Mahoney Library Blast
Make the most of the library from home!
About the Library Blast
While we are learning from home during school closures, I hope to send daily emails every weekday morning. These messages will include cool and interesting websites, videos, book recommendations and more, so that we can stay connected and keep learning!
Thursday, May 21
World Day for Cultural Diversity
World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development is a day to recognize and affirm culture’s contribution to sustainable development, acknowledging further the natural and cultural diversity of the world, and recognizing that cultures and civilizations can contribute to, and are crucial enablers of, sustainable development.
International Tea Day
International Tea Day is observed annually on May 21, according to the United Nations. Tea is the world’s most consumed drink, after water. It is believed that tea originated in northeast India, north Myanmar and southwest China, but the exact place where the plant first grew is not known. Tea has been with us for a long time. There is evidence that tea was consumed in China 5,000 years ago.
Talk Like Yoda Day
The Jedi master Yoda is well known for his unusual speech patterns. In English we usually construct sentences as subject - verb - object. Yoda speaks in a way that is rare even among global languages: Yoda makes his sentences: object - subject - verb, "Much to learn, you still have.”
World Day for Cultural Diversity and for Dialogue and Development
Around The World In Cups Of Tea
People Try Tea From Around The World
7 Ways to Drink Tea | Around the World
How to talk like Yoda from Star Wars
Yesterday's Winner
Who would win: A spider wearing a suit of armor and heals 100 times faster than normal OR Abraham Lincoln who breathes fire and is armed with Cupid's bow? Winner: Spider. Reason: The spider "would heal the burns from the fire, and the arrows couldn’t penetrate the armor."
20-Day Song Challenge: Day 15
A song challenge for the 20 school days in May! For Day Fifteen, "A song that has many meanings to you" I selected "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall" by Bob Dylan. What would you choose? What would you recommend I keep in mind for future songs? Email me at gartleel@spsdme.org.
Bob Dylan - A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall (Audio)
Sora
Sora is an app that provides access to a collection of ebooks and audiobooks that we share with Memorial and the High School. This slideshow will help you login if you haven't used Sora before. If you have any trouble logging in or using Sora, please email me at gartleel@spsdme.org. If there is an ebook or audiobook you are looking for that you can't find on Sora, please let me know, and I will do my best to find it for you!
Junior Library Guild
Junior Library Guild is currently offering free access to their online ebook collection. You can access more free ebooks by visiting jlg.ipublishcentral.com (or downloading the JLG Digital app on a personal device) and signing in with the username JLGMID and the password JLGFREE.
Epic!
Epic! is another online ebook collection. You can access Epic! by downloading the app or visiting https://www.getepic.com/students and using the class code wtt8334. Epic! has tons of books, comics, audiobooks, and videos. Epic! can only be accessed during the school day.
I want to hear from you!
Please share:
- Memes
- Photos of your pets
- Your art or comics
- Recipes
- Book recommendations or reviews
- Other TV, movie, game or media recommendations
- Playlists
- Funny or uplifting videos
Please email me anything you would like to share at gartleel@spsdme.org!
Mx Gartley
Stay in touch: email me at gartleel@spsdme.org to share what you're reading, a playlist you're listing to, what show you're binging or anything else. Also feel free to email me if you need help finding a book, audiobook, or any other resources!
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