WPL Teens Blog

Heather Wallace is a detective for the Washington, DC police bureau.  On a chase after a sexual sadist, she finds herself in New Orleans.

Dante Prejean is the owner of goth club Inferno, and lead singer of the band with the same name.  His past is a mystery even to himself.

When their paths cross, Detective Wallace suspects Dante Prejean is the sadist.  That is, until Prejean starts getting messages from the killer saying “Wake up, S.”

(Oh, and vampires aren’t the only nonhumans enchanting the pages of this all-nighter book!)

What does it mean?  What does the killer want?  Can the killer remind Dante of his shady past?  To find out, read A Rush Of Wings by Adrian Phoenix.

Recommended for audiences over 13 or those with a mature mindset.  This book has sexual and violent content.

Using the links Kate put up from Demco, Brodart, and Gaylord; these are what caught my eye.

In past TAB meetings, many teens expressed a need to different chairs for different functions.  And some wanted tiled carpeting, whereas others preferred carpet.

For studying or homework use, metro chairs from Demco come with or without arms, have high backs, and come in many colors. (The wood as well as the upholstered or wood seats.)  The link to the chairs is: http://www.demco.com/goto?BLK8282&LPCC57

Also from Demco, are stools with a back.  These can be used as a comfortable palce to read, or just socializing.  They come in a variety of colors.  The link is: http://www.demco.com/goto?BLK93847&LPCL95 (I think they look really cool.  But they may not be very functional  xp)

For a more modern feel, Gaylord has a black cafe chair with a criss-cross back.  The available colors are limited; but for someone who doesn’t like chairs with arms, they may be worth it.  The link is: http://www.gaylordmart.com/adblock.asp?abid=16442&sid=EADAE9A7E58C444D85E1B0E388BEFF

For carpeting, Brodart has a highrise 3-dimensional carpet that comes in nine different colors, and seems to come up from the floor.  The design is rectangular, and stays within our hopes for a modern but timeless look in the teen space.  The link is: http://www.shopbrodart.com/shop/cb/product.aspx?pgid=5484

If you prefer a plain/solid colored carpet, Gaylord has one in eight different color.  It is stain soil resistant.  The link is: http://www.gaylordmart.com/adblock.asp?abid=16447&sid=EADAE9A7E58C444D85E1B0E388BEFF&search_by=desc&search_for=carpet&mpc=WW

As far as lighting goes, Demco has a colorful radar lamp with eight acrylic discs that change colors.  It’s a foot and a half tall, and it probably does not expend much light, but it looked cool.  So I’m sharing it with you.  The link is: http://www.demco.com/CGI-BIN/LANSAWEB?PROCFUN+LWDCWEB20+LWDC225+PRD+ENG+FUNCPARMS+ZZWSESSID(A0200):00646589341287069598+ZZWNAVPAG(A0100):PRODUCT+ZZWBTRKID(A0120):ALL0000+DATESEQ(A0140):4212009194825

The Evanston Public Library in Illinois used round lights that hang down form the ceiling.  Length and brightness might be an issue, but it was something mentioned in a past meeting.  The link is: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kimbolan/sets/72157611251590632/

Not much else for this blog.  Will try to post more tomorrow.

Here are a few sites to look at for design ideas:

• Demco’s teen spaces brochure (PDF)
• More furniture options on Demco’s website
• Display shelving from Escalook
• Furniture options for teen spaces from Brodart
• More ideas for teen spaces from Gaylord
• And a huge collection of photos of teen spaces from libraries all over the country!

Take a look at some of these catalogs and pictures, and make a note of anything you see that you like.  You can leave a comment on this blog post, send yourself an email, or even save your links with a bookmarking site like Delicious.  For items from the catalogs, be sure to write down the product name and/or number.

We’ll use your ideas when we meet with our architect again on Tuesday, May 5th.

We recently ordered a bunch of new CDs for the library, including the latest releases from Akon, Fall Out Boy, Lily Allen, and the Twilight soundtrack! Check out the playlist below to hear some of our newest tunes.

Have you ever wanted to be famous?  It seems like it would be wonderful if everyone knew your name and your face, if you got invited backstage at your favorite band’s show, and if people you didn’t even know wanted to be you.  But what if you were only famous because you broke up with your loser boyfriend, and he wrote a song about it?  That’s what happens to Audrey in Audrey, Wait!, and she’s not very happy about it.  Now all of a sudden, interviewers are calling her house night and day, she can’t even fall asleep in class without someone taking a picture of her and sending to the papers, and people she’s never even met are calling her names in online forums.  Fortunately, she has an awesome best friend to help her get through it all… but whose side is Victoria really on?

Audrey, Wait!, by Robin Benway

It’s May 2003, and Robin “Birdy” Perry, born and raised in Harlem, has just enlisted in the U.S. Army and been sent to Iraq.  He’s part of a Civilian Affairs unit, whose job is to try to improve relations with the Iraqi people.  But how can you expect people to be friendly after your fellow soldiers have just shot up their village?  And how can they live with people shooting at them, without shooting back?  Every day in Iraq seems to bring more questions than answers.

Birdy and his friends, including a blues singer from Georgia, a tough blonde from Long Island, and a stuffed monkey named Yossarian, get a close-up look at a war most of us have only seen on TV.

Sunrise Over Fallujah by Walter Dean Myers

Moon Called by Patricia Briggs is for you. 

Mercy Thompson is what is known as a Walker.  She can turn into a coyote, and while that may give her something in common with Werewolves, the two races are actually sworn enemies.  Well, guess what?  Her next door neighbor, is a hot, sexy Werewolf.

Mercy is a self-working mechanic in a town filled with things that go bump in the night.  After she hires new help, she is put in danger, and her neighbor is brought down with her. 

Watch as Mercy Thompson’s life spirals downward, and turning the pages frantically, find out if she can get herself out of this alive (and maybe score some Werewolf in the process?)

Ooh, this looks really good:

First things first: Check out this playlist to find out which new CDs we just received at the library!

You can leave a comment here if you have some suggestions for other CDs we should buy.

In other news, I know some of you are excited about Fall Out Boy’s new album Folie à Deux, for which you can find some of the new singles on iTunes already.  My personal favorite of the ones they’ve released so far is “I Don’t Care” — if you see me dancing around the library this week, I’m probably singing the chorus in my head.  Sadly, Fall Out Boy just announced that the album’s release date has been pushed back to December 16th, so we have to wait a little longer before we can hear the full thing.

However, I couldn’t stay sad for too long, because a friend of mine just sent me the following music video, by the New Pornographers, and it cheered me right up:

Finally, one last thing: I went to see Cobra Starship in Hartford last week, and they put on a FANTASTIC show.  And not only that, but I got to meet the band before the show!  I had them sign a picture that we can put up on the wall in the new teen space.  If you want to see what Gabe Saporta wrote on the picture, you’ll have to come find me at the library!