Antelope High School Library News
April 2021
Library Happenings
Celebrate National Poetry Month
Celebrate National Poetry Month by participating in the Dear Poet Project. You will be able to select your poet/poem by clicking on the Dear Poet Project link. Click here to submit your letter to your selected poet.
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Create your own Blackout Poem and/or Ekphrastic Poem and display it in the Library. Prizes for participation will be handed out! Click here for blackout poetry instructions. Click here for ekphrastic poetry instructions. Bring or email your poem to the AnHS Library (jmccoy@rjuhsd.us) by April 30, 2021 for display and to claim your prize.
Blackout Poetry
Ekphrastic Poetry
Blackout Poetry
Antelope Library Poetry Collection
Username: firstname.lastname; Password: Student ID#
Daily Dose of Poetry: SlowDown
Celebrate National Library Week
Celebrate National Library Week 2021 by sharing what you love about the resources and services available at your library. Post to Instagram, Twitter, or on the I Love Libraries Facebook page, about an e-book, audiobook, book club, or how your library has made a difference while you've been social distancing at home. Use the hashtag #MyLibraryIs. We'll gather all the entries, and one randomly selected winner will receive a $100 Visa gift card. The promotion starts Sunday, April 4 at noon CT and ends on Saturday, April 10 at noon CT. If you love your library, say it loud and proud! Don’t forget to tag your library @librarygirl7801 (Instagram) or @anhs_lib (Twitter)!
Read WOKE Collections
What is Read WOKE?
"Read WOKE is a movement. It is a feeling. It is a style. It is a form of education. It is a call to action. It is our right as lifelong learners. It means arming yourself with knowledge in order to better protect your rights. Knowledge is power, and no one can take it away. It means learning about others so that you can treat people with the respect and dignity that they deserve, no matter their religion, race, gender, or color" (York Public Library, 2021). "Reading WOKE means reading about immigration, racism, and other social justice issues so that we can learn and grow with each other and give voice to the voiceless" (Lewis, 2021).
English 9 Classes Begin Research Project
Students also received one-on-one help from the librarian to locate the most relevant resources for their research topic. Students shared their biggest takeaways from the research session using our PearDeck engagement tool.
Sample Student Takeaways
"I will be using different key words to find articles related to my myth. This strategy will help me more effectively find the information I need."
"I will use Ctrl F and combine key words with AND to more easily find resources and narrow my search."
"Learnig about a quicker and a more effective way to snowball research will be very helpful going forward. This strategy will help me gather as much information as I need and even more."
"Now I am able to access the information I need for my research project. I will use specific key word to find helpful resources related to my myth."
"You showed me how to grab a citation. This is going to help me so I can lead into my evidence and cite my sources."
"The Ctrl F key will help me find specific words within my articles."
"I will use Wikipedia to help me find search terms or key words that I can then use in the databases. This will help me know the right key words to use when searching for reliable information."
"Using specific search terms related to my topic. This will help me get better sources for what I am researching."
"I am going to use the Gale Topic Finder to find more information related to my myth. This will help me find other good sources from one initial source."
"I learned what a database is and how to navigate one. This will help me find more relevant and trustworth sources for my research."
"I will go to Wikipedia first and look at other sources and related words, phrase, and topics, and then use these words to search for specific resources in the databases."
Teen Creators
Send in your VOICE OF THE STUDENTS (VOTS) Creations
Click on the link for our VOTS digital magazine edition to see students' shared creative works. Students' original works are included and have not been edited. You can also access VOTS on the library's website.
Reader's Corner
League of Literature (LOL) Book Club
Wednesday, May 12, 2021, 03:00 PM
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Circe by Madeline Miller
Threatened, Zeus banishes her to a deserted island, where she hones her occult craft, tames wild beasts and crosses paths with many of the most famous figures in all of mythology, including the Minotaur, Daedalus and his doomed son Icarus, the murderous Medea, and, of course, wily Odysseus.
But there is danger, too, for a woman who stands alone, and Circe unwittingly draws the wrath of both men and gods, ultimately finding herself pitted against one of the most terrifying and vengeful of the Olympians. To protect what she loves most, Circe must summon all her strength and choose, once and for all, whether she belongs with the gods she is born from, or the mortals she has come to love" (GoodReads, 2021).
Listen to an excerpt here.
American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins
Even though she knows they’ll never sell, Lydia stocks some of her all-time favorite books in her store. And then one day a man enters the shop to browse and comes up to the register with a few books he would like to buy—two of them her favorites. Javier is erudite. He is charming. And, unbeknownst to Lydia, he is the jefe of the newest drug cartel that has gruesomely taken over the city. When Lydia’s husband’s tell-all profile of Javier is published, none of their lives will ever be the same.
Forced to flee, Lydia and eight-year-old Luca soon find themselves miles and worlds away from their comfortable middle-class existence. Instantly transformed into migrants, Lydia and Luca ride la bestia—trains that make their way north toward the United States, which is the only place Javier’s reach doesn’t extend. As they join the countless people trying to reach el norte, Lydia soon sees that everyone is running from something. But what exactly are they running to?" (GoodReads, 2021).
Listen to an excerpt here.
New Arrivals!
Check out Books from the AnHS Library!
If you are on campus, you can come before school, immediately after 4th period, or during HUB Time.
If you aren't sure which books you want to check out, watch the following video to learn how to search our Library catalog (OPAC). You can also browse the shelves during HUB time or our virtual shelves on Destiny. Gloves will be provided upon student request, and all books will be cleaned after student contact.
Remember that masks are required to enter the Library. Six feet of social distancing will also take place. Sanitation stations are set up in the Library for student safety.
Access the Public Library for More Choices!
You can also check books out from the Roseville Public LIbrary or the Sacramento Public Library through Overdrive (Libby App), through Hoopla, or through the cloudLibrary. The Libby App can be found on your Chromebook in the Google Play Store. This is how you will access Overdrive eBooks and audiobooks. Hoopla is a digital media service hosted by the Sac Public Library. You can check out eBooks, audiobooks, stream movies, and more. The cloudLibrary is a digital media service hosted by the Roseville Public Library. You can check out eBooks and audiobooks.
To check out a book, search the SPL or the RPL catalog and then select the source (OverDrive, Hoopla, cloudLibrary, etc.) that you want to check the book out from. For the RPL, select Teen Fiction or another collection under Browse for New Items. For the SPL, search for either fiction or non fiction and then select young adult as your target audience. Click here to watch a short video on how to search their catalogs. Once you click on a certain title, you can scroll down to see other read-alikes at both of the libraries.
Need another place to search for trending teen books, check out our BookFlix Choice Board for lots of options!
More Digital Library Resources
Links to several resources.
Project Gutenberg eBooks
LibriVox Audiobooks
Open Library - eBooks and audiobooks
Username: antelopehs
Password: antelopehs
Library Services
Spring Term Library Hours
On-Campus Students beginning 1/5/21
Monday-Friday 7:15-1:15 pm
Off-Campus & RSVLA Students (HUB Time)
1/5/21 to 5/27/21
Monday-Friday 1:30-3:30 pm
*The Library will close early (3 pm) on the 3rd Tuesday of each month for Staff Meetings.
Antelope Learning Lab (ALL):
Tuesday & Wednesday via Zoom from 1:50-2:35 pm
Email Mrs. Reynolds @ araatz@rjuhsd.us or
Mrs. Gorkhali @ rgorkhali@rjuhsd.us if you have any questions.
New Students and Chromebook Checkout
If you are a new student who didn't check out a Chromebook during the first week of school, you can come to the Library between 7:15 am and 1:15 pm if you are on campus or between 1:30-3:30 pm if you are learning from home. Please enter through the main Library entrance.
Chromebook Problems?
Password Issues?
Students can also email the Technology Help Desk directly at help@rjuhsd.us or call (916) 462-9511.
Library Resources
Student Help for Research, Apps, and e-Texts!
CAMERON'S COLLECTION OF EBOOKS FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND AWARENESS
ANHS OPAC (ONLINE PUBLIC ACCESS CATALOG): Access to Quality Websites
SCHOOL DATABASES AND ELECTRONIC RESOURCES FOR SCHOOL ASSIGNMENTS
SACRAMENTO BEE ELECTRONIC RESOURCES
Questions???
@librarygirl7801
Email: jmccoy@rjuhsd.us
Website: https://www.rjuhsd.us/Page/1529
Location: 7801 Titan Drive, Antelope, CA, USA
Phone: (916) 726-1400 6052
Twitter: @anhs_lib