What?!? New Nutmegs for High School!

As promised here are the 2014 High School Nutmeg nominees in a brand-new category for high school readers! This is the first year that there has been a list made with readers in grades 9 and up in mind, so come by the Main or Branch library and check them out! Or take a look at the list of 2014 Teen Nutmeg nominees from yesterday…

(Not that we have favorites already…but it is awesome to see our 2012 One Book One Town selection, The Watch That Ends the Night: Voices from the Titanic by Allan Wolf up for the award!)

New Nutmegs are Here!

Here are the 2014 Nutmegs nominated books for Teen Readers – tomorrow we’ll post the 2014 Nutmeg nominees for the NEW High School category.  All these books are available at both the Main and Branch libraries – stop by today and grab some while they are all fresh and shiny!

Happy Reading, Nutmeggers!

Get Into College…

We have a new program series for teens and parents: Getting Ready for College! On the first Saturday of each month, we will feature a different guest speaker on a topic related to the college prep and planning process. (You might remember in years past we staged a College Planning Expo each spring…but now we are going monthly!)

Our first speaker is the fabulous Alice Gorman, College and Career Assistant at FLHS. She will talk about the Summer Jumpstart: Things you can do this summer to improve your resume and make yourself an even more attractive applicant to the best colleges and universities. The program will begin at 2 PM in the Rotary Room, on the second floor of the Main Library. See you there!

Best Fiction of 2013

Every year, YALSA, the young adult services division of the American Library Association, gives out awards for books, music and movies. And you know we love our lists at the library!

Here are the books selected as the ten best fiction titles for teens in 2012. This list is put together by teen librarians from across the country…so you know these books are pretty much guaranteed to be awesome. How many have you read?

So if you are looking for a great new book to read, be sure to check these out at the library!

One Book One Town 2013 is…

 

We bet you can’t wait to read it! Come to the Fairfield Public Library, Fairfield Woods Branch Library, Pequot Library, Fairfield University Bookstore or your school library and grab a copy today!

Our Favorites – 2012

Who doesn’t love a good best-of list? Here are our favorite things from the past year…tell us yours in the comments!

Favorite Book (Fiction)

Favorite Book (Non-Fiction)

Favorite Movie

Favorite Album

Babel by Mumford and Sons

Favorite Song

Diamonds by Rihanna

Favorite Website

Discover all sorts of awesomeness on our Pinterest Page!

Favorite Game

Liar’s Dice. Come play it with us in the downUNDER Teen Center

Favorite New Thing: 

Downloading e-books for FREE from the library with Overdrive!

We NaNoWriMo…do you?

November is National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) – thousands of people all across the country take up the challenge to write a novel in one month.

Just imagine it…with a little planning, commitment and support, you can write a book.

Speaking of support: This year the Library is going to act as a haven for all those Fairfield Novelists-in-Action. Each Tuesday at 4 PM and 7 PM you can Come Write In at the Main Library Teen Room.

You’ll be able to get together with your fellow NaNoWriMo-ers to talk about how you are doing, share ideas and support each other through this incredible (and incredibly challenging process!)

Does this sound good to you? Then sign up on the official website and start planning: What will you write about?