This newsletter from the HCMS Library provides information about upcoming events during March 2011, including Teen Tech Week, a bookmark contest, and a rally to support Texas schools. It announces new books like a James Patterson novel. Students can check out Nook eReaders and the library stats from February 2011 are included.

1. H I L L C O U N T R Y M S
Library
A Monthly Newsletter
is our middle name
New Book
Issue No. 21 - March 2011
Angel: A Maximum
Ride Novel
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y Even
by James Patterson
l
Month
Fang travels the country
collecting his own gang of
evolved humans, but the
two separate flocks must
unite to defeat a frightening
doomsday cult whose motto
03/06/11 - 03/12/11 is Save the Planet: Kill the
Humans. And this time, the
TEEN TECH WEEK true heroine, for once,
See article for more details. might just be little Angel.
This is a QR code (3D
The Library has five Nook Colors barcode). Use a QR reader
available for student checkout to
03/02/11 - 03/09/11 read eBooks. Students must return
app on your smart phone
(like NeoReader) to read the
Save Texas Schools with Books! a signed Permission Slip prior to code and it will take you to a
video about this book.
From MARCH 2-MARCH 9, 2011, you checkout.
can present the flyer found here to Book
Peopleʼs registers when you purchase, The Book People Bookmark Contest
and they will donate a portion of the deadline is Friday, March 11. Sixth graders
proceeds to Save Texas Schools! are encouraged to submit their entries to
the store or to the HCMS Library.
Download the entry form here. An HCMS
student won last year, so get busy creating!
Friday, 03/11/11
Bookmark Contest Deadline
See article for more details Teen Tech Week
Teen Tech Week is a national initiative aimed at teens, librarians, educators, parents, and
other concerned adults that highlights nonprint resources at the library. The 2011 theme —
Saturday, 03/12/11 Mix and Mash @ your library — focuses on encouraging teens to use library resources to
express their creativity by developing their own unique online content and safely sharing it
Save Texas Schools Rally! by using online collaborative tools. The HCMS Library is celebrating Teen Tech Week by
offering Tech Tips, Contests, and fun tech events.
www.savetxschools.org
VIDEO CONEST QR CODE HUNT BED INTRUDER
February Library Stats The state is cutting Come to the library So, most of us have heard/
Classes Served: 125 funding for technology in Wednesday morning (8am seen the hilarious “Bed
schools. Create a 1-3 - 8:20am) for the “What Intruder” mash-up video.
Individual Students: 2,524 minute video on “Why the heckʼs a QR Code” Well, come to the library
technology is important to training. Then follow the Thursday morning
Checkouts: 2,895 our school.” Click here for QR code scavenger hunt (8am-8:20am)to find out
Holds Placed: 163 more details. around the school to win how to make your own
Library Snapshot Day cool prizes! mash-up and create some
fun music. For free!
Library Phone: 512.732.9224 or 31050 website: http://hcmslibrary.blogspot.com