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ALA Young Adult Book Awards

The American Library Association Youth Media Awards were announced in Dallas, Texas on January 23, 2012. The Michael L. Printz Award for excellence in literature for young adults & the William C.

Winnie the Pooh at Wichita Falls High School

Wichita Falls High School's Thespian Troupe 1164 will be presenting A.A. Milne's Winnie the Pooh on Saturday & Sunday, January 21st & 22nd at 2:30pm in the WFHS Auditorium. In support of early literacy, the Thespian Troupe will donate a portion of the production's proceeds to the Wichita Falls Public Library. Admission is $6 for adults, $4 for students, and $3 for children 10 & under.

Book Writing Contest Winners

congratsWinners for the 2011 Picture Book Writing Contest have been announced! First, second and third place winners all received a Hastings gift card, and all other participants received bookmarks from Hastings. Blank books & prizes were generously provided by The Friends of the Library.

YA Authors Writing Discussion

Thursday, December 8th at 6pm - Don't miss this opportunity to join in a live group discussion about writing with four Young Adult authors - David Levithan, Scott Westerfeld, Lauren McLaughlin, & Robin Wasserman. They will answer questions such as: What's the one thing you wish teenagers knew about writing?

Clockwork Prince Released!

Clockwork Prince, Book 2 in The Infernal Devices series, released December 6th.

National Book Awards - Young People's Literature

The 2011 National Book Awards were recently announced - the 2011 winner for Young People's Literature is Inside Out & Back Again by Thanhha Lai.

New Computers in the Teen Zone

Have you been in the Teen Zone lately? We have two new computers with Internet access for library cardholders ages 12-17! You will have up to one hour on these computers if your parent or guardian gave you permission when you got your library card.

New Book Release: Inheritance

The final book in the Inheritance series, Inheritance, by Christopher Paolini just released November 8th!

2011 Teens' Top Ten List

Teens have chosen Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare as their favorite book in the annual Teens' Top Ten Vote, sponsored by the Young Adult Library Services Association. Nearly 10,000 votes were cast online between August 15th & September 15th.

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