First Chapter of Breaking Dawn

Entertainment Weekly has an exclusive preview of the first chapter of Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer.

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Attention Movie Lovers!

Want to share your opinions on the latest movies you checked out from the Glenside Public Library? How about make friends with people who like the same movies as you?
Try the social networking site designed for cinephiles: Flixster.com. Flixster gives you recommendations, movie news, quizzes and much much more. So pop some popcorn,
log on and enjoy the site. Ask about the Library Movie Club at the Adult Services desk!

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Win Cirque du Soleil Tickets at the Library

Win tickets to Kooza, the latest traveling Cirque du Soleil show courtesy of the library!

Adult cardholders (age 18 and over) are eligible to enter to win a pair of tickets to the performance on Wednesday, July 2 at 8 p.m. Tickets are not exchangeable.

To enter, please come to the Adult Reference desk to fill out an entry form. Limit one entry per person. Entries will be accepted through Friday, June 13.

The winner will be notified by phone.

Not Just For Young Adults - Part 7

The Magical Realism Edition...
For fans of Isabel Allende, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and other authors of magical realism, Looking for Lucy Buick by Rita Murphy offers a young adult spin on this genre. Rocco wins a Buick in a game of poker, but when he gets it home, his sister Rhodi has a "feeling" and discovers a baby in the back seat. Lucy is raised by these adoptive aunts, and when the last one dies, she sets out to find her biological family. The aunts' ghosts appear to her to help guide her on her quest.

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Twilight Movie Teaser Trailer

The Twilight Teaser trailer has been released. Check it out on Cinematical
http://www.cinematical.com/2008/05/05/twilight-watch-the-twilight-teaser-trailer-do-you-like

The You Tube version http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXk3ICrg5gA

It is also supposed to be on MySpace Tv, but the link did not work for me.

If you are over on MySpace, check out our library's page at http://www.myspace.com/glensidepld

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The Edgar® Award Winners Announced

The Mystery Writers of America announced the winners of the Edgar® Awards on Thursday night. These awards recognize the best in mystery writing.

Select Winners include...

Best Novel Down River by John Hart
Best First Novel In the Woods byTana French
Best Biography Arthur Conan Doyle : a Life in Letters by Lellenberg, Daniel Stashower and Charles Foley
Best Young Adult Novel Rat Life by Ted Arnold
Best Juvenile Novel The Night Tourist by Katherine Marsh

For a complete list of winners go to http://theedgars.com/nominees.html

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Found Art Jewelry Program

There is still time to register for this jewelry making program!

Girls in grades 4-12 and interested women accompanied by participants can make a necklace out of found and recylclable objects. Mixed Media Artist, Dana Perea, will instruct an Art Workshop, using jewelry, collage, inspiring words and phrases, beads, rubber stamps and a potluck of found & recycled objects discovered by the artist herself. Danawill tap patrons’ insights into the possibilities of their surroundings by making a unique jewelry piece! Maximum class size is 20.

Saturday, May 3
1:30-3:00 PM

Registration begins on Thursday, April 17 in Adult Services

To learn more about making jewelry with found objects check out this book
Fabulous Jewelry from Found Objects : Creative Projects, Simple Techniques by Marthe Le Van

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