


On the Same Page: For Those Who Walk by Themselves
Friday February 2nd, at 7:00 PM
In the Community Room
Join counselor Geoff Winfree who’ll help us cope with feeling alone.
Geoff Winfree is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist here in Rexburg.

*Christmas Extravaganza*
Hop aboard the Polar Express with the conductor
for a visit with Santa
Monday December 4th
5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
At the Madison Library District
***Don’t forget to wear your PJ’s and Slippers ***
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Fun Crafts
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Stories
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Face Painting
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Yummy Treats
Santa will begin visits at 4:30 PM
Fun for the whole family!

An Evening of Quiet Creativity
Thursday, November 2, from 6:00 – 9:00 pm
in the Community Room
Escape the outside chaos and focus on your creative project. Write your novel, dust off your drawing pad, whatever your project, zone in on it tonight.
For teens and adults, ages 12 and up!

Teen Read Week 2017!
Teen read week is October 8-14.
This National event is held every year to encourage teens to become regular readers and to use their local libraries. The theme this year is “Unleash Your Story.” This theme comes from YALSA, Young Adult Library Service Association. It first started in 1998 and is held every October. Please join us for a Teen Read Week Party.
- Harry Potter Party
- October 13th, 7 pm – 9 pm
- Teens 12-17
- Madison Library District Community Room

Imagination’s Day of Play Cardboard Challenge!
Saturday, October 7, from 10AM to 4PM
In the Community Room
The library provides the supplies… You provide the imagination. A fun day for all ages (kids under 12 must be accompanied by someone 14 or older).
Some Fun Ideas:

Teen Crafting in April
April will be a great month for Teen Crafting! All supplies are provided – these are free events for teens ages 12 to 17. All projects start at 4:00 pm in the Community Room.
- April 6: Perler Bead Spring Bunnies
- April 20: Pop Bottle Bird Feeders

“Savvy” by Ingrid Law
“Savvy” by Ingrid Law
Everyone in Mibs’ family has a special talent, known as their savvy, that they receive on their thirteenth birthday. Her mother does everything perfectly, even when it’s a mistake. Her grandmother could catch music in a jar. Her grandfather causes the ground to move.
Now it’s finally her turn! Mibs is celebrating her thirteenth birthday, and she will finally find out what her savvy is. Will it be talking to animals? Seeing sounds? Only time will tell. Then tragedy strikes – her father is a car accident and is now in a coma. Will Mibs get a savvy that could save him?
Full of quirky characters and wild adventures, Savvy is the story of Mibs and her quest to save her father’s life. She is joined by her brother and a few new friends along the way, and somewhere between pink buses, flying pies, and police cars they must make their way to the hospital to find Mibs’ father and try to keep him alive.
Law, I. (2008). Savvy. New York, NY: Dial Books for Young Readers.
Awards: Newbery Honor 2009
This is a fun book about abilities and talents and family relationships. The growing friendship between Mibs and Will and Mibs and Bobbi are great examples of how people aren’t always who they seem to be, and sometimes a person just wants someone to see them and like them for who they really are. I’m really interested to see what Sampson’s savvy is, although it seems as though he already has inklings of it showing through in his behavior, even at his younger age.
A great group read and one that readers of all ages who enjoy a little light fantasy in their books will really enjoy.
Professional Reviews:
Grades 5-7. Upon turning 13, each member of the Beaumont family develops a supernatural ability, or savvy, which must then be tamed. Well aware of the problems savvys can bring (the family had to relocate when one child had difficulty controlling his storm-producing savvy), 12-year-old Mississippi (Mibs) awaits her birthday eagerly but with a bit of trepidation. Then Poppa is seriously injured in an accident far away, and Momma goes to his side, leaving Mibs and the rest of the family to cope with Mibs’ 13th birthday on their own. Initially believing that her savvy is the ability to restore life, Mibs sets her course for Poppa. Joined by her brothers and the local preacher’s kids, she sweet talks her way onto a traveling Bible salesman’s bus. On the journey, however, Mibs realizes her savvy isn’t what she thought, which opens the way for a number of lively adventures both geographic and emotional. Law’s storytelling is rollicking, her language imaginative, and her entire cast of whacky, yet believable characters delightful. Readers will want more from Law; her first book is both wholly engaging and lots of fun.

Teens’ Top Ten Winners Announced!
The Teens’ Top Ten is a “teen choice” list, where teens nominate and choose their favorite books of the previous year! Nominators are members of teen book groups in sixteen school and public libraries around the country. Nominations were posted on the Thursday of National Library Week, and teens across the country voted on their favorite titles each year.
Readers ages twelve to eighteen voted online between August 15 and Teen Read Week™ (October 9-15, 2016) on the Teens’ Top Ten site. The winners were announced the week after Teen Read Week.
View a list of the winners with annotations here. (PDF)