TEENS can make up a team too!

Gather a team of REALLY smart people who know A LOT of RANDOM information and enter a TEAM in the TRIVIA BEE!

Thursday, Oct. 27th at the Grand Event Center

You can get a registration form here 

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New Officers and New TEEN Book Club starting up!

Thank you to everyone who came to the meeting Friday. We got a lot accomplished in a short time. First off, from here on out, the TAB meetings will be on the second Monday of the month at 6pm unless otherwise agreed upon. This seems to fit best with everyone’s schedules.

We will be starting a monthly teen book club. I will be working with our new officers to create a list of books and from there we will have a TAB-wide vote to choose.

TAB will also be taking over the display on the teen table in the YA area of the library. Each month a different person will be in charge of designing and setting up the display. There will be a sign-up sheet incoming.

I have created a Facebook group for the TAB that I will invite everyone who submits their TAB application to join. This will be a good way for us all to communicate and easily discuss issues and plans. If you don’t have a Facebook page, I would encourage you to create one, even if it’s just for TAB.

Lastly, because it’s fun to string you along, we voted on our officers at Friday’s meeting and the results are below. Thanks again to everyone who ran.

President: Cynthia Terry

Vice-President: Dylan Coutermash

Secretary: Olivia Felland

TAB Advisor Ian Holmes

Watch this!

Find out why WCCO TV was here Wednesday morning---

If you want to know you will have to watch the 10 pm news on channel 4 on Thursday, Sept. 8th.

The Teen Summer Reading Program is over!

CONGRATS TO SOPHIA!
She won the TEEN SUMMER READING DRAWING for an iPad Mini-!

Her name was drawn from all the entries from all the containers!  If you won a prize, Ian will be contacting you soon!

Here is the entire list of gift certificate drawing winners!

Champion Sports: Alice Zhang, Clara Lippert

Goodbye Blue Monday: Rachel Cunningham, Dylan Nuebel, Jacob Reister

Cocoa Bean: Quentin Prinzing, Nikolas Stofis, Victoria Owusu

Hideaway: Laura Rezac, Madeline Moser

Ragstock: Ainsley Nutt, Amy Runke

iPad: Sophia Schewe

Way Park. Wednesday, July 13. THE ZILLIONAIRES!

The Zillionaires

Yes!  A local band to entertain you with rock’in mellow sounds!

 The show begins at 7 pm,
Booker, the Book Bus opens at 6:30

In case of inclement weather we will move to the Oddfellow’s Park Pavilion Forest Ave & Madison St. N

Check for updates at 507-645-6606 Facebook, Twitter and www.northfieldpubliclibrary.blogspot.com

 Books & Stars is made possible by : City of Northfield– Library, Northfield School District– Community Services Division,  The Friends and Foundation of the Library, Northfield Historical Society , SELCO Legacy Grant and a Grant from the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council. This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund. *This project is made possible with money from Minnesota’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund (ACHF) and the people of Minnesota for Library Legacy activities.

Here is a cool app!

YALSA's (Young Adult Library Services Association) Teen Book Finder is a free app to help teens, parents, librarians and library staff, educators, and anyone who loves YA literature access to the past five years' of YALSA's awards and lists on their smartphone.

Have an Android phone? Download the Android version now!

Have an iPod Touch, an iPhone or an iPad? Download the iOS appnow!

App features include:

• a homepage featuring three titles from the database, refreshed each day
• the ability to search for books by author, title, award/list year, genre, by award, and by book list
• a Find It! button, powered by the OCLC WorldCat Search API, that will show users where to find the book in a nearby library
• a Favorites button, to create an individualized booklist
• the ability to share books from the Teen Book Finder on Twitter and Facebook

The android and iOS version of the app is funded by the Dollar General Literacy Foundation. Both versions of the app were developed by Ora Interactive.

Have a question or comment about the app or want to report a bug? Contactyalsa@ala.org.

Scan and Download

Use this QR Code to get the app today!

Summer reading info and book slips are ready!

You will find them at the top of the steps by the YA books!

TAB's Summer Reading Program Information

Library update!

The Northfield Public Library will emerge from its construction cocoon this Saturday, May 7^th at 10 and everyone is invited to the Grand Re-Opening ceremonies beginning at 10 AM with a formal ribbon cutting.  In the meantime the library at City Hall and the 210 Washington site are closed as we move the remaining materials and shelves and to prepare the new space. The bookdrop is not available during this time, and so please keep your items until we open.

We will have new hours beginning May 9 with Sunday hours from 1-5 pm running through June 5.  New weekly hours are Monday through Thursday 9 am to 8 pm, Friday 9 am to 6 pm, Saturday 9 am to 5 pm.  

The library will be closed at City Hall staring Saturday, April 30th

We will be closed Monday, May 2nd thru Friday, May 6th at both library locations.
Due to circumstances beyond our control neither bookdrop will be available- please keep your items (although nothing is due the week we are closed) and bring then to the Library at 210 Washington anytime starting May 7th.
Please join us in a GRAND RE-OPENING CELEBRATION on Saturday, May 7th from 10 am until 5 pm.  Ribbon cutting and speeches at 10 am!  Rain or shine! Entertainment throughout the day thanks to the Friends & Foundation of the Library.
Plus the kids can come meet Mo Willems' "Elephant & Piggie"

March 7th TAB meeting!

Hey Tabbers!  Since our last meeting the library move has been moved to April we will have our usual meeting in March.  7 pm at Hogan Bros.
NEW members always welcome!!

Good news for History Day project researchers!

Looking for good books to read?

Deciding what to read next?
You’re in the right place. Tell us what titles or genres you’ve enjoyed in the past, and we’ll give you surprisingly insightful recommendations.

What are your friends reading?

Chances are your friends are discussing their favorite (and least favorite) books on Goodreads. Want to learn more? Take the tour.

Or try this on our website pull down the menu as shown below to find the Young Adult best sellers lists.

http://selco.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/nor/?

TAB meeting Monday, January 4th

We will be meeting at 7 pm at Hogan Brothers down town.  New members always welcome! Come check out TAB!

THANKS TAB co-presidents for their work at the Winter Walk Trains event!

Jasper and Nate helped direct over 2,700 people to the Friends of the Library model train exhibit in the lower level of the Archer House. Yes!! OVER 2,700 people!

Best YA Books- do you agree?

 From Good Reads

December's TAB meeting is Monday, Dec. 7th

We have lots of work to do to prepare for the Model Trains at Winter Walk! We will be working at the City Hall Library from 5 on!  Remember we are volunteering to direct people to the trains at the Archer House on Winter Walk- all hands on deck!  Contact Kathy if you have any questions.

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