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!
Mahoney Readers Club
I'm launching a Google Classroom for Mahoney Readers of all stripes! This is a low-pressure community for all types of readers--whether you're a strict comic reader, you're re-reading your favorite series, or trying out some classics, all readers are welcome!
Mahoney Readers Club is an online forum to talk about what we're reading, ask for suggestions, share our own recommendations, or ask for help finding books. If there is interest, we could also plan a Google Meets chat.
If you're interested, email me at gartleel@spsdme.org and I will send you an invite!
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.
Tuesday, May 12
Limerick Day
A limerick is a form of verse, usually humorous, in five-line, predominantly anapestic meter with a strict rhyme scheme of AABBA, in which the first, second and fifth line rhyme, while the third and fourth lines are shorter and share a different rhyme.
Z3
On this day in 1941, Z3, the world's first working programmable, fully automatic digital computer was introduced. The Z3 was a German electromechanical computer designed by Konrad Zuse.
International Nurses Day
International Nurses Day honors nurses all over the world and the legacy of Florence Nightingale who was born on this day in 1820.
How to Write a Limerick
Florence Nightingale: Changing the Field of Nursing - Fast Facts | History
Timeline of Computer History
The Computer History Museum, in Mountain View, California features an interactive Timeline of Computer History on their website. Check it out -- computer history goes back farther than you might expect!
Limericks from the Poetry Foundation
Browse limericks poems (or any other form of poetry) on the Poetry Foundation's website. The Poetry Foundation, publisher of Poetry magazine, is an independent literary organization committed to a vigorous presence for poetry in our culture.
Yesterday's Winner
Who would win: A chimpanzee that has no bones, but has a prehensile tale OR everyone at Burning Man (a music festival) with super endurance and can take the form of anything they touch? Winner: Burning Man. Reason: "That would be a lot of people against one chimpanzee."
20-Day Song Challenge: Day 8
A song challenge for the 20 school days in May! For Day Eight, "A song you like from the 80s" I selected "Africa" by Toto. What would you choose? What would you recommend I keep in mind for future songs? Email me at gartleel@spsdme.org.
Africa
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
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