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, March 23
World Meteoro- logical Day
World Meteorological Day celebrates contribution of meteorological and hydrological services to the safety and wellbeing of society. This year's theme is Climate & Water.
Damon Albarn's Birthday
Damon Albarn is an English musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer who is best known as the lead singer of Blur and as the co-founder, lead vocalist, instrumentalist, and primary lyricist of Gorillaz.
Akira Kurosawa's Birthday
Akira Kurosawa was a Japanese director and filmmaker. He is considered one of the most important and influential creators in the history of cinema. His works have had a huge influence on other filmmakers such as Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, and Quentin Tarantino.
Top 10 Akira Kurosawa Films
Akira Kurosawa - Composing Movement
Friday's results
Who would win: a rhinoceros with a venomous bite and a tongue that can stretch and move at will or a mime who is a tween, but there are 50 of them? Winner: Rhinoceros. Dissenting opinion: "Never doubt the power of a large group of art-kids."
Internet Archive Software Library
The Internet Archive's Software Library has an amazing collection of MS-DOS games from the 1980s and 90s that you can play for free online. Some notable games include Oregon Trail, Doom, Donkey Kong, Castle Wolfenstein, Sim City, and Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego?
New England Aquarium: Virtual Visits
The New England Aquarium in Boston is offering regular virtual visit opportunities through their social media. Their daily presentations are posted on Facebook every day at 11 am. You can also watch their previous presentations on their Virtual Visit webpage.
Virtual Visit: Penguin Feeding!
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
Website: http://libguides.spsd.org/mahoney
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