Mockingjay, the third book in The Hunger Games series, was just released last week and I can't wait to get my hands on it!!! If you're like me and stuck waiting, check out our Hunger Games read a-like list and grab some books to keep you occupied until you can get your Hunger Games fix.

Psst... rumour has it that they're going to make a movie based on the series!

New teen event alert! Teen Movie Nights will be starting in September with our first-ever movie screening Batman: The Dark Knight. Find more info here.

Thanks to everyone for making teen summer events such a success and congrats to grand prize winner Ashley who won the iPod Touch!

Friday, August 20th from 1:00 - 1:30 pm Lost Cause 34 will be playing at the library to help us celebrate the end of summer! The show is free and open to all ages, just drop in! Find more info here.

Did you know that the library has an anime and manga club just for teens? It's called Otakus for Life and meets twice a month to watch anime and do fun Japan-related activities! It's free and for teens 12 - 18. Find more info on our events page.

Fantastic news for all you graphic novel and manga readers out there! I'm thrilled to announce that the limit of 6 graphic novels per card has been lifted. This means you can now check out as many graphic novels, comics, and manga as your little heart desires. Happy reading!!!

Attention Gamers! Since July 27th marks the release of the much anticipated StarCraft II, I want to make sure everyone knows about the "Books for Gamers" shelf in the teen section! You can find StarCraft, WarCraft, Star Wars: Republic Commando, SplinterCell, and many more books based on video games. Ask us if you need help finding them. Happy gaming!

Robert Pattinson related to Dracula?! It's true! According to a recent Reuters article, good old R-Patz is related to none other than Vlad the Impaler. I had a good laugh when I read that one and just had to share it with you guys.

Click here to read the original article.

Yet ANOTHER teen book is being made into a movie, and this time it's the best seller Wake by Lisa McMann. Thrilling and creepy, Wake tells the story of a teenaged gal who can see other people's dreams. Things go horribly wrong when she becomes stuck in a terrifying nightmare. Miley Cyrus has been cast in the lead role. Good news or bad news? I dunno.

Read more at www.hollywoodreporter.com.

Are you as much of a Glee fan as I am? Then you'll be thrilled to know that there will soon be Glee books!!! The first one comes out in August and it's called Glee: The Beginning. We've just put it on order and you will find it in the teen section when it comes out!

Read this article from Publisher's Weekly to find out more!

Read The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner online for free now! It just went up today so go ahead and follow the link and be the first of your friends to read it.

Visit www.breetanner.com to read online.