Comic Book Covers

Here's a website that allows you to browse comic book covers

Harry Potter Release

Join the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh in their Harry Potter release party

A little piece of trivia...

The ALA (American Library Association) just named the Steeler's Roethlisberger as their spokesperson for Library Card Sign Up Month which begins Sept. 1st

Is anyone out there?

I know people are reading the blog but none of you are posting! Please post! It's boring for me to just read my posts! What do you have to say??

Eclipse by Stephanie Meyer

If you're a fan of the vampire tales Twilight and New Moon by Stephanie Meyer get ready for the sequel Eclipse. There are already 70 holds on the book at the Carnegie Library so get on and reserve the book for yourself! If you haven't read Twilight or New Moon I highly recommend reading them.

Dexter's Lab - Dexter's Library

This is what happens when Dexter goes from the lab to the library!

More FREE books from HarperTeen

Check out HarperTeen for this months free books! You don't want to miss this one especially with Chris Crutcher's new book Deadline.

Wed. JUNE 27TH BE THERE!

June 27th is going to be our first meeting at Avalon Library be there @ 1 p.m.

Here are some read alikes...

If you like these TV shows check out books that are similar reads!
click on the links to reserve your copy today. just click request title and choose Avalon Library as your library to pick it up!

Desperate Housewives read She’s Come Undone (Wally Lamb)
Mean Girls read Queen of Cool (Cecil Castellucci)
The Sopranos read Son of the Mob (Gordon Korman)
MTV's My Super Sweet 16 read Rich Girls (Victoria Ashton)
MTV's Road Rules read Rules of the Road (Joan Bauer)
Friday Night Lights read Love, Football and Other Contact Sports (Alden Carter)
High School Musical read No More Dead Dogs (Gordon Korman)
Ugly Betty read The Earth, My Butt and Other Big, Round Things (Carolyn Mackler)
Little Miss Sunshine read Bucking the Sarge (Christopher Paul Curtis)
Scrubs read Be More Chill (Ned Vizzini)
Seinfeld read The Schernoff Discoveries (Gary Paulsen)

Top 10 Books

The nominees are in for YALSA' s (Young Adult Library Service's Association...a group that works just for you...) top ten book choices for 2007.

Search here to order the books from other libraries if they aren't @ Avalon. Voting will take place for the top 10 during Teen Read Week (October 14th-17th).

Art classes @ the library

I'm offering art classes this summer at the library...what do you want to learn or do? Leave comments...

FREE BOOKS!

You can get free boks by signing up for HarperTeens First Teen Look. By doing this you will receive advanced reading copies of books (before they're out in the stores)and review them. Reviewers are selected by random.
This month's books are:










Log on and sign up @ HaperTeen First look

Gossip Girl Comes to the CW this Fall

This Fall Gossip Girl is making the jump from paper to the tv set when the CW debuts Gossip Girl Wed. nights at 8.

Wrestlemania Reading Challenge

Just announced: World Wrestling Entertainment's WrestleMania ammoumced their partnership with libraries. Coming June 1st will be more information about this reading challenge for grades 7-12. Stay tuned...

The beginning

This is just the beginning of things to come at the Avalon Library! My name is Stef and I'm working to make to make the library more fun to you. The possibilities are endless-from gaming tournoments to art classes. Let us know what you want! This is all about you. There will be sections for book reviews, activities, and anything else that you might want!