POLONIUS: WHAT DO YOU READ, MY LORD?
HAMLET: WORDS, WORDS, WORDS.
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE. HAMLET, ACT II SCENE II
September 2015 Vol. 2 Iss. 1
Welcome Back, ND!
We hope your break was filled with laughter and relaxation, and that you’re ready
for a new academic start! We would like to welcome back our returning staff and
students and offer a warm “Hello!” to all our new community members. This year
the library will be bringing you trusted e-resources, great magazine articles, and a
giant selection of books, all of which are available to our staff and students. Feel free
to seek out Ms. Corbett (your teacher librarian) or Ms. Mallen (your library
technician) in the library for more information. In addition, we would like to
welcome Ms. Good as our new library monitor!
WHAT’S ON THIS MONTH
SEPTEMBER 7
Labour Day – School Closed
We look forward to an amazing year with you, ND!
LIBRARY NEWS
GETTING INTO THE READING GROOVE
Getting geared up for a new year of school work can be daunting. If you’re missing
the lounging and relaxation time, the library has just the thing for you! It’s important
for us returning to school to maintain a balance between academics and
entertainment. Magazine articles are the perfect bite-size length to leave you with
enough time to finish your homework. As we move towards shorter and shorter
means of communication (ahem, Twitter), magazine articles are a great way to keep
your brain engaged, informed, and entertained!
The ND Library has a wide range of awesome magazines about sports, pop culture,
Canadian issues, history, and so much more. Part of the library program this year will
be a Top Twenty List of must-read articles each month, which will be made available
on our website and as an email blast to staff. Check out our top pick for September,
featured in Mental Floss and written by Camille Dodero “The Boy Who Saved
Batman.” Don’t let the title fool you, it’s not just a story of reviving a dying superhero
brand; it’s also the story of how perseverance can make childhood dreams a reality.
BORROWING MATERIAL
Staff and students are welcome to begin borrowing material from the library NOW!
Students can use last year’s ND student card (for returning students), or this year’s
schedule (for all students). Books can be borrowed for two weeks, while magazines
can be borrowed for one week. For more details about our policies, check out page
16 in your student agendas, or ask Ms. Mallen or Ms. Corbett in the library!
SEPTEMBER 8
First Day of Classes
SEPTEMBER 15 & 16
Photo day
SEPTEMBER 18
PA DAY – No classes
CALENDAR CALL FOR
STAFF AND STUDENTS!
Help us fill in our monthly calendar each
edition! Promote school-wide events,
special speakers, and other community
programs.
If there is a special event or speaker that
the entire school should know about,
please let us know in advance
(preferably in the week leading up to the
month in which the event is happening!)
so that we can add it to our schedule and
let the community know!
We look forward to another great year
of awesome speakers, engaging events,
and community outreach!
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THE BACK PAGE
NOTES IN THE MARGIN
FEATURED REVIEW
If I Ever Get Out Of Here by Eric Ganswroth
STUDENT WIFI ACCESS
Follow the story of Lewis "Shoe" Blake, who deals with the joys and
hardships of living on the Tuscarora Indian reservation in 1975. When the
new white kid at school, George Haddonfield, is nice to him, Shoe isn’t
sure what to make of it. As their friendship grows, Shoe finds himself
lying to keep the truth of the reservation a secret from George. This story
deals with the economic, racial, and political tensions of Native life, and
how these tensions affected friendships and school yards. This is a great
novel filled with plenty of pop cultural references, fascinating historical
context, and a beautiful tale of friendship and acceptance.
It’s finally coming!! Students
are scheduled to be able to
access the wifi network on
October 1st! This date is still
subject to change, but we are
hoping all students will be able
to BYOD and log on to the
network in early October.
Verified login information will
be required by all users. More
information about accessing
the wifi will become available
as the date nears.
ON DISPLAY THIS MONT H
Summer Reads and Graphic Novels GALORE!
Keep the summer going with some of our
favourite reads and new manga! On the upper
level, check out The Princess Diaries Series or
Walter Dean Myers urban hit Dopesick. The
newest release from Eric Walters, The Rule of
Three, is a great option if you’ve finished another
favourite of ours, Ready Player One. If fiction isn’t your thing, we’ve displayed some new nonfiction titles sure to get your brain working. Also, our lower level display is all about our new
and best graphic works! With classic titles like Dragonball Z and Fullmetal Alchemist alongside
modern hits like Attack on Titan, Deathnote, and My Love Story, these highly visual reads are
the perfect complement to your reading repertoire. Come scope out the displays and feel free
to borrow anything you see!
REEL BOOKS
Another fan favourite from renowned teen
author John Green, Paper Towns (published
2008) was released as a film this summer.
Quentin (Q, to his friends) lives an otherwise
boring life until one night the elusive,
beautiful, and downright enigmatic Margo
Spiegelman climbs through his window and
convinces Q to help her execute an eleven
part plan to exact revenge on those who have
hurt her throughout high school. The next
day, Q discovers Margo is missing, and so
begins an epic and obsessive road trip, guided
by clues left by Margo, to find the girl who’s
made him feel alive. At once haunting and
hilarious, Paper Towns is sure to be a hit!
NEW BOOKS (A SMALL SELECTION)
The library purchased a plethora of new
material at the end of last year, so while we
get those titles ready for the shelves, we
would like to invite staff and students to help
us make our collection even better!
If you have a book (or magazine) suggestion,
please come down to the library and let us
know! Maybe it’s the next best seller or the
final book in your favourite series. Perhaps
it’s the perfect book for your history course
or English essay.
Come to the circulation desk, and ask to add
a book to our wish list! Maybe next month,
your pick will be featured in our New Books
section (right here!)
AUTHORIZE CLUB
This year, the Authorize
Reading and Writing Club will
begin in January. The focus of
Authorize is to encourage and
support readers and writers in
their personal reading/writing
goals. Authorize will also be
hosting its third annual Tall
Tale Evening in late April of
next year. Students who would
like to join the club, learn more
about it, or have a question
regarding Tall Tale Evening are
encouraged to speak with Ms.
Mallen in the library.
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
Interested in writing a review
of your favourite book, a blurb
about an exciting school event,
or a great book-to-film
adaptation? The Bookmark is
the place for you! The library
invites all staff and students to
submit any of these three
segments of The Bookmark for
consideration for publication in
upcoming editions.
Not sure what to write, but still
want to contribute? Speak with
Ms. Corbett or Ms. Mallen for
more info on how to help out!
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