We are seeing different ways to enjoy reading in the last few years.  Mobile devices (kindles, ipads, phones etc.) are becoming more and more prevalent.  The challenge of learning how each one works to get you to your reading is new to us; but think back in history, to when the book replaced the scroll...

Are you too old for the little kid programs at the library?  Do you think programs about water are just silly and have nothing to do with you?  Well you haven't met the Monday Night Water Your Mind Series yet.  For teens with more adult tastes, Monday night at the Sturgeon Bay Library is for you.  Every Monday at 7pm, another speaker or speakers address a topic that relates to water in some way. 

On July 19th the Neptune's Dive Club will bring on the details of this fantastic underwater sport.  All your questions about SCUBA diving will be answered!  How do I get started?  Where do I dive?  Who do I dive with?  What will I find? Come find out!

On July 26th the Sail and Power Squadron and the Sturgeon Bay Yacht Club will tell all about the joys of Sailing the waters around the Door.  It takes some specialized skills to maneuver a sailboat, but the benefits of learning can be spectacular.  Come find out all about it.

In August we leave the sporting life and focus on the ecology of the Door.  For the more activist members of our teen community, this is a chance to Make Waves by learning a bit more about the area where you live.

August 2nd Mike Grimm from the Nature Conservancy will present a program on the Biodiversity of Door County.  Did you know that Door County has more biodiversity than any other county in Wisconsin?  Learn what you can do to preserve our natural heritage.

August 9th focuses on the ground beneath our feet.  Did you ever wonder why we are still here?  Why has the Door County Peninsula not been swept away into the Lake?  The short answer is the Niagra Escarpment, a huge stretch of some very tough rock.  This is the Year of the Escarpment, so come hear what Bob Boltman has to tell us about this rather special chunk of rock.

August 16th finishes our series with a special session about water quality in Door County.  The water you drink, wash and play in is a concern to all of us.  What we put in the water comes right back to us, so paying attention to what's in there makes sense, and not just because the water in the tap might taste funny.  Learn more about this issue. 

The more you read, the more you know. The more you know, the smarter you grow.  The smarter you grow, the stronger your voice.  When speaking your mind, or making your choice. 

It's a cute poem, but it's right, too.

The Carbon Diaries by Saci Lloyd is a series that takes place in England as the global environmental crisis deepens.  In The Carbon Diaries 2015, Laura Brown is a pretty ordinary London teenager; then England decides to be the first country to "ration carbon".  What does this mean?  Every person in the country gets a certain amount of energy they are allowed to use each month; when it is gone they can't drive, buy food, heat their homes or use electricity in any way until they get more "points" the next month.  It is a radical shift in how people think about using energy, and it goes down hard.  Laura's diary of the first year of Carbon Rationing is riveting.

In The Carbon Diaries 2017 the crisis is spreading.  As Laura's band takes off on a tour of Europe, drought and famine have Africans desperate to get into Europe, flash floods hit across Europe to destroy towns and wipe out crops, and frighteningly facist political parties are winning elections all over Europe, with enevitable clashes with protesting groups.  As Laura struggles to get home, the world seems to spin out of control.  

So you may have heard that there is a little movie coming out at the end of this month (June 30th); Twilight Eclipse.  The movies tend to follow the books by Stephenie Meyer pretty closely, so if you want a preview of the action, you should read the book.  For those of us who have read the books and seen the movies too, this should be a really fun time.

This is what happens when Librarians get together and say "How do we get our students to pay attention?"  This is "Catalog" by the Librarians at the University of Washington (to the tune of Pokerface by Lady Gaga).