Vikings Read book talk: The Ocean at the End of the Lane

Posted on December 10, 2015 by gladwind

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Please join us on Wednesday, December 16th, at lunch for our next Vikings Talk book talk. This time we’ll be discussing Neil Gaiman’s The Ocean at the End of the Lane. Bring your lunch and your opinions.

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Vikings Talk: The Martian

Posted on November 17, 2015 by gladwind

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Please join us in the library at lunch on Wednesday, November 18th, for our first Vikings Talk book discussion of the year. We’ll be discussing The Martian. Come tell us what you think of the book, the movie, space travel, potatoes, or scientific accuracy in fiction. We’ll talk about whatever comes to mind. Bring your lunch to eat during the book talk.

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Library Club June Party

Posted on June 16, 2015 by

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Vikings Read 2015 Winner Revealed!

Posted on May 28, 2015 by

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Thank you to all who attended our Vikings Read 2015 Reveal Bash! As you may have already heard, Eleanor Park by Rainbow Rowell was the winner. We had a record number of voters this year and it was a packed house in the Library’s fiction section where we had door prizes, cake, and trivia during Wednesday’s lunch hour. Stay tuned for Vikings Read 2016 which will be Vikings Read 10th anniversary!

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Vikings Read Voting on Now!

Posted on May 1, 2015 by

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Vikings Read voting on now! Which book do you feel every Viking should read before they graduate? Enter your opinion by clicking on the following link and then join us for our big reveal and celebration on Wednesday, May 27th in the library where there will be cake, trivia, and prizes!

Vote Here.

Also, the first 100 voters will receive a prize so take the quiz today!

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Viking Talk – Ten and And Then There Were None

Posted on April 21, 2015 by

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You have been invited to a fabulously exclusive party by a mysterious host on a secluded island. What can go wrong? Everything if you’ve read either Agatha Christie’s classic murder mystery or the modern retelling by Gretchen McNeil.

Join us when we discuss both And Then There Were None and Ten (and let’s be honest, compare them) at our LAST Vikings Talk of the year on April 29th at lunch. Bring your lunch and a friend and join us in the magazine section. See you there!

PS Don’t forget to vote for this year’s Vikings Read throughout May (link to vote coming soon).

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Vikings Talk – The Humans

Posted on April 2, 2015 by

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A member of the human species has solved the Reimann Hypothesis (a real thing!) and now an alien has been sent down to Earth to exterminate all who know about it. Unfortunately, this alien has gotten over his disgust with the human race and has begun to enjoy spending time with them and especially with the professor’s family. Can he complete his murderous mission?

Join us on Wednesday, April 8th April 15th at lunch when we discuss The Humans by Matt Haig. Bring your munch and meet us in the magazine section!

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Top Ten Reasons to Log into Destiny

Posted on March 26, 2015 by

Do you log in to Destiny when accessing the library catalogue? If not, you should! By logging into the right-hand corner of the screen, you open up many functions that are not otherwise accessible. Here’s a list of some of the things you can do by logging in:

1. Put books on hold.

2. Check out your borrowing history under “My Info”.

3. Create resource lists.

4. Build a bibliography/ works cited by using your resource lists.

5. Check out our most popular titles, resource lists, and new titles via Destiny Quest.

6. Do all your research at once using Universal Search.

7. Access the library’s e-books easily using Universal Search.

8. Post reviews of books you’ve read.

9. Create wish lists requesting titles to purchase.

10. Make recommendations to friends at this school.

What else have you discovered by logging in?

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