"Club Anime!" Preview Coming Soon!

Can't wait until July to watch cool Anime? Never fear! Join Ms. Tama for the following "Club Anime!" Screenings.

Viewing schedule will be posted soon.

Thursday June 7, 2007 at 2:00

and
Thursday June 14, 2007 at 2:00

Posted by Ms. Tama

Club Anime! @ the John's Island Library

"Club Anime!" is John’s Island Library’s very own teen club dedicated to the enjoyment of anime and manga. The club’s purpose is to expose teens to the many varieties of Japanese animation and graphic novels. Our first official meeting will be on July 12, 2007 @ 2:00 P.M. Don't Miss it!

Posted by Ms. Tama

Is Craig Crazy?

It's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini

Craig Gilner thinks he knows what he wants--entry into Manhattan's Executive Pre-Professional High School. After studying nonstop, he's accepted only to learn he's not as smart as he thinks he is. Feeling the pressure to excel at school (and thus life), Craig spirals down into depression and plans to commit suicide. But after his suicidal episode, Craig finds himself in a mental hospital with an assortment of teen and adult patients who have their own problems. Will Craig be able to confront the cause of his anxiety and overcome thoughts of suicide? What will his friends think when they learn he's a mental patient? And what's with the head maps? Posted by Ms. Nancy

Traveling Pants at Craft Central

On May 17, teens joined Ms. Donna & Ms. Dawn and decorated Ms. Donna's jeans in celebration of These Pants Were Made for Travel week. They also decorated a pair of jeans that will travel to other Charleston County Library branches--starting with the James Island branch. We are still eagerly awaiting the pair of traveling pants that has been visiting libraries all over the country from California to SC! Don't miss Wednesday's showing of The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants based on the novel by Ann Brashares. The movie will be shown from 5:30-8:00 p.m. following Afternoon Cafe.

Teen Summer Reading!

The Teen Summer Reading program will be from June 1st to July 31st this year. Don't miss it! If you're entering grades 6-12 in the fall of 2007 or are between the ages of 12-18, you can join in the excitement this summer! It's easy--just read anything, fill out an entry form, and you can earn free McDonald's treats and a hip t-shirt with the iRead logo! There will also be weekly prize drawings and a Grand Prize drawing. But the winning doesn't stop there as we'll also be offering a special prize drawing just for teens who participate at the John's Island library. Keep checking the blog for more details as June 1st approaches!

A Brother's Revenge

After his younger brother David's suicide, Kyle Kirby knows what he must do...make Cass McBride pay for what she did. He blames Cass for David's death and he just cannot let her get away with it. As Cass says, "I never thought that a few careless words scrawled on a piece of paper could put two people in graves." Read What Happened to Cass McBride? by Gail Giles and find out how (and if) Kyle gets his revenge. Posted by Ms. Nancy