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Patchogue Medford Library Young Adult Department

Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Audiobooks add to the story!

Have you checked out our great selection of Young Adult audiobooks lately? Books are available for download to your MP3 player, or on Playaway, CD or cassette.

Hearing a story can help pass a long car trip, or help you catch up with reading while you exercise or travel back and forth to school.

In addition, often audiobooks are more than just the written word. The reader or readers will have the accent of the country or region the book is set in. The pronunciation of unusual or foreign words is there for you.

And even better - sometimes there are sound effects that add to the story. Some examples:

Feed by M.T. Anderson - you hear the "feed" inputs directly to the teenagers' brains.

Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie by David Lubar - nursery music is played when Scott talks to his unborn sibling, Smelly.

The New Policeman by Kate Thompson features a piece of tradition Irish music highlighting each chapter.

Fat Kid Rules the World by K.L. Going and Born to Rock by Gordon Korman feature pieces of music appropriate to the stories.

Friday, January 04, 2008

ch-ch-ch-changes

We have a couple of changes in and around the YA area to tell you about.

First, the YA audiobooks have been relocated! The CD books are now on the shelves next to the new books, facing the YA librarian's desk. The cassette books are on the back of the same shelf.

Second, the access management software for the computers will be updated on January 15. The new version will be verifying that you have parental permission to access the internet. If your library card does not already have a "NET" sticker on it, remember to stop at the main desk for the internet permission form. AFTER JANUARY 15, IF YOU ARE LESS THAN 18 YEARS OLD, YOU WILL NEED TO HAVE "NET" PERMISSION IN ORDER TO ACCESS THE INTERNET FROM THE PUBLIC COMPUTERS. Please ask your parent or guardian come in to sign the form. If you already have a "NET" sticker, the new software will recognize that.

See you all soon!

Wednesday, January 02, 2008

Happy 2008

Happy New Year! We hope everyone had a great vacation, and wish you all the best in the New Year.

Check out the program calendar link on the left to see what's going on in the library over the next few weeks. Scheduled programs include:

Game Night: Family Feud
S.A.T. Review
Insider's Guide to PML: A Behind-the Scenes Tour
Battle of the Books: Advanced Division Team Meeting
Video Game Night
Dungeons and Dragons
Knit Wits Teen Knitting Group
Random Acts of Kindness Community Service Group
Valentine's Day Craft and Food programs
Movies and Book Discussions
Bake-Off and Bread Making
PML Player Audtions
Safe Boating Course
Karaoke


and much more. Remember to register for programs so you don't get closed out!