National Gaming Day at Lincoln City Libraries
Saturday, November 14, 2009
 Join Lincoln City Libraries on November 14th and get your game on! Video games and board games will be available as part of National Gaming Day @ your library. This program is open to everyone and is appropriate for all ages – the more, the merrier. A variety of board games will be available. Feel free to bring a favorite to share. (Availability of games varies from branch to branch.)
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Bennett Martin Public Library, 136 So. 14th Street, (board games only)
12:00 - 2:00 PM Eiseley Branch Library, 1530 Superior Street
2:00 - 4:00 PM Walt Branch Library, 6701 So. 14th Street
In the 21st century, libraries are about much more than books! In fact, libraries work very hard to provide people of all ages with a rich and current menu of CDs and DVDs, as well as electronic and online resources. Video game resources and programs at the library complement these existing services. Featuring this new gaming media helps the library expand its reach while meeting community expectations.
For more information about libraries and gaming go to http://www.ilovelibraries.org/gaming/
Teen Read Week
 Teen Read Week is October 18-24, but we'll be celebrating it through November! Be sure to check out Susan's Teen Read Week Book List 2009!
Here are the special events we have planned:
Monday, October 19, 2009
3:30 - 5:00 PM
Walt Branch Library
For grades 6-12
Ghost Hunting 101 - a "Read Beyond Reality" Teen Read Week Event: Come meet two real ghost hunters who will share information, stories, and the instruments they use to communicate with the paranormal.
Friday, October 23, 2009
6:30 - 8:00 PM
Eiseley Branch Library
For ages 10-16
Jinkies! It’s a Zombie! The gang and our favorite canine hero are back! Scooby and his friends visit Zombie Island, where they find themselves menaced by a ghost and zombies! Come dressed as your favorite Scooby character or as a zombie or if you’re feeling really creative, your favorite zombified Scooby character. Pre-registration is necessary; call 441-4250 or stop by the Eiseley Youth Services desk..
 Thursday, November 5, 2009
4:00 - 5:30 PM
Eiseley Branch Library
For ages 10-15
Make a Monster at the Library! November spawned a monster! Now’s your chance to make your own little monster. Come to Eiseley Branch Library to create your creature! All materials will be provided and all participants will make something to bring home. Please call 441-4250 or stop by the Eiseley Youth Desk to register.
Sunday, November 15, 2009
2:00 - 3:00 PM
Eiseley Branch Library
For all ages
 Pride and Prejudice and Zombies Book Group: First published in 1813, Jane Austen’s novel, Pride and Prejudice, has remained ever popular, spawning several adaptations in both book and movie. In its most recent adaptation, zombies are added into the mix. Join us as we analyze Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith. This discussion is open to anyone who has read the book; pick up your copy at your local Lincoln City Library branch.
Saturday, November 21, 2009
12:30 - 5:30 PM
Gere Branch Library (Please see this note about Gere's room capacity)
For teens and young adults (anyone is welcome, but those under 12 should be accompanied by a parent)
Teen Read Week Movie Party! Dress as your favorite out of this world character. Vampire? Werewolf? Zombie? Anything goes. Come and celebrate Teen Read Week 2009 "Read Beyond Reality" with a movie marathon including Coraline and various selections from the Val Lewton Horror collection (Cat People, Revenge of the Cat People, I Walked with a Zombie...).
Fire Fighters Visit Libraries!
  Firefighters with Lincoln Fire and Rescue will be special guest readers at preschool storytimes at Lincoln City Libraries this fall.
Battalion Chief, Jeanne Pashalek, says, “A large part of our job is the interactions we have with the community at various levels, not just emergency services. We take pride in our commitment to public education and this is just an example of how we can reach out and impact people of all ages in the community. We are looking forward to the opportunity to read to the preschoolers at our local libraries.”
In honor of the visits, the preschool storytime will feature a firefighter theme.
Lincoln City Libraries’ preschool storytime is a half-hour of books and activities for children ages three, four and five, presented free of charge. It supports early literacy by offering vocabulary development, experiences with a variety of literature, and participation in language-related activities. Pre-registration is not required for preschool storytime. Newcomers are always welcome!
The schedule of firefighter visits in October is:
Bennett Martin Public Library
Thursday, October 22 at 10:15 am
Anderson Branch Library
Tuesday, October 20 at 10:30 am
Bethany Branch Library
Thursday, October 15 at 10:30 am
Eiseley Branch Library
Thursday, October 29 at 10:30 am
South Branch Library
Wednesday, October 28 at 10:30 am
Walt Branch Library
Wednesday, October 21 at 10:30 am
Williams Branch Library
Thursday, October 29 at 7:00 pm
Here is a full schedule of preschool storytimes.
Nebraska Students Invited to Write Letters to Favorite Authors
Call for Student Entries!
Letters About Literature, a national reading and writing promotion program of the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress, in partnership with Target, invites young readers in grades 4 – 12 to enter this year’s Letters About Literature letter writing competition. Young readers simply write a personal letter to an author explaining on that author’s work somehow changed the readers’ view of their world.
Letters About Literature awards both state and national prizes on three competition levels: Level 1 for grades 4 – 6; Level 2 for grades 7 – 8; and Level 3 for grades 9 – 12. Six national winners will each receive cash awards and will nominate a school or community library to receive a $10,000 LAL Reading Promotion grant. Twelve national honor winners will likewise receive cash awards and also nominate a school or community library to receive a $1,000 LAL Reading Promotion grant. Nebraska winners are honored in a Proclamation-signing ceremony and receive cash awards and gift certificates.
Teachers, librarians, and parents can download free teaching materials on reader response and reflective writing at www.lettersaboutliterature.org. Submission deadline is postmark December 12, 2009. State winners will be notified in March 2010 and national winners by mid-April. Nebraska-specific information (including letters from Nebraska winners of past contests) is available at http://www.nebraska.gov/publications/lal/aboutcontest.html. Letters About Literature is sponsored in Nebraska by the Nebraska Center for the Book and the Nebraska Library Commission, with support from Houchen Bindery Ltd. and Lee Booksellers.
Letters About Literature supports national standards for teaching language arts & reading as recommended by the National Council of Teachers of English and the International Reading Association.
Libraries Offer Parent-Child Book Groups
 Lincoln City Libraries is offering parent-child book groups for children and their adult reading partners starting this fall. These groups will meet once a month and will be led by a trained facilitator. Register by calling the library where you would like to participate.
Information about this year's groups is available here.
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