New Audiobooks in the Library!

Check out an iPod Touch to listen to some of our Audiobooks!

CHESS TOURNAMENT FUN

HCMS Library hosted a chess tournament last Thursday. 

We had a great time!  

Stay tuned for our next tournament...

TEXAS BOOK FESTIVAL

The Texas Book Festival is next weekend!

October 27 & 28

We're going, are you?
Click here to see our schedule

Here are some of the amazing authors we're excited about seeing:
Kristen Cashore  - Graceling series
Jenny Han - The Summer I Turned Pretty series & Burn for Burn 
Marie Lu - Legend 
Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl - Beautiful Creatures series 
Maureen Johnson - The Name of the Star & 13 Little Blue Envelopes
Gary Schmidt - Okay for Now (a Lone Star book this year)
Maggie Stiefvater - The Scorpio Races
Cinda Williams Chima - Demon King series & Warrior series 
John Scieszka - True Story of the Three Little Pigs & Guys Read

www.texasbookfestival.org

HALLOWEEN at WESTBANK LIBRARIES

Check out these upcoming Halloween events at the Westbank Libraries:

Zombie Madness

Monday, October 22nd at Laura's, 7pm

Wedesday, October 24th at Westbank, 7pm

For Zombie enthusiasts of all ages (adults, too!), come see film & television clips of zombie-lore throughout modern history & test your knowledge with zombie trivia.   

Scream-In

Thursday, October 25th at Laura's, 4:30pm

Join us for a fun after-school program with snacks, crafts, & games.  The Scream-In is geared toward middle-young people.

http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/the-internet-monk-annual-halloween-rant-2

BANNED BOOKS WEEK

Celebrate Your Freedom To Read!

Celebrate Banned Books Week with us by coming to the library and checking out a banned or challenged book.  

Take this Banned Books Week Poll:

RICK RIORDAN @ BOOKPEOPLE

Meet Rick Riordan 
OCTOBER 8, 2012 @ 2pm

BookPeople Parking Lot

BookPeople's HUGE Parking Lot Party!

Celebrate the release of The Mark of Athena

More info: http://www.bookpeople.com/event/rick-riordan-mark-athena 

  

Austin Teen Book Fest - Success

The Austin Teen Book Fest was this Saturday and was a huge success!
Check out what went on:  http://austinteenbookfestival.com/?page_id=772
and  http://atbfpress.blogspot.com/

Authors Strike A Pose:  Sarah Rees Brennan, Libba Bray, and Leigh Bardugo

Movies in the Library Presents THE HUNGER GAMES

THE HUNGER GAMES MOVIE

When: Tuesday, September 18

Time: 4:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Where: Library

Cost: FREE

What: Watch movie, eat snacks, and discuss book vs. movie after

Bring: You must turn in your permission slip in order to attend (even if you're 13 years old)!!!  Click here to download the permission slip.

                                                                                   

Meet Lois Lowry

Don't miss this event!  

You loved The Giver, now read the final installment, SON.

LA REQUIRED READING BOOK PURCHASING

6th and 7th graders are required to own their own copies of their class novels.  We will be selling these books in the Library through the end of the week.  You are welcome to send your student to the library with the payment.
                                                  ORDER FORM: