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2019 Book Madness Winners!
In a surprising turn of events, we had a TIE VOTE result for 2019 BC Book Madness! With exactly 64 votes for Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman & 64 votes for Becoming by Michelle Obama, we decided to call it as an official tie! Thank you to everyone who showed their extreme support for the competition, and voted in one or all of the rounds! We can't wait to do it again next March.
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month! We're honoring it in the BC Middle School Library with a display of titles by Asian Pacific American authors - including Gene Luen Yang, Erin Entrada Kelly, Cynthia Kadohata & Grace Lin!
You can find more information about Asian Pacific American Heritage month HERE!
Mental Health Awareness Month
We're bringing awareness to Mental Health Awareness Month this May by featuring books with characters who live with various mental illnesses (including anxiety, ADHD, and obsessive compulsive disorder). We also have a few nonfiction titles, such as the new nonfiction comic When Anxiety Attacks, and (Don't) Call Me Crazy: 33 Voices Start The Conversation About Mental Health.
We also have new mindfulness coloring bookmarks on display - free to color either during break, or at home!
Reading Ally Bulletin Board
What does it mean to be a Reading Ally? The 6th Graders are finding out right now! As part of the 6th Grade Science curriculum, each student is reading a book (of their choice) featuring a character with a gender identity that is different from straight & cisgender. This bulletin board features our Reading Ally reading lists, and some more info on the project.
Visit our LGBTQIA+ LibGuide for more resources relating to the project!
Reading Ally Book Display What does it mean to be a Reading Ally? The 6th Graders are finding out right now! As part of the 6th Grade Science curriculum, each student is reading a book (of their choice) featuring a character with a gender identity that is different from straight & cisgender. This display features several of the titles chosen by the students, as well as some non-fiction titles that are available as resources.Visit our LGBTQIA+ LibGuide for more resources relating to the project!
National Poetry Month Display April was National Poetry Month, and we had some of our favorite poetry books on display (including books of poetry by Nikki Giovanni, Mary Oliver, Shel Silverstein & more!)
About National Poetry Month: "National Poetry Month was inaugurated by the Academy of American Poets in 1996. Over the years, it has become the largest literary celebration in the world with schools, publishers, libraries, booksellers, and poets celebrating poetry’s vital place in our culture." - Nat'l Poetry Month Homepage
BC Middle Book Madness
Our 2019 BC Middle Book Madness has begun! Here's a photo of our window display (with no bracket winners announced as of yet). Students will first make their initial winning predictions on a bracket, and then vote per week, eliminating books each round until the "Best Book" is announced in April. May the best book win!
BC Book Madness Contenders
These titles are hard to keep on the shelf because of their popularity! But we do have a display of our BC Book Madness contenders that haven't been checked out. These 16 original book contenders are sorted into the four categories of: Fiction, Non-Fiction, Graphic Novels & Young Adult. Books will be taken off display as elimination voting occurs!
BC Middle Book Madness
Our 2019 BC Middle Book Madness has begun! Here's a photo of our Book Madness bulletin board, explaining the rules & displaying the 16 book contenders!! Eliminated books will be "x"ed out with each voting round. May the best book win!
"Spring" Into a New Book!
Our Spring display features several new book additions to the BC Middle School Library -- asking students to "Spring" into a new book (or choose a new book to explore before Spring Break)!
African American History Month
While we celebrate African American history in the library all year, we had a display of books up in honor of African American History Month - which takes place in February of every year. The books on display celebrated African American men & women from many different fields & histories, as well as a few of our favorite novels written by African American authors! The library's digital slideshow in February also featured notable African American women in history, with short biographies adapted from several books we have in the library.
Visit the African American History Month government website for more info
Valentine's Day Bookmarks
What better way to celebrate Valentine's Day in the library, than with bookmarks to color!? We supplied these, along with coloring materials and a selection of colorful valentine's cards for our middle school patrons to enjoy on February 14 <3
And the Winners Are...
The Newbery Award winning titles were officially voted on, and announced (both nationally, and for our library's Mock Newbery elective)!
This year, the winners were:
Newbery Award Winner 2019: Merci Suarez Changes Gears by Meg Medina
Newbery Award Honor Book 2019: The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandani
Newbery Award Honor Book 2019: The Book of Boy by Catherine Gilbert Murdock
Mock Newbery Award Winner 2019: Front Desk by Kellly Yang
Mock Newbery Award Honor Book 2019: The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandani
Remember, all of these titles (and the rest of the Mock Newbery reading list!) are available to check out in the BC Middle School Library.
And the Winners Are...
The Newbery Award winning titles were officially voted on, and announced (both nationally, and for our library's Mock Newbery elective)!
This year, the winners were:
Newbery Award Winner 2019: Merci Suarez Changes Gears by Meg Medina (pictured here)
Newbery Award Honor Book 2019: The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandani (pictured here)
Newbery Award Honor Book 2019: The Book of Boy by Catherine Gilbert Murdock
Mock Newbery Award Winner 2019: Front Desk by Kellly Yang (pictured here)
Mock Newbery Award Honor Book 2019: The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandani (pictured here)
Remember, all of these titles (and the rest of the Mock Newbery reading list!) are available to check out in the BC Middle School Library.
Library Offerings
Our new year bulletin board reminds middle school students & faculty of everything the library has to offer! Library benefits include:
An extensive book collection - both print & digital
The Knowledge Bar - where the amazing Ms. Schaffer deals with all tech needs!
Research help from librarians (including help with specific projects, as well as help accessing and using our amazing database collection)
A great magazine collection! Including physical magazines, and our digital magazine collection on the Flipster app
And much, much more...
Winter Reads
Our display of Winter Reads - including fiction that takes place during the cold winter months, and also books on winter sports like climbing & skiing - will be up & changing until springtime!
'Explore the Unexplained' Book Display
We just got a really fun collection of books in about unexplained phenomena! These include titles about the Bermuda Triangle, Bigfoot & the Loch Ness monster, mythical creatures, the Hope Diamond & other cursed objects, Aliens & UFO's, Superstitions, and more. Definitely a fun break time group of books to peruse.Maybe we can answer the age-old question -- are they really out there?