Welcome to our Learning Commons!
We had a great turn-out for our handmade card workshop Friday at lunch. We have some very creative Makers. Thanks for sharing your work with us! If you missed the workshop, we still have supplies and instructions available in the Makerspace. When the library reopens after exams, come on down and make a card for your friend’s birthday, for Father’s day, to celebrate Graduation, or just to brighten someone’s day.
See our Makers at work…
Come to the Library this Friday, May 11th at lunch in the Makerspace to learn how to make a hand-made card to celebrate the women who are special in your life.
Bring your lunch. All supplies will be provided and making the card should take about 15 minutes.
Some sample cards…
AP Exams begin Monday May 7th and many of them are written in the Library. As exams begin before school and don’t finish until 4pm, library hours will be very restricted. Students may return books during the book closure using the book drop slot in the door.
May 10/11 access to the Non-Fiction Section will be restricted, but most fiction, magazines, and DVD’s will be accessible. Regular sign-out, book return, and renewal services will be available.
Study block students can access the library only on May 10/11. Please go to the Cafeteria or Connect if you need space to work during the closure days.
Come join us in the Library at lunch, Wednesday April 4th for our Vikings Talk about George’s Secret Key to the Universe by Lucy and Stephen Hawking, The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Lu, and Take Me To Your Chief by Drew Hayden Taylor.
What do Harry Potter, Captain Underpants, and the dictionary all have in common? They’ve all been banned in various libraries and schools. This week is national Freedom to Read Week, which focuses on intellectual freedom, guaranteed under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Freedom to Read Week does this by highlighting books that have been banned and challenged in various places. We have lots of books in our collection which have been challenged or banned in other places. Come see if you can figure out why they’ve been controversial. Maybe you’ll even find a banned book that you want to read.
For more information visit the Freedom to Read web site.
A reminder that the library will be closed at LUNCH on Wednesday for our Speed Book-Dating event. If you need to return, renew, or check out materials, please join us before school, at break, or after school.
If you’re participating in Speed Book-Dating, please arrive as quickly as possible (you can eat in the Library while we’re waiting to begin). Your book (or cover photo if we don’t have a copy yet) and name tag will be waiting for you when you arrive.
Are you a wiz at finding books new readers to love them? Or maybe you’re looking for a new book to love?North’s twelfth annual Speed Book-Dating event takes place Wednesday, February 14th at lunch in the library. If you’ve never been to the event before, here’s how it works:
Most of the books are available in our library. If you’ve forgotten which title stole your heart, we will also have a list of who presented what so you can easily find the books that made your heart flutter.
One of the Teacher-Librarians will go over these instructions again so relax and enjoy.
Thank you for supporting this annual event!
Note: The library will be closed to all other patrons during lunch.
This Wednesday (Jan. 24) come to the library to discuss Delilah Dirk and the Turkish Lieutenant by Tony Cliff. We’ll also talk more generally about graphic novels. Do you have a favourite to recommend? Are you new to graphic novels and looking for suggestions? Everyone is welcome.
Meet in the Magazine Nook. Bring your lunch (you can eat during Library Events) and we’ll provide Hot Chocolate.
UPDATE:
Thanks to all who came. We had a very lively chat about lots of different graphic novels. It`s clear that graphic novels have some big fans at North.
For those who (over)heard our conversation about Squirrel Girl, here`s a video demonstrating just how natural her powers are: