As English 10 students delve into this exciting time in England’s history, they can access numerous reliable resources in North’s print and online databases:  from books to magazines to video clips, artwork, primary sources, and more.   Locate information in:

1. LHN’s Online Catalog
2. World Book Online
3. Discovery Education Streaming
4. MeL (Michigan Electronic Library)
5. Gale eBooks such as:

• Elizabethan World Reference Library
• Renaissance & Reformation Reference Library
• Renaissance:  An Encyclopedia for Students
• Literature & Its Times
• Arts & Humanities Through the Eras
• Encyclopedia of Clothing and Fashion
• Encyclopedia of European Social History
• Encyclopedia of World Biography
• Fashion, Costume, and Culture:  Clothing, Headwear, Body Decorations, and Footwear through the Ages
• World Eras:  Vol. 1 European Renaissance and Reformation, 1350-1600

Students interested in acquiring a good book to read this winter can check out the display in the library.   Teachers have recommended some of their favorite titles–in many different genres:-)   Student recommendations are always welcome, too:)

Here’s the (cumulative) 

Love to Read Teacher List–2012.

Most of the recommended books are available in North’s library in either print or electronic form (on the Kindle eBook readers).   To check for availability, please search the library card catalog.

Happy Reading!

MeL (Michigan’s Electronic Library) has added some superb new databases such as Opposing Viewpoints in Context.   This database provides information for assignments across the curriculum.  Publisher’s description:  From immigration to stem cells to texting-while-driving, Opposing Viewpoints in Context delivers 13,000+ pro/con views, 1,000+ court case overviews, and thousands of topic overviews, biographies and profiles. This highly relevant content contributes to the understanding and evaluation of hot debate topics.  To see the entire list of topics, SELECT OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS IN CONTEXT/ISSUES.

Additional MeL databases worth noting:    Academic OneFile, eLibrary, Gale Virtual Reference Library, General OneFile, General Reference Center Gold, Health & Wellness Resource Center, InfoTrac Newsstand, SIRS Renaissance, and many more.

For database descriptions and access to all of MeL’s outstanding databases:

–http://www.mel.org/databases OR
–http://www.lhsa.com/lhn/media_center.htm

*Login may be required:  A household Michigan Driver’s License number or a Michigan public library card number to verify Michigan residency.

Today we migrated our eBooks to Gale’s new format which provides a very colorful, logical interface.  This interface is the portal to thousands of current, reliable, cross-curricular reference articles.

This is how Gale describes this new and improved delivery of superb reference material:

• A completely updated, engaging user interface available in more than 35 languages
• Improved user-focused navigation and organization
• Eye-catching book covers and interactive online book experience with two-page view and page flipper
• ReadSpeaker text-to-speech technology in 19 languages
• Cross-search and browse easily across series
• Download articles as MP3 files and PDF to eReaders
• And much more!

We are currently seeking a grant from our local credit union for e-readers which will be available for LHN students to check out for both curricular and recreational reading.  The grants are awarded to schools with the highest number of votes.  Thus, would you please help us by voting for our grant?

You may vote once a day through November 16.   Also, please consider sharing this request with your friends on Facebook and Twitter by clicking on “ShareThis” on the grant site.

Please VOTE!

UPDATE:  We received enough votes to be awarded the grant for e-readers.    Thank  you very much for voting–and thanks to the credit union (MSGCU) for their generosity!  

Using a beautiful conch that was donated by his family, David Caramagno hailed all Aqua Club members for their bi-weekly meeting.   The Aqua Club maintains the aquarium in the Media Center for all to enjoy.

During the late October meeting, the members carved pumpkins denoting “fish” themes such as:  ”We Love Fish,” “Fish are Friends not Food,” and “I Love My Starfish.”  Next month the club will go on an after-school field trip to purchase new fish to restock the aquarium.    The club meets on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month in the media center from 3:15-4:00 p.m.   New members are always welcome!  (Please contact Mrs. Teaney if you have questions.)

World Book has one for you!  Here you go:

World Book has released a mobile-friendly version of its comprehensive reference database. Now you can access a wealth of information whenever and wherever you need it!

Find answers to your questions on the go with World Book Mobile.
From your mobile device, you can now:

• Use an intuitive, mobile-friendly interface to search the full World Book database of articles
• Find answers and information you need, in World Book’s authoritative content 
• View rich multimedia, including maps, photographs, and illustrations
• Stay updated on popular trending topics

To get started, visit http://m.worldbk.com on your phone’s browser.   The World Book username and password are located on your library bookmark (that you received at Back-to-School Night) and in MOODLE (Media Center) at http://lhnmoodle.lhsa.com.   Or, please feel free to contact Mrs. Teaney at North for login information and/or questions:  dteaney@lhsa.com.   You’ll note that World Book Online is very easy to use and read on your mobile device:-)

To prepare for upcoming tests, practice will minimize stress and maximize success.   Below are some resources provided in North’s media center and recommended by our Counseling staff.

• Test preparation books in North’s collection, such as Cliffs Test Prep ACT.
• ACT sites, which provide test and career preparation (bottom left-hand side of page).
• Learning Express Library, which provides AP and ACT Preparation, Occupation Practice Tests, and much more!    Choose Tests & Tutorials, then provide a Driver’s License number, and you’re in!!     (The reason the Driver’s License number is required is to ensure that users are residents of Michigan.)    This site is funded by Michigan’s Electronic Library (MeL).
• Study Smart Supplements:  Help yourself to a Study Smart Supplement provided by the Detroit News & Free Press.   These 15-page supplements provide comprehensive coverage on how to become “classroom smart.” They’re located on the Circulation Desk in the media center.

Highlighted by Easter, April is an exciting month for celebrations!

Why not peruse and check out some of our new related books?

Here are a few to consider:

For Easter:

• Paul Maier’s In the Fullness of Time:  A Historian Looks at Christmas, Easter, and the Early Church; Pontius Pilate; or Flames of Rome
• The Spirituality of the Cross
• The Case for Christ

For Earth Day:

• 50 Plus One Tips for Going Green
• Re-Cycling

For National Library Week, new fiction:

• The Book Thief
• Donita Paul’s DragonSpell or DragonQuest
• Return of Sherlock Holmes
• Anne of Green Gables (a timeless treasure)

For Apple Pie and Baseball:

• My Twenty Years in Baseball–Ty Cobb
• Cooperstown

*To download free electronic books, you may wish to check your local public library’s collection.  The Clinton Macomb Library, for example, offers hundreds of free eBooks, audio books, movies, and music.   http://www.cmpl.org/WeRecommend/DigitalDownloads.asp

Have a blessed, restful, and safe Easter vacation!

“Libraries have always been a place for new beginnings. In honor of all the personal stories that walk through library doors each and every day, Gale invites us to visit its National Library Week site beginning Monday, April 11, where we’ll receive two weeks of FREE access to Gale resources.”

(PLEASE CLICK ON THE WIDGET ABOVE TO ACCESS THE RESOURCES)

• Gale NewsVault–More than 10 million digitized pages
• Global Issues in Context–Today’s world issues from a global perspective
• Slavery and Anti-Slavery: A Transnational Archive–The largest, most ambitious collection devoted to slavery studies
• GREENR–An interdisciplinary approach to environmental studies
• Powerspeak Languages–The ultimate language learning resource
• Science in Context–How scientific disciplines relate to real-world issues.