SEPTEMBER 2023

 

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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#BOOKSTAGRAM


Sisters in YA Literature.


The Rule of One by Ashley Saunders and Leslie Saunders

The Project by Courtney Summers

This Place is Still Beautiful by XiXi Tian

How Moon Fuentes Fell in Love With the Universe by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland

A River of Royal Blood by Amanda Joy

The Forest of Stolen Girls by June Hur

They’ll Never Catch Us by Jessica Goodman

My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

Yolk by Mary H.K. Choi

How You Grow Wings by Rimma Onoseta

 

READ SOMETHING NEW

Bring Me Your Midnight by Rachel Griffin

Strange Unearthly Things by Kelly Creagh

Foxglove by Adalyn Grace

Honey Lemon Soda v3 by Mayu Murata

The Dark Place by Britney Lewis

Fangirl v3 by Rainbow Rowell

Sky of Seven Colors by Rachelle Nelson

The Good Neighbors by Holly Black

Tilly in Technicolor by Mazey Eddings

Batman- One Bad Day: the Riddler by Tom King

The Narrow by Kate Alice Marshall

I'll Tell You No Lies by Amanda McCrina

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BOOK OF THE MONTH


On a heavier note, September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. To coincide with the month, we have selected The Coldest Winter I Ever Spent by Ann Jacobus.


Del's life has changed for the better. After surviving her own suicide attempt, Del had moved to San Francisco with her aunt. Now she is sober, getting treatment, and volunteering at a suicide-prevention hotline.


However, Del's life has taken a drastic turn. Her aunt has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. Can she survive caring for her aunt when college, a long-time crush, and her past demons are coming to the forefront?


Post your thoughts and opinions on our Padlet page called Dear YA Readers.

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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
  • TBR lists
  • currently reading


Join in the discussion with fellow YA aficionados.

DEAR YA READERS
 
SQUEEZY McSQUEEZY

Hello there my dearest lemony friends,


Sadly, Summer Reading has come to a close and the new school year has begun. We had so much fun decorating, attending the events, and reading many books.


Thankfully, Pam remembered to take us to the last few teen events of the summer - Tie-Dye Night and Death at the Masquerade - to join in on the fun.


Luckily, we were not the ones who were murdered at the masquerade. Poor sweet Alžbeta...


Enjoy the pictures!


Love,


Squeezy


 

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