Wednesday, October 17, 2012

TEXAS BOOK FESTIVAL

The Texas Book Festival is next weekend!
October 27 & 28
We're going, are you?
Click here to see our schedule

Here are some of the amazing authors we're excited about seeing:
Kristen Cashore  - Graceling series
Jenny Han - The Summer I Turned Pretty series & Burn for Burn 
Marie Lu - Legend 
Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl - Beautiful Creatures series 
Maureen Johnson - The Name of the Star & 13 Little Blue Envelopes
Gary Schmidt - Okay for Now (a Lone Star book this year)
Maggie Stiefvater - The Scorpio Races
Cinda Williams Chima - Demon King series & Warrior series 
John Scieszka - True Story of the Three Little Pigs & Guys Read

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

HALLOWEEN at WESTBANK LIBRARIES

Check out these upcoming Halloween events at the Westbank Libraries:


Zombie Madness
Monday, October 22nd at Laura's, 7pm
Wedesday, October 24th at Westbank, 7pm
For Zombie enthusiasts of all ages (adults, too!), come see film & television clips of zombie-lore throughout modern history & test your knowledge with zombie trivia.   

Scream-In
Thursday, October 25th at Laura's, 4:30pm
Join us for a fun after-school program with snacks, crafts, & games.  The Scream-In is geared toward middle-young people.

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

BANNED BOOKS WEEK

Celebrate Your Freedom To Read!
Celebrate Banned Books Week with us by coming to the library and checking out a banned or challenged book.  

Take this Banned Books Week Poll:


Monday, October 1, 2012

RICK RIORDAN @ BOOKPEOPLE

Meet Rick Riordan 
OCTOBER 8, 2012 @ 2pm
BookPeople Parking Lot
BookPeople's HUGE Parking Lot Party!
Celebrate the release of The Mark of Athena



Austin Teen Book Fest - Success

The Austin Teen Book Fest was this Saturday and was a huge success!
Check out what went on:  http://austinteenbookfestival.com/?page_id=772
and  http://atbfpress.blogspot.com/
Authors Strike A Pose:  Sarah Rees Brennan, Libba Bray, and Leigh Bardugo