For Jane Austen Fans

This year marks the 200th anniversary of Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility! Although the anniversary technically isn't until October, the blog My Jane Austen Book Club has already begun celebrating by hosting a blog tour and offering monthly giveaways! Check out the site.....also, Jane Austen Addict Blog has some interesting posts, too.

Other notable websites:

The Republic of Pemberley - The largest Jane Austen site on the web

AustenBlog - A compendium of news about Jane Austen in popular culture

Austenfans.com - A celebration of all things Jane Austen (they have some nice J.A. e-cards!)

Search the library's catalog for one of Jane Austen's books or a movie based on her works, or an Austen-inspired book!

Movies to Look for in 2011

There are tons of great movies coming out this year that are adapted from books....and it is always interesting to see if the movies do the book justice. Here is a list of some of the movies we are most excited to see:

Roderick Rules (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #2) - March 25th

Water for Elephants - April 22nd

Mr. Popper's Penguins - June 17th

One for the Money (Stephanie Plum, No.1) - July 8th

The Help - August 12th

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (US Version) - December 21st

The Raven - no official release date yet

For more information:

Watch the movie trailer for Water for Elephants:



Check out more pictures from the set of The Help.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid website - read about the movie and characters & watch the trailer

Search the library's catalog and read the book before you see the movie!