February is...
I Love to Read and Love Your Library Month!!
Ways to Love your Library and Reading:
- Volunteer at your library to help shelve books
- Use the Library Catalog to find a book that you love
- Read with someone special
- Read an article from a magazine, newspaper or the internet and share it with a friend
- Recommend a book to someone on Facebook
- Use the Destiny Quest feature of the Library Catalog to network with other library patrons
- Bring a friend to the library
- Read an award winning book! To find them, check out the booklist below on this page of the website
- Make a date with a friend to watch a movie based on a book that you have read and compare the two
- Make a reading surprise, write a letter to someone you arre thinking about
Celebrate Teen Tech Week!
March 4-10, 2012
Teens' use of technology increased dramatically in recent years, yet more teens are doing this from home instead of the library. The Pew Internet & American Life project found that 93% of teens go online, with many using social networking sites, finding news and information, sharing content they create, and looking for information on health. Teens need to know that the library is a trusted resource for accessing information and that librarians are the experts who can help them develop the skills they need to use electronic resources effectively and efficiently. Teen Tech Week is a national initiative sponsored by the Young Adult Library Services Association and is aimed at teens, their parents, educators and other concerned adults. The purpose of the initiative is to ensure that teens are competent and ethical users of technologies, especially those that are offerec through libraries such as DVDs, databases, audiobooks, and videogames.
YALSA's Teens' Top Ten
Nine thousand teens voted, and the winners are...
2011 Teens' Top Ten!
- Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare (Simon & Schuster)*
- Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins (Scholastic)*
- Crescendo by Becca Fitzpatrick (Simon & Schuster)
- I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore (HarperCollins)*
- The Iron King by Julie Kagawa (Harlequin)
- Matched by Ally Condie (Penguin)
- Angel: A Maximum Ride Novel by James Patterson (Little, Brown & Company)*
- Paranormalcy by Kiersten White (HarperCollins)
- Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver (HarperCollins)*
- Nightshade by Andrea Cremer (Penguin)
* titles can be found in our library.
Destiny Quest
Did you know that the library catalog has a feature called Destiny Quest?
What: Destiny Quest is a visually engaging library search interface designed to appeal to the 21st century learner. Students in Lone Peak High School have already tried it out!!!
Where: Go to the Library Catalog and click on Destiny Quest on the left hand side of the page. Follow the menu to setup an account and get started personalizing and sharing your Library.
ABC-CLIO Online Resources
Easy to use and always up-to-date, ABC-CLIO online resources help students become better critical thinkers and more effective researchers. Whether students are researching an assigned topic, learning to support an argument, writing a research paper, or prepping for a class discussion and debate. The Library offers four ABC-CLIO databases for your research needs:
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American History
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Pop Culture Universe
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World Geography
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World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras
To use our online databases, call the library at 995-4281 ext. 205 to obtain the username and password from the librarian.