SGPL Teens

Hello Again!
Here is what I am excited about this week!

• William Shatner (Aparently he has a new book coming out about his favorite subject! William Shatner!)



• The Vancouver Canucks (They are off to a great start in the first round of the playoffs! Leading their series 3-1!)



• The Impending Canadian Federal Election! (Even if you can't vote! Watching the political fabric of Canada change is fun! It's like watching history happen live!)

Here are a few things that I think are kind of lame:

• Tokyopop, one of North America's biggest Manga publishers is closing up shop in North America, this makes me sad. I didn't read that much that was published by them, but what I did (Cowboy Bebop, PLANETES, Snow Goddess Tales, Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad... ) I really enjoyed. I think comic book shelves in libraries will look strange without them.



• The Toronto Blue Jays! After having an amazing start to the season, they are now losing to the worst team in the American League! THE BOSTON RED SOX!

Library Time!

I am going into my third week at the Spruce Grove Library and I have to say that I am getting very excited. This summer we have some exciting programs coming up like the Summer Reading Club for kids of all ages. As we get closer to the launch, we'll be revealing more information like prizes and fun programs that we will be offering this summer!

I'm also having a lot of fun at the programs we are currenlty offering! Like Teen Media Night and Ready Set Action! I could try and describe what we do at these programs, but it would probably be better just to check out our youtube channel. Let's just say that if you have energy and imagination, then these are the programs for you!

Comic Book Movies!

There are several comic book movies coming out this summer: X-Men First Class, Green Lantern, Thor, Captain America just to name a few. Which is very exciting if you are super hero fan like me!

But!
I have found that I am increasinlgy less interested in movies based on Superheroes! They are all special effects extragavaganzas that involve lots of punching! Which is fun! But after ten years of this stuff (Going back to when the first Spider-Man movie came out) I am ready for comic book movies based on non-superhero comics!

Here are some great comics that I would love to see as movies:

Jeff Smith's Bone! - A wonderful fantasy story involving dragons, rat creatures and cow races!

Aaron Renier's Spiral Bound - A group of young animals struggle to find their artistic voices during summer break AND figure out the secret of the Monster in the Pond!

Faith Erin Hick's War at Ellsmere - A new student a prestigious boarding school quickly finds that fitting in is hard.

David Petersen's Mouse Guard - Warrior Mice! Riding Rabits! Fighting Crabs and Weasels!

Tim Eldred's Grease Monkey - The future is awesome! Humans and Super Evolved Gorillas have teamed up to build an intergalactic space force to protect earth!
Anyway, that's just my two cents. As always, you can find great graphic novels at the Spruce Grove Library!

Come by to the library and read some comics! Also, don't forget to come by for Free Comic Book Day on May 7th!