HEY, HAVE YOU SEEN THE DISPLAYS AT THE LIBRARY??
IF NOT, then come right over. The library finds interesting books that share a theme and display them for you to see. The displays are always located in the window by the library doors and in the hallway. The themes for the current displays are African Countries: Location and Culture, The Caribbeans, and Book Recommendations from your favorite celebrities....
A group of students got together to talk about Missing Maps, a humanitarian organization that uses satellite images to allow volunteers to put the worlds most vulnerable populations on the map. We had a chance to talk with Jean, a member of the Doctors Without Boarders team who was able to tell us first hand what the work we do mapping does in the long run. Great day to be a dragon!
The big moment is here! See below for the list of celebrities and the book he/she recommended.
| Will Smith | The Alchemist |
| Priyanka Chopra | Romeo and Juliet |
| Grumpy the Cat | War and Peace |
| Sheryl Sandberg | Now... |
Have you ever been so cold you thought your hands might fall off? That feeling when you are 20 feet from your house, but the distance feels like miles? Horrible as that experience was, I'm willing to bet that it was not as bad as climbing Mt. Everest, the highest mountain on Earth, in the spring of 1996 (or ever, for that matter). Into Thin Air, by Jon Krakauer, tells the story of a...
This is my first time creating a display for the Dana Hall, Helen Temple Cooke Library, and I am extremely proud of the outcome. I tried my best to include a wide variety of books for all age groups and themes in hopes that this display will be as diverse as possible. While creating this display, I knew that I wanted an overarching theme of social justice because I believe that the world needs more...
I named my first display “Cultural Journeys”. It was meant to showcase the many books that I have read that bring worlds together through the bond of human emotion. One of the very first books I remember loving was Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Of course, I do not remember much of it now, but I do remember being entranced with its wit and prose and the storyline of love that waits a lifetime. Junot Diaz writes with a similar style...
Spanish 4/5 made beautiful Arpillera's that are on display right now!
Start the year off with some new tunes. Listen to a collection of some of the library pages favorite songs!
https://open.spotify.com/user/danahalllibrary/playlist/0MMDe6ug9Ll1iYmBeykRLI
Storytime at the library before Thanksgiving break brought a lot giggles, lego blocks, and children’s books on a surprisingly warm fall evening. Some of the faculty and their children were present and eager to hear the story of a farmer and his really smart turkey while they played with the lego blocks. After that funny story, Ms. Muther and Nadia led the group with their voices in singing Thanksgiving themed songs. Although most of the children present...
