The newsletter summarizes upcoming events at the library in September, including an author visit and Banned Books Week displays and activities. It recommends two websites for creating shortened URLs and visualizing word frequencies. It also provides a summary of the popular young adult novel "The Hunger Games" and details about the upcoming Austin Teen Book Festival, including featured authors, activities, and ways to get involved.

1. H I L L C O U N T R Y M S
Library
A Monthly Newsletter
What’s Happening Cool Tech Tips
is our middle name
Issue No. 8 - September 2009
Must Read
@ the Library
tinyurl.com The Hunger Games
September 25: Author Visit Shrink a long url into a short, by Suzanne Collins
* Kaleb Nation: author of manageable url
Lone Star Reading List
Bran Hambric: The Farfield Curse
* 6th Grade presentation wordle.net
* Books for sale and pre-order $20 Create cool word clouds. The
* www.kalebnation.com more you use the word, the larger Katniss is a 16-year-old girl living
it appears. See Austin Teen Book with her mother and younger sister in the
Festival flyer below for example. poorest district of Panem, the remains of what
used to be the United States. Long ago the
* copy the body of your paper to districts waged war on the Capitol and were
see if you’ve overused words defeated. As part of the surrender terms, each
* create signs district agreed to send one boy and one girl to
appear in an annual televised event called,
Sept 26 - Oct 3: * check out more ideas in Carolyn “The Hunger Games.” The terrain, rules, and
Banned Books Week Foote’s SLJ article http:// level of audience participation may change but
* displays tinyurl.com/m7eqw9 one thing is constant: kill or be killed When
Kat’s sister is chosen by lottery, Kat steps up to
* buttons go in her place. Will she be able to survive
* national google map “The Hunger Games?” -Goodreads
Austin Teen Book Festival
About the Festival Get Involved
* 16 authors of books for teens * We need adult volunteers
* Saturday, Oct 24 10am - 5pm email Leslie Wilson:
lwilson@eanesisd.net
* Westlake High School
* Support the festival by making
* FREE a monetary donation - email
* Bring money for books and food Heather Schubert
* Meet the authors hschubert@eanesisd.net
* Buy the books and have them * Do you have a PA system we
signed by the authors can borrow for the bands?
* Listen to teen bands * Spread the word! We would
love for any Austin-area teen
* for middle & high school to attend.
students
* check out the web site
www.austinteenbookfestival.com
* Join the Facebook Group: Austin
Teen Book Festival
* Students can receive extra credit
for attending
Library Phone: 512.732.9224 or 31050 Online Catalog: destiny