Land of YA

While there are many books on the shelves to purchase daily at the book sale, none of them look quite like the dazzling selection of hand-picked books, packaged and ready to be placed in the hands of someone that is in need of a gift. These books are proudly displayed showing their best side and standing out among the rest of the group. With the help of some Friends, Carol Siano, Susan Weinrebe and Gretchen Dust, they made fast and fun work out of task of breathing new life into some old favorites. Their result; resurrecting an old idea and bringing a unique gift giving experience to the public.

Now you have yet another reason to visit our fine library, as if you need one. Step into the library to find our new addition by the front self check out, you’d be hard pressed to miss us. If you were not amazed enough at the perfectly cute wrappings and decorations, you will be by the price. These are books in great to nearly new conditions and featured for only $5 dollars a bundle. I can give you a minute to go back and reread that last bit, yes, they are only $5 dollars. They contain anywhere from 3 to 5 books with some commonality to tie them into a great gift giving idea. Most include an upcycled bookmark handmade with a paint chip to save your pages from a life of dog ears.

Come on by to support the Friends of the Frankfort Library so we can have more continued success in our efforts to provide additional funding to keep moving forward with more titles and more technology. Did you know the library features a new scanner and by the way, it’s free of charge. Have you been wondering who is included in your family tree, the library features sites that can help you track down the past.

If you haven’t been to the Frankfort Public Library lately, you should. When you’re there, sign up to become a Friend and maybe even pick up a gift or two for Valentine’s Day or any day for that matter. Learning new tricks shouldn’t just be for dogs and books, we can all learn something new this new year!

So, now that the Youth Media Awards have been announced by the American Library Association, we can officially start complaining about our favorite books that didn’t quite make the cut.

There were so many great contenders for all of the awards this year, and I sure don’t envy the decisions that faced the various committees. Of course, I’m bummed that the Printz committee passed on Chime by Franny Billingsley (even for an Honor award!), and I was also rooting for the non-fiction biography Amelia Lost by Candace Fleming to fly away triumphantly with the Newbery medal.

Over the past week, as everyone made their predictions about who should win what, there arose arguments about whether or not Brian Selznick (author of the Caldecott Medal-winning The Invention of Hugo Cabret) and his novel Wonderstruck should even be considered for the Newbery Medal. Some argued that a novel that contained just about as many pictures as it does words should not be in the running, while others didn’t really think something that technical mattered, as long as the story was brilliant.

Breanna Shapiro, our newly elected Teen Advisory Board president, is probably someone who would land in that second camp. Read her review below.

~ Rachel Labriola-Cuzzo, Youth Services Assistant

Wonderstruck: A Review by Breanna Shapiro

Wonderstruck is a novel told in both words and pictures. The script is the story of a boy after his mom dies finding out who his dad is. But the pictures are about a girl wanting to be with her mom in New York. The thing is that they are both deaf. Switching back and forth you come to understand both of their stories. And you find how the boy and girl relate together. This book kept me reading on and I didn’t want to put it down!

Go to the library today and pick up Brian Selznick’s new book Wonderstruck in the junior fiction section, call number J Fic Selznick, B.

FIVE STARS.