Who knew?
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Library Tip of the Week
Did you know you can put your own books on hold? You can!
Here's how:
1) Go to Smith's Destiny library page.
2) In the upper right hand corner, click "Login."
3) Enter your student id number (sxxxxxx) and password.
4) If you logged in correctly, your name should display in the upper right hand corner.
5) Now, do a search of the book you want to put on hold.
6) When you find the book, click on its title to bring up its detailed information.
7) Off on the right side, you should see a red symbol that says "Hold It."
8) Click on that symbol.
9) You're done! When the book comes in, Mr. Thomson will check it out to you.
Keep in mind that when you put a book on hold, you are put in a queue. There could be one or five or twenty people in front of you that get to check the book out before you do. Also, holds expire after a few weeks. So if you put a book on hold and you don't get the book in a month or so, put in another hold.
Here's how:
1) Go to Smith's Destiny library page.
2) In the upper right hand corner, click "Login."
3) Enter your student id number (sxxxxxx) and password.
4) If you logged in correctly, your name should display in the upper right hand corner.
5) Now, do a search of the book you want to put on hold.
6) When you find the book, click on its title to bring up its detailed information.
7) Off on the right side, you should see a red symbol that says "Hold It."
8) Click on that symbol.
9) You're done! When the book comes in, Mr. Thomson will check it out to you.
Keep in mind that when you put a book on hold, you are put in a queue. There could be one or five or twenty people in front of you that get to check the book out before you do. Also, holds expire after a few weeks. So if you put a book on hold and you don't get the book in a month or so, put in another hold.
Monday, September 12, 2011
BoTW: Heist Society
Heist Society by Ally Carter reminds me of the movie Ocean's 11. Both involve a main character with a burglar background who has to assemble a team of fellow thieves and orchestrate a complex heist.
In the case of Heist Society, Katarina "Kat" Bishop recruits her friend Hale and cousin Gabrielle to match wits with an international criminal Arturo Taccone. Taccone thinks that Kat's dad, an infamous cat-burglar, broke into his high-tech fortress and stole his collection of priceless art. Kat's father denies that he is behind the heist, but Taccone doesn't believe him and threatens to kill him if the art isn't promptly returned.
Up to now, Kat has tried to leave her cat-burglar career behind her. She's a natural thief,a chip off her father's block, but she longs to live a normal, law-abiding life. However, Kat can't just stand aside when someone threatens her father. She takes it upon herself to investigate the heist, discover who actually pulled it off, and exonerate her father.
Does Kat succeed? Read Heist Society, a 2011 Lonestar book and find out!
In the case of Heist Society, Katarina "Kat" Bishop recruits her friend Hale and cousin Gabrielle to match wits with an international criminal Arturo Taccone. Taccone thinks that Kat's dad, an infamous cat-burglar, broke into his high-tech fortress and stole his collection of priceless art. Kat's father denies that he is behind the heist, but Taccone doesn't believe him and threatens to kill him if the art isn't promptly returned.
Up to now, Kat has tried to leave her cat-burglar career behind her. She's a natural thief,a chip off her father's block, but she longs to live a normal, law-abiding life. However, Kat can't just stand aside when someone threatens her father. She takes it upon herself to investigate the heist, discover who actually pulled it off, and exonerate her father.
Does Kat succeed? Read Heist Society, a 2011 Lonestar book and find out!
Friday, September 9, 2011
New Arrival! Cloaked
Did you read Beastly by Alex Flinn? Or maybe you saw the movie this past spring? If so, you might want to read its sequel, Cloaked.
Destiny summarizes Cloaked as, "Seventeen-year-old Johnny is approached at his family's struggling shoe repair shop in a Miami, Florida, hotel by Alorian Princess Victoriana, who asks him to find her brother who was turned into a frog."
Swing by the library and checked out Cloaked today!
Destiny summarizes Cloaked as, "Seventeen-year-old Johnny is approached at his family's struggling shoe repair shop in a Miami, Florida, hotel by Alorian Princess Victoriana, who asks him to find her brother who was turned into a frog."
Swing by the library and checked out Cloaked today!
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Repost of Baby Monkey!
Did you miss the Baby Monkey Riding Backwards on a Pig YouTube video? Or do you need to see it again? And again? And again?
Well here it is! Enjoy!
Well here it is! Enjoy!
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
The Library Is Open for Business!
We had 6th grade classes visit the library all last week. They were treated to a special viewing of the YouTube sensation Baby Monkey Riding Backwards on a Pig and a review of how to check a book out from the library. They also got to check out books!
A reminder, everyone can check out up to two books for two weeks and one magazine for three days. Only one of those books can be a manga or graphic novel. There's lots of opportunities to visit the library, but make sure you come with a pass during a class or advisory.
We'll see you in the library!
A reminder, everyone can check out up to two books for two weeks and one magazine for three days. Only one of those books can be a manga or graphic novel. There's lots of opportunities to visit the library, but make sure you come with a pass during a class or advisory.
We'll see you in the library!
Monday, August 22, 2011
Welcome Back!
Welcome back!
The library isn't quite open for business yet, but stay tuned to the blog for more information! When we do open, swing by the library before school, between passing periods, and after school and pick up some awesome books to read.
6th grade classes will be coming to the library starting next Monday, August 29th. I'll be presenting a brief orientation on how to check out books, where books are located in the library, and how to find books in Destiny, our electronic catalog.
As for the blog, Mondays will still be devoted to Book of the Week, or BoTW for short. I will highlight a book that I've read and that I recommend you read too. Wednesdays are for Library News (like today). Fridays will be all about newly published books that I haven't necessarily read, but look promising.
So stop by often and keep up-to-date with the Smith library!
The library isn't quite open for business yet, but stay tuned to the blog for more information! When we do open, swing by the library before school, between passing periods, and after school and pick up some awesome books to read.
6th grade classes will be coming to the library starting next Monday, August 29th. I'll be presenting a brief orientation on how to check out books, where books are located in the library, and how to find books in Destiny, our electronic catalog.
As for the blog, Mondays will still be devoted to Book of the Week, or BoTW for short. I will highlight a book that I've read and that I recommend you read too. Wednesdays are for Library News (like today). Fridays will be all about newly published books that I haven't necessarily read, but look promising.
So stop by often and keep up-to-date with the Smith library!
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