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Split In Two

The third installment of Veronica Roth’s Divergent trilogy came out in theaters this past weekend. Following the Hollywood trend that was started by Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Allegiant has been split into two movies. Divergent was first published as a book in 2011, released as a film in 2014, and Part Two: Ascendant comes out in 2017. Many have […]

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Make it / Eat it: Candy Sushi

Who says you shouldn’t play with your food? You can make your own candy sushi: it’s fun, easy and tasty too! Check out this list of ingredients and simple instructions: Things You’ll Need: 1 – 1 1/2 tbsp. butter or margarine 20 Jet-puffed marshmallows 3 cups Rice Krispies cereal 10 chewy fruit snack sheets (like Fruit by the Foot or Fruit Roll-Ups) 40 bite-sized […]

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Celebrate Teen Tech Week!

Teen Tech Week is one whole week dedicated to the library’s digital resources and services available to teens. Here at Algonquin, we have several programs just for you! The first meeting of our High School Tech Club will be this Tuesday, so be sure to check that out. Our technology librarian, Kenny, will be there to let you play with some of the […]

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Judging a Book By Its Cover

When I Was the Greatest by Jason Reynolds is a book about a fifteen-year-old boy named Ali who uses boxing to avoid the dangerous street culture of his Bed-Stuy neighborhood in Brooklyn. Ali lives with his mother and little sister, Jazz. Ali’s life is complicated by his friends, Noodles, who always seems to be looking for trouble and Needles, who has Tourette’s syndrome. They […]