JULY 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.


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. 


If you would like to be placed on the waiting list, contact Pam at prellstab@defiancelibrary.org.

 

YA BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS

: KILLER SUMMER :

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READ SOMETHING NEW

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


We Could Be Magic by Marissa Meyer

First Time for Everything by K.L. Walther

Emiko by Chieri Uegaki

Always By My Bibi by Priyanka Taslim

A Girl Walks into the Forest by Madeleine Roux

Lady or the Tiger by Heather Herrman

Now She's Dead by Roselyn Clarke

Sword of the Demon Hunter 3 by Motoo Nakanishi

Sword of the Demon Hunter 2 by Motoo Nakanishi

Sword of the Demon Hunter 4 by Motoo Nakanishi

And the Trees Stare Back by Gigi Griffis

When Devils Sing by Xan Kaur

That Devil, Ambition by Linsey Miller

Kill Creatures by Rory Power

Forgery of Fate by Elizabeth Lim

King the Land by Choi Rome

Fall in Love, You False Angels 1 by Coco Uzuki

Jujutsu Kaisen 25 by Gege Akutami

Never Thought I'd End Up Here by Ann Liang

Your Final Moments by Jay Coles

Heir of Storms by Lauryn Hamilton Murray

Bugle Call: Song of War 1 by Mozuku Sora

13 Days of Summer by Stephanie Kate Strohm

 

BOOK OF THE MONTH CLUB

: HEIST SOCIETY BY ALLY CARTER :

"When Katarina Bishop was three, her parents took her on a trip to the Louvre…to case it. For her seventh birthday, Katarina and her Uncle Eddie traveled to Austria…to steal the crown jewels. When Kat turned fifteen, she planned a con of her own—scamming her way into the best boarding school in the country, determined to leave the family business behind. Unfortunately, leaving “the life” for a normal life proves harder than she’d expected.


Soon, Kat's friend and former co-conspirator, Hale, appears out of nowhere to bring Kat back into the world she tried so hard to escape. But he has a good reason: a powerful mobster has been robbed of his priceless art collection and wants to retrieve it. Only a master thief could have pulled this job, and Kat's father isn't just on the suspect list, he is the list. Caught between Interpol and a far more deadly enemy, Kat’s dad needs her help.


For Kat, there is only one solution: track down the paintings and steal them back. So what if it's a spectacularly impossible job? She's got two weeks, a teenage crew, and hopefully just enough talent to pull off the biggest heist in her family's history--and, with any luck, steal her life back along the way.." - Goodreads

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. The bundles can be found in the Teen Space and on the new YA book shelf in the Reading Room.


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


 

ARTWORK FOUND IN THE TEEN SPACE

Snorp says, "It's fine."

 

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.

 

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.

 

SQUEEZY McSQUEEZY

Hello my dearest lemony friends,


June went by in the blink of an eye. I can't believe that July is already here!


Summer Reading has been off to a great start. We have been reading, painting dragon eyes, recreating the Mona Lisa, making Shrinky Dinks, and solving the crime of the century.


We had such an awesome time at The Doodle Dupe at Sherwood Branch Library. The group was so close to solving the crime and discovering The Doodler, however, The Doodler got off because they ran out of time. If you would like to try and see if you can catch The Doodler, then sign up for The Doodle Dupe at Defiance Public Library. The event will take place of Friday, July 25 from 6-9. Click on me to register.


Anywho, hope to see you around!


Stay Awesome,


Squeezy



P.S. What is a potatoes favorite childhood book?


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Geen Eggs and Yam!

Setting up for the Doodle Dupe.

Making sure the box is locked.

The Doodler strikes again.

Solving the puzzles.

They must answer correctly before they can receive their next clue.

Will they make it it time?

A squirrel on a skateboard.

More glow-in-the dark painting.

Searching for the correct painting.

Dylan on Duolingo.

Painting dragon eyes.

 

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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