May 2020 A Sawiris Library
THE HUB NEWSLETTER
Welcome to the SECOND CONFINED READERS issue
(MAY 2020)
The Book of Hopes (click on the book cover) Edited by Katherine Rundell, with contributions from more than 100 children's writers and illustrators. Completely free for all children and families. The collection, published by Bloomsbury, is dedicated to the doctors, nurses, carers, porters, cleaners and everyone currently working in hospitals.
Dear Community,
Despite the many challenges we've been facing together, learning and discovery have continued to bloom.
The library is present and working behind the scene. All your resources are freely and easily accessible for research, assignments and essays, tests and exams. Feel free to reach out to us.
New during confinement: Upper school students and faculty can access the New York Times daily through our library subscription. Please contact Mr. Chioini to open a free account.
Finally, good luck to all students taking their AP exams in May.
Lire libère !
ONLINE READING AND LISTENING We'd like to remind you that you can find myriad reading and listening offerings online, and from quality content providers. Along with the examples below you may want to view our web page, "What Can I Read and Listening To?" and conduct your own search. A free digital magazine that offers provocative and profound essays in fields such as psychology, philosophy, society and culture. Highly recommended. For all thinkers.
Mindwebs on Internet Archive - Sci Fi Audio Stories Michael Hanson reads over a hundred sci fi classics from
Free access to an incredible range of unabridged audiobooks for all ages, from Peter Rabbit and Anne of Green Gables to Jane Eyre and Harry Potter. Eng. and Fr. titles.
Offers its family of online libraries available for free to all libraries (e-books) until August 31. (All ages)
Poetry Selection Here's to the power of the word and music. Even though April was National Poetry Month (as well as Jazz Appreciation Month, and Shakespeare's birthday), these sites will keep inspiring you at all times. (Add Shakespeare links...)
FREE ONLINE COURSES Are you in to learn something new? You are curious and have a bit of time? (Hmm, really!) Most of us know Khan Academy and MIT OpenCourseWare. Here is a selection of quality free online academic and non-academic platforms to help you explore every field of knowledge. Courses range from a few hours to full-session length. It may take some time to go through their catalogs, but it's certainly worth it.
BLOGGING MY READING
We know you have been reading a lot during the last few weeks and we want to know about it! We created a blog called Blogging My Reading. You read, you review, you send it to me, Mr. Chioini, to post on the blog. There's a good chance other readers would love reading what you liked. Keep track of your reading, and start writing...!
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Right: Mario Chioini, MLIS, Upper School Librarian, mchioini@asparis.fr Left: Anthony Tremblay, Upper School Library Assistant, uslibrary@asparis.fr
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