GCS Library Media Center News
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Did you know that the American Library Association celebrates Banned Book Week each September? Celebrate YOUR freedom to Read and check out our banned books display (by Mrs. Campbell!) in the LMC. And check out the ALA website to learn more: http://www.ala.org/bbooks/bannedbooksweek
New Nonfiction in Our LMC
200 Skills Every Cook Must Have by Clara Paul
An illustrated guide to cooking techniques and equipment to improve basic cooking skills, covering how to crack a crab, frost a cake, peel a citrus fruit, and more.
All the Right Angles by Joel Levy
Explains the mathematical aspect of sports, covering power and motion, angles, trajectories and geometry, statistics, and biology and the environment.
Shark Tank: Jump Start Your Business by Michael Parrish DuDell
From the ABC hit show "Shark Tank," this book-filled with practical advice and introductions from the Sharks themselves-will be the ultimate resource for anyone thinking about starting a business or growing the one they have.
GCS Grad Makes Beautiful Art
Rob Grom is a 2000 GCS grad and now works in NYC as a senior art director at St. Martin's Press. As senior art director he works on cover designs for book jackets. Thanks to former art teacher, Naomi Meyer, the LMC is in possession of several of his book jackets, which we've put on display. Stop by and see the beauty in a book jacket. And read more, courtesy of Mr. Morris, on the GCS Counseling page: http://www.greenwichcsd.org/hs/counseling/
New Books Courtesy of First Book!
Thanks to coordination from the staff and students at WSWHE BOCES Myers Center, and sponsorship from AFT, SABEA, and NYSUT, our LMC received 20 new books to add to our collection including 3 of the books in the graphic novel series The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan, 3 books in The Enemy series by Charles Higson, and the graphic novel interpretation of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs. The books have been processed and are ready to be borrowed! Find out more about First Book here: http://www.firstbook.org/ and learn about First Book in our area, here: http://www.wswheboces.org/spotlight.cfm?sp=339
Tech Tip!
A student needed assistance today in order to create a degree symbol for a science lab. We did a little research and found a keyboard shortcut...
Hold down the ALT button and then type the numbers 2 4 8
and voilà...you get this symbol: °
...and now YOU know!
Resources in Our LMC: Interactive E-Books
Search our LMC catalog (http://grwh.wswhe.opalsinfo.net/bin/home) for 'e-book' to view the number of ebooks available for online viewing, as well as download. In particular, check out our interactive ebooks on New York State from Rosen! http://www.rosenlearningcenter.com/
Greenwich FOR Kindness and Free Books!
In the spirit of the Greenwich FOR Kindness (https://www.facebook.com/pages/GreenwichFORkindness/764066290301450) campaign celebrating acts of kindness, the LMC gave away a few books last week to lucky, but unsuspecting, readers. The books popped up in a random spots at random times during the day...and the fun's not over, as there are more books where those came from...a donation from the Greenwich Free Library (http://greenwich.sals.edu/)!
New Fiction in the LMC
Exposure by Kathy Reichs
Fifteen-year-old Tory and her "viral" friends, who contracted heightened, wolflike senses during an experiment gone wrong, investigate an abduction case and make some troubling new discoveries about their powers. The 4th book in the series.
The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
Fourteen-year-old twin basketball stars Josh and Jordan wrestle with highs and lows on and off the court as their father ignores his declining health.
Sunrise by Mike Mullin
Nearly a year after the eruption of the Yellowstone supervolcano, survival has become harder than ever and Alex and Darla must risk everything to try to create a community that can withstand the ongoing disaster. Book 3 in the series.
Tech Tools to Use: instaGrok
instaGrok is an interactive concept map (or mind map) that allows users to visually engage with, and manipulate, the search process during research. Not only does it provide users with supporting ideas and terminologies, it also connects users to websites, videos, images, and key concepts to further stimulate thought and exploration. Check it out at: http://www.instagrok.com/index.html
We're Here to Help!
Stop in to the LMC...we're available to help you find a book, do research, troubleshoot your technical issues, administer the NYS DMV permit test, and SO MUCH MORE! Don't be afraid to ask!
~Mrs. Carner, Mrs. Dennis, and Mrs. Campbell
Email: ncarner@greenwichcsd.org
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