http://www.takomapark.info/library/ya/ Takoma Park Maryland Library book blog for young adults. en-us karen.macpherson@gmail.com 2013-03-20T15:13:10-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.takomapark.info/library/ya/archives/002990.html If you're looking to read something a little different than the usual young adult fare, check out Adult Books 4 Teens A School Library Journal Blog. The blog is written by Angela Carstensen and Mark Flowers, who review all kinds... 2990@http://www.takomapark.info/library/ya/ 2013-03-20T15:13:10-05:00 http://www.takomapark.info/library/ya/archives/002973.html Come to a special Black History program tonight about an inspiring and overlooked African-American hero. Author Gigi Amateau will talk about her book,Come August, Come Freedom, which combines fact and fiction to tell the true story of a literate slave... 2973@http://www.takomapark.info/library/ya/ 2013-02-21T14:06:45-05:00 http://www.takomapark.info/library/ya/archives/002955.html We're live-streaming John and Hank Green's Carnegie Hall program tonight at the Takoma Park Community Center in two locations. Join us! Registration is full for the auditorium, but we also will have the program running in the Azalea Room. Our... 2955@http://www.takomapark.info/library/ya/ 2013-01-15T16:11:47-05:00 http://www.takomapark.info/library/ya/archives/002934.html 2934@http://www.takomapark.info/library/ya/ 2012-12-14T16:43:39-05:00 http://www.takomapark.info/library/ya/archives/002926.html ZOMBIES!!!! More announcements will follow. The Zombie program will have to take place in the new year due to the number of programs going on right now, but that just means there will be more time to make it AWESOME!... 2926@http://www.takomapark.info/library/ya/ 2012-12-08T13:35:59-05:00 http://www.takomapark.info/library/ya/archives/002924.html If any of you use the Pinterest social media site, there's a great list of YA Authors you can follow here via YA Highway. You're welcome.... 2924@http://www.takomapark.info/library/ya/ 2012-12-05T12:05:46-05:00 http://www.takomapark.info/library/ya/archives/002913.html Sorry for the prolonged interweb silence, guys! The past couple of weeks have been kind of batty for your intrepid intern! I was stuck in NY for a week after Sandy (I was fine, don't worry), and then grad... 2913@http://www.takomapark.info/library/ya/ 2012-11-15T00:27:20-05:00 http://www.takomapark.info/library/ya/archives/002887.html We want you to vote on the theme of our next teen/young adult program, which will take place further on this year. (No seriously, vote on it. I'm organizing it, so I promise it will be cool.) The four options... 2887@http://www.takomapark.info/library/ya/ 2012-10-23T14:52:37-05:00 http://www.takomapark.info/library/ya/archives/002883.html Tomorrow (Friday 10/19) is Spirit Day, which GLAAD describes as an "annual day in October when millions of Americans wear purple to speak out against bullying and to show their support for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth." If... 2883@http://www.takomapark.info/library/ya/ 2012-10-18T11:28:20-05:00 http://www.takomapark.info/library/ya/archives/002882.html The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) has announced the winners of the 2012 Teens' Top Ten, an annual list of the best books for young adults. For this list, teens nominate and vote on their favorite books of the... 2882@http://www.takomapark.info/library/ya/ 2012-10-18T10:53:41-05:00 http://www.takomapark.info/library/ya/archives/002881.html The Onion A.V. Club has a review of the fourth book in The Giver quartet, published this month. I really want to read it, if only to complete the journey I started at 8ish years old, when I first read... 2881@http://www.takomapark.info/library/ya/ 2012-10-18T10:33:41-05:00 http://www.takomapark.info/library/ya/archives/002880.html In my enthusiasm for Teen Read Week (which of course I think should be every week...because I'm a librarian), I mistakenly told you it was last week. It's actually this week. If you are heartbroken by my mistake, you should... 2880@http://www.takomapark.info/library/ya/ 2012-10-18T10:19:53-05:00 http://www.takomapark.info/library/ya/archives/002873.html The National Book Award Finalists have been announced. The Examiner has a list of the books in the young people's literature category.... 2873@http://www.takomapark.info/library/ya/ 2012-10-11T12:01:33-05:00 http://www.takomapark.info/library/ya/archives/002872.html Fictional Food is a website devoted to creating real versions of food that appears in books, TV shows, and other media. WARNING: Do not read while hungry!... 2872@http://www.takomapark.info/library/ya/ 2012-10-11T11:51:40-05:00 http://www.takomapark.info/library/ya/archives/002871.html Un Lun Dun by China Mieville I haven't actually read this one yet, but I really like his (yes, his) novels for adults, and I'm betting he's done at least a solid job with this one. The trailer starts a... 2871@http://www.takomapark.info/library/ya/ 2012-10-11T07:11:24-05:00