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Berryessa Events 
Berryessa News
Summer Reading Celebration
You're Invited!
Sunday, June 3 from 1-4 p.m
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library
The kickoff event invites people of all ages to participate in a scavenger hunt inside the King Library (Lower Level-4th Floor).
The scavenger hunt will be divided into three groups: families with small children, teens and adults. Each group will have their own set of clues and will have to search for hidden treasures inside the library to be eligible to win a prize.
Prizes include tickets to ...
- Great America
- Tech Museum
- Laser Quest
- Happy Hollow Park and Zoo
- Children’s Museum
- San Jose Giants
The kickoff event will also feature a community resource fair and plenty of live entertainment.
Downtown Parking:
Free parking in the street and the 4th and San Fernando Street Garage located across from the King Library
Relive that fateful night that took place one hundred years ago in these lavishly illustrated pages of Titanic: The Tragedy That Shook The World, published by Time Life Books. In large format this book contains never-seen-before photographs of Franck Brown (aka Father Brown), an accomplished photographer who had been on the ship shortly before he disembarked in Ireland. Pictures tell stories from the time of ship constructions to its discovery in 1985 and today's lasting memories in films and books.
Captain Smith, Molly Brown, Jack Phillips, Benjamin Guggenheim, John Jacob Astor IV, Dorothy Gibson...names and faces of survivors and victims that look out from haunting portraits on these pages lend a human touch to the book. Read the tragic story of the Titanic sinkage as if it just happened yesterday.
Check out other books on the Titanic.
Do you want to learn how to download library books onto an eReader? Are you interested in buying an eReader but don't know which one is best for you? Find out about the different types of eBook collections available and learn how easy it is to borrow free library e-books on your device! Bring your own eReader to this event or try out a variety of other popular devices and learn how to download a library e-book. See a demonstration of how easy it is to read and enjoy these collections. May programs will be held in the following locations:
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library May 12 10am
Berryessa Branch Library May 16 11am
Willow Glen Branch Library May 19 3pm
West Valley Branch Library May 30 1pm
Love to spy? Then check out the following spy titles at your library today! Be entertained as characters go on exciting adventures to infiltrate their enemies and see how secret agents handle the challenges of going incognito to accomplish challenging missions.
Spy Stories
NERDS : National Espionage, Rescue, and Defense Society by Michael Buckley
A group of unpopular misfits from elementary school create a spy network. They combine their talents and skills and use astonishing gadgetry to fight evil and save the world from notorious villains.
Secret Agent Jack Stalwart by Elizabeth Singer Hunt
A popular action-packed spy series, Jack Stalwart is a secret agent who travels around the world to defeat sinister enemies and fulfill missions assigned by the Global Protection Force. Besides pursuing spy missions, he is also on a quest to find his missing older brother, Max.
The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart
Reynie Muldoon, an orphaned child with special abilities decides to join an elite team of talented spies known as the Mysterious Benedict Society. They soon go on an adventurous journey of espionage and self-discovery to defeat a master criminal who plans to take over the world. Readers will be intrigued by interesting characters and a gripping plot.
Spy Guides
Spy Technology by Ron Fridell
A useful guide containing information and illustrations about some of the gadgets and tools that are used by secret agents to accomplish their missions.
Top Secret: Shady Tales of Spies and Spying by Laura Buller
Know the history and techniques of espionage and intelligence work, including personnel, cryptography, equipment, and other details to become a successful spy!
Spies & Detectives by Hazel Poole
Learn about different types of spy activities and find out how secret agents use communication, code breaking and a variety of other techniques to uncover their enemies. This book also contains some information about a range of weapons and gadgets that are used by secret agents.
For more recommendations, please see a librarian at your library.
Teens: want to do something more imaginative than just writing a review for Summer Reading books that you have read? Create and submit a book trailer review for Summer Reading, and you could win a Kindle Fire! Upload a short clip, no longer than 4 minutes, to YouTube, providing your review of the book. Be creative! The contest is open to all participants in the Teen Summer Reading Celebration.
How to enter:
- Create your own book trailer, reviewing a book that you read for Summer Reading. You can submit more than one video, but each video has to be for a separate book.
- Post the video on YouTube using the tag: SJPL2012SRC
- Sign up for Summer Reading here, starting in a few weeks.
- When you log the book you read on the Summer Reading website, make sure to include a link to your video in the review field.
Entries will be judged on creativity and content by a panel of library staff.
Need some examples? Check out the winning entry from last year's Book Trailer Contest, created by Nathan Verdonk.
Here are links to some professional book trailers:
- Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
- The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
- The Future of Us by Jay Asher and Carolyn Mackler
Teens who submit links to their Book Trailer will automatically be entered in the contest. The top 3 winners will receive:
- 1st place: Kindle Fire
- 2nd place: $50 gift card for iTunes
- 3rd place: $25 gift card for Jamba Juice
Entries for the contest must be submitted between June 1 and July 31, 2012. Winners will be announced in August.
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