MJHS Library
“Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.” Richard Steele
“Books had instant replay long before televised sports.” Bern Williams
Diane Milosevich, District Librarian
- Library Hours are M-F 7:55-2:25
- Students attend the library once per week with their reading class.
- Students must have their school ID to check out books.
- Students are allowed to check out up to 3 books at a time.
- Check out length is 10 school days (excludes weekends and holiday schedule)
- Fines are .10 per day per item (excluding non school days)
- Students will be reminded of overdue books and existing fines.
- Once $1.00 in fines is accumulated, a student’s account is suspended. The student may not check out a book until the fines are paid.
- In the event that a student loses a book, he/she will receive a letter informing him/her of the cost to replace the book as well as a $2.00 processing fee.
In addition to encouraging reading, the library also serves as a research center. The library contains many sets of encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauruses, and atlases. It also contains a computer lab of approximately 30 laptops. Teachers may bring their classes to do research and to type reports. In addition, Mrs. Milosevich is always available to provide information literacy activities to all classes. Information Literacy is the ability to find information, evaluate it, and use it effectively.
Upcoming Activities
A Scholastic Book Fair will be held in the library during school hours on October 4-8. The book fair is a good opportunity fo students to purchase books at a reasonable cost as well as provide funds for the library. This would be a good opportunity for students to purchase books to read for the spring Battle of the Books. If any parent, grandparent, etc. is interested in helping at the book fair (it's fun!), you may call or email Mrs. Milosevich at dmilosevich@manhattan114.org In early spring, a Battle of the Books will be held for all the grade levels. A Battle of the Books is a reading incentive program in which teams of students can demonstrate their knowledge of the books that they read. Sixth Grade students will battle against other teams on the following books:
Seventh Grade students will test their knowledge about these books:
Eighth Grade students will test their knowledge about these books:
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Recommended Links for Research
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http://www.atlapedia.com Atlapedia online contains full color physical maps, political maps as well as key facts and statistics on countries of the world. |
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http://www.awesomelibrary.org Awesome Library is an internet library database. It organizes the Web with 3l7,000 carefully reviewed resources, including the top 5% in education. |
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http://www.ezbib.com/ Online Bibliography Website: an automatic bibliography and citation maker. |
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http://www.ipl.org The Internet Public Library is a public library for the World Wide Web. Students from a consortium of colleges and universities in information science develop and maintain the IPL. |
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http://www.lii.org Librarians’ Internet Index: Websites You Can Trust. Topics include current events and issues, holidays and seasons, helpful tools for information users, human interest and more. |
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http://www.loc.gov The Library of Congress Website: Provides access to many primary sources. |
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http://www.mpld.org Manhattan Public Library: Check to see what books are available, and with your card, you may place books on hold, and access many databases for research. |
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http://www.nationalgeographic.com National Geographic Website: Includes information about exploration, education and conservation. |
Recommended Links for Reading
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www.bookspot.com Bookspot: Includes information on book reviews, book awards, poetry, literary criticism, authors and more. |
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http://www.mpld.org Manhattan Public Library: You may see what books the library has available and, with your card, you may place books on hold from Manhattan or other libraries. |
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http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/ awardsgrants/bookmedia/newberymedal/ newberyhonors/newberymedal.cfm Newbery Winner and Honor book list: The Newbery is awarded annually to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. |
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www.rcyrba.org Rebecca Caudill nominees: The Rebecca Caudill Young Readers’ Book Award was developed to encourage children and young adults to read for personal satisfaction. It is an Illinois award for outstanding literature for young people and is sponsored by the Illinois Reading Council, the Illinois School Library Media Association, and the Illinois Association of Teachers of English. |