Lulu Dark Can See Through Walls is a hilarious and subtly thought provoking young adult mystery by Bennett Madison. Lulu Dark would be the first to tell you that she isn’t the girl detective type. She’s just a fashion-conscious Halo City teenager who lives with her father. Then, someone steals her favorite cheap, tacky knock-off [...]
Archive for February, 2008
Book Review: Lulu Dark Can See Through Walls
Posted in Books, Review, Teens, tagged Bennett Madison, Lulu Dark Can See Through Walls on Friday, February 29, 2008 | 2 Comments »
13 Filmed Mysteries
Posted in Books to Film, Information, Meme, tagged Blood Sport, Devices & Desires, Flowers for the Judge, Murder on the Orient Express, Mysteries, One Corpse Too Many, Rumpole on Trial, Six Days of the COndor, Skinwalkers, That Darn Cat, The Cater Street Hangman, The Da Vinci Code, The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Ruby in the Smoke, Thursday Thirteen on Thursday, February 28, 2008 | 14 Comments »
Thursday Thirteen #8
For this week’s Thursday Thirteen I thought that it would be fun to look into Mysteries that have made the transition to film. Do you have a favorite mystery? Has it been filmed?
13 Mysteries You Can Watch and Read:
1. Flowers for the Judge by Margery Allingham – I love the Campion [...]
Women in Art
Posted in Video, tagged art, portraits, women on Wednesday, February 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This is portraits of women in western art during the last 500 years– all in 2 minutes and 52 seconds. I’m not really sure what else to say about this one. You pretty much just have to watch it. You might want to sit down while you do though, just in case it makes you a little dizzy.
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Chinese New Year Parade, Performance, Riddle Game, and Firecrackers at Centerville!
Posted in Adult, Centerville, Children, Events, International Language, Teens, Video on Tuesday, February 26, 2008 | 6 Comments »
The date was February 19, 2008 and it was a stormy night but that didn’t stop people from coming to Centerville Library for a fun celebration of Chinese New Year. It was a warm and festive program carried out by the library staff, teen volunteers, and most importantly, the audience itself!
About 100 people from more [...]
Books to Film Update
Posted in Books to Film, tagged film adaptations, Horton Hears A Who, Jumper, Stargirl, The Giver, The Other Boleyn Girl, The Spiderwick Chronicles, The Tale of Despereaux, Twilight on Monday, February 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
There are so many books being made into films lately! It’s hard to keep on top of all the film adaptations that are out there, but I’ve managed to round up a few that you may already be familiar with the book versions. Some of these are currently in the theaters, and others [...]
Understanding Islam
Posted in Events, Fremont, News, tagged Islamic Society of the East Bay, Understanding Islam on Friday, February 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Fremont Main and the Islamic Society of the East Bay co-sponsored a moderated panel discussion of the basic tenets of the Islamic faith on Saturday, February 9. There were around 60 people there to hear about the 5 Pillars, the role of women, practices of Ramadan, how Islam has evolved over time and how [...]
13 Nobel Peace Prize Winners
Posted in Meme, tagged Nobel Peace Prize, Thursday Thirteen on Thursday, February 21, 2008 | 14 Comments »
Thursday Thirteen #7
Sorry that this is so late this week. I was going to work on it from home, and then my laptop died. *sniffle* Anyway, for this week’s Thursday Thirteen I have chosen to look at 13 Nobel Peace Prize Winners. Some of these seem obvious, but others really make [...]
Got Drama?
Posted in Children, Fremont, tagged Got Drama, performance on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“Lift the Page to the Stage!”
What: Drama workshop designed to create strong oral skills and improve your communication
Who: Students in 4th to 8th grade who enjoy performing
When: February 21 to April 24
Every Thursday from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
**Begins February 21, but students will be accepted until February 28**
Where: Fremont Main Library, Fukaya Room B
To [...]
Volunteers Wanted
Posted in Children, Fremont, tagged Baby Bounce, Volunteers on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Baby Bounce Volunteers Needed
Baby Bounce is a volunteer-led storytime for children age 6 to 23 months here at the Fremont Main Library.
We know how popular these storytimes are with everyone.
So popular, in fact, that we could use your help. Do you enjoy working with children? Do you love to share stories and songs?
If so, you [...]
bookclubs, bookclubs, bookclubs!
Posted in Books, Centerville, Children, Irvington, tagged Bindi Babes, Book Club, Holes on Tuesday, February 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
There are more book clubs in the Fremont libraries for kids ( 4th grade and up) at both the Centerville and Irvington branches. So far we have had fun discussing books such as , The Westing Game, The Witches, Hoot, and The City of Ember.
The Centerville Book Club meets third Thursday of the month [...]
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