Ridley High School Library
May, 2016: News & New Books!
New Books on Our Top 10 List!
2015-2016 LIBRARY USE & BOOK CIRCULATION
Classes Using the Library: 857
Booktalks: 54
Research Lessons: 37
Clicks on the Library Web Site: 7,964
POWER Library Searches: 9,728
Fiction & Nonfiction Check-Outs: 3,830
Audiobook Check-Outs: 78
OverDrive eBook Check-Outs: 367
- 726 new books were added to the library!
- The Dollar General Literacy Foundation awarded the library a $4,000 Youth Literacy Grant to fund the Pennsylvania Reader's Choice Award for the 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 school years. 205 students read 3 or more of the 15 nominated titles and voted for their favorite in April! And the 2016 winner is:
- Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely stopped by Ridley High School on October 6 to talk about their brand new novel, All American Boys.
- Popular young adult author Tiffany Schmidt shared stories about her writing process and career with a packed Board Room on March 3.
- The library has been awarded a 26-book set of the 2016 Teens’ Top Ten nominees through a competitive Young Adult Library Services Association Giveaway!
- The Ridley High School Library Blog was viewed about 1,300 times in 2015. Please subscribe to stay up to date on new books, author events, tech tips, and all the library news worth checking out!
- Ms. Pickett has been Blogging for Books, receiving free books for the library from Penguin Random House in exchange for an honest review on the library blog!
With the help of a generous REF grant renewal, our DIGITAL LENDING LIBRARY continues to grow! Students and staff members can browse, sample, and borrow from our collection of 150+ eBooks and audiobooks. Some of the titles we've recently added to our OverDrive collection include:
- Faceless by Alyssa Sheinmel (audiobook)
- The Fireman by Joe Hill
- The Nest by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney
- On the Edge of Gone by Corinne Duyvis
- The Outliers by Kimberly McCreight
- A Tyranny of Petticoats by Jessica Spotswood, ed.
- Welcome to Night Vale by Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor
- With Malice by Eileen Cook
ARRIVING ON JUNE 13 ... NEW WATER BOTTLES!
JUST $5 EACH OR 3 FOR $10!
Spring into summer with some new library merchandise! Brand new 30-ounce, BPA-free water bottles will arrive on June 13, so reserve yours today! Tote bags, insulated lunch boxes, and 14-ounce ceramic diner mugs are still available (for the same price as the water bottles). Stock up for your summer road trip, day at the pool, or relaxing morning at home. Stop by the library anytime to pick up one, two, or more!
The internet makes doing research easier - easier to do well and easier to do poorly (1). Increasing amounts of information demand students acquire the skills to select, evaluate, and use information appropriately and effectively (2). Helping students to acquire these skills is the foundation for everything that happens in the Ridley High School Library!
1. Purcell, Kristen, et al. "How Teens Do Research in the Digital World." Pew Internet and American Life Project. Pew Research Center. 1 Nov. 2012. Web. 18 May 2016.
2. "Standards for the 21st-Century Learner." American Association of School Librarians. American Librarian Association. 2007. Web. 18 May 2016.
Ridley High School Library
The Ridley High School Library is open from
7:15 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Email: apickett@ridleysd.org
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Location: 901 Morton Ave. | Folsom, PA | 19033
Phone: 610.534.1900 (1223)
Twitter: @AmyVPickett