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We have some great No Zero Hero rewards coming up this semester- so keep working towards getting all of you work turned in so you can join us in the No Zero fun!
Speaking of No Zero Heroes- if you see Cathy Spicer, Sheri Francis, or Laura Cormack around, give those ladies a big high five, or a hug if that's your thing, for all the work they do for you students. The No Zero Hero Parties wouldn't be as awesome as they are without the work of these ladies!
Celebrate your LOVE of reading all month long with a good book~
- Come check out our selection of new books, and fall in LOVE with a new author or book, OR
- Reread a book you've LOVED, OR
- Throwback Thursday to some oldies but goodies that were LOVED, OR
- If you're out of LOVE, come and live vicariously through characters who are in LOVE!
Coding
Student can learn basic coding to create their own Star Wars, Angry Birds, and Minecraft games. Feel free to check these out on your own, but be on the lookout for opportunities in the library to learn more in February!
~New Books~
"I Crawl Through It" by A.S. King
Four teenagers are on the verge of exploding. The anxieties they face at every turn have nearly pushed them to the point of surrender: senseless high-stakes testing, the lingering damage of past trauma, the buried grief and guilt of tragic loss. They are desperate to cope, but no one is listening.
So they will lie. They will split in two. They will turn inside out. They will even build an invisible helicopter to fly themselves far away...but nothing releases the pressure. Because, as they discover, the only way to truly escape their world is to fly right into it."Pull" by Kevin Waltman
Junior year. Derrick Bowen has put in two good years getting ready for this season. He put in the work and earned his coach's trust and his role as the starting point guard for Marion East. Marion has never won the Indiana state championship, but this year the team is Derrick's. And Derrick is good. Opponents worry when Derrick—D-Bow when he's pounding the rock—steps onto the court. Major colleges work feverishly to recruit him. Derrick is ready to run teams off the court.
If only he could get on the court and stay on it.
Can Derrick lead the team to victory from the bench?
"The Distance From Me to You" by Marina Gessner
McKenna Berney is a lucky girl. She has a loving family and has been accepted to college for the fall. But McKenna has a different goal in mind: much to the chagrin of her parents, she defers her college acceptance to hike the Appalachian Trail from Maine to Georgia with her best friend. And when her friend backs out, McKenna is determined to go through with the dangerous trip on her own. While on the Trail, she meets Sam. Having skipped out on an abusive dad and quit school, Sam has found a brief respite on the Trail, where everyone’s a drifter, at least temporarily.
"Illuminae" by Amie Kaufman
This morning, Kady thought breaking up with Ezra was the hardest thing she’d have to do.
This afternoon, her planet was invaded.
The year is 2575, and two rival megacorporations are at war over a planet that’s little more than an ice-covered speck at the edge of the universe. Too bad nobody thought to warn the people living on it. With enemy fire raining down on them, Kady and Ezra—who are barely even talking to each other—are forced to fight their way onto one of the evacuating fleet, with an enemy warship in hot pursuit.
But their problems are just getting started. A deadly plague has broken out and is mutating, with terrifying results; the fleet’s AI, which should be protecting them, may actually be their enemy; and nobody in charge will say what’s really going on. As Kady hacks into a tangled web of data to find the truth, it’s clear only one person can help her bring it all to light: the ex-boyfriend she swore she’d never speak to again!"The Winter Place" by Alexander Yates
Axel and Tess are bewildered when a stranger shows up in their backyard accompanied by a giant brown bear, but before they can investigate the bizarre encounter, something more harrowing happens: their father is killed in a freak car accident.
Now orphaned, Tess and Axel are shipped off to Finland to live with grandparents who they’ve never met, and are stunned to discover that the mysterious stranger with the bear has found them again. More stunning—they come to understand that this man isn’t really a man…he’s a keeper of souls. Then the Keeper invites Axel, who is fighting his symptoms of muscular dystrophy, to join the path of the dead—and when Axel disappears into the deep snow, Tess knows she must find a way to follow. There are mysteries connected to this peculiar man, this keeper, and if she can untangle them, she might not only save Axel, but also bring her parents peace.
"Once Upon a Kiss" by Robin Palmer
MakerPrograms - Take 2!
-SnapCirctuits: build and create electrical circuits that run fans, radios, and lights
-Makey Makeys: create musical instruments, video and board games, all with a few little clips and wires, playdoh, paperclips, and money!
-Ozobots: work with robots, program them and make them move.
-Sphero: work your way through an obstacle course with a little sphere. BUT- A game of hot potato has never been more fun than with the Sphero!
"Creativity is intelligence having fun." ~Albert Einstein
Got OCD? (Obsessive Coffee Disorder!)
This coffee bar is up and running for you- so let us know how we can improve!
We appreciate your patience as we are trying to determine our supply and demand needs, so far, your are demanding way more than we have supplied! And that is a good thing! But thank you for your patience as we await delivery of our supplies.
AND... the first 5 people to let me know they read this newsletter will receive a FREE drink!
CHS Library Media Center
Email: eryng@usd361.org
Website: www.usd361.org
Location: 467 N State Rd 14, Anthony, KS
Phone: 620-842-5155
Twitter: @Chaparral_LMC