Burbank Library News
May 2019
Upcoming Library Schedule
5/3 Librarian Out (Library open with a sub)
5/6-5/8 Library Closed to students for EOC Testing
5/7 FREE Coffee for Teachers and Staff All Day
5/13 LAST DAY TO CHECK OUT BOOKS
5/17 ALL BOOKS DUE
5/20 All Carts and other technology due.
5/20-5/30 Library Open but no book checkouts.
Fiction and Nonfiction Book Pairings
Salt to the Sea
East Prussia at the end of World War II, a group of refugees are desperately making their way toward the one chance they have at survival: passage aboard the Wilhelm Gustloff. Braving the unforgiving elements, violent soldiers, and an uncertain future, Joana, Emilia, and Florian narrate their harrowing journey, along with unsettling chapters from Alfred, a Nazi sailor. Sepetys brings to vivid life the events and repercussions of this little-known piece of 20th-century history.
~from School Library Journal
This is a great pairing as both books are about ships that sank during war. Salt to Sea takes places during WWII and Dead Wake is during WWI.
Dead Wake
With a narrative as smooth as the titular passenger liner, Larson delivers a riveting account of one of the most tragic events of WWI. The fact a German U-boat sank the Lusitania off the coast of Ireland in May 1915 is undisputed, so Larson crafts the story as historical suspense by weaving information about the war and the development of submarine technology with an interesting cast of characters. He expertly builds tension up to the final encounter. ~from Publisher's Weekly
Hate List
~From Follett
Parkland
Lost Girl Found
~from Horn Book
We Are Displaced
~from Booklist
About the Librarian
Jennifer De Waelsche has been a librarian with SAISD for seven years. This is her third year at Burbank High School. Before coming to SAISD, she taught speech, debate, yearbook, and English for Hereford ISD in the Texas Panhandle. She is passionate about technology and is happy to work with teachers and students that want to integrate more technology. She is also a competitive Scrabble player and loves to ride roller coasters (183 so far).
She is the recipient of the SAISD Foundation Inspire Award in 2015 and member of the Texas Library Association TALL Texans Class for 2016. She is an active member of the Texas Library Association.
Email: jdewaelsche1@saisd.net
Website: bit.ly/Burbanklib
Location: 1002 Edwards, San Antonio, TX, United States
Phone: 210-228-1210
Twitter: @burbanklib