Upcoming events at the Avon Lake Public Library
Upcoming events at the Avon Lake Public Library. Laptop Learning Lab Are you new to the world of computers? Let us help you. On Monday, Sept. 24 at 10:30 am, learn how to “Get Started” in the Laptop Learning Lab. Laptop computers provided. Genealogy for Beginners Learn how to locate members of your family tree. On Tuesday, Sept. 25 at 7 pm, Margaret Chesney of the Ohio Historical Society will show you the best online and print resources to begin your search. Registration is required at the Reference desk or by calling 440.933.8128 x249. Battle of Lake Erie This year marks the 200th Anniversary of the War of 1812. September commemorates 199 years since Commander Oliver Hazard Perry fought the British off Put in Bay. On Tuesday, Sept…
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Librarians, educators weigh in on popular young adult book series turned movie
It's hard not to be aware of The Hunger Games, the popular young-adult novel turned movie, and that goes doubly for youngsters. Young children — maybe too young — are latching on to the books, which depict violent scenes of teenagers killing other teens. It sounds incredibly violent when taken out of context, but within the pages of the book the imagery is justified and clearly winning praise from readers old and young. One wonders, though: how young is too young for a child to experience such scenes? Sarah Wilsman, manager of youth services at the Kent Free Library, read the trilogy before her 15-year-old daughter started the first book, The Hunger Games. Now Wilsman is waiting for her daughter to finish the book before going together to …
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Annika Speckhart
12:00 pm on Monday, September 17, 2012
I think it is much better for an older child, and do not see the need of anyone letting a child younger than high school read this. the books are almost depicting what our society is coming to and are really dark in my opinion. There is no way a child is going to be able to determined if this is appropriate or not, just like they do not know at all when it is appropriate to drink beer and have … more ›