Park High School Library

Welcome to the official Tumblr account for the Park High School Library, Home of the Wolfpack! #ParkHSLib #YouMatter #WeRunAsOne #BleedGreen parkhslib.edublogs.org

[parkhslib]

Free Audiobooks All Summer!

SYNC will give away two complete audiobook downloads a week – pairs of high interest titles, based on weekly themes. Visit http://audiofilemagazine.com/sync to register, then add these books to your Sora account to keep forever!

SYNC is a free summer audiobook program for teens. Returning April 29, 2021, SYNC will give away two complete audiobook downloads a week – pairs of high interest titles, based on weekly themes. Visit http://audiofilemagazine.com/sync to register, then add these books to your Sora account to keep forever! Titles are awesome – but you only have one week to download each pair.

View On WordPress

[parkhslib]

IB Extended Essay

Choosing a topic (Highland Park HS EE LibGuide) Collection of places to look for topic ideas Developing your research question (Highland Park HS EE LibGuide) List of PHS databases and passwords Collection of Research Resources Collections of resources for: English/Language A Biology Chemistry History Mathematics Physics Psychology Theatre Visual Arts World Language/Language B

View On WordPress

[parkhslib]

#WomensHistoryMonth

Women’s History Month had its origins as a national celebration in 1981 when Congress passed Pub. L. 97-28 which authorized and requested the President to proclaim the week beginning March 7, 1982 as ‘Women’s History Week.’ Throughout the next five years, Congress continued to pass joint resolutions designating a week in March as ‘Women’s History Week.’ In 1987 after being petitioned by the…

View On WordPress

[parkhslib]

Black History Month #BHM2021

Black History Month #BHM2021

According to AfricanAmericanHistoryMonth.gov, “As a Harvard-trained historian, Carter G. Woodson, like W. E. B. Du Bois before him, believed that truth could not be denied and that reason would prevail over prejudice. His hopes to raise awareness of African American’s contributions to civilization was realized when he and the organization he founded, the Association for the Study of Negro Life…

View On WordPress

[parkhslib]

IB History of the Americas Internal Assessment 20-21

IB History of the Americas Internal Assessment 20-21

Create a Google Doc for this assignment

Bookmark the library site

Collection of Primary Sources

Collection of Secondary Sources

Collection of Research Resources

This work, ”IB HoA IA”, is a derivative of “Vertical perspective SW.jpg”…

View On WordPress

[parkhslib]

#NAHM Native American Heritage Month 2020

#NAHM Native American Heritage Month 2020

According to the Library of Congress, “The first American Indian Day in a state was declared on the second Saturday in May 1916 by the governor of New York. Several states celebrate the fourth Friday in September. In Illinois, for example, legislators enacted such a day in 1919. Presently, several states have designated Columbus Day as Native American Day, but it continues to be a day we observe…

View On WordPress

[parkhslib]

#LGBTQHistoryMonth

According to LGBTHistoryMonth.com, “In 1994, Rodney Wilson, a Missouri high school teacher, believed a month should be dedicated to the celebration and teaching of gay and lesbian history, and gathered other teachers and community leaders. They selected October because public schools are in session and existing traditions, such as Coming Out Day (October 11), occur that month.

“Gay and Lesbian…

View On WordPress

[parkhslib]

English 12 Research Essay 2020-2021

English 12 Research Essay 2020-2021

Collection of Research Resources

Citationsy.com

View On WordPress

[parkhslib]

Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month 2020

Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month 2020

According to the Library of Congress’s Hispanic Heritage Month site, “Each year, Americans observe National Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15, by celebrating the histories, cultures and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America. The observation started in 1968 as Hispanic Heritage Week under…

View On WordPress

[parkhslib]

#APAHM Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month 2020

#APAHM Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month 2020

According to AsianPacificHeritage.gov, “May is Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month – a celebration of Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States. A rather broad term, Asian/Pacific encompasses all of the Asian continent and the Pacific islands of Melanesia (New Guinea, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Fiji and the Solomon Islands), Micronesia (Marianas, Guam, Wake Island, Palau, Marshall Islands,…

View On WordPress

[parkhslib]

#ArabAmericanHeritageMonth

According to Wikipedia, “Beginning in the ’90s, Arab American heritage was celebrated sporadically in various states, primarily in school districts. It wasn’t until 2017 when Arab America began a national initiative to coordinate all states under National Arab American Heritage Month. In 2017, Arab America asked U.S. Congresswoman, Debbie Dingell (D-MI), to issue a congressional resolution…

View On WordPress

[parkhslib]

Adventures While You're at Home

Adventures While You’re at Home

So many of us are stuck at home right now, but that doesn’t need to keep us from reading, learning and exploring!

The library is always a great place to start!

You can check out ebooks through the Park HS Library catalog.

You can continue to place holds as usual in the Washington County Library Catalog or mobile app. There are a few options available to pick up materials:

Schedule a future curbsi…

View On WordPress

[parkhslib]

Connect your Washington County Public Library card to the Hennepin County Library system online

The Washington County Library system allows you to check out books in person as well as ebooks, audiobooks, and magazines online. You can get access to even more digital items by linking your library card to the Hennepin County Library system. Here’s how:

Go to https://hclib.org/.

Click on “About the Library” in the wide blue menu bar.

Select “Library cards” from the drop-down menu.

Click the…

View On WordPress

[parkhslib]

New Books!

Stop in before Spring Break! We’ve got new books in the ParkHSLib! Preview them in the online collection, then visit the library to check them out!

View On WordPress

[parkhslib]

Health Drug Research Term 2 2019-2020

Health Drug Research Term 2 2019-2020

Collection of Resources for Health Drug Research (Sign in using district username and password to access databases)

Browse Park’s Databases [Get passwords to access them from home. You must be logged in to your @apps account to access.]

Directions for using research databases.

View On WordPress

[parkhslib]

Survivor – The Ultimate Authoritarian! IB 20th Century World History

Survivor – The Ultimate Authoritarian! IB 20th Century World History

PHS Database Links

Resource collection for Survivor – The Ultimate Authoritarian!

View On WordPress

[parkhslib]

Stats for Term 1, 2019-2020 in the ParkHSLib

Stats for Term 1, 2019-2020 in the ParkHSLib

We’ve been busy in the library! Here are the statistics from August 1, 2019 to November 26, 2019:

Student check-ins: 2851

Total library book circulations: 656

Class reservations: 199 periods

Library collaborations: 27

Classes participating in collaborations: 38

 View On WordPress