Vote for your favorite book from 2008

Let your voice be heard!

Teenreads.com in association with the Children’s Book Council (CBC) is giving you the chance to vote for your top five books of 2008.

Just click here to fill out the form choosing books from the list provided. Don’t see your book? Then add your own! Just make sure it was released for the first time in 2008. Not sure of publication dates? Check with amazon.com or find out from your local library.

Voting ends on January 31st 2009. So don't delay! Pick your top 5 now!

Great online games for you!

RuneScape Create your free account to log on and play this great interactive adventure combat game.

Habbo Hotel Come join this virtual hotel where you can hang out and make new friends. Walk, dance, eat, drink and chat in the cafes, restaurants, swimming pools and games rooms. The real fun begins when you decorate and furnish your own room. Then you can host your own party.

NeoPets The best Virtual Pet Site on the Internet. Sign up for an account to find new pets, play and show them off to your friends

FreeArcade.com Over 90 Java games for you online.

MyFreeArcade.com Play arcade games here!

Top Ten holiday movies - Have you seen them all?

10. Elf

9. Frosty the Snowman

8. Scrooged

7. A Christmas Story

6. The Nightmare before
Christmas

5. Love Actually

4. Holiday Inn

3. Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer

2. It's a Wonderful Life

1. Miracle on 34th Street

Miss Lou Ellen talks about Culture Kids

The uses of IMDB

Have you ever been watching a movie and thought, "Who is that actor?! I have seen them before, but where?" The answer is www.imdb.com. The Internet Movie Database, known as IMDB, is a great resource and I am surprised that there are still so many people out there who have never even heard of it.

But IMDB is so much more than just a resource for looking up actors and movies. You can find out when new movies are coming out and their release dates 6 months or more in advanced. There are trailers and pictures, sign in to see reviews and comments or add your own; Find out what's playing now and what's coming soon to DVD; Buy tickets; There is even a tv guide; And now you can also play games and watch movies!

All on one site, so don't hesitate to add IMDB to your bookmarks and search engine listing!

J K Rowlings newest book!

Release date for "The Tales of Beadle the Bard" is December 4th, so make sure you have a copy on hold!

Our muggle fairy tales like "Cinderella" and "Sleeping Beauty" are like Harry Potter's wizard tales in "Tales of Beedle the Bard".  The first story is called the "The Wizard and the Hopping Pot".  A cauldron follows a young wizard around and around, clanging loudly, until he makes potions to help the people in the village.

Read the new Harry Potter book!  It is very enjoyable.

Written by Ozzie

The Tales of Beedle the Bard, a Wizarding classic, first came to Muggle readers’ attention in the book known as Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Now, thanks to Hermione Granger’s new translation from the ancient runes, we present this stunning edition with an introduction, notes, and illustrations by J. K. Rowling, and extensive commentary by Albus Dumbledore. Never before have Muggles been privy to these richly imaginative tales: “The Wizard and the Hopping Pot,” “The Fountain of Fair Fortune,” “The Warlock’s Hairy Heart,” “Babbitty Rabbitty and Her Cackling Stump,” and of course, “The Tale of the Three Brothers.” But not only are they the equal of fairy tales we now know and love, reading them gives new insight into the world of Harry Potter. Product information taken from Amazon.com

Take a peek at the stunning copy J K Rowling has had made!

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/21/20081203/tuk-jk-rowling-s-latest-book-unveiled-6323e80.html

More Photos of the Library by Johnny Hubbard