"Read" Dating Event at the Hopkinton Public Library

Looking for your next read? Stop by the Hopkinton Public Library Thursday, June 18th for a teen "Read Dating" activity, accompanied by the music of FUZE (band of HHS students Eric Olafsen, Ben Fargiano, Raj Dandekar, and Drew Lane)!

Event Details:

Thursday, June 18th

5:30 - 7:30pm

Free pizza and snacks will be served!

Music by FUZE!

Line up some beach reads for yourself while previewing some new books, enjoying some pizza and snacks, and listening to some great music (in air-conditioned comfort)! All are welcome!

Comic Book Club's New Blog!

The HHS Comic Book Club just launched their new blog! Thank you to HHS senior, and comic book club member, Caroline Mann, for using her artistic talents in the creation of our logo! This blog will be a space for members to share their knowledge of the genre, and post reviews of materials they've recently read.

If you are an HHS student with an interest in comic books or graphic novels, consider joining us at one of our meetings. We meet every Tuesday, after school in the library, from 2:00pm to 3:00pm. Can't make our meetings, but still interested? Consider submitting some of your own writing or artwork to be showcased on our blog!

Stay tuned for more information...

Author Event Recap

Thank you to everyone who attended our recent author event at the HHS Library! Members of the HPS community had a chance to meet young adult author Nancy Werlin, on Wednesday 4/29. Nancy gave a reading from her book The Rules of Survival, and then answered reader questions about her books and her writing process. It was a great evening! We’d also like to extend a special thank you to the HPTA for their generous support in making this event possible.

Library of Congress: Chronicling America

The Library of Congress grants free digital access to America's historic newspaper pages from 1836 - 1922, through the Chronicling America database. This is a great way to learn about history through the examination of primary sources. EDSITEment also has a Chronicling America portal which offers video tutorials on how to navigate the database. A great resource!

April is School Library Month!

School Library Month is the American Association os School Librarians' (AASL) celebration of school library programs. This year's spokesperson is award-winning actress and best-selling author, Julianne Moore. Check out her PSA about school libraries here.

Also, take a look at this infographic from TeachingDegree.org. Libraries are indeed forever!

Howtoons

Howtoons is a great resource for providing engaging content to teach students how to build things, combining instructions with storytelling. With its foundation of science and engineering education, Howtoons inspires creativity through art and imagination.

Howtoons has some great DIY/STEM-related educational comics for students! Check some of them out here.

April 9th Poetry Event at the HHS Library

In honor of National Poetry Month, Ms. Meyer and Mr. Haas will be hosting a poetry reading and discussion in the HHS Library on Thursday, April 9th, at 2:00pm. This event is part of Mass Poetry's Common Threads discussion series. We will also be displaying student work in the library, if you are a student poet please consider contributing some of your work!

All are welcome to the April 9th event! Please RSVP to Ms. Meyer if you are interested in attending.