Here at the library, our media librarian Melissa has already set out our Oscar Ballot Box. If you get the most correct answers, you can win free DVD rentals! Next time you’re in, drop by the circulation desk to participate!

What was your favorite movie this year, Oscar-nominated or otherwise?

2012

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky (limited release beginning September 21)

Synopsis from imdb.com: Based on the novel written by Stephen Chbosky, this is about 15-year-old Charlie (Logan Lerman), an endearing and naive outsider, coping with first love (Emma Watson), the suicide of his best friend, and his own mental illness while struggling to find a group of people with whom he belongs. The introvert freshman is taken under the wings of two seniors, Sam and Patrick, who welcome him to the real world.

Life of Pi by Yann Martel (New York Film Festival September 28, full release November 21)

Synopsis from imdb.com: Based on the best-selling novel by Yann Martel, is a magical adventure story centering on Pi Patel, the precocious son of a zoo keeper. Dwellers in Pondicherry, India, the family decides to move to Canada, hitching a ride on a huge freighter. After a shipwreck, Pi finds himself adrift in the Pacific Ocean on a 26-foot lifeboat with a zebra, a hyena, an orangutan and a 450-pound Bengal tiger named Richard Parker, all fighting for survival.

The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien (December 14)

Synopsis from imdb.com: Bilbo Baggins is swept into a quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor from the fearsome dragon Smaug. Approached out of the blue by the wizard Gandalf the Grey, Bilbo finds himself joining a company of thirteen dwarves led by the legendary warrior, Thorin Oakenshield. Their journey will take them into the Wild; through treacherous lands swarming with Goblins and Orcs, deadly Wargs and Giant Spiders, Shapeshifters and Sorcerers. Although their goal lies to the East and the wastelands of the Lonely Mountain first they must escape the goblin tunnels, where Bilbo meets the creature that will change his life forever … Gollum. Here, alone with Gollum, on the shores of an underground lake, the unassuming Bilbo Baggins not only discovers depths of guile and courage that surprise even him, he also gains possession of Gollum’s “precious” ring that holds unexpected and useful qualities…

2013

Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia book / movie

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card book / movie

The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan book / movie

City of Bones by Cassandra Clare book / movie

13 Reasons Why by Jay Asher book / movie

Delirium by Lauren Oliver book / movie

How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff book / movie

The Maze Runner by James Dashner book / movie

This is just a sample of movie projects that are based on YA books! Which of your favorite books would you like to see made into a movie?

Well there are others like you out there. Besides reading some of the new titles in teens, you can join CoCoRaHS.  CoCoRaHS is an acronym for the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network.  CoCoRaHS is a unique, non-profit, community-based network of volunteers of all ages and backgrounds working together to measure and map precipitation (rain, hail, and snow).  All you have to do is get a nifty rain gague to measure the precipitation in your area.  Then  email the results to be tabulated with other members.  The results are used to predict and track weather, and are even reported to NOAA.  So join the other weather lovers like you to make a difference in tracking the weather!

Is it possible to download movies legally, and for free? Well if you go to download squad’s “Five Places to Legally Download Movies” you will learn the answer to this question is “True”. The films the sites present are public domain, and a spectrum of film is represented from Drama to Horror. So don’t pay to see “Attack of the Killer Leeches”, download it tonight for free!