Library NewsBlast January 2016
Flushing High School Library Media Center
Welcome to the New Year!!
Happy Birthday Ben Franklin: January 17, 1706
Happy Birthday Zora Neal Hurston: January 7, 1891
Happy Birthday Carl Sandburg: January 6, 1878
Opportunities for Teachers and Interesting Websites
An exciting new websites created for educators to share lessons is the CORA website. CORA stands for Community of Online Research Assignments. Librarians and teachers can contribute lesson plans, research assignments and activities which engage students in information literacy skills.
New York Public Library recently released over 180,000 materials in the public domain. The public is free to use and reuse the digital images without permission or restrictions, providing you cite the image. To view the collection, visit the NYPL Public Domain Collection link.
Flushing HS Library Media Center
Email: ebayer@schools.nyc.gov
Website: https://library.nycenet.edu/common/servlet/presenthomeform.do?l2m=Home&tm=Home
Location: 3501 Union Street, Flushing, NY 11354
Phone: (718)888-7500
Twitter: @readingbeaver