To celebrate Teen Read Week (October 9—15), our first issue will appear online and in print. Please look for us in the future once a month online Countdown to the New Library: only. We are always looking for submissions, like book reviews, fan fiction, suggestions for a logo, and articles about reading and books! We hope to open by Fall 2017! CHECK THIS OUT! Hopkinton Public Library Young Adult Section October 2016— Vol. 1, Issue 1 Published by Young Adult Librarian Anne Thie and the Teen Advisory Group YA Authors with birthdays in October: 3rd—Sara Zarr 4th—Kazuki Takahashi 8th—R. L. Stine 11th–Jessica Day George Anne is the librarian in charge of the 12th—Edward Bloor 17th-Patrick Ness young adult section at the Hopkinton 19th—Dan Gutman, Philip Pullman Public Library (and she has a rabbit). 21st—Ursula K. LeGuin What is TAG? 23rd—Laurie Halse Anderson, Gordon Korman TAG, aka the Teen Advisory Group, is a group of middle and high school students who assist Anne in hosting events for BOOK BUZZ the young adult section. Who is in TAG? New books to check out at HPL Young Adult section: Stay tuned for a picture next issue! Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo Upcoming Events: Fever Code by James Dashner 4th Annual Pumpkin Decorating Contest Friday, Oct. 21st, 2:30, 65 South Street Children of Exile by Margaret Peterson Haddix For middle and high school students only The Forgetting by Sharon Cameron Middle School Book Group Swarm by Scott Westerfeld Thursday, Oct. 20th, 2:30, Town Hall Ghosts by Raina Telgemeier The Lie Tree by Frances Hardinge Michael Vey 6: Fall of Hades by Richard Paul Evans High School Book Group Empire of Storms by Sarah Maas Monday, Oct. 24th, 6:45 PM, 65 South St. The Appearance of Annie Van Sinderen A Torch Against the Night by Sabaa Tahir by Katherine Howe And so many more! REGISTER AT THE LIBRARY TODAY! Hopkinton Public Library Young Adult Section October 2016— Vol. 1, Issue 1 Contact Information: YA Books to Movies is Big Business facebook.com/ Since the success of the Twilight and Harry Potter series way hopkintonlibrary back when, the film adaptations of YA books have become big @YAhoplibrarian business for movie makers. We’ve seen Fault in Our Stars, Hun- Hopkinton Public Library 65 South Street ger Games, Divergent, and The 5th Wave, to name just a few, all Hopkinton, MA 01748 make it to the big screen, with varying degrees of success. 2016 508-497-9777 is no exception: we have Nerve, Miss Peregrine, A Monster Calls, Website: and Middle School: Worst Years of My Life, all available for view- hopkintonlibrary.org/ ing. Everything, Everything is currently being filmed, and plenty teens.asp of others, like Looking for Alaska, Red Queen, and Shadow and Bone, are somewhere in the stages of development. What Anne’s usual hours: YA books would you like to see make it to the big screen? Mon., 2-8 Tues., 1-5 Thurs., 1-5 Fri., 3-8 HAVE YOU READ A BANNED BOOK? Did you know that September 25th through October 1st was Banned Books Week? The Office for Intellectual Freedom, part of the American Library Association, has set aside one week each year to celebrate the freedom to read and to highlight the value of free and open access to information. Some of the most challenged books have historically been young adult books, and you have probably even read one or two already! In fact, in 2015, the #1 most frequently challenged book was Looking for Alaska by John Green. Sound familiar? His other books are also frequently found on challenged-book lists. Here are some other frequently-challenged and/or banned books that you may have read: Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher Just One Day by Gayle Forman Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers ttyl by Lauren Myracle Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell Drama by Raina Telgemeier So Far from the Bamboo Grove by Yoko Watkins Take a moment and celebrate your right to read great YA literature! .