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 18
International Museum Day
Each year since 1977, the International Council of Museums (ICOM) has organized International Museum Day. Museums are an important means of cultural exchange, enrichment of cultures and development of mutual understanding, cooperation and peace among peoples.
Mount St. Helens Erupts
On this day in 1980, Mount St. Helens erupts in Washington state, killing 57 people and causing $3 billion in damage. The eruption was the most powerful in U.S. history. Ash traveled as far as Minnesota and Colorado.
Apollo 10 Launches
On this day in 1969, Apollo 10 launched from Cape Kennedy to orbit the moon. Apollo 10 was a "dress rehearsal" for the first Moon landing, testing all the components and procedures just short of actually landing.
Stuck at Home? These 12 Famous Museums Offer Virtual Tours You Can Take on Your Couch
Travel + Leisure provides a list of museums from all around the world that are offering free virtual tours. This list mostly includes art museums such as the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam and the Getty Museum in Los Angeles, but also includes some archaeology and history museums such as the British Museum in London and the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City.
12 World-Class Museums You Can Visit Online
Mental Floss also has a list of great museums providing virtual tours. There are a variety of museums here, including famous art museums like the Louvre in Paris and the Guggenheim in New York, and science museums such as the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, NASA's Langley Research Center and Glenn Research Center, and more.
Looking back at the Mount St. Helens eruption
Volcanoes 101 | National Geographic
Apollo 10: 'Tell the world, we have arrived'
What the Apollo Missions Meant | APOLLO - Missions to the Moon
Friday's Winner
Who would win: E.T. whose hands are covered in butter and is 100 stories tall OR Martha Stewart who controls the weather and can make a force field while holding her breath? Winner: Martha Stewart. Reason: "Butter would make his hands slippery, so it would be a struggle for [E.T.].
20-Day Song Challenge: Day 12
A song challenge for the 20 school days in May! For Day Twelve, "A song a person's name in the title" I selected "Gloria" by Them. What would you choose? What would you recommend I keep in mind for future songs? Email me at gartleel@spsdme.org.
Them - Gloria (Audio) ft. Van Morrison
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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