Learning Center
Celebrate Readamania.
Grab a book and catch readamania
today!
I would like to thank Mrs. Beynon's art classes for showcasing their lovely artwork in the library. Their creativity and talent are outstanding. Thank you all for making our library more beautiful. Mrs. Beynon, you rock!
LC News & Information
Spring Book Fair 2011
Be sure to attend the spring fair for another chance to
support your school library. Our spring book
fair will take place the week of May 7th - May 11th. For more
information please visit the GKHS book fair homepage at:
http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bookfairs/cptoolkit/publish/genoakingstonhighschool
Help Our Library Win a Grant for Books!
Please visit the following website to check for future grant projects:
http://www.donorschoose.org/we-teach/687654.-1447528547
We won another grant for fiction books this fall. Thanks to Facebook, we
were able to win the grant before time ran out.
We earned almost $600 in new fiction titles
The more grants we win, the more points we can earn to write more
grants for books.
Check out our new nonfiction book grant today. Thank you to our
generous donors and thank you to DonorsChoose.org.
http://www.donorschoose.org/we-teach/687654.-1447528547
We Need School Libraries!:
Times are tough and both public and school libraries are taking a hit. The first
link below provides access to a map of cities across the nation that don't have
school libraries. It's titled "A Nation without School Libraries". This is a great
disservice to communities. Imagine if our district's school libraries closed their
doors and students and staff were left without the support and resources
upon which they
depend. In some schools, it's happening. Libraries promote literacy, a lifelong
love of reading and learning, and the ability to find information ethically in
a constantly changing digital world. Please support your local and school
libraries and make sure our doors stay open!
A Nation Without School Libraries
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&oe=UTF8&msa=0&msid=
117551670433142326244.000482bb91ce51be5802b
Chicago's Lack of School Libraries Sparks Public Dispute
http://www.npr.org/player/v2/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&i
On a Lighter Note:
Libraries Will Survive!
Below is a link to a video made by public librarians, in which they sing about
their budget crises while conveying that libraries will survive as long as
patrons keep coming back to us! Check it out. . . .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8QjjKrEK7Y
LC Blog:
Students are encouraged to check out the learning center
blog. Visit http://readforlifeandloveit.blogspot.com/
and click on "follow" in order to read discussions of
literature, movies inspired by books, and all things
connected to reading. If you're interested, please stop
in the learning center and give Ms. Wilkins your email
address so she can invite you to join.
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Display Cases:
Anyone who has collections or artwork they would like to showcase in the
learning center display cases should see Ms. Wilkins.
Social Networking:
Are you a book lover? Do you like to spout off about which books you like and which ones you
don't? Then Shelfari is for you! This social networking site is perfect for book lovers and avid
readers who are interested in talking about books and connecting with others who love to do
the same. You can connect with book lovers, write book reviews, create wish lists, and create
your very own books shelf full of books you've read, those you want to read, and those you
recommend. It's like Facebook for book enthusiasts. Let's talk books!
www.shelfari.com
The Abraham Lincoln Award Illinois High School Readers' Choice Award Master List 2012
Click on the link below to access the master list for this award. We have 19 of the 22 books in our
library, so come check them out!
http://www.islma.org/lincoln.htm
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Books written by Mr. Oestreicher now available in the L.C.:
The titles are as follows:
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Present and Accounted For (Second Edition) |
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With Full Honors (sequel novel) |
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Plantation |
Prairie Area Library System (PALS)
Genoa-Kingston High School is a member of the Prairie
Area Library System or PALS. PALS staff members manage
PrairieCat, a multi-type automation consortium of 90
online and 111 union listing libraries. Through this
interlibrary loan system, our library is able to borrow
resources from libraries across Illinois. Materials that
are available for borrowing are magazines, individual
book titles, or collections of books. Keep in mind that
when borrowing a book from another library, the wait
time is anywhere from two days to two weeks. Look for the
PrairieCat Icon on your desktop. Through this program,
you can search for and obtain books from other schools.
It is essential that we take care of and be responsible
for the books we borrow.
