LibraryAware April 2025

It's Reaping Day

The phenomenal fifth book in the Hunger Games series is here! This prequel begins on Haymitch Abernathy's 16th birthday, which is also reaping day for the 50th Hunger Games.

Check out the book, e-book, or audiobook today.

But what are you supposed to do after you speed-read Sunrise on the Reaping? We’ve got you covered with books recs in this newsletter.

Graduation Banners Are Back
Class of 2025 banners are available for purchase ($20) starting on April 1. Click here to order yours today.

If you want to make your own custom banner for any occasion, stop by the Makerspace to learn how, or come to our Vinyl Banner Workshop on April 10 at 6:00.

If you can't make it to the library, you can always have books delivered directly to your school! Just complete the request form at least 2 days before the scheduled drop-off dates:

April 2, April 16, and April 30.

Don't know what to read? Check out our staff curated lists for every topic.

All events are FREE and open to anyone in 6th-12th grade.

Teen Pottery Workshop
Tuesday, April 8 and Wednesday, April 9, 2:00
Spend Spring Break learning to sculpt your own pottery creations using air dry clay! Choose a design, mold and shape your clay at the first session, then come back the next day to paint your piece.

Registration is required and automatically registers you for both days.

Master Your Makeup
Tuesday, April 15, 5:30pm

Get ready to level up your makeup game this season with expert guidance from Hattie Hancock of Hattie James Bridal! Whether you’re prepping for prom, a wedding, or any special event, this hands-on makeup tutorial workshop is the ultimate way to learn all the tips and tricks to achieve a flawless look.

This workshop is designed for all skill levels. Feel free to bring your own makeup kit and mirror to work with, or you can just watch and learn! Adults and teens welcome.

Teen After Hours
Friday, April 18, 5:00pm
Calling all teens! The library may be closed, but the fun has just begun! We may watch a movie, play video or board games, make things, and try to play hide and seek in the dark. No matter what we do, you're guaranteed to have fun and meet new people your age!

Roblox Club
Saturday, April 19, 2:00pm

Join us for an exciting 2 hours of creativity and fun with Roblox! All you need is an account with a login and a password, and you can play!

4th-12th grade welcome.

Supper Club
Thursday, April 24, 5:00pm

Join our Supper Club! Teens are invited to the library where we’ll make a simple meal together, then watch a movie. It’s a fun way to learn new recipes, enjoy good food, and chill with friends.

Anime Club
Saturday, April 26, 2:30pm

Looking for a fun and unique way to enjoy anime? Look no further than our anime club! Hang out, talk about your favorite anime, enjoy themed activities/snacks, and watch episodes of popular anime series.

Splatter and Chatter
Wednesday, April 30, 4:00pm
Enjoy some snacks and hang out with your friends while we walk you through each step of painting your own masterpiece. Or unleash your creativity and paint whatever you're feeling inside!

This is a sample of the artwork we'll be creating in April.

Books to [Re]fill the Hunger Games Void

The Wilde Trials
by Mackenzie Reed
Chloe will do whatever it takes to win her elite boarding school’s annual competition, the Wilde Trials. In the two weeks leading up to graduation from Wilde Academy, a dozen seniors are chosen to compete in a series of seven ultimate physical and mental tests, and the winner will take home over half a million dollars—money that Chloe needs to help her sick sister.

Lightlark
by Alex Aster
Every 100 years, the island of Lightlark appears to host the Centennial, a deadly game that only the rulers of six realms are invited to play. The invitation is a summons–a call to embrace victory and ruin, baubles and blood. The Centennial offers the six rulers one final chance to break the curses that have plagued their realms for centuries. Each ruler has something to hide. Each realm’s curse is uniquely wicked. To destroy the curses, one ruler must die.

Scythe
by Neal Shusterman

A world with no hunger, no disease, no war, no misery: humanity has conquered all those things, and has even conquered death. Now Scythes are the only ones who can end life—and they are commanded to do so, in order to keep the size of the population under control.

Citra and Rowan are chosen to apprentice to a scythe—a role that neither wants. These teens must master the “art” of taking life, knowing that the consequence of failure could mean losing their own.

The Last Bookstore on Earth
by Lily Braun-Arnold
Seventeen-year-old Liz Flanner, holed up in an abandoned bookstore in suburban New Jersey since the first Storm wreaked havoc on civilization, finds herself at odds with Maeve, a potentially dangerous out-of-towner who breaks into the bookstore as another Storm approaches.