LIBRARY ILLUMINATIONS
Mission Valley Junior/Senior High School Library News
Welcome to the Library at MV JR/SR High School!
Library Illuminations, our new library newsletter, will "shed some light" on the happenings in the JH/HS library. In addition to hosting the newsletter, the school website offers ways to find information in our own school library catalog. To access the K-12 library catalog:
- Choose the MV Library Catalog from the list on the left side of the main page.
- The opening screen shows the Alexandria Researcher, the MV online search page.
- The What's New icon also appears on the opening screen. This details the most currently purchased or donated holdings in our K-12 library.
Feel free to use the online catalog to explore the school library collection.
Elves Visit Library Shelves
Seventh Graders Form a New Book Club
Twenty-three seventh graders signed up to read the first selection, Al Capone Does My Shirts by
Holidays Bring A New Book From a Local Author
The Maze Runner Series by James Dashner
When Thomas wakes up in the left, the only thing he can remember is his first name. His memory is blank. But he's not alone. When the lift's doors open, Thomas finds himself surrounded by kids who welcome him to the Glade--a large, open expanse surrounded by stone walls.
Morpheus Road Series by D. J. MacHale
Marshall Seaver is being haunted. In the first installment of this chillingly compelling trilogy, sixteen-year-old Marshall discovers that somehting beyond our world is after him. The eerie clues pile up quickly, and when people start dying, it's clear whatever this is, it's HUGE!
Matched Trilogy by Ally Condie
In the Society, Officials decide. Who you love. Where you work. When you die. Cassia has always trusted their choices. It’s hardly any price to pay for a long life, the perfect job, the ideal mate. So when her best friend appears on the Matching screen, Cassia knows with complete certainty that he is the one…or is he?
Book Club Reads In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
Four brutal murders took place in Holcomb, Kansas, on November 15, 1959. There was no apparent motive for the Clutter family crime, and there were almost no clues.
The Line is Long.......But the Wait is Worth It
Twenty-seven students lined up Monday morning, December 10 to be the first to pick up a copy of In Cold Blood. By Wednesday, December 12th, 37 books had been checked out by students and staff members.
Two at a Time, Please! Winter Book Arrives!
Mrs. Niland (l) and Mrs. Spoon (r) check out books as quickly as possible so students and faculty won't be late to their first hour class.
Fall Book Club Buzzes By
Reading is Still Popular Among High School Students
The high school Book Club has begun its third year. Thirty-two students and staff members picked up The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd on September 17th. The story takes place in South Carolina in 1964. Racism, sadness and mystery intertwine in the plot.
After a month of reading, 20 students and staff members met to discuss the book and have a snack at the end of the day on October 17th. The book club is voluntary and free to all students. Additional books are borrowed from the Topeka Shawnee County Public Library and the Emporia Public Library.
Rose Niland, JH/HS Librarian
Email: rniland@mv330.org
Website: www.mv330.org
Location: 12912 Mission Valley Rd, Eskridge
Phone: 785-449-2297