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A Monthly Newsletter! Issue No. 17 - October 2010

Library is our middle name

Library Snapshot Day

Monthly Event

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Tuesday 10/12/10Rick Riordan Book Release Party

@ Book People - 4pm

Celebrate the release of Rick Riordan!s

brand new book, Heroes of Olympus:

The Lost Hero. Buy the book, get it

signed and hang out in the parking to

enjoy food, games, chariot races, satyr

dancing, and hear Rick speak at 6pm.

Friday 10/15/10Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl

@ Book People - 7pm

Meet the authors and buy the new book

in the series, Beautiful Darkness.

10/21/10 & 10/22/10Skype Author Visits for 6th graders

Sixth graders will visit with authors Paul

Catanese and Lee Wardlaw via skype in

the library.

Wednesday 10/27/10Movies in the Library Presents:

Percy Jackson: The Lightning Thief

FREE! 4-6pm

Students are invited to the library to

watch The Lightning Thief movie.

Snacks and drinks provided. Students

should be picked up at 6pm on the

outside deck by the tennis courts

August Library Stats

Classes: 106

Check Outs: 1,723

Holds Placed: 120

Students: 1,946

New Book

The Scorch Trials by James Dashner

The second installment in the Maze

Runner trilogy releases Oct. 12. The

Maze Runner is a Lone Star book this

year. HCMS Library owns 21 copies

and we have over 50 students on the

wait list. The sequel promises to be

just as exciting as the first!

The Austin Teen Book Festival was a huge success! Thanks to all of those who came out!

Enter to win a trip for four to New York

City and VIP grandstand tickets to see

the brand new Greg Heffley balloon at

the Macy!s Thanksgiving Day Parade.

http://www.abramsbooks.com/

wimpykidsweepstakes/

Diary of a Wimpy Kid Contest

Mustache Twirler Panel

Group shot of authors

Susane Colasanti, Ellen Hopkins, James Dashner,

and Catherine Jinks pose in the photo booth

South of Center jams

James Dashner signs books

Ally Carter signs books