APRIL 2025

WHAT'S HAPPENING?

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LITKIT (A BOOK SUBSCRIPTION BOX)

To participate in this subscription service, you must be between the ages of 13-25 and have a DPLS library card. There will be library books in the box that will need to be checked out to your library card.


Only 10 boxes will be available. You will be placed on a waiting list if registration is full.


The box will be ready for pick up by the first of the month. You will receive an email notifying you that the box is ready for pick up.


If the box is not claimed by the seventh of the month, it will go to the next person on the waiting list.


Most everything in this box is yours to keep, we just ask that you return the two library books and box by the 25th of the month to any DPLS location.


This is a three month subscription. After the subscription period is over, you will need to sign up again to receive more boxes. 


Any questions, contact Pam at prellstab@defiancelibrary.org.

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In the woods creatures await...


Your Blood, My Bones by Kelly Andrew


Winterwood by Shea Ernshaw


Wilder Girls by Rory Power


Where the Dark Stands Still by A.B. Poranek


Into the Heartless Wood by Joanna Ruth Meyer


The Unfinished by Cheryl Isaacs


These Vengeful Wishes by Vanessa Montalban


Where Shadows Bloom by Catherine Bakewell


Lonely Places by Kate Anderson


Don't Let the Forest In by CG Drews


#teenreads #yabooks 



READ SOMETHING NEW

Check out the New Shelf at Defiance and read something new.


While We're Young by K.L. Walther

When the Bones Sing by Ginny Myers Sain

Solving for the Unknown by Loan Le

Nightweaver by R.M. Gray

They Bloom at Night by Trang Thanh Tran

Hunger's Bite by Taylor Robin

I Am Made of Death by Kelly Andrew

We Were Warned by Chelsea Ichaso

Take a Chance on Me by Elizabeth Eulberg

Our Infinite Fates by Laura Steven

You Belong Here by Sara Phoebe Miller

Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula Le Guin

She Waits for You Beyond the Dark by Kristen Simmons

What Wakes the Bells by Elle Tesch

Every Borrowed Beat by Erin Stewart

How to Survive a Slasher by Justine Winans

Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins

True Life in Uncanny Valley by Deb Caletti

Catalog of Burnt Objects by Shana Youngdahl

Nothing Bad Happens Here by Rachel Ekstrom-Courage

SEARCH THE CATALOG

Welcome to the Book of the Month Club where each month we’ll feature a new YA title, craft, and snack.


To participate, you must be between the ages of 13-25 and have a DPLS library card. The book will need to be checked out to your library card.


Only 5 bundles are available. The bundles will be available on the first of the month at Defiance Public Library and are a first come first serve.


After reading, feel free to post your thoughts and comments on Defiance Public Library’s Padlet page called Dear YA Readers.


Any questions, contact Pam at prellstab@defiancelibrary.org.

APRIL: THE AGATHAS BY KATHLEEN GLASGOW AND LIZ LAWSON

"Last summer, Alice Ogilvie’s basketball-star boyfriend Steve dumped her. Then she disappeared for five days. She's not talking, so where she went and what happened to her is the biggest mystery in Castle Cove. Or it was, at least. But now, another one of Steve’s girlfriends has vanished: Brooke Donovan, Alice’s ex–best friend. And it doesn’t look like Brooke will be coming back. . .


Enter Iris Adams, Alice's tutor. Iris has her own reasons for wanting to disappear, though unlike Alice, she doesn't have the money or the means. That could be changed by the hefty reward Brooke's grandmother is offering to anyone who can share information about her granddaughter's whereabouts. The police are convinced Steve is the culprit, but Alice isn't so sure, and with Iris on her side, she just might be able to prove her theory.


In order to get the reward and prove Steve's innocence, they need to figure out who killed Brooke Donovan. And luckily Alice has exactly what they need--the complete works of Agatha Christie. If there's anyone that can teach the girls how to solve a mystery it's the master herself. But the town of Castle Cove holds many secrets, and Alice and Iris have no idea how much danger they're about to walk into." - Goodreads

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ARTWORK FOUND IN THE TEEN SPACE

Bill Cipher has found his way into the library.

100 BOOKS BEFORE GRADUATION

Defiance Public Library System is challenging area high school students to finish 100 books before they turn the tassel. The 100 Books Before Graduation Challenge is ongoing, and geared to students in grades 9-12.


Students can easily log reading online using the Beanstack platform, or by downloading the Beanstack Tracker app for easy, on-the-go tracking. The app is available in the Apple and Google Play stores.

100 BOOKS BEFORE GRADUATION

DEAR YA READERS

We created a Padlet called Dear YA Readers for those who love to read and discuss YA books!


Some topics of discussion include:

  • new YA books
  • currently reading
  • Book of the Month
  • YA Recommendations

Join in the discussion with fellow YA aficionados.

DEAR YA READERS

SQUEEZY McSQUEEZY

Hello my dearest lemony friends,


Who was up for a SpongeBob SquarePants Party?!?! WE WERE!


Last month we had a blast making mini SpongeBobs and watching them grow in water. Who knew that an accidental purchase would turn into the highlight of the evening.


March was also filled with pandas, disgusting jellybeans, art journals, and toast. Hilary made enough pizza toast to last a lifetime! Ha!


We are looking forward to the month of April. We will be cooking burritos, spotting ducks, crafting with buttons, and embellishing old school photos, as well as crocheting. So please, come and hang out with us in the Teen Space.


Stay Awesome,


Squeezy



P.S. What is the scariest day for a potato?


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Fry-day

Before and After

A balancing act.


Hanging with my friend.

A balancing act plus many disturbing SpongeBobs.

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A close race.

TEEN FAN FICTION WRITING CONTEST WINNER

Who captured Bella's heart? Was it Edward? Jacob? Or perhaps it was someone else...


Click the button to read the 2024 Teen Fan Fiction Writing Contest's winning story, "Not So Happily Ever After" by Abigail Dixon.

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