BANNED BOOKS WEEK

 

Banned Books Week is the annual celebration of our freedom to read. It takes place at the end of September, but we will be shining a light on current and historical attempts to censor books all month long!

 

The theme for this year is "Books Unite Us. Censorship Divides Us." Books have the ability to open doors to new perspectives, reach across boundaries, and build connections between readers. Censorship, on the other hand, merely creates barriers. 

 

We're lucky to have a lot of freedom to read at ASP. At your library you have access to the writing of John Steinbeck, Harper Lee, Jason Reynolds, Angie Thomas, and Khaled Hosseini - all authors whose works have been challenged for a variety of reasons over the years!

 

What does the freedom to read mean to you? Stop by your library to check out our banned books display, share your thoughts, and maybe pick up a book people consider dangerous!

 

UPCOMING NEW RESOURCES 

 

JSTOR FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS

A specially curated package of over 2,700 archival journals and four primary source collections covering the arts, sciences, and business. JSTOR provides students with a safe and trusted environment to research topics across the curriculum.

 

Sora (Overdrive)

Sora is a digital reading and audiobook platform. It is user-friendly and innovative, and will give our students and teachers easy access to e-fiction and e-nonfiction.

 

Europresse

Europresse is a press and news base with more than 8000 recognized sources of information in several languages: regional, national and international press, general and specialized resources, websites, television and radio, biographies, etc.

 

All these new resources will be available in the next few weeks. Check our databases page for updates, and the next issues of this newsletter.

 

SHARE YOUR SUMMER READING

 

Tell us what you read this summer. Fill out this short form and let us know if we can share your reviews with our community. 

GOOD TO KNOW IF YOU'RE NEW TO MS AND US...

 

THE HUB! LIBRARY WEBSITE

We have a large amount of information and resources on our website such as LibGuides (pathfinders) about the research process, citing, and a great collection of databases and book recommendations. 

 

Students and teachers can log in via Navigator while parents must go through the school website. To facilitate your access, here is the direct link to the site. We suggest that you bookmark it: https://libraries.asparis.fr/thehub

See Mr. Chioini for help.

 

CHECKING OUT BOOKS

You can check out an unlimited number of books for one month at a time. You'll need your student card. Parents are also welcome to check out books from our collection.

 

 

ONLINE CATALOG
DESTINY DISCOVER

 

Once you log in with your school credentials you'll be able to 

 

. Put items on hold

. Renew your books online

. Make a list of favorites

. Review books

. Access lists of books by topic

. Link directly to e-books and videos

 

Discover can be accessed via Navigator or the school website.

 

See us for help.