Summer Reading 2013

Can you believe that it is already summer?

WMS reads all year 'round.

Information about Summer Reading and Book Buzz forms can be found on the school website.

Click here for this summer's list of book suggestions to get your started!

The library has collected this list of recommended summer reading from current nonfiction and fiction titles as a collaborative effort with Pam McCuen, the head of Youth Services at the Wayland Public Library, and in consultation with Departmental Faculty.

You'll notice that you can click on the tabs to access the list in alphabetical order by author, title or genre.

Remember that you also can click on the Reading link above for additional booklists and award-winners.

Also, don't forget that the ebooks and audiobooks available via our library or the WPL from anywhere with an internet connection.

Finally, you can use your WPL card to use NoveList K-8 for recommendations.

We wish you a fantastic summer full of wonderful books and look forward to sharing in the fall!

TH 6/13 = Last Teen Library Advisory Meeting of the Year!

Time flies!

Join us at the last Teen Library Advisory Meeting of the year!

When:  Thursday, June 13th, after school
Where:  Wayland PUBLIC Library
What:  Movie and snacks!
How:  Use the RSVP form below to determine your transportation needs
Why:  It's almost the end of the year!

Click to RSVP by Monday, June 10th! and make sure to hand in a signed permission form!
(Copies of the form are also available in the WMS Library)

Body System Breakdown

Here are resources for Body System Breakdown poster projects:

Some of these you will also find on your class slideshow.

Remember:
If you can't find anything, change up your keywords. (or brainstorm more using the generator)
If you can't understand it, you can't put it in your own words.

Library Catalog -- books and WebPath Express (click on Middle School, if needed)

KidInfoBits -- especially for newspaper and magazines (think Current Events!)

Frequently used websites:

• NIH -- National Institute of Health -- Health Information
• WHO -- World Health Organization -- Health Topics
• CDC -- Center for Disease Control -- Diseases and Conditions
• Mayo Clinic -- Diseases and Conditions
• KidsHealth.org -- Use the kids or teen section

Tues. 4/23: Library Advisory Group-Anime Club Special Meeting!

Remember when our last meeting got snowed out?

Come to the rescheduled Library Advisory Group-Anime Club Special Meeting!

Join the Teen Library Advisory Group and the WMS Anime Club for a special joint meeting!

We will meet in the WMS Library to share book recommendations and help the WPL shape the Manga collection for the new Teen Library Area!

Save the date:

Teen Library Group & Anime Club Meeting

Tuesday, April 23rd

2:30-3:30

WMS Library

Africa Resources

These resources are for the 6th grade Africa Projects.
(If you take French in 7th grade, you may want to remember them for Francophone Country projects! :-))

Before you start, remember that it is always useful to come up with some keywords.
Even if you don't know anything about your country, you can probably come up with some keywords just by looking at its location on the map and thinking about your prior knowledge about Africa.

Clean Glass of Water:
Trustworthy Information

• Use the catalog to find books about your country, continent, or other keywords connected to your prior knowledge. We also have some other books borrowed that aren't in the catalog.
• Need more of an overview? Need more keywords? Encyclopedia Britannica for you! (also for images!)
• CIA Fact Book

Garden Hose:

Might have an opinion or point of view, depending

• Don't forget Webpath Express!
• Faces Magazine (via InfoTrac Student Edition) -- type your keywords on the left

Ms. Mills's Africa links

3/19: Library Advisory Group-Anime Club Special Meeting!

Join the Teen Library Advisory Group and the WMS Anime Club for a special joint meeting!

We will meet in the WMS Library to share book recommendations and help the WPL shape the Manga collection for the new Teen Library Area!

Save the date:

Teen Library Group & Anime Club Meeting

Tuesday, March 19

2:30-3:30

WMS Library

Access the WMS Library on the go!

Are you in class with an ipad? At home with a phone?

Ask an adult about using an app to access the library catalog!

Available in iOS and Android formats!
The URL to access our catalog is http://library.wayland.k12.ma.us:3194

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