Monday, April 28, 2014

Scholastic Book Fair


West Boylston Middle High School will host a Scholastic Summer Reading Book Fair Monday, May 19 through Friday, May 23 to help raise funds for purchasing new books for the Media Center. The Book Fair will be open Monday through Friday from 7:00am - 3:00pm, as well as evening hours on Thursday, May 22 until 7:00pm.  

The Book Fair will feature a wide range of books for pre-teens, teens, and adults, including mystery and adventure novels, fantasy series, sports guides, graphic novels, and the latest bestsellers from more than 100 publishers. 

Parents, children, teachers, and the community are invited to attend. Visit the homepage to check hours, see previews of available books, and shop online (from May 12 - June 1 only). 

Monday, April 14, 2014

Celebrate Your Media Center!


April 13-19, 2014 marks National Library Week. All types of libraries- school, academic, public, special- take this week to celebrate the contributions of our nation's libraries and librarians and to promote library use and support. 

The Media Center offers many of the amenities you would expect, such as research help, a computer lab, and a robust selection of fiction and non-fiction, but we also offer other amenities you might not know about!

Do you read e-books or listen to audiobooks? Use your C/W MARS card or sign up for a BPL e-card to access e-resources for free on your tablet, phone, or e-reader. The Media Center website also lists many other resources where e-resources can be obtained for free!

Want to keep up to date on current events and local news? We carry a variety of periodicals, including Time, The Week, Sports Illustrated, Teen Ink, Popular Science, and more, as well as The Banner. 

Working on a project and need mobile technology? You can borrow a Chromebook for up to two hours- see Mrs. Klemm to check one out. While you're here, pick up your wifi password for use throughout the building.

Looking for a book to read, but not quite sure what you're looking for? Check out the frequently changing displays throughout the Media Center or ask Mrs. Klemm for a recommendation.

Interested in new technology or working with electronics? Stop by the Makerspace to test drive a Raspberry Pi computers or build a Lego Technic model. 

Friday, April 4, 2014

National Poetry Month

April is National Poetry Month!

Inaugurated by the Academy of American Poets in 1996, National Poetry Month is now held every April, when schools, publishers, libraries, booksellers, and poets throughout the United States band together to celebrate poetry and its vital place in American culture.

There are poems posted around the school by a variety of poets on many different topics. Take a minute to stop and read some of the poems- you might discover one that you really love! I've posted my personal favorite just outside the Media Center door- let me know what you think.

The Media Center has a large poetry section covering an array of emotions- happy, sad, funny, melancholy, love, despair, and more. Come in and discover the world of poetry!

Visit The Academy of American Poets website for more information about poets and their works.