Happy New Year!

As 2010 approaches, do you have any New Year’s resolutions?  Mine are to read and exercise more often. But not at the same time. Share some of yours and I’ll post them to the blog. Thanks, Sarah

November Birthdays

This month Megan Palmer of North Salt Lake, UT and Tristan Schomer of Gillette, WY have birthdays! Happy 13th!

Social Networking

Question this week: Do you use any of the social networking sites? Are you on Facebook? MySpace? Do you Tweet on Twitter? How do you keep up with your friends? Let me know so I can post results.

Thanks! Sarah

Halloween Time!

Are you in the mood to read a scary book? We have lots of scary titles. Do you like R.L. Stine? How about a vampire tale? Contact the library to order your scary favorites.
1-801-715-6789 in the Salt Lake City area,
1-800-662-5540 toll-free inside Utah, and
1-800-453-4293 in Wyoming.
or you can email us: blind@utah.gov

find your favorite at the library!

October Birthdays

Several of our young readers are turning age 13 in the month of October. If you know any of these individuals, don’t forget to say Happy Birthday!

Oct. 8th – Samantha Allen
Oct. 9th – James Jacobson
Oct. 22nd – Peyton Barber
Oct. 24th – Jacoy Gardner
Oct. 30th – Karri Christensen

Happy Birthday!

Correction – Phone Number

If you received a flyer in the mail about this site, and came to see what is here, GOOD FOR YOU! Unfortunately, I made yet another big mistake on the flyer! The toll-free phone number for inside Utah was NOT listed correctly on the flyer! The correct number (as if you didn’t already know because you are smarter than me) is 800-662-5540. DA! I plan to make a new header for the blog with all the CORRECT contact information. Also post more links and graphics. I could use your help. Make a comment here, or email me at: spitkin@utah.gov.

Maybe one day I’ll get it right,

Sarah

CLAU Nominees for 2010

The Children’s Literature Association of Utah (CLAU) has a list of nominees for the 2010 Beehive Award in the Young Adult category on their website. Go to http://www.clau.org/2010nomslink.html#ya and click on the Young Adults’ link at the top of the page to view the list. At the USLBD we have or will soon have available: 

Airman by Eoin Colfer (RC 66516, LP 19978)

Book of 1,000 Days by Shannon Hale (LP 19693)

Climbing the Stairs by Padma Venkatraman (RC 67638, DB 67638)

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (RC 68384, DB 68384)

House of Many Ways by Diana Wynne Jones (RC 67673, DB 67673)

Schooled by Gordon Korman (RC 68597)

Unwind by Neal Shusterman (RC 66918, DB 66918)

Waiting for Normal by Leslie Connor (RC 68286, DB 68286, BR 18148)

Have you read any of these? What did you think?

I read The Hunger Games, and I thought it was GREUSOME!

Getting Started

I am just getting started trying to make this site a place that you will want to come and participate. If you have ideas or comments, please feel free to let mek now what you think! I have a lot of ideas, but don’t always know how to apply them. I’m not as tech-savvy as I wish I was! You can make comments on the site, or email me at spitkin@utah.gov.

I’d love to hear from you!

Sarah (your humble librarian)

Teen blog is here!

Are you an active patron of the Utah State Library for the Blind & Disabled? Are you between the ages of 13 and 19? Then YOU are in the right place, the official blog for teens from your library!

There will be many changes along the way as we interact on this site. I’m kinda new to this blog thing, so you might need to help me out!

Check back often for updates! Tell your friends about the site! Post a comment! Give me your feedback! This blog is for YOU!

Happy blogging,

Sarah, your Teen Librarian