1. BSHS LMC Media Matters
Volume III, Issue 2 October 2011
BSHS LMC
Hours: 7:30-3:45
Lead Librarian:
Fran Bullington Teen Read Week: October 24 - 28
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Teen Read Week is an created several activities to focus
initiative of YALSA (Young Adult on the fun of reading.
AV Librarian: Library Services Association) that
Jay Campbell encourages teens to read for the Tues., Oct. 25th: Students and
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Traditionally, since its favorite book. Bookmarks will be
inception in 1998, Teen Read created using these photos.
Week (TRW) is celebrated the
third week in October. With Thurs., Oct. 27th: Name that
testing and homecoming during Book Contest held during all four
that week at BSHS, we will be lunches. More details to come.
celebrating TRW the last week of
October. Fri., Oct. 28th: Pictionary with YA
This year’s theme is “Picture titles held before school. More
It @your library.” To build on details to come.
that theme, the library staff has
Visit this newsletter on
the library website to Showcasing Bulldog Talent
click on the links!
The library will soon be
displaying commissioned art
http://bit.ly/bshslmc work from National Art Honor
Society member Tiffany H.
BSHS LMC: Tiffany is using covers of
Information popular young adult novels as
Unleashed! the inspiration for her work.
She is pictured here with her
interpretation of The Hunger
Games by Suzanne Collins.

2. September Media Center Trail Blazer
This September another BSHS concerning the specifics of her
teacher collaborated with one research project, to the library to
of our media specialists to plan with Mrs. Bullington.
challenge her students with The result of that planning
new activities. session included reviewing use of
April Gray, English II basic reference books, accessing
and using the online catalog and SC
As she began planning the DISCUS, and a lesson on website
Research Unit for her three evaluation.
English II classes, Mrs. Gray
wanted to ensure her students After each library lesson,
were learning the skills needed students applied the skill(s)
Browsing a new not only to be successful covered to their current research
shipment of researchers, but also to be project: a controversial topic.
books! prepared for the ELA section of Who Will Be Featured Next?
the spring HSAP.
Have you been toying with an
The school provides class sets idea to try something new with
of practice HSAP books. Mrs. your students? Please stop by the
Gray took note of the research library and share your idea. We
Important Dates: skills the book reinforces and would love to help you challenge
brought that, along with notes your students!
Month of
National Anti-Bullying Awareness Month
October:
National When we think of school over half of the 43,000+ teens
Anti-Bullying violence, what often comes to (ages 15-18) interviewed had been
Awareness Month mind are fights or school victims of bullying or had bullied
shootings. Did you know that other students themselves.
bullying is the most common (http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com)
Oct. 17th form of school violence? In a The BSHS LMC has resources to
Bulldog recently released study, the Los assist you in teaching our students
Booklovers Club Angeles- based Josephson how to deal with bullying. Please
Institute of Ethics revealed that
Meeting stop by today to request help.
Oct. 24-28th
BSHS LMC: By the Numbers
Teen Read Week Ahh…life in the library. September Statistics:
Peaceful, quiet, relaxed. NOT! Individual student visits (not with
The BSHS LMC is normally an a class) to the library: 2199
extremely busy place. When Class visits to the library: 161
we open our doors at 7:30, we
have students anxious to get to Total student visits: 6546
work on projects or to find a # of items circulated: 2282
place to visit with their
friends.
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