Summer Reading Program Kick-Off Party!

Grab your friends and be the first to sign up for our Teen Summer Reading Program on Saturday, June 7th at 1 p.m. at the West River Branch of the Elyria Public Library System. We’ll have crafts and entertainment between 1 and 4 p.m.

The first 35 teens who sign up at West River will receive a goody bag and are well on their way to earning tickets into our prize drawings. This year our prizes include a Galaxy Tablet, Target Gift Card, Amazon Gift Card, Gift Certificate to the Atlas Cinemas Midway Movie Theater, and the Divergent Trilogy Box Set.

I bet you can’t wait to sign up for the Teen Summer Reading Program now.

Summer Is Coming

Are you thinking about summer yet? Of course you are. Sign up for the Teen Summer Reading Program at any of the EPLS branches starting June 7th. If you read 5 books, you’ll have a chance to win a prize…like a tablet, Amazon Gift Card, Target Gift Card, Divergent Trilogy, and more.

Stop in on June 7th at West River from 1 – 4 p.m. for our Summer Reading Program Kick-Off party with the Bubble Man, Lorain County Metro Parks, and crafts!

Hoopla has Arrived

Don’t know what hoopla is? Well hoopla is another digital service the library now offers. Visit our website and click hoopla on the right side. Here with your library card and email address you can sign up for streaming movies, TV shows, music, and audiobooks. You can check out 10 per month. Stop by your branch for more details!

Tablets, eReades, and Apps! Oh My!

Having trouble with your tablet, ereader, or apps? Don’t forget to come into the library to learn how to access free ebooks. Whether you use your device for fun or school, we want to help. Give us a call at 440-324-9825 to schedule an appointment.

Calling All You John Green Fans

As you all know The Fault in Our Stars by John Green is soon to be a film…just like the many other teen novels. But I know John Green fans are ravenous. And without further ado, enjoy the trailer.

Have You Seen?

So if you missed the Golden Globes, you missed an always hilarious duo of Tina Fey and Amy Poehler. But you can catch the winners here.

Best Motion Picture, Drama
12 Years a Slave

Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama
Cate Blanchett, “Blue Jasmine”

Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama
Matthew McConaughey, “Dallas Buyers Club”

Best Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical
American Hustle

Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical
Amy Adams, “American Hustle”

Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical
Leonardo DiCaprio, “The Wolf of Wall Street”

Best Animated Feature Film
Frozen

Best supporting actress in a motion picture
Jennifer Lawrence, “American Hustle”

Best supporting actor in a motion picture
Jared Leto, “Dallas Buyers Club”

Best director, motion picture
Alfonso Cuaron, “Gravity”

Best screenplay, motion picture
Spike Jonze, “Her”

Best original score, motion picture
Alex Ebert, “All is Lost”

Best original song, motion picture
“Ordinary Love,” “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom”

Best TV series, drama
“Breaking Bad”

Best actress in a TV series, drama
Robin Wright, “House of Cards”

Best actor in a TV series, drama
Bryan Cranston, “Breaking Bad”

Best TV series, musical or comedy
“Brooklyn Nine-Nine”

Best actress in a TV series, musical or comedy
Amy Poehler, “Parks and Recreation”

Best actor in a TV series, musical or comedy
Andy Samberg, “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”

Best TV movie or miniseries
“Behind the Candelabra”

Best actress in a miniseries or TV movie
Elisabeth Moss, “Top of the Lake”

Best actor in a miniseries or TV movie
Michael Douglas, “Behind the Candelabra”

Happy New Year!

Hope everyone had a great 2013. Here’s hoping to an even better 2014! Have a Happy New Year everyone!

Winter Break Reading

Have you read Gail Carriger’s Etiquette & Espionage? Move onto Book 2 of the Finishing School series, Curtsies & Conspiracies.

What?!? You haven’t tried this series yet? Well you are in for a treat. In an alternate England of 1851, spirited fourteen-year-old Sophronia is enrolled in a finishing school where, she is suprised to learn, lessons include not only the fine arts of dance, dress, and etiquette, but also diversion, deceit, and espionage–in the politest possible ways, of course.