CCRSB Teen Reader's Choice Award!

It is that time of year again! Time to vote for your favorite book from our CCRSB Teen Reader's Choice Award top 10 books! This year's top ten chosen by CCRSB library services staff are:

• The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey
• The Beginning of Everything by Robyn Schneider
• Bomb: The Race to Build – And Steal – The World’s Most Powerful Weapon by Steve Sheinkin
• Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
• Every Day by David Levithan
• Far Far Away by Tom McNeal
• I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai with Christina Lamb
• Never Fall Down by Patricia McCormick
• Nothing Can Possibly Go Wrong by Prudence Shen and Faith Erin Hicks
• Seraphina by Rachel Hartman

Check out our library display for more information about the titles. Be sure to scan the attached codes using your smart phone and read some of the background information, interviews with authors or even watch book trailers!
The award has its own blog at http://ccrsbteenchoice.wordpress.com/ where you can find out more information about the award, view book trailers as well as post comments and share discussions with other CCRSB students about top 10 books you have read!

The SCA library now has access to

 

An online collection of ebooks, read-alongs and videos. Have a look and check it out! 

Willy Wonka Book Fair !

Our annual Scholastic Book Fair is approaching quickly!  Junior and Senior Book Fair Crew members have been working hard on preparations for decorations, book talks, contests, gathering prizes and more to help celebrate our theme - Willy Wonka and the Book Factory - voted for by SCA students!
Get ready  for great books, fun contests and prizes from November 7th to November 15th.
Help the library reach our goal of $1800 and one of our lucky staff members will participate in our annual Book Fair Challenge! Stay tuned for details on who will be in the challenge and what the challenge will be!

October is library month!

How will you celebrate? This year's theme is Libraries Connect!  Stop by the SCA library and check out a good book today and see what events might be coming up. Visit your local public library to see what activities and services are available for teens!  CEHPL Website

Welcome Back!  I hope that every one had a great summer of relaxing and reading!  Our hours have changed slightly this year and the library is no longer open after school, but it is still open before school and during lunch hour!  Be sure to stop in and check out some great reads!  Read any good books over the summer - stop by and make some suggestions for purchase as well. Stay tuned for upcoming contests and library events - Happy New Year! 

The votes are in for this year's CCRSB Teen Reader's Choice Award. With just over 200 votes.....
The winner is: Divergent by Veronica Roth!

Over 900 votes were cast of which Divergent had 206!
 The Fault in Our Stars by John Green was a close second with 137 votes while Anya's Ghost by Vera Brosgol came in third with 123 votes.  Thank you to all students who participated in this year's CCRSB Teen Reader's Choice Award.

Voting is now underway for the CCRSB Teen Reader's Choice Award.  Which book is your favorite out of the top ten?  Voting takes place starting today until May 3rd.   You can vote in your library or online.  Be sure to check out book trailers and interviews with the top 10 authors as well!  The winning book will be announced May 14th!