Library Blog
Posted on Sun, May 09, 2021 - 08:00pm
Ever been curious what your neighbors are reading or watching? Here are just some of their suggestions! As we receive more recommendations, we'll post them here on the AFL Blog.
If you would like to suggest something you've loved to your neighbors, fill out our Your Neighbors Recommend form!
The…
Category: Staff Picks
Posted on Thu, April 29, 2021 - 08:00pm
Confession: I’m a Millennial who’s addicted to her phone.
I knew it would happen. I put up a good fight. I held on to my flip phone for as long as humanly possible. I held on for so long, in fact, that my friends all mocked me for being a Luddite. But I knew that once I got a Smartphone, it…
Category: Staff Picks
Posted on Sun, April 11, 2021 - 08:00pm
Ever been curious what your neighbors are reading or watching? Here are just some of their suggestions! As we receive more recommendations, we'll post them here on the AFL Blog.
If you would like to suggest something you've loved to your neighbors, fill out our Your Neighbors Recommend form!
I Am…
Category: Staff Picks
Posted on Sun, April 04, 2021 - 08:00pm
Becky Albertalli is an American author of young adult fiction, known for Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda, which was adapted into the 2018 film Love, Simon and inspired the spin-off television series Love, Victor.
We have many of her books available for checkout in the Teen Den, or you can…
Category: Youth Services, Teen
Posted on Tue, March 23, 2021 - 08:00pm
Time MARCHes on (haha, see what we did there?), and though you still can't get into the Teen Den, you can find great new reads on our temporary YA shelf in the corner of the Fiction Room on the first floor. Here are a few ideas to get you started.
Infinity Reaper by Adam Silvera
sequel to Infinity…
Category: Youth Services, Teen
Posted on Sun, March 07, 2021 - 07:00pm
Ever been curious what your neighbors are reading or watching? Here are just some of their suggestions! As we receive more recommendations, we'll post them here on the AFL Blog.
If you would like to suggest something you've loved to your neighbors, fill out our Your Neighbors Recommend form!…
Category: Staff Picks
Posted on Sun, January 31, 2021 - 07:00pm
Have you been in to the library lately? We're open, and even though the Teen Den isn't open for browsing, we're still curating a great collection for you. Check out what's new below, then place a hold or come in to the library to pick it up!
Lore by Alexandra Bracken
Every seven years there is a…
Category: Youth Services, Teen
Posted on Thu, November 19, 2020 - 07:00pm
Welcome to Miss Jess Suggests!
In each episode of this series, Head of Youth Services Jessica Block recommends great books for you to try (plus some bonus titles!). Different episodes will focus on one interest level or age group, so if you don't hear about something "just right" for your reader,…
Category: Youth Services, Kids
Posted on Tue, October 20, 2020 - 08:00pm
I’ll Give You The Sun by Jandy Nelson
Available on Overdrive/Libby
A story of first love, family, loss, and betrayal told from different points in time, and in separate voices, by artists Jude and her twin brother Noah.
When You Were Everything by Ashley Woodfolk
In New York City, follows the…
Category: Youth Services, Teen
Posted on Tue, October 06, 2020 - 08:00pm
Andrea Nicole Livingstone (born July 10, 1985), known as Nic Stone, is an American New York Times best-selling author of young adult fiction, best known for her debut novel Dear Martin.
Boston Public Library is holding a Zoom event for teens only with Ms. Stone on Monday October 19th at 12pm. If…
Category: Youth Services, Teen
Posted on Thu, September 24, 2020 - 08:00pm
As described on their website, Alex Gino “loves glitter, ice cream, gardening, awe-ful puns, and stories that reflect the diversity and complexity of being alive.” Check out Alex’s website to learn more about them and their books.
Alex’s stories give middle school readers a gentle look at the life…
Category: Youth Services, Kids
Posted on Tue, September 22, 2020 - 08:00pm
Teen (YA) nonfiction books can be found shelved in the Barrel Vault Room at the Ames Free Library along with general adult nonfiction. This collection is currently open for browsing.
Body Talk: 37 Voices Explore Our Radical Anatomy Edited by Kelly Jensen
Thirty-seven contributors-including…
Category: Youth Services, Teen
Posted on Sun, September 20, 2020 - 08:00pm
School is back in session, leaves are changing, pumpkins are showing up on everyone’s doorsteps… what else is new?
Books kept being published even as we quarantined safely at home throughout the spring and summer, so now that we’re open for browsing, there’s plenty of good stuff for you to check…
Category: Youth Services, Kids
Posted on Tue, September 08, 2020 - 08:00pm
Patrick Ness is a British-American author, journalist, lecturer and screenwriter. Born in the United States, Mr. Ness moved to London and holds dual citizenship. He is best known for his books for young adults, including the Chaos Walking trilogy and A Monster Calls. Read more about Mr. Ness and…
Category: Youth Services, Teen
Posted on Thu, August 27, 2020 - 08:00pm
Terri Libenson is a comic-strip cartoonist turned middle grade author. Ms. Libenson’s graphic novels are perfect back-to-school reads! Each book features a girl facing a particular challenge at school. These lighthearted books feature friendships, school and extracurricular challenges, and the…
Category: Youth Services, Kids
Posted on Tue, August 25, 2020 - 08:00pm
The Sound of Stars by Alechia Dow
Two years ago, a misunderstanding between the leaders of Earth and the invading Ilori resulted in the deaths of one-third of the world's population. Seventeen-year-old Janelle "Ellie" Baker survives in an Ilori-controlled center in New York City. With humans deemed…
Category: Youth Services, Teen
Posted on Tue, August 11, 2020 - 08:00pm
Sarah Dessen’s popular teen novels have won numerous awards and are continually popular! Some of her books have been among the ALA's "Best Fiction for Young Adults" selections, and she received ALA’s Margaret A. Edwards Award for her “outstanding contribution to young adult literature.” Ms. Dessen…
Category: Youth Services, Teen
Posted on Tue, August 04, 2020 - 08:00pm
You can’t come in to check out what’s new, so we’ll bring the browsing to you! All of these items are newly arrived in the Teen Den and are available for placing holds.
Rage and Ruin by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Half-angel Trinity and her bonded gargoyle protector, Zayne, have been working with demons…
Category: Youth Services, Teen
Posted on Fri, July 24, 2020 - 08:00pm
Currently Baking: Banana Bread from Flour: Spectacular Recipes from Boston’s Flour Bakery + Cafe by Joanne Chang with Christie Matheson; photographs by Keller + Keller
Reader/Baker: Lily Goldstein, Circulation
Image retrieved from: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/8190925
What's it about?…
Category: Staff Picks
Posted on Thu, July 23, 2020 - 08:00pm
All summer we’ve been retelling Folk and Fairy Tales in our storytimes.* We also have a whole collection of Folk Tales in our picture book area, with retellings of folk and fairy tales from around the world – from the most popular to the most obscure. In fact, they’re being moved to a more…
Category: Youth Services, Kids
Posted on Tue, July 21, 2020 - 08:00pm
The Hanging Girl by Eileen Cook
When a seemingly harmless prank turns deadly, seventeen-year-old Skye Thorn realizes the people she's involved with are willing to kill to get what they want, she must discover their true identities before it's too late.
Available on Hoopla
The Disappearance…
Category: Youth Services, Teen
Posted on Tue, July 14, 2020 - 08:00pm
If you like this book...
...you might like this one!
Wilder Girls by Rory Power
Also available on Overdrive
Out of the Blue by Sophie Cameron
The Lady’s Guide to Petticoats and Piracy by MacKenzi Lee
Also available on Overdrive and as audio on Hoopla
Girl in the Blue Coat by Monica…
Category: Youth Services, Teen
Posted on Tue, July 07, 2020 - 08:00pm
Stephenie Meyer is an American novelist. She is best known for her vampire romance series Twilight, which has sold over 100 million copies, with translations into 37 different languages. Read more about Ms. Meyer and her works on her website. She recently announced the upcoming publication of the…
Category: Youth Services, Teen
Posted on Tue, June 23, 2020 - 08:00pm
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month (LGBT Pride Month) is celebrated annually in June to honor the 1969 Stonewall riots, and works to achieve equal justice and equal opportunity for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) Americans. Today, celebrations include…
Category: Youth Services, Teen
Posted on Tue, June 09, 2020 - 08:00pm
Adam Silvera was born and raised in the Bronx. He is one of YA’s best own-voices authors. (“Own-voices authors” means people who live the experience of the marginalized communities about which they write.) He currently has written five novels. The sequel to his fantasy novel Infinity Son is due…
Category: Youth Services, Teen