Video Games @ Lane

Saturday, 30 June 2007, 10:12 | Category : Games, Lane Libraries News
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Good news — the Lane Libraries now have “console” video games you can borrow! Click Here to see our ”Playstation 2″ or Here for our “XBOX” games*, to see what we’ve got so far, Click Here to recommend a game we should get in the future.
*Game Cube games are coming soon — keep an eye out for [...]

Guitar Hero 2 Tournament: Update

Tuesday, 26 June 2007, 13:29 | Category : Games, Lane Libraries News, Programs & Events
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Thursday’s Guitar Hero 2 Tournament Winners: Division 1 - Steven H. , Division 2 - J.D. C., Division 3 - James U.
The next game tournament will be Thursday July 19 — keep checking back for more details!

American Born Chinese

Monday, 25 June 2007, 13:47 | Category : Books, Manga & Graphic Novels, Recommendations
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Gene Yang’s Printz Award winning graphic novel features three seemingly unrelated story lines.  Jin Wang is lonely Asian American teenager who wants nothing more than to fit in with his white classmates;  Monkey King is a hero of Chinese folk lore determined to rise above his humble roots and be revered as a god; and [...]

Magazine Survey

Sunday, 24 June 2007, 14:20 | Category : Web sites
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Hey guys, a librarian from Oregon has asked that we spread the word about this survey that she’s doing. It’s about teen magazines and this is the link to the survey.
She’s willing to share the results, so if you guys do this, it will help us make sure we have the best magazines on [...]

Get Booked “Mystery Challenge”: Week 3

Monday, 18 June 2007, 17:28 | Category : Games, Lane Libraries News, Programs & Events
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Wanna win “100 Grand?” ** be the first at your branch to answer this week’s Mystery Challenge:
“What has four fingers and a thumb, yet has no hand?”
Click here for the answer to last week’s challenge!
*Its a “100 grand” candybar…get it?

Cut-outs Will Tell

Saturday, 16 June 2007, 19:26 | Category : Games
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You have 2 coins that when combined equals 35 cents, but one coin is not a Quarter. How is this possible?

Get Booked “Mystery Challenge”: Week 2

Monday, 11 June 2007, 14:33 | Category : Games, Lane Libraries News, Programs & Events
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Wanna win “100 Grand”? *  Be the first to answer this question at your branch:
“There are three houses. A Blue House, a Red House, and a White House. The Red House is to the right of the middle. the Blue House is to the left of the left one. Where is The White House?”
Click here [...]

Forensics: The Science of Crime

Monday, 11 June 2007, 14:22 | Category : Lane Libraries News, Programs & Events, Recommendations
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Do you want to be a forensic scientist? Learn the proper techniques to make, observe, analyze and classify fictional scientific crime scene information. Become a super sleuth and solve the mystery! (Registraition is required)
Hamilton 6/11/07 1:00 - 2:00 & 2:15 - 3:15,  Fairfield 6/21/07 1:00 - 2:00 & 2:15 - 3:15, Oxford 7/12/07 2:15 -3:15

Sandy’s “Get Booked” summer reading list

Monday, 4 June 2007, 14:20 | Category : Books, Recommendations
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Ok, folks, I’ve been trying to read up for our mystery theme over the summer, so here’s what I’ve read, or am planning to read, divided into 2 lovely categories - general mystery and spy books!
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Toshokan Fest 2007 Update!

Monday, 4 June 2007, 9:57 | Category : Anime, Lane Libraries News, Manga & Graphic Novels, Programs & Events
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Spend the day with voice actor Tiffany Grant, “Satella” from Chrono Crusade at the fourth annual Toshokan Fest.  Ms. Grant will:

Discuss dubbing practices
Talk about behind-the-scenes work
Give commentary for an episode of Chrono Crusade
Host a Q&A session and sign autographs

You can also watch the premier of Tsubasa: Chronicle Reservoir and even dress up as your favorite [...]