Windham High School Library October 2017 Newsletter |
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Hello again! This newsletter has information about upcoming events, the staff bookclub books, and much more. Check it out! |
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It Came from the Library... We're have a Halloween extravaganza this year! Encourage students to participate and stop by yourself for contests, scary movies, and other spooky goings on! Click on the poster to the right for a downloadable PDF. |
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Available on cloudLibrary In celebration of our theme for Halloween, "It Came From the Library," we're highlighting Oscar Wilde's The Canterville Ghost in audiobook format this month. "This is Oscar Wilde's tale of the American family moved into a British mansion, Canterville Chase, much to the annoyance its tired ghost. The family--which refuses to believe in him--is in Wilde's way a commentary on the British nobility of the day--and on the Americans, too. The tale, like many of Wilde's, is rich with allusion, but ends as sentimental romance.." -Goodreads. Click on the book image for access to the audiobook. | | |
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Available on CVOD In keeping with our theme, the video feature of the month is a video rendition of Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart": “Madness, but will you say that I am mad? Murder, perhaps you judge too soon. For when you hear my story, you will certainly understand why, very gradually—I made up my mind to take the life of the old man.” True to the words of master storyteller Edgar Allan Poe, this stunning adaptation brings to life what is perhaps Poe’s best-known short story. Murder, madness, and betrayal from within become entangled in this fascinating study of a twisted mind. Starring Michael Sollazzo and Robert E. Reynolds. Adapted and directed by Scott Mansfield. | | |
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Join us for our Staff Book Club! Every six weeks or so, we'll be reading a paired set of books, one fiction & one non-fiction. See the books below for our new selections. The next meeting is November 15th! |
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| | "In this brilliant, heartbreaking book, Matthew Desmond takes us into the poorest neighborhoods of Milwaukee to tell the story of eight families on the edge. Arleen is a single mother trying to raise her two sons on the $20 a month she has left after paying for their rundown apartment. Scott is a gentle nurse consumed by a heroin addiction. Lamar, a man with no legs and a neighborhood full of boys to look after, tries to work his way out of debt. Vanetta participates in a botched stickup after her hours are cut. All are spending almost everything they have on rent, and all have fallen behind." -Goodreads | | |
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| | "A hurricane is building over the Gulf of Mexico, threatening the coastal town of Bois Sauvage, Mississippi, and Esch’s father is growing concerned. A hard drinker, largely absent, he doesnt show concern for much else. Esch and her three brothers are stocking food, but there isn’t much to save. Lately, Esch can’t keep down what food she gets; she’s fourteen and pregnant. Her brother Skeetah is sneaking scraps for his prized pitbull’s new litter, dying one by one in the dirt. Meanwhile, brothers Randall and Junior try to stake their claim in a family long on child’s play and short on parenting." -Goodreads | | |
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...Pixabay is a free website that houses thousands of copyright-free images that your students can use in their projects? There is also a Class Guide that lists copyright friendly images, sound, music, video footage and motion graphics! | | |
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Need help with citation? We have a webpage that has all the resources you need to help students with citatations. If you need more help, contact Amy or Kristin! | | |
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