1. TheReader
Review
Did you know that 1 million
plastic bags are used every
minute? In honor of Earth
Day (April 22nd), our library is
hosting a Book Bag Design
Contest. Come by the library
to pick up an entry form and
design a book bag to be used
all over our district! While
you’re here, check out our
display of super green books.
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Find Your Summer
Fling with Book
Speed Dating!
1
April 2017
Wondering what to read over spring
break? Come check out our latest
display and pick up something new.
Our staff and student pages have
selected a few of their favorites from
a wide variety of genres, just for
you!
Or ask the BOOK FORTUNE
TELLER for your book destiny!
Looking for your
Spring Break
Read?
Also This Month…
Earth Day
Book Bag
Design Contest
April is School
Library
Month!
To celebrate what we are and what
we could be, come join us every
Friday this month for tea, goodies,
and chat. While you’re here, be sure
to drop your suggestions in our
Renovation Inspiration Suggestion
Box to guide our MCPS school
renovation team in making your
school library better than ever.
Thewinning
entrywillreceive
a$10giftcardto
theLeaky
Cauldronand
havetheirdesign
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2. “The Night Circus by: Erin
Morgenstern. It’s so mysterious
and strange. I’ve never read
anything like it!”
- Sarah, Junior
“Graphic novels. I didn’t realize
the library had so many!”
-Seth, Freshman
“To Kill a Mockingbird by:
Harper Lee. Technically, I’m
reading it for class, but I’m really
enjoying it. And it seems like
every adult I meet wants to talk to
me about having read it as a kid.
It’s kind of cool, actually how
excited people get about my
reading this book.”
-Tiffany, Sophomore
“Dandelion Wine by: Ray
Bradberry It takes such
unexpected turns. It’s part
nostalgic small town summer
adventure, part sci-fi, part
mystery. It’s just great.”
–Mr. Harrison, AP History
Teacher
“Cosmos by: Carl Sagan. It’s
nerdy, but his writing about the
universe is weirdly poetic. It’s a
cool book.” -Ms. Kennedy,
Science
“Manga. Lots of Manga”
-Kenji, Freshman
Last day to check out
books is Friday, May 24.
All materials need to be
returned to the library by
June 7.
SENIORS!!! All Seniors
must have books returned
and fines paid in order to
graduate. No really, we
mean it.
Talk to your friendly
librarians about working
off fines or setting up a
payment plan.
Deadline is June 1.
Circulation totals:
1,090
Total Student Sign-ins:
1,824
Classes in the library:
65
Items added to the
library: 73
What’s New?
4
Some Things
to Note…
3 Great newtitles
inyourlibrary
By popular
demand, it’s
finally here: the
next in the
Magisterium
series by Holly
Black and
Cassandra Clare.
After a less than
restful summer
break, Callum
Hunt to the Magisterium -- but
things only intensify there. The
Alkahest –a copper gauntlet capable
of separating certain magicians
from their magic -- has been stolen.
In their search to discover the
culprit, Call and his friends Aaron
and Tamara awaken the attention of
some very dangerous enemies and
get closer to the truth about Call’s
destiny than ever before.
On a "perfect" fall day,
seventeen-year old
Natasha Kingsley and
her family are twelve
hours away from being
deported to Jamaica.
Tasha decides to take a
long shot and visit the
United States
Citizenship and
Immigration Services
(USCIS) to hopefully
convince someone to let
her stay, to not pay for
her father's mistake.
United States Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS) to
hopefully convince someone to
let her stay. She never expected
to meet someone and fall in love
with him on the very same day.
Daniel and Natasha are funny,
real, and loveable characters
you’ll feel like you’ve known for
years.
What are we
reading?