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Teen Book Favourites

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For the Month of May, we have been featuring Young Adult fiction on one of our displays. We encouraged customers to share some of the teen books they have recently read and post them on our whiteboard under the categories of Loved it, Hated it or Don't know. Most of the stick-it notes fell under the Loved it category. So, if you are looking for a new book why not try out one of these titles? Feel free to add your favourite teen books in the comment section below.

A Fault in the Stars by John Green

A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah

Abarat by Clive Barker

Birthmarked by Caragh O’Brien

Bitterblue by Kristen Cashore

Delirium by Lauren Oliver

Divergent by Veronica Roth

Feed by M.T. Anderson

Hades by Alexandra Adornetto

Iron Thorn by Caitlin Kitridge

Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer

Locked in Time by Lois Duncan

Paper Towns by John Green

Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares

Steampunk: An Anthology of Fantastically Rich and Strange Stories by Kelly Link

The Body Finder by Kimberly Derting

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

The City of Ember by Jeanne Duprau

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

Z for Zachariah by Robert C O’Brien

The Calgary Public Library Centennial Birthday Block Parties

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The Calgary Public Library is turning 100-years-old and the whole city is invited to our centennial birthday block parties on June 2. Every library will be hosting a great party with events that include awesome music, games, and so much more fun! The party runs from 10:00 am – 4:00 pm and all ages are welcome.

Take a look at Signal Hill's event lineup and join us for an exciting day!

Drop-in Family Storytime........ 10:30 - 11:00 am (Special surprise guest at 11:00 - Are you Curious?)

Balloon Artist...........................11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Face Painting........................... 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

BBQ Burgers & Hot dogs......... 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Puppet Show........................... 12:00 - 12:30 pm

Throwing Jacks Jazz Combo.... 12:30 - 1:00 pm

Cake Cutting Ceremony........... 1:00 - 1:30 pm

Refreshments.......................... 1:00 - 3:00 pm

Ruah Classical Trio................... 1:30 - 2:00 pm

Roving Magician....................... 1:30 - 2:30 pm

Funny Fest Comedy.................. 2:45 - 3:30 pm

See you June 2nd!

Book of the Month: May

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DeliriumDelirium by Lauren Oliver

Delirium by Lauren Oliver

Love is a deadly disease, but they’ve found a cure. Lena has 95 days left until she will be scheduled for the mandatory treatment. Life is looking pretty good for Lena, until she meets a boy and falls in love.

Since my first taste of The Hunger Games, I have been a sucker for dystopian fiction. Lauren Oliver merges a dystopian world with a passionate love story. I couldn’t put this book down until the bitter end, at which point I was desperate for the next book (Pandemonium). If you are a dystopian addict, like myself, then you must get your hands on a copy of this book.

If you like this book, you might also like:

Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver

Matched by Allyson Braithwaite Condie

Divergent by Veronica Roth

Birthmarked by Caragh M. O’brien

Drop-in Storytimes

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Did you know that the Signal Hill Library now offers drop-in family storytime on Saturday ALL YEAR ROUND?

Bring the entire family and join us for stories, songs and rhymes in the open area from 10:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on Saturdays!