Library Connections

News from the Sterling High School Library, Oct. 2014

Library Receives $600 Grant for Books

The SHS Library has received a $600 grant to purchase books for students to read during Silent Sustained Reading (or anytime!). Thanks to Midwest Energy of Hays for the generous grant! We would like to get books requested by students, extra copies of our most popular titles, and the newest titles of your favorite series. If you have a suggestion, please stop by the library or email Mrs. Brownlee: brownleea@usd376.com.
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Free Ebook Resources

The library provides access to ebooks from FollettShelf and MackinVIA. These ebooks can be read from a computer, iPad, tablet, or smart phone. Links to our ebooks are available from our library web page: http://usd376hs.ss3.sharpschool.com/academics/library.


Do you need more details about our school ebooks as well as ebooks available for free from other sources? Check out our school wiki ebook page: http://sterlinghslibrary.wikispaces.com/eBooks.

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Teen girl wins Nobel Peace Prize

Malala Yousafzai (pictured above), a 17-year-old girl from Pakistan, was named the winner of the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize. As a spokesperson for education for girls, she was shot in the head by the Taliban and didn't let that silence her. Read more about her award at: http://www.timeforkids.com/news/malala-wins-nobel-peace-prize/182746.


Read a short biography of her life at: http://www.biography.com/people/malala-yousafzai-21362253#synopsis.


Want to learn more about Malala? Try one of these books from our library.

Destiny Quest App available

Did you know that you can search Destiny, the online library catalog, from any device with the Internet? You can search through a regular web browser at http://usd376.follettdestiny.com/.


If you have a mobile device, you can also download the Destiny Quest app and link it to our library for easy searching. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/destiny-quest/id472689459?mt=8 The app allows you to search books in our library, view titles you have checked out and when they're due, and rate and write reviews for library books you've read.


To sync the Destiny Quest app with our library:

Library URL is usd376.follettdestiny.com

Choose our school. Your username and password for Destiny is the same as for FollettShelf ebooks. See library staff for help or pick up a blue bookmark at the circulation desk for instructions.

RECENT ACQUISITIONS

Stop by the library to check out one of these new books! If the book you want is already checked out, we'd be glad to put a "hold" on it for you and add your name to the waiting list. When the book comes in, we'll send you an email to let you know it's ready to pick up.

Library Newsletter QUESTION

With each Library Connections newsletter, we will include a question that can be answered by reading the newsletter. Write down your answer along with your name on a piece of paper and turn it in to the library to be entered in a drawing to win a fabulous prize!


QUESTION: Who provided a $600 grant to our library to buy new books?