What are YOU waiting for?

There are a lot of exciting projects – movies, books, video games – as well as conferences and weeks of celebration coming up. We want to know which ones you are most excited about. We also want to know which ones we might be missing – please chime in in the comments section!

August

• Movie: The Spectacular Now (August 2)
• Movie: Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (August 7)
• Movie: Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (August 21)
• Book: Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan
• Book: Wise Young Fool by Sean Beaudoin

September

• Book: United We Spy by Ally Carter
• Book: The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black
• Book: The Chaos of Stars by Kiersten White
• Book: Untold by Sarah Rees Brennan
• Book: The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater
• Book: Rose Under Fire by Elizabeth Wein 
• Book: Not a Drop to Drink by Mindy McGinnis
• BANNED BOOKS WEEK (September 22-28)
• HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH (September 15 – October 15)
• Library Card Sign Up Month

October

• Book: The House of Hades by Rick Riordan 
• Star Wars Reads Day (October 5)
• TEEN READ WEEK (October 13 – 19)

November

• Movie: Ender’s Game (November 1)
• Movie: Thor: The Dark World (November 8)
• Movie: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (November 22)
• International Games Day (November 16)
• Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Special (November 23)
• Book: The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
• NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH
• AASL Conference (November 14-17)

December

• Movie: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (December 13)
  

Sometime in 2014 Karen and Heather’s professional book The Whole Library Handbook will be published by ALA Editions.  THIS is one of the things that we are MOST excited about in 2014!

January 2014

• Book: The Unbound by Victoria Schwab 
• ALA Midwinter & Awards Announcements (January 27)

February 2014

• Book: Perfect Lies by Kiersten White (sequel to Mind Games)
• Book: White Space by Ilsa J. Bick
• AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH
• Digital Learning Day (February 5)

March 2014

• Movie: Divergent (March 21)
• Book: Panic by Lauren Oliver
• WOMENS HISTORY MONTH
• TEEN TECH WEEK (March 9-15)

April 2014

• Movie: Captain America: The Winter Soldier (April 4)
• Book: Rebel Belle by Rachel Hawkins
• Book: Dangerous by Shannon Hale
• Book: City of Heavenly Fire by Cassandra Clare
• NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK (April 13-19)
• National D.E.A.R. Day (Drop Everything and Read) (April 12)
• Celebrate Teen Literature Day (April 17)
• TLA (come hear Karen and Christie speak!)

May 2014

• ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH

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