Hopkinton High School Library

Friday, February 27, 2015

March 2nd is Read Across America Day!

Monday, March 2nd is Read Across America Day! Read Across America Day is a National Education Association sponsored event which focuses on motivating children and teens to read through events, partnerships, and reading resources. This year's book is the Seuss classic, Oh the Places You'll Go!

March 2nd is also Dr. Seuss's birthday! Read more about him here. And don't forget to check out the Seussville website for kid and family friendly activities, projects, and events related to Dr. Seuss and Read Across America Day.

And...to help us celebrate Dr. Seuss week, the HHS Library will also be screening the movie The Lorax after school in the library. Relive a childhood favorite! All are welcome!

You are never too old to read and enjoy Dr. Seuss!

Friday, January 23, 2015

Instagrok Tutorial

For those of you interested in using Instagrok, here is a step-by=step tutorial to get you started. Instagrok is a great tool for helping students narrow a search topic for research assignments. Instagrok also maintains bibliographic lists of information returned in searches, and exports those citations to EasyBib in proper MLA format. No more guesswork in creating those research citations!

National Readathon Day - January 24th!

January 24th is National Readathon Day! Celebrate by stopping by the HHS Library to pick up some new books to add to your weekend pile of reading!

Thursday, January 22, 2015

Shakespeare Uncovered

Friday, January 30th at 9:00pm, starts the second season of Shakespeare Uncovered, to be aired on PBS. The series continues to combine history, biography, iconic performances, scholarly discussion, and the personal interests of its celebrity hosts, to tell the stories behind the stories of Shakespeare's greatest plays. A great way to amp up your Shakespeare knowledge!