 10:30 am - Keith M. Johnson, Science Entertainer

FREE tickets will be available beginning the Monday one week prior to each program.
Be sure to check the blog for added programs!

Also, children participating in Read Up A Storm can receive FREE passes for a number of museums and activities including Roger Williams Zoo, Providence Children's Museum, Quonset Air Museum, Casey and Watson Farms, The Butterfly Farm, First Beach Carousel, and more!

Summer Reading

We have set up a Summer Reading table near the Young Adult (YA) shelves. The table holds the summer reading titles that we have on hand for Middletown High School, and a binder with the summer reading lists for many of the area schools.

If you do not find the title you need, please see the Reference Librarian - we can easily request a copy from another library for you.

Most of the schools providing summer reading lists are middle schools and high schools; if your child is younger, or their school did not provide a summer reading list or assignment, you may want to check out this summer reading program.