Read Rage

Summer is just around the corner, and it’s time to submit books to be included on the Summer Reading List!

Think of favorite books that you’d love to share with others, and take a few minutes to write down the title, author, and a short description (50 words or less). Come by the library to fill out an easy form, or e-mail your recommendations to julie.johnson@lakesideschool.org.

We’d love to have submissions by Friday, May 9th, so there’s only three weeks left to get your favorites in. And keep your eyes peeled for pictures of your teachers posing with their favorite books appearing around campus.

Posted by Krista Hutley at 02:17 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

The new and last Harry Potter, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows, will be in stores July 21 (well, technically, it will be available July 21; who knows if it will be "in stores" since it may sell out in 2 seconds), and the world is holding its breath. As am I. Scholastic, the publisher, is planning a 12-million copy first run, which is almost 2 million more than what they did for Harry Potter 6. (Source: Publisher's Weekly)

Scholastic is also planning a madcap series of library-inspired road trips: "On June 2, a Potter-inspired Knight bus tour will begin from New York City and visit 40 libraries in 10 cities across the country. At each stop, Scholastic will video fans' thoughts on the Potter series and run clips of the interviews on its Web site." Will they come to Seattle? We can only hope. If not, we can certainly forlornly watch the clips online and pretend we don't care.

In the meantime, everybody and their grandmother has a theory as to what will happen in Book 7. Scholastic, again, has a podcast site where three "experts" (why are they experts? don't ask me) give you their speculations. There is also a oft-updated podcast called Pottercast you can check out, which is part of this Potter news site, and if that's not enough for you people I don't know what is.

If any readers out there have speculations, use the Comments to sing 'em out. I certainly have my own, and I'll share if you do.

Posted by Krista Hutley at 12:58 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

We're now accepting submissions for the 2007 Summer Reading List. It's time for you to wow us with your favorite fun and/or informational reads. Fiction, nonfiction, graphic novels, poetry, drama -- we accept it all. (No DVDs, though, and no magazines; this is about books, books, books.) You can submit your suggestions to any of the librarians using our handy-dandy forms (available in the library Monday, March 5) or you can e-mail Julie Johnson with your submissions. You can also follow the link on the library's web site.

If sending e-mail, please include your name, the name of the book, the author of the book, and a brief 25-30 word description (this can be a short summary and/or an explanation of why you are recommending the book).

We look forward to finding out what you're reading!

Posted by Krista Hutley at 05:27 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Check out our new Book Club Wiki, where you can find information on the book we are currently reading, information on our meetings, discuss any of our book club books, or ask questions about the book club. You can also suggest titles for future readings.

Currently, we are reading Margaret Atwood's The Blind Assassin, which was chosen in 2005 as one of Time Magazine's All-Time 100 Best Novels. Check the wiki for more information and meeting times.

Posted by Krista Hutley at 03:25 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)