The Golden Compass

So I just started reading the Golden Compass by Philip Pullman. I’ve been meaning to read it forever, but with the movie coming out soon, I thought I’d better get to it. I’m enjoying it so far, although fantasy is not really my genre. I’m sure a lot of you have read it and are looking forward to seeing the film.

Have you read the book? If you have, without spoiling the book for those of us that haven’t finished it yet, what did you like about the book? Was it the characters? The setting? Something about the plot? Or, if you didn’t like it, why not? Are you looking forward to the movie?

Let’s talk about books!

- Jen

After the turkey

After you stuff yourself and spend a few days recovering, you know you’ll be wanting to PLAY!

Games Night @ BPL
Monday, November 26, 2007
from 6 to 7:30 in the Dodson Room (in back of the kid’s library)

Come eat pizza and play charades or Apples to Apples or bring your favorite game.

Superfun!

Readergirlz rocks!

Readergirlz.com lets you “meet” your favorite authors. Recently, they hosted live chats with Stephanie Meyer, Meg Cabot, Anne Brashares, Holly Black, and many, many other authors (31 total in October). Founded by teen fiction authors, Janet Lee Carey, Lorie Ann Grover, Dia Calhoun, and Justina Chen Headley, readergirlz has the inside scoop from the best teen authors around. Check out their “Manifesta” below.

From readergirlz.com:

So here’s our official readergirlz Manifesta: what we stand for, what we believe, what we promise YOU:

* Readergirlz is about having serious fun while talking about books with the author and your friends!

* Readergirlz is about getting the inside scoop about why the novel was written, the tears and joys and real-world angst that the author has lived and layered into her story.

* Readergirlz is about reading great books to get to know yourself, your friends, and yes, even your mother, better.

* Readergirlz is about celebrating strong girls in books who’ve got the guts to dream.

* Readergirlz is about reaching out to others based on what you’ve read.

* And most of all, readergirlz is about inspiring girls to make history of their own!

readergirlz website

Knitting @ the library? Get your purl on!

Knit 2Gether: A Knitting Club for Kids ages 10 – 18

Wednesdays, November through December from 4:00 to 5:00pm

Ages 10 to 18 years; pre-registration required

Northwest Room at the Fairhaven Branch Library

          Books, patterns and instruction provided.  Bring your own yarn and needles and make gifts for giving or just for fun! 

Please call the Fairhaven Branch Library at 360-676-6877 to register.