March 2020
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Sawiris Library
THE HUB NEWSLETTER
WELCOME TO THE MARCH 2020 ISSUE
"Words can be like X-rays, if you use them properly - they'll go through anything. You read and you're pierced."
Aldous Huxley
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MS POETRY BY HEART INTER-SCHOOLS FINAL
From 4 to 6 pm on March 4, ASP will be hosting the Poetry by Heart Middle School Inter-Schools final. A total of 13 schools will participate. ASP's 3 finalists are Gabriella Irani Fey (6), Sophia Wang (7), Matteo Kennedy (8). Please come by and encourage our budding poets...
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JSTOR
Trial ends on March 3
The library has arranged for a trial with JSTOR's Secondary School Collection.
The package includes access to over 2,800 archival journals and four primary source collections. JSTOR is unique and is used in over 2000 schools worldwide, and may be a replacement for the soon-to-disappear Questia. Send your comments to M. Chioini.
Username: jcs008
Password: Demonstrate
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LitBits
A selection of literary news and events for the month. Share your news items with us.
1. Le Salon du livre de Paris. Rendez-vous du 20 du 23 mars à la Porte de Versailles. Evénements, rencontres, dédicaces...
2. Evenings with an Author: Centennial Writer-in-Residence Geraldine Brooks
March 24 @ 19 h 30 min - 21 h 00 min. The library has People of the Book and Years of Wonder: A novel of the plague. Not to be missed. Check also ALP's Calendar page for more events and author visits.
3. Deux auteurs québécois remarquables seront en visite à Paris ce mois-ci : Larry Tremblay (L'Orangeraie) sera à La Bibliothèque Gaston Miron - Etudes québécoises, Salle de la Clef de la Biblitohèque universitaire du Campus Censier le 9 mars à 18h30 et au Salon du livre pour la dédicace de Le Deuxième mari.
Quant à elle, Audrée Wilhemly (Les Sangs; Le Corps des bêtes) sera l'une des deux invitées de Femmes monde le 25 mars à 19h à l'Espace des femmes au 35, rue Jacob, 75006.
4. Picasso et la bande dessinée au Musée national Picasso à Paris du 31 mars au 26 juillet.
5. Exposition Sempé, itinéraire d'un dessinateur d'humour : Jusqu'au 31 mars 2020, à l'atelier Grognard, 6 Avenue du Château de la Malmaison, 92500 Rueil-Malmaison.
If you have an account with the New York Times, don't forget to sign up for their weekly newsletter, BOOKS.
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BITS & PIECES
Location
Building 6, Room 6108,
at the top of the Coulson Commons stairway
Hours
Monday-Thursday: 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Friday: 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Telephone
01 41 12 82 97
Right: Mario Chioini, MLIS, Upper School Librarian, mchioini@asparis.fr
Left: Anthony Tremblay, Upper School Library Assistant, uslibrary@asparis.fr
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