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• Library, Library Serf

  Harry Potter on your E-book Reader

  10.04.12 | Permalink | Comment?

  If you’re a Harry Potter fan and you’ve got an e-book reader, then you’ll be pleased to know that we’ve recently added the entire series to the library e-book collection! Here are the links:

  Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone

  Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

  Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

  Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

  Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

  Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

  Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

  
  

• Library Serf, Most Wanted

  Most Wanted: April 2012

  05.04.12 | Permalink | Comment?

  New to the list this month is Insurgent, the sequel to Divergent, which is due to be released “around” May this year (says the website), which is actually soon!

  The Hunger Games: The Official Illustrated Movie Companion arrived exactly today, but with a different title, so if you’re wondering why you’ve reserved The World of the Hunger Games, it’s one and the same book! The confusing world of publishing!

  1. The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins [no change]
  2. Catching Fire, Suzanne Collins [no change]
  3. Mockingjay, Suzanne Collins [no change]
  4. City of Lost Souls, Cassandra Clare (on order) [no change]
  5. Inheritance, Christopher Paolini [no change]
  6. The Prisoner, Robert Muchamore [up 1]
  7. The World of the Hunger Games, Kate Egan (which used to be called The Hunger Games: the Official Illustrated Movie Companion) [up 3]
  8. Mastiff, Tamora Pierce [up 1]
  9. Fear, Michael Grant (on order) [new]
  10. Insurgent, Veronica Roth (on order) [new]

  
  

• Horror, Library Serf, News

  Intersections

  26.03.12 | Permalink | Comment?

  If you’re learning to drive at the moment you’ll know all about giving way to your left, and sitting and thinking about whether you’re the top of the T.

  The New Zealand Road Code, in print form, has not caught up with these rule changes yet, but the online version has.

  If you want to try out your intersection skills, here’s a cool interactive test: watch out for cyclists.

  
  

• Library Serf, Movies

  Breaking News: Breaking Dawn Part 1

  23.03.12 | Permalink | Comment?

  If you’d love to relive the romance, passion, suspence and drama of Breaking Dawn Part 1, now is your chance! For only 80 cents (if you have a young adult library card)! Which is quite a bargain, really. Reserve your copy now.

  Also: have a great weekend!

  
  

• Books, Library Serf

  Hunger Games Readalikes

  22.03.12 | Permalink | Comment?

  If you’re waiting in the queue for The Hunger Games, or if you’ve read it and want to read something similar, then here are some ideas:

  Read your way through our Dystopian, Futuristic and Speculative Fiction booklist. There’s a selection of more than 30 books, including Divergent by Veronica Roth, Legend by Marie Lu, The Maze Runner trilogy by James Dashner, and more!

  Keep an eye on the dystopia tag, for new books, and news on the subject.

  The goodreads.com Hunger Games page has other suggestions, plus book lists, video clips, trivia and quotes.

  Before there was Katniss there was Gregor. Read The Underland Chronicles, by Suzanne Collins!

  
  

• Internet, Library Serf, Movies

  Prepare yourself for the games

  07.03.12 | Permalink | Comment?

  The 74th Hunger Games are nearly upon us (attendance is mandatory). In the intervening two (!) weeks, you can familiarise yourself with the politics of Panem: visit the official government webpage. It has really cool landscape navigation (fancy scrolling right instead of down!). You can become a citizen (District 4’s population could do with a boost). Or find out if the trackerjackers are particularly bad this season, or keep up to date with Capitol news. Plus more.

  (You can also pre-purchase tickets to the film – the first showing as at one minute past midnight on Thursday the 22nd of March.)

  
  

• Art, Isn't that cool?, Library Serf, Not Library Related, Science!

  Cool Space Photos

  06.03.12 | Permalink | Comment?

  If you shoot a satellite into space, give it a camera and nothing better to do, it takes really great photos of earth.

  Some highlights: Ireland, complete with aqua-coloured plankton blooms, the Hawaiian Islands, and the Great Barrier Reef.

  (Found via metafilter)

  
  

• Books, Library Serf, News

  New Zealand Post Book Awards Finalists

  01.03.12 | Permalink | Comment?

  The finalists for the young adult category of this year’s New Zealand Post Book Awards have been announced! Congratulations to the authors! Take one (or more) out and read it today! Then you can vote for your favourite and go into the draw to win $500 of book tokens for yourself and $500 for your school.

  The Bridge, Jane Higgins – “The city is at war. Southside, the hostiles live in squalor and desperation. They’re hungry to cross the river. Cityside, ISIS is in charge, the brains behind the war. Its job—keep the hostiles at bay. ISIS only recruits the best for its elite command. Nik is smart. Very smart. So why does ISIS reject him? Before he can find out, his school is bombed. The hostiles take the bridges, and they’ve kidnapped Fyffe’s brother Sol. Now Nik is on the run. And Fyffe is going with him. Across the bridge.” (author’s website)

  Calling the Gods, Jack Lasenby – “Banishment is the cruellest punishment, and Selene is being driven out unjustly by her own people. A story of violence, love and courage, of leadership and betrayal, a tale of a young woman’s heroic persistence against impossible odds. First person recount.” (catalogue)

  Dirt Bomb, Fleur Beale – “Jake’s life is sweet and he wouldn’t change a thing. He’s got no money and doesn’t have a mobile, but he’s got two best mates; Buzz and Robbie. Buzz is generous and doesn’t mind buying stuff for his mates. Robbie has the idea of rescuing an old wreck from a ditch and making it into a paddock basher. Buzz, however, puts a spanner in the works by saying he’s not paying for it all, it’s even stevens or no deal. Robbie gets a job, but Jake refuses. It’s just not his style to work for a boss. But he desperately wants to drive that car, and the others are going to go ahead without him.” (catalogue)

  Sacrifice, Joanna Orwin – “Several generations after volcanic eruptions and tsunamis caused the onset of the Dark, descendants of the few survivors struggle to maintain their communities in the swamplands at the far north of New Zealand. Every five years, youths are selected to venture south to search for any remaining food sources. Taka is determined to be one of those chosen, but he is unaware of the daunting new challenges and the sacrifices which may be required of this group of Travellers if their people are to survive.” (catalogue)

  Yes, Deborah Burnside – “Marty knows that when his mate Luke attempts to involve him in another crazy venture, it’s futile to resist. This time it’s the Young Enterprise Scheme. Luke believes it will make them rich and popular, and along the way will capture the heart of his elusive love. Reluctantly Marty says yes. And what comes next is a whole lot bigger and weirder than he could ever have imagined.” (catalogue)

  
  

• Library Serf, News, Not Library Related

  What Muppet Are You?

  28.02.12 | Permalink | Comment?

  In honour of the Academy Awards yesterday, here are some rather searing, searching personality tests for you to try out.

  Which Muppet Are You?

  The Muppets Personality Test: Which Muppet Are You?

  What Muppet Are You Most Like?

  Which Muppet Are You? Facebook App

  Yours,

  Fozzie

  
  

• Library, Library Serf, eLibrary

  More New e-Books

  23.02.12 | Permalink | Comment?

  A couple of trilogies added this week:

  The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins. Read it on your e-book reader before the movie comes out! Also, there’s Catching Fire and Mockingjay. Like print books, library e-books are reservable – you will be notified by email when they’re ready for you to collect (you have a couple of days to do so).

  Shiver, Linger and Forever by Maggie Stiefvater, which form the Wolves of Mercy Falls trilogy, about a pack of wolves who are in reality humans infected with a virus.

  If you want to find out more about library e-books, there’s more information in this post right here.

  
  

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