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!
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!
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.
Monday, May 4
International Firefighter's Day
International Firefighters’ Day is a time to recognize and honor the sacrifices that firefighters make to ensure that their communities and environment are as safe as possible.
Bird Day
National Bird Day is an annual holiday with half a million adherents who celebrate through birdwatching, studying birds, and other bird-related activities.
Star Wars Day
Star Wars Day, May 4, celebrates George Lucas's Star Wars media franchise. Observance of the commemorative day spread quickly through media and grassroots celebrations. The date was chosen for the pun on the catchphrase "May the Force be with you" as "May the Fourth be with you".
May the Fourth Be With You - The History of Star Wars Day | NowThis Nerd
Wall of Birds
The Wall of Birds is a mural at Cornell Lab of Ornithology which displays the diversity and evolution of birds from 243 different families and across 375 million years. The Wall of Birds website has an interactive version of the mural which allows the viewer to explore extant birds and extinct bird relatives and ancestors, like the Yutyrannus, Archaeopteryx, Microraptor, and Phorusrhacos, or Terror Bird.
Audubon Bird Cams
The National Audubon Society hosts several live bird cams on their website, and several of these cams feature birds in Maine! You can observe Atlantic Puffins, Ospreys, and Black Guillemots nesting Maine, as well as other birds around the United States.
Birding articles from Audubon
Observing local birds is a great way to get outside and engage with nature while social distancing. National Audubon Society has great articles on how to get started, resources for identifying birds, and tips on backyard birding.
Yesterday's Winner
Who would win: Lucha Libre wrestler wearing in impenetrable tuxedo and is really into fonts OR Google on stilts that can possess opponent for 30 seconds then gets very tired? Winner: Google. Reason: "Google knows about everything."
20-Day Song Challenge: Day 2
A song challenge for the 20 school days in May! For Day Two, "A song with a number in the title," I selected "Three Is The Magic Number" by Blind Melon. What would you choose? What would you recommend I keep in mind for future songs? Email me at gartleel@spsdme.org.
Three Is a Magic Number
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!
Email: gartleel@spsdme.org
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