It's me, Kris!

I know, I know! It's been a long long time since I have been here. I have been reading a lot of book but it seems that a lot of them have been real duds!

I just read Sandra Brown's Rainwater. It was not her normal style of book. It was OK. I liked that the characters were not the normal ones she has. David was not super macho but still a man of quite strength. Sandra did a good job ( I think ) of developing them. And they did not "hop" into bed on the first page!

But I did not like Sandra Brown's Smash Cut. I can't put my finger on it but I found it dull.

I just read Julie Garwood's Sizzle. I found that I had to force myself to read it. Dull. I feel that Brown was trying too hard to make the funny parts funny, the sexy parts sexy and the tense parts tense. Remember, this is just IMHO.

I also read Dean Koontz Breathless. I got to chapter 5 and put the book down. This pains me as I am a big Koontz fan. But the book left me cold. You know how he has some dry, sharp humor in his writing? Well it was too dry and too sharp. I felt that Koontz was just trying to make a deadline. I want him to write another book like " From the corner of his eye" or "One door away from heaven" and many more. I know he has it in him to do another great one.

Well, that's enough book bashing for now.

Snow Blizzard....Colfax Public Library is Closed Wednesday December 9, 2009

The Colfax Public Library is Closed Wednesday December 9th Due to the Snow Storm.

Courier Delivery Will Resume Friday December 11th.

Teen Advisory Board (TAB) Gaming Night

Wii Gaming Night - November 30, 2009

The YA area in our library is quite small, so the teens had to hold their gaming event in the Children's area. Luckily only one small child came in last night to look for books, but it didn't seem to phase him with the teen event going on!

Those bean bag chairs were the best purchase! Teens and small children use them constantly.


Of course you can't have a teen event without FOOD!

Meeting Ree!

Saturday November 21st. was a super day. One of my co-workers and I got the chance to meet Ree Drummond (a.k.a. Pioneer Woman), who happens to be a very popular blogger in the the blogger world. Be sure to check out her blog, Pioneer Woman.

Ree & Me

We happen to get to the MOA early in the morning, so luckily we were within the first 150 people to be near the front of the line. It still took us about 3 hours to finally get the chance to sit down and met Ree. It was a quick 1 minute chit chat and a quick snap of the digital camera....wow, all for 3 hours. It was really fun talking with Ree and seeing all the people in line.

By the way, The Pioneer Woman Cooks cookbook is awesome. She did all the photography herself, which makes the cookbook very visual just like her blog. After some questions and answers, Ree went right into signing books. The crowd became excited when Ree's husband (a.k.a Marlboro Man) showed up and randomly started signing his name to his picture, which is featured in her cookbook.

Be sure to request her new cookbook online (http://www.more.lib.wi.us/).

Lisa

Teen's Top Ten

Paper Towns by John Green

More than 11,000 teen voters chose Paper Towns as their favorite book in the 2009 Teen's Top Ten contest during Teen Read Week in October. Here's the whole list of winners....if you haven't heard of these titles, you may want to request through the M.O.R. E system. Let us know what you've read recently and tell us if you liked the book (s).

1. Paper Towns by John Green

2. Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer

3. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

4. City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare

5. Identical by Ellen Hopkins

6. The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

7. Wake by Lisa McMann

8. Untamed by P.C. and Kristin Cast

9. The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart

10. Graceling by Kristin Cashore

Happy reading!

Lisa

Calling Teens for TAB

T.A.B.

What is TAB you say? Well, TAB stands for Teen Advisory Board. This group of teens help us at the library in many different areas....

*selecting materials teens would enjoy

*planning and hosting events for teens

*promoting library use to their peers

*organizing fundraisers to purchase some

extra items for the teen area

*volunteering at the library

If you are a teen and might be interested in being in TAB, head on over to the library on Sept. 28th after school for a planning meeting and free food!

Here is what some TAB teens say they like about TAB.......

"Because it's good to try new things and be active."

"T.A.B is a good thing to get into because you get to meet new people."

"Free food! Kidding...I like finding a good way to be helpful and involved in my community. It also looks good on college applications!"

"Because I would like to help out and try to raise money and find out what kids like to read."

"I love reading and the library so much. Books got me through some really tough times and I want others to be able to have that support."

Come join us for some fun!

Story Time @ the Colfax Public Library

I just wanted to remind parents that Story Time has begun again at the Colfax Public Library. Every Wednesday at 10:00 am, we hold story time for toddlers & preschool-age children. There is no registration, so just come and enjoy. Our Children's Librarian reads stories to the children, as well as sings songs and offers a fun and easy craft activity for the children. Parents or guardians are asked to remain in the library with their child during story time. For more information call the Colfax Public Library @ 962-4334, or email: cocirc@ifls.lib.wi.us

Lisa