Helen Hall Library offers free programs for children of all ages this fall! If you're interested in toddler story time, preschool story time, pajama story time, elementary book parties, family events, the teen advisory board, or teen anime, then please check out our fall brochure for more details:
http://www.leaguecitylibrary.org/documents/2009%20Fall%20brochure%20text%20only.pdf
September is Library Card Sign Up month. The most valuable card in your wallet is a library card. It gives you free access to thousands of books, magazines, and movies. Library cards at Helen Hall are free to anyone who lives in Texas and has proof of residency.
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Another Vampire Series*
A League City author, Gerry Bartlett has written a vampire series that is sure to entertain! Gloriana St. Clair struggles with her weight, a centuries-old relationship with a Scottish vampire, and starting a new business in Austin Texas. Turned while between diets (aren't we all - between diets that is), Gloriana can never go back; she will always have curves, attract trouble like a magnet, and find herself attracted to men she shouldn't be. The first book is Real Vampires have Curves.
*Read more about this series and other vampire series on Novelist Plus on the Helen Hall Library website; www.leaguecitylibrary.org.
*Read more about this series and other vampire series on Novelist Plus on the Helen Hall Library website; www.leaguecitylibrary.org.
Friday, June 19, 2009
Sookie Stackhouse!
from Wikipedia:
a fictional and main character in The Southern Vampire Mysteries, a series of nine books written by New York Times bestselling author Charlaine Harris that were first published in 2001. The series is a first-person account of Sookie's life as a barmaid and telepath in the fictional town of Bon Temps, Louisiana. The first book in the series, Dead Until Dark, won the Anthony Award for Best Paperback Mystery in 2001.
(This series was recommended to me by the CCHS librarian as a good after-Twilight selection)
Books in the series:
Dead Until Dark
Living Dead in Dallas
Club Dead
Dead to the World
Dead as a Doornail
Definitely Dead
All Together Dead
From Dead to Worse
Dead and Gone
Find them under "Harris" in our Mystery section, first floor.
a fictional and main character in The Southern Vampire Mysteries, a series of nine books written by New York Times bestselling author Charlaine Harris that were first published in 2001. The series is a first-person account of Sookie's life as a barmaid and telepath in the fictional town of Bon Temps, Louisiana. The first book in the series, Dead Until Dark, won the Anthony Award for Best Paperback Mystery in 2001.
(This series was recommended to me by the CCHS librarian as a good after-Twilight selection)
Books in the series:
Dead Until Dark
Living Dead in Dallas
Club Dead
Dead to the World
Dead as a Doornail
Definitely Dead
All Together Dead
From Dead to Worse
Dead and Gone
Find them under "Harris" in our Mystery section, first floor.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Pope Joan, A Novel by Donna Woolfolk Cross
Suspend for a moment the belief that a woman could never be Pope and you will enjoy this “historical” fiction. The novel is filled with descriptions of the dark ages (A.D. 814) including war, plague, Vatican intrigue and politics, and the status of women.
Joan is born in a Frankland village to a Saxon mother and an English father. Joan is very bright and is taken under the wing of a Greek scholar. Ultimately, she takes the place of a younger brother at a Benedictine monastery when he is killed by Saxon invaders. She thrives in the learned environment dressed as a man and then moves to Rome where her wisdom and medical skills allow her to outshine her peers.
Although, “she leads a man's life, Joan dies a woman's death, losing her life in childbirth. In this colorful, richly imagined novel, Cross ably inspires a suspension of disbelief…” Publishers Weekly 2006.
You can read more about Pope Joan at the following websites:
http://abcnews.go.com/Primetime/Story?id=1453197&page=1
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Joan
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/doubleissue/mysteries/pope.htm
http://wais.stanford.edu/Religion/religion_FirstFemalePope(110503).html
And in this book at Helen Hall Library:
The Myth of Pope Joan by Alain Boureau.
Joan is born in a Frankland village to a Saxon mother and an English father. Joan is very bright and is taken under the wing of a Greek scholar. Ultimately, she takes the place of a younger brother at a Benedictine monastery when he is killed by Saxon invaders. She thrives in the learned environment dressed as a man and then moves to Rome where her wisdom and medical skills allow her to outshine her peers.
Although, “she leads a man's life, Joan dies a woman's death, losing her life in childbirth. In this colorful, richly imagined novel, Cross ably inspires a suspension of disbelief…” Publishers Weekly 2006.
You can read more about Pope Joan at the following websites:
http://abcnews.go.com/Primetime/Story?id=1453197&page=1
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Joan
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/doubleissue/mysteries/pope.htm
http://wais.stanford.edu/Religion/religion_FirstFemalePope(110503).html
And in this book at Helen Hall Library:
The Myth of Pope Joan by Alain Boureau.
Thursday, May 21, 2009
10 more days to submit your sestina!
It's not too late to participate in the library-wide Patron and Staff Sestina Contest!
What's involved: write a sestina exploring the theme of change/rebirth/resurrection/tranformation/metamorphosis (for Spring!) and then post it in the comments section of this entry (you will need a Blogger account). The deadline for entries is Sunday, May 31, 2009, after which our fair and impartial judge will select winners- who will be notified via Blogger within one week. Prizes include Esteban's and Kolache Factory gift certificates!
What's involved: write a sestina exploring the theme of change/rebirth/resurrection/tranformation/metamorphosis (for Spring!) and then post it in the comments section of this entry (you will need a Blogger account). The deadline for entries is Sunday, May 31, 2009, after which our fair and impartial judge will select winners- who will be notified via Blogger within one week. Prizes include Esteban's and Kolache Factory gift certificates!
Monday, May 4, 2009
Teen Program Report- Fungible Friday: Second Childhood Edition
We ate chicken nuggets and way too much sugar
We played wii Mario Kart
We made noodle crafts
We wore our pj's and brought our plushie pals (that's Priscilla the Unicorn)
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