Mayhem!

Tomorrow, June 2, the Children’s summer reading program unleashes it’s craziness on the library!  This means if you have signed up to volunteer (or if you’ve been thinking about it) tomorrow is your chance to show your stuff!
So far our volunteers have logged over 30 hours of helpfulness.   They’ve decorated, created crafts, built a house [...]

The Big Burger vs. Comic Books

Well, the big burger won.  El Reno’s 21st Annual Friend Onion Burger Day will be held tomorrow, May 2 in Downtown El Reno!  What does this have to do with comic books?  Well, the library will be CLOSED on Burger Day – which means you will all miss out on Free Comic Book Day here [...]

Free book!

Apparently for a limited time only, you can visit the Amazon page for The Alchemyst by Michael Scott and download a free PDF version of the book!
Here’s the link. You’ll want to look below the area that shows the different editions that are available (Kindle, hardback, paperback, etc.)
Question of the day – would you read [...]

Volunteer @ your library!

We’re soliciting for teen volunteers!  We need teens entering 6-12th grades to come help our during our children’s summer reading program in June.  And we need some help getting ready for it all in April and May! 
We’re going to have our FIRST EVER teen volunteer meeting.  Most important thing to know?  We’re having free pizza.  We [...]

20 boxes of books

The Oklahoma Department of Libraries donated 20 boxes of books to our library.  That’s a lot of books!
What does this mean for you?  It means we have a TON of new books in the teen area!  I mean there’s barely room on the shelves for all of the new books we got!
Also, we added some [...]

The Curious Case of Copyright

What if living longer meant growing younger?  
 
In the teen section, we’ve got a poster up for the upcoming movie The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.  It stars Cate Blanchett and Brad Pitt.  Did you know the film is based on a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald?  

And, did you know that when written works are [...]

Star Wars RPG

Registration is now open for a January 2009 Star Wars Role Playing Game!  REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED!  REGISTER ANYTIME IN DECEMBER!
Who:  Anyone ages 14 and up
What:  Star Wars Role Playing Game – 5 week campaign
When:  January 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 from 9 am – 12:30 pm
Where:  El Reno Carnegie Library
How do I sign up?  Call [...]

Free Twilight Swag

Come by the library before Nov. 17 to enter the drawing for a chance to win one of these fabulous prizes!  
1 large Twilight poster (as seen here)
1 Mini poster (same design)
a Twilight hat
a Twilight button and set of trading cards
Thanks to the local movie theater for the Twilight swag!  If you’re at the theater opening night [...]

Spread the word!

Print out a flyer for the upcoming Twilight party and give it to a friend! 
http://www.elreno.lib.ok.us/pdfs/twilightflyer.pdf

What to try after Twilight

Read all of the Stephenie Meyer books 15 times?  Ready for something new?  If you liked the Twilight series, try these (all available at your local, El Reno library!)
Sucks to be me:  The all-true confessions of Mina Hamilton, Teen Vampire
By Kimberly Pauley
A Great and Terrible Beauty
By Libba Bray
Jinx
By Meg Cabot
City of Bones
By Cassandra Clare
The Naming: [...]