All HCPL branches will be CLOSED Monday, May 27. Cy-Fair will also be CLOSED Saturday, May 25 and Sunday, May 26.
Each year the Alex Awards honor ten books written for adults that have special appeal to teens, 12 to 18. Check out 
The Newbery and Caldecott Awards are always big news. But Young Adults have 
Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature. This year’s winner and honor books were just announced this morning! There are always some interesting books chosen for the Printz Winner and Honor Books; 
Join us every Thursday in January at 4:30 pm in the Teen Zone for a Freeman Teens’ Choice Film! Ballots are available in the Teen Zone. Make sure and voice your choice! Each week has a different theme:
What is this Tayshas Reading list, you might ask? The Tayshas Reading List is created by the Texas Library Association to promote reading for fun for teens in 9th – 12th grades. Check out some of these great nonfiction and historical fiction titles or the 
Join us in your PJs in the Teen Zone on Tuesday, December 21 starting at 11:00 AM for a marathon of holiday movies! Bring a blanket, bring a friend, and enjoy movies and snacks. Simon the cat will, unfortunately, not be able to attend. 
Making a list of the top ten of anything is an incredibly difficult task, but I thought I might look through my journal of everything I’d read in 2010 and take a stab at a personal Top 10 of books published in the past year. I read so many wonderful titles in the past year, but there was no way I could have included them all and I had to make some very difficult decisions to limit my final list to only ten books. And I certainly couldn’t have read every book published in 2010 (!), so let me know what I’ve missed! What would you include on your personal Top Ten?
What is this Tayshas Reading list, you might ask? The Tayshas Reading List is created by the Texas Library Association to promote reading for fun for teens in 9th – 12th grades. Check out some of these reads for guys or the 
Join us in the Teen Zone on Thursday, December 9 @ 4:30 pm to make a holiday-themed craft to give to your friends or a family member (or maybe even keep for yourself).
With weather reports showing that temperatures will be dropping, I’ve been in the mood to curl up with a good book and a cup of hot cocoa. The list below includes books that take place in winter, in cold places, or just remind me of the cold. Brrr!
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