Teens Did This: A Balloon to Space

In February, a team of Spanish high school students sent a balloon with a camera 19 miles above the earth. See their pictures here.

Friday Fun: Flying Cars, Water Cars, and Jet-Powered Porta-Potties

Just in case you forgot: We live in the future. Yesterday's science fiction is today's reality. Case in point: The flying car.




If that wasn't James Bond enough for you, how about a car that turns into a speedboat?




And while we're having fun, why not attach rockets and jet engines where they don't belong?

New Books

Batman: The Killing Joke by Alan Moore and Brian Bolland

A classic 1980s Batman story that features one origin of the Joker, the end of Batgirl, and Commissioner Gordon nearly driven insane.

Johnny Gruesome by Gregory Lamberson
Johnny Grissom, nicknamed “Johnny Gruesome” by his high school classmates, is a heavy-metal hellion who loves to party, watch horror movies, and get into fights. One winter night, Johnny’s car, the Death Mobile, is discovered submerged beneath the icy depths of Willow Creek, with Johnny’s waterlogged corpse inside. Everyone believes it was an accident – until the murders begin. One by one, Johnny’s enemies are meeting a grisly death.

Lucky by Rachel Vail

As Phoebe and her clique of privileged girlfriends get ready to graduate from eighth grade, a financial scandal threatens her family’s security and her status.

Ransom My Heart: A Novel by Princess of Genovia Mia Thermopolis (with help from Meg Cabot, author of the Princess Diaries)

An adventurous beauty kidnaps a handsome knight to ransom money for her sister. She didn’t count on falling in love with him, only to realize he’s been lying about his identity all along… But then, so has she.

Game Night Wednesday

The Library will host its next Game Night on Wednesday, March 18, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Due to technical difficulties, we will be down to one monitor this month. We hope to have two up and running soon.

In the meantime, we will have board games and snacks on hand to keep you busy in between rounds on the other games.

Rock You

Fun effects for your pics. Add music, videos, themes, movie posters, & more! Make your text sparkle, glitter, swirl, & more!

Announcing the 2009 winner

of the Rebecca Caudill Award.

Daylight Savings Time Begins 3/8/09

Don't forget to Spring forward and set your clock ahead one hour!

http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com

Longest Fingernails - Female

WHO: Lee Redmond
WHAT: 8 m 65 cm (28 ft 4.5 in)
WHERE: Lo show dei record, Madrid, Spain
WHEN: As of 1979
Lee Redmond (USA), who has not cut her nails since 1979, has grown and carefully manicured them to reach a total length of 8.65 m (28 ft 4.5 in) as measured on the set of Lo show dei record in Madrid, Spain, on 23 February 2008. The longest nail is the right thumb: 90 cm (2 ft 11 in).