Prospect Heights Public Library Teen Corner

Prospect Heights dollars for scholars

Prospect Heights Dollars for Scholars Scholarships can
be applied for on their website at www. phdollarsforscholars.org

Seven $2,500 one-year scholarships, one $2,500 scholarship renewable for four years, and one $2,500 one-year vocational scholarship are available. All Scholarship applicants must be from Prospect Heights or Wheeling.

The deadline is March 16th 2012 . Don’t miss out on this opportunity. All the details and the application for each scholarship can be found on the website or at the information desk at the library..

TOP TEN TEEN BOOKS 2011

1. Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare (Simon & Schuster)

2. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins (Scholastic)

3. Crescendo by Becca Fitzpatrick (Simon & Schuster)

4. I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore (HarperCollins)

5. The Iron King by Julie Kagawa (Harlequin)

6. Matched by Ally Condie (Penguin)

7. Angel: A Maximum Ride Novel by James Patterson (Little, Brown & Company)

8. Paranormalcy by Kiersten White (HarperCollins)

9. Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver (HarperCollins)

10. Nightshade by Andrea Cremer (Penguin)

Top Ten 2011 Nominees for 2011 Best Books

Voting is over. Results for the Teens Top ten books for 2011 can be seen at

www.ala.org/teenstopten during Teen Read Week, Oct. 16-22.

The books are:

Drought, Pam Bachorz

I Am J, Chris Beam

You Killed Wesley Payne, Sean Beaudoin

Zombies vs. Unicorns, Holly Black and Justine Larbalestier

The Lost Gate, Orson Scott Card

The Clockwork Angel, Cassandra Clare

Mockingjay, Suzanne Collins

Love, Inc, Yvonne Collins

Matched, Ally Condie

Nightshade, Andrea Cremer

Crescendo, Becca Fitzpatrick

Lies, Michael Grant

Demonglass, Rachel Hawkins

Hex Hall, Rachel Hawkins

The Iron King, Julie Kagawa

I Am Number Four, Pittacus Lore

Red Moon Rising, Peter Moore

The Sky is Everywhere, Jandy Nelson

Before I Fall, Lauren Oliver

The False Princess, Ellis O’Neal

Angel: A Maximum Ride Novel, James Patterson

Sisters Red, Jackson Pearce

Blessed, Cynthia Leitich Smith

Behemoth, Scott Westerfeld

Paranormalcy, Kiersten White

 

 

Who Doesn't Like to Shop?

From music to books to shoes... you can find just about anything online. Join us for an informative class on the basics of online shopping. We'll discuss important issues related to shopping on the World Wide Web including internet safety, product reviews, consumer ratings.

Date: Thursday, July 26, 2007
Time: 3:00 PM