While away the summer by reading a good book. There is no better way to relax and learn at the same time. Research shows that reading, reading just about anything, is the BEST way to maintain your learning curve over the summer months. My recommendation for summer reading is to read about the things you enjoy. Regardless of whether you prefer fiction, nonfiction, biography, graphic novels, newspapers, magazines geared towards your interests, or even web sites, you will do better the following year if you read over the summer on a regular basis.

So what then, should we recommend to students for summer reading? Well, I have great confidence in the American Library Association. They compile lists from many recommended titles with a constant eye on “the best.” You can find many complete lists geared towards young adults at YALSA. These lists include award winners, graphic novels, fiction, nonfiction, audiobooks, books for the college bound, and even reluctant readers. The lists are on the left-hand side of the page. The initial lists are for 2010, but many are archived for 10 years or more and you can access them as well. Each recommended title comes with a brief summary of the book. It’s a great place to get ideas.

If you like a book you read over the summer, and we have it in our school library, we’d love for you to write a review about that book. We can show you how to do that. Stop by the library, set up your own user account, and get ready to add a review to our library catalog. Have a great summer! We’ll see you in September.
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As a New York State Electronic Doorway Library, the high school library provides various resources for all students, faculty, and staff. In order for our students to become independent researchers, they must have access to and be able to evaluate and use various forms of media. Our goal is to provide curriculum-related information so students will become independent thinkers and use these skills after graduation.

When students and teachers come into the library they can access the information they need on computer. Destiny, our web-based library catalog, is available on any computer with Internet access and helps users find resources within the library. It also provides safe web sites related to a search. Look for the WebPath Express results. These sites are evaluated, leveled, and annotated.

The home page of Destiny also provides direct links to our Virtual Reference Collection and all the supplemental databases to which we subscribe. Students, faculty, and staff should be able to complete a significant part of any research project via these databases. There is even a citation creation database, NoodleBib, which will allow subscribers to create bibliographies using the MLA, APA, or Turabian format.

Mrs. Pearce, the library media specialist, and her staff will assist you in all research.


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