Lately, everyone who comes into the library wants to read a murder mystery. Well, you’ve come to the right place! Here are some great titles (more coming!):
We have so many new books!
ALPHA READS 2015
HAVE WE GOT SOME GREAT READS THIS YEAR!
Murder on an island, alien visitor with a mission, weight loss that turns into something far more interesting, a book and a fox help a lonely girl find a friend, teen hacker faces down conspiracy, secret love letters, cruise ship disaster, fun with knitting, OCD and superheroes, twin artists who love and betray each other, a graphic testament to surviving bullying, and boy takes on superhuman to end tyranny and avenge his father. Wow! More info on each title here.
How Not to Plagiarize
HONOR = Be true to the spirit of the original
CREDIT = Cite your sources
TRANSFORM = Put the ideas in your words
REMIX = Put it all together and create your own
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To find out more, watch this video or take SFU’s Plagiarism Tutorial.
What’s new in the library?
New people! Welcome to our 2013-14 team of library monitors: Ciaran Davis-McGregor, Shane Estrada, Anna Zheng, Liza Mykhaylenko, Jane Wanjiru, Emma Jang, Miki Yasuda, Angellyn Phua, Janice Lew, Crystal Leeritikiat, Joanna Teng, Jessica Chan, Alisha Rana, Mandy He, Jennifer Chan, Daisy Chung, Jeffrey Lam, Arianne Arlante, Jin Young Yoo, Amanda Ly, Salina Kung, Atrin Yazdani-Biuki, Rachel Ho
New books! Non-stop action with codes, symbols, art, and history in Dan Brown’s newest book Inferno. 
The latest in the Gallagher girls series: Out of Sight, Out of Time. 
A survivor from an alien invasion struggles to rescue her brother in The Fifth Wave. 
A very funny story of friendship and identity crisis: Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (1st chapter “How is it possible to exist in a place that sucks so bad?”)
And lots more! Check out the New Books display in the library.
Favourite new books
Welcome back, everyone! Two of my favourite books from this summer are:
Boy 21 has it all: playing sports, staying on the good side of the Irish mob, helping someone in trouble, and finding your own way. And love and passion and being different. Check it out in the library catalogue.
The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight has a long title but a great story. Two young people, both lost in their own problems, meet on a plane to London. They share a “cinematic” kiss, then lose track of each other as soon as the plane lands. Of course they meet again. How, where, and what happens? Read the book!
Alpha Reads Celebration!
Join us Wednesday, June 5, at lunch in the library for the Alpha Reads celebration! Voting! Games! Treats! Prizes!
Which Alpha Reads book do you think everyone should read? The story of… a good-hearted thief? the criminal and the military prodigy? cancer kids falling in love? scavenging copper wire from grounded oil tankers for a living? waking up in someone else’s life? a special friendship with a wolf? Burnaby students from war-torn countries? learning to face truth from a monster? meeting the perfect boy in Paris? trying to escape from the horrors of an underground prison?
If you’ve read two or more, you can vote for your favourite! See you on June 5th!
Blind Date With a Book
Unlucky in love? Maybe you’ll find this week’s true love… in a book! Drop by the library and check out one of the wrapped books. Fill out a Rate Your Date slip and enter the draw. Prizes on May 31st. 
Kindle eReaders now available!
Alpha Library now has Kindle e-readers available for borrowing! Students must have parents sign an authorization form. Then sign out a Kindle for two weeks.
Popular titles such as Divergent and Swim the Fly are on the Kindles.
Never used one? It’s easy! Drop by the library for an authorization form and Ms Alstad will give you a quick lesson.
Did You Know?
At least one-third of your classmates are introverts. These are the ones that prefer listening over speaking, and having a night in with friends instead of going to a loud party. Introverts are often overlooked, yet they contribute so much to our world.
The explosive success of Susan Cain’s book Quiet: the power of introverts in a world that can’t stop talking is evidence that people are ready to reclaim the power of being quiet, of reflecting, of listening to others instead of waiting for the next opportunity to talk.
Susan Cain’s TED talk: