Live A.P. Prep Session from C-SPAN!

This Saturday at 9:00am, C-SPAN Classroom is hosting a live prep session for students taking the A.P. Government and Politics exam next week. Teachers Dan Larsen and Andrew Conneen from Adlai E. Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, IL will discuss the exam, preview sample questions, and offer study suggestions. Students will also have the opportunity to ask questions during the live session by Tweeting @cspanwj or by emailing journal@c-span.org. Student can also call in with their questions using phone number (202) 585-3880.

Author Event - May 20th!

The Hopkinton Public Library presents, as part of the Hopkinton Public Schools "Desire to Inspire" initiative, award-winning author Michael Tougias, Tuesday May 20th at 7:00pm in the Hopkinton High School auditorium. Michael will be discussing his book The Finest Hours (soon to be a Disney motion picture!) which recounts the U.S. Coast Guard's most daring sea rescue, in gripping detail. Enjoy "...a visual journey of this rescue and the leadership and resiliency lessons learned from this event."

This event is free and open to the public. All are welcome!

A Comic Book/Graphic Novel Club Original!

Thank you to one of our junior students, Vasilios Dentiste, for sharing one of his original works with us and granting us permission to share it on the library blog. Vasilios created all of the illustrations and text for each of these panels himself, and has quite a portfolio that he recently shared with the rest of our comic book/graphic novel club members. We're all excited to see more of his artwork in the future!

Celebrate National Poetry Month with the HHS Library!

As part of our celebration of National Poetry Month, the HHS Library will be holding a screening of the documentary Brave New Voices, after school on Tuesday, April 15th in Room A308. Watch the Russell Simmons produced Grand Slam Finals competition between 4 teen poetry teams - Denver, Albuquerque, the California Bay Area, and New York City, all performing in front of an audience at L.A.'s Saban Theatre.

April is National Poetry Month

National Poetry Month has been held every April since 1996, and is a month-long observance recognized by schools, publishers, booksellers, and poets celebrating poetry and its significant role in American culture. Check out some of the resources linked to below to celebrate poetry your own way!

30 Ways to Celebrate

Poem in Your Pocket Day

Poet-to-Poet Project

The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore

Celebrate books and school library month by watching the Academy Award winning digital short, The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore. It's a great one!

April is School Library Month

April is School Library Month, the American Association of School Librarians' (AASL) celebration of school libraries and their programs. Popular author Jeff Kinney created two PSAs celebrating school libraries that can be found here.

Stop in to the HHS Library and take advantage of all of the resources available to you here!