WHHS Library
May/June 2015 Monthly Report
WHHS Library Mission Statement
May/June in the WHHS Library
Summer Reading
1. Take lots of pictures of your reading this summer! (selfies, #shelfies, #bookface - be creative! )
2. Post your pictures online to Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook between June 1 and August 21.
3. Use the hashtag #readinglikegenerals and tag the library
- Instagram = @whhslibrary
- Twitter = @whhslib
- Facebook = WHHS Library
4. You will be entered into a drawing for each post. Enter as many times as you like! Winners will be announced the second week of school. Everyone who participates will receive a sweet treat.
5. Follow the WHHS Library on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook and get an extra entry!
**Don’t use social media? No problem! Download a reading log from the library website and return it to the library by Friday, August 21. **
App of the Month - You-Log Reading
Book lovers of all ages keep an accurate record of every book you own, have read, and want to read. Save time, paper, and your reading history!
- Infants: Parents can log every book they read aloud to their pre-school children.
- Young readers: Keep track of the minutes, pages, and genres you read each day with color-coded bar graphs & pie charts.
- College students: Search for & add your assigned books & take/email/text notes on your required reading.
- Parents: Use your iPhone to log your child’s reading activity & then print out or email his/her customized reading log to the teacher.
- Teachers: Set reading goals for your students and monitor their progress. Use their reading logs for more focused individual conferences.
- Adult readers: Catalogue your entire home library with info on title, author, publish date, ISBN, and genre.
- Book Sellers: Keep track of your book inventory: scan book barcodes and add info about format, condition, cost, and purchase date.
YOU-LOG READING is a feature-rich logging app for book lovers of all ages.
Additions to the Library Collection
Saint Anything by Sarah Dessen
Sydney has always felt invisible. She's grown accustomed to her brother, Peyton, being the focus of the family's attention and, lately, concern. Peyton is handsome and charismatic, but seems bent on self-destruction. Now, after a drunk-driving accident that crippled a boy, Peyton's serving some serious jail time, and Sydney is on her own, questioning her place in the family and the world. Then she meets the Chatham family. Drawn into their warm, chaotic circle, Sydney experiences unquestioning acceptance for the first time. There's effervescent Layla, who constantly falls for the wrong guy, Rosie, who's had her own fall from grace, and Mrs. Chatham, who even though ailing is the heart of the family. But it's with older brother Mac--quiet, watchful, and protective--that Sydney finally feels seen, really seen, at last. Saint Anything is Sarah Dessen's deepest and most psychologically probing novel yet, telling an engrossing story of a girl discovering friendship, love, and herself.
The World Wars DVD
Adolf Hitler. Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Benito Mussolini. Winston Churchill. Charles de Gaulle. George Patton. Before they were the giants of WWII, they were infantrymen and privates in WWI, the "war to end all wars." THE WORLD WARS from HISTORY brings you the story of the devastating three decades of 20th-century world war through the eyes of the men whose characters were forged in the trenches before they commanded a world on the brink of disaster. See how, from Ypres and the Somme to the Battle of the Bulge and the invasion of Normandy, the iconic figures of WWII became synonymous with either battlefield glory or murderous fascism.
Boys Don't Knit (In Public) by T.S. Easton
After an incident regarding a crossing guard and a bottle of Martini & Rossi (and his friends), 17-year-old worrier Ben Fletcher must develop his sense of social alignment, take up a hobby, and do some community service to avoid any further probation. He takes a knitting class (it was that or his father's mechanic class) with the impression that it's taught by the hot teacher all the boys like. Turns out, it's not. Perfect. Regardless, he sticks with it and comes to discover he's a natural knitter, maybe even great. It also helps ease his anxiety and worrying. The only challenge now is to keep it hidden from his friends, his crush, and his soccer-obsessed father. What a tangled web Ben has weaved . . . or knitted.
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