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 Library
Time is
Running Out!
Space and time in the library is getting scarce especially
with various testing scheduled. If you will
need library time within the next few weeks,
please schedule with us in the library as
soon as possible to ensure you get the time
you and your students need. To aid in our
collection of materials – all library
materials will be due on May 30th
and the last day to check out materials will
be May 16th.
 New York State’s
Public Library 2008 Summer Reading Program
Metamorphosis @ the Library
The 2008 New York State’s Public Library Summer Reading
Program is titled Metamorphosis @ the
Library. If you are interested in seeing
the compiled book list and program details
please click on the link below. The
information should be available shortly.
http://www.summerreadingnys.org/
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New Picture Book Collection in the Library
With recent purchases the library will now
have over 50 picture books in the
collection. This assortment of picture
books will be shelved as a separate
collection in the library. Many of the books
purchased have won the Caldecott or
Caldecott Honor Awards for their
illustrations. The books have been selected
to meet the needs of various classes and
will hopefully be used in all curricular
areas. A database of the available books
will be available shortly. Suggestions for
further purchases are encouraged.
Books
are the treasured wealth
of the world
and the fit inheritance of
generations and nations.
~ Henry David Thoreau ~
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New Audio Books
in the Library!
The library has also begun purchasing audio books for
patrons to use. One of the companies we
purchase materials through has begun to put
books on self-contained audio book units
called Playaways. Students and teachers
will be able to borrow these from the
library in the near future. The units have
stop and start and speaking speed features
and only require the use of an individual’s
headphones.
The Playaways we have in so far include the
classics:
Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights
Collected stories of Mark Twain
Shakespeare’s Macbeth
Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet
Shakespeare’s Greatest Hit
Including: Romeo and Juliet, Twelth Night,
Macbeth, and A Midsummer’s Night Dream
Shakespeare’s Hamlet
Sean Covey’s The 7 Habits of Highly Effective
Teens
Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter
 Jane Austen’s Emma
and contemporary literature including:
Alfred Martino’s Pinned
Shannon Hale’s The Goose Girl
Christopher Paolini’s Eragon and Eldest |
Websites to Check Out
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American
History
http://gilderlehrman.org/teachers/index.html
This is a great source for primary source
documents and educational resources from all
eras of American history.
FactCheckED
www.factchecked.org
This site is a great way to help teach
students how to be savvy consumers of
information. Great lessons on analytical
thinkging, fact finding, and recognizing
deception and on understanding political
discussions can be found here.
Teacher Tube
www.teachertube.com
This site is home to many lessons and
professional development segments posted
online by other educators.
FREE
www.free.ed.gov
This too is a great source of teaching and
learning resources.
Guilderland High’s
Summer Reading List
Be sure
to check the library’s home page in June for
a link to the district’s HS summer reading
suggestions page on our website. Be sure to
check out the recommendations, which have
been compiled with your students’ interests
in mind. |
