Friday, October 31, 2014

Halloween in the Library

Where characters come alive . .

Lucky Leprechaun & Storybook Fairy 

Books: October 27th - October 31st

The following books, available in the SMHS library, were promoted this week on the monitors in the Commons and on the Shelfari shelf of this blog:


“I didn’t read
this book 
soon enough . . .”



“The deadliest
adventure yet
in the series . . .”

“A guide to the
zombies of folklore,
real life, and
pop-culture . . .”

Friday, October 24, 2014

Books: October 20th - October 24th

The following books, available in the SMHS library, were promoted this week on the monitors in the Commons and on the Shelfari shelf of this blog:


“Before she can rest in peace, Charlotte Usher
must return to the
sight of her tragic death: High School . . .” 

“It’s been months
since the ghost of
Anna Korlov opened
a door to hell in her basement . . .”

Prince Albert . . .
St. Louis . . .
Shell Lake . . .
Batoche . . .

Friday, October 17, 2014

Saskatchewan Library Week

To celebrate Saskatchewan Library Week you are invited to participate in the following contests:

1    The www.mysmhs.ca Bookmark Contest
Get a bookmark from your Period #1 teacher (or the library), listen for the daily digits and collect your candy treat when your digits are announced.

2    Student PowerPoint Slides: Gift Card and Class Prize
Create a PowerPoint slide that promotes a book available in the SMHS library. Email the slide to smhslibrary@pacsd.ca by Friday at 3:30 p.m. Each slide is an entry into a draw for a gift card. As well, the homeroom with the greatest student participation will receive a class treat. During the next few weeks, the student slides will be displayed on the TV’s in the Commons.

3    Saskatchewan Library Week: Book Spine Poetry Contest 
 Book spine poetry is a free verse poem that is composed by using the titles written on the spines of books and stacking the books on top of each other. Come into the library, create a poem with books, take a photo of the books and submit your entry! 
More details are available at http://bookspinepoetrycontest.wordpress.com/  
(Deadline November 1st, 2014)



Books: October 14th - October 17th

The following books, available in the SMHS library, were promoted this week on the monitors in the Commons and on the Shelfari shelf of this blog:


“Vampires . . .
Waiting . . .
Now their time
has come . . .”


“Shadow Falls . . .
a camp for teens
with paranormal powers . . .”

“Imagine a place
where the dead
rest like books
on a shelf.”

Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Books: October 6th - October 10th

The following books, available in the SMHS library, were promoted this week on the monitors in the Commons and on the Shelfari shelf of this blog:



Magical dust  . . .
so powerful that it can
heal the earth,
yet smother the soul of those who crave it.

“They weren’t supposed to meet:
she lives in 1995 Chicago and
he lives in 2012
San Francisco . . .”

A mother . . .
A foster mother . . .
A runaway boy . . .
The Calgary Zoo . . .

Friday, October 3, 2014

Books: September 29th - October 3rd

The following books, available in the SMHS library, were promoted this week on the monitors in the Commons and on the Shelfari shelf of this blog:



“choices we make . . .
 accidents that happen . . . and the happiness
we can find when the two intersect . . .”



“Love can be a trouble word 
for some people.”



“In the not-too-distant future, 
killer storms and massive tornadoes
are a part of daily life . . .”