Borrowing Magazines

Did you know that kids can borrow magazines from the Greenfield Middle School Library? Swing by and see what's available to you:

Muse
American Girl
Stone Soup
Kids Discover
Sports Illustrated for Kids
Odyssey
New Moon
Transworld Skateboarding
Shonen Jump
and
Twist

Great Kids

Thank you to all of the great kids who have been spending their spare time helping in the library: Zach, Nidhi, Tyler, Monique, Lauren, Cassie, Tiana, Diane, Ben, Yelena, and Alina have been learning to shelve books, make displays, process library materials and more! They have been a huge help while my arm is in a cast, and I have enjoyed their company.

Great Stories

We have applied for an American Library Association Great Stories Club grant! If we get it, Linda Singer & Robin Shtulman will be sharing some very exciting book club sessions with the students in our Bridges program. We should hear back from the ALA in about a month. Wish us luck!

Blood and Guts

Mark your calendars! On Friday, April 4th, from 6-8 p.m., the Library, PE, Science, and Health programs will be partnering with Franklin Medical Center and the GCC Nursing School to bring you “Blood and Guts!” This will be a free and fun hands-on program at which students and their families will get to learn about the human body, perform surgery, learn about emergency room work, and more. There will be snacks and prizes! Full details will follow closer to the date.

Celebrate Black History Month

We have lots of great books by classic and contemporary black authors, biographies, history, art books and more! Come to the library and see.

Also, test your knowledge with the Biography "Quoting Greatness" quiz.

Come See

Thanks to Mrs. Petrin, we are the lucky hosts to a traveling exhibit from the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. Five professional museum panels depict a history of the abolition of slavery in America, in an exhibit entitled "Free at Last."

Social studies classes will be signing up for viewing times. There is a teacher's guide with background information and activity ideas that staff may borrow.

We welcome all GMS staff, students, and parents to visit the library and view this exciting and important exhibit.

Want to Win $500?

What are the 2 most important qualities a United States president should have? Why? What impact will the new president have on you, your family, and your community? How would you convince someone you know that it is important to vote in the election for President of the United States?

Spend some time thinking about this, and you might win a $500 savings bond! Students are invited to sign up with Ms. Shtulman in the library for the League of Women Voters essay contest. We’ll spend a little time learning about the job of the president, we’ll look at past winning essays, and we’ll write. We’ll meet during Flex 1.

The contest deadline is March 5th.