Building update teaser

We have layouts of the proposed new building, exterior elevations as well as interior. The next step is to get them to the CAD engineer and have the 3D color images done.....and that will happen before the end of the year.

Want to see what is in store for Liberty Hill? It is extremely exciting - a library that is almost 10 times the size we currently are. A gathering place with a coffee shop (or maybe a franchised food vendor???). A safe hang out for teens with video gaming and guitar hero competitions. A young child's place for beginner classes. A technology center to learn in.

If you can imagine it, we will be it.

Libraries have changed over the years. They are no longer the quiet places we all remember. Now we are hearing tag lines of "NO SHUSHING ALLOWED". Which means - no, libraries are no longer quiet. Cell phones are used with respect to others, open mic nights and coffee bars are standard. Libraries have become the gathering place of communities, the place to see and be seen and just "hang out."

We are striving to be the HEART OF THE HILL as our tag line says. Come check us out today, we're making changes and looking forward to your input on what you want YOUR library to be.

Gaming at your library

Games in the library? Why????

In the 21st century, libraries are about much more than books. In fact, libraries work very hard to provide patrons of all ages wtih a rich and current menu of CDs and DVDs as well as electronic and online resources. Video and board game resources and programs at the library actually complement these existing services. Featuring this new gaming media helps the library expand its reach while meeting community expectations.

Saturday, November 15 is the first National Gaming Day @ your library. Join us between 10 am and 3 pm as we play PICTUREKA! a new game from Hasbro, along with classic favorites like chess, checkers, and chinese checkers.

Book Bag update.....Nick & Norah

Last night I read Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn. I really enjoyed this book, even though not a teenager. It takes a very honest look at teens without all-out crudeness. The kids don't drink, or do drugs, but they are kids - originals, trying to figure out who they are. Very real portrayals of relationships in this day and age (spoken as a mother of teenagers). I read the book in one evening as it was so enjoyable. Definitely recommend this one to older teens.

I'm currently reading Suite Scarlett and The Space Between Before and After. And then....Dewey is waiting on my night stand.

This weeks book bag

Young adults, you have GOT to come into the library. We just ordered a bunch of great new books. I'm taking home Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn & David Levithan as well as Suite Scarlett by Maureen Johnson. I'll let you know in a couple of days what I think. They both were featured books on ReaderGirlz last week so that should be a great endorsement for them.

Haven't been to ReaderGirlz? CHECK IT OUT! Click on the link there. If you're intrigued, talk to me. I'd love to create our own ReaderGirlz of Liberty Hill group.

Sandy's Bookbag

What is in my bookbag this week?

Sisters Choice by Emilie Richards is currently on my nightstand. Here's a summary..."Hoping to prove to her sister, Kendra, that she deserves absolution for her past mistakes, Jamie Dunkirk agrees to be a surrogate for Kendra and her husband, and when she moves to their riverside property, a new relationship with Cash Rosslyn and his grandmother has a profound impact as she struggles with her pregnancy and a cancer diagnosis."

This was a good book about relationships, sisters in particular. A bit predictable about what was going to happen, but a nice book. Worth a read if you'd like something light and fast.

I recently read Duma Key by Stephen King. Many people have raved about it, but it just wasn't my kind of book. It's a thick one and I kept thinking it could end soon and I'd notice I still had a third of the book to go. Just my opinion, if you like Stephen King, try it.

How the States Got Their Shapes by Mark Stein was also in my bookbag this last week. I really enjoyed the facts and details about the oddities of the states. Yes, very detailed, to the nth degree, but enjoyable.

It's Teen Read Week!

It's teen read week October 13 - 17. Readergirlz is one of my favorite sites for wonderful books. Be sure to click on the above because this week, they will behaving nightly chats about the books shown. If you haven't read them, stop by the library, we just got the majority of them in today!

For the guys, check out my links to the left, I've got some great recommended teen reading lists. If you haven't read Deadline by Chris Crutcher, I'd recommend it. VERY good.

Website full of information....did you know.....

Have you really checked out the library website? On the left navigation bar you will see "online resources." Go ahead, click on it. Now, see "local links?" Click that one too. Sports team information and website, things to do in Liberty Hill, links to other businesses, organizations.

New to LH or a long time resident, we're hoping you will take the time and scour our site and find all the gems for you to use. Want a personal tour? Give us a call or stop in!