{"id":1607,"date":"2015-11-30T19:09:55","date_gmt":"2015-11-30T23:09:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/?page_id=1607"},"modified":"2016-09-23T11:16:56","modified_gmt":"2016-09-23T15:16:56","slug":"1607-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/","title":{"rendered":"WELCOME TO THE MIDDLE SCHOOL LIBRARY"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ezproxy.dalton.org\/login?url=http:\/\/search.ebscohost.com\/login.aspx?authtype=ip&amp;group=EDS&amp;profile=msl-eds-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1610 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2015\/11\/searchbutton-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"searchbutton\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2015\/11\/searchbutton-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2015\/11\/searchbutton.jpg 188w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/daltonny.libraryreserve.com\/10\/42\/en\/SignIn.htm?url=Default.htm\">\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/library.dalton.org\/uhtbin\/cgisirsi.exe\/x\/0\/0\/57\/1\/1166\/X\/BLASTOFF?user_id=WMIDSCHOOL\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1609 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2015\/11\/checkitemsbutton-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"checkitemsbutton\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2015\/11\/checkitemsbutton-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2015\/11\/checkitemsbutton.jpg 188w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/daltonny.libraryreserve.com\/10\/42\/en\/SignIn.htm?url=Default.htm\">\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1617 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2015\/11\/browse-button-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"browse-button\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2015\/11\/browse-button-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2015\/11\/browse-button.jpg 188w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"rz-displayCats-shortcode\"><h2 class=\"rz-displayCats-maintitle\">Library News<\/h2><div class=\"rz_displayCats article \"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/2017\/01\/18\/information-providers-authority\/\"><h3 class=\"rz-displayCats-title\">Information Providers - Authority<\/h3><\/a><div class=\"meta\" role=\"contentinfo\"><a class=\"comment_link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/2017\/01\/18\/information-providers-authority\/#comments\" role=\"navigation\">Add your comment<\/a><br><br><a href=\"\" title=\"Direct link to the edit page for this post.\">Edit Post<\/a><\/div><p>4th Grade students examine the credentials of information providers (authors, editors, organizations) for five different online sources and rank\u00a0the trustworthiness and authority of these providers:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1823\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2017\/01\/Screen-Shot-2017-01-18-at-11.02.30-AM-1024x559.png\" width=\"700\" height=\"382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2017\/01\/Screen-Shot-2017-01-18-at-11.02.30-AM-1024x559.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2017\/01\/Screen-Shot-2017-01-18-at-11.02.30-AM-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2017\/01\/Screen-Shot-2017-01-18-at-11.02.30-AM-768x419.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2017\/01\/Screen-Shot-2017-01-18-at-11.02.30-AM.png 1283w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">[jwplayer mediaid=&#8221;1825&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1822\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2017\/01\/IMG_20170118_101403-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2017\/01\/IMG_20170118_101403-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2017\/01\/IMG_20170118_101403-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2017\/01\/IMG_20170118_101403-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1821\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2017\/01\/IMG_20170118_101522-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2017\/01\/IMG_20170118_101522-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2017\/01\/IMG_20170118_101522-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2017\/01\/IMG_20170118_101522-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1820\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2017\/01\/IMG_20170118_101600-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2017\/01\/IMG_20170118_101600-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2017\/01\/IMG_20170118_101600-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2017\/01\/IMG_20170118_101600-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1819\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2017\/01\/IMG_20170118_101634-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2017\/01\/IMG_20170118_101634-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2017\/01\/IMG_20170118_101634-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2017\/01\/IMG_20170118_101634-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1818\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2017\/01\/IMG_20170118_101653-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2017\/01\/IMG_20170118_101653-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2017\/01\/IMG_20170118_101653-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2017\/01\/IMG_20170118_101653-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1817\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2017\/01\/IMG_20170118_101721-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2017\/01\/IMG_20170118_101721-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2017\/01\/IMG_20170118_101721-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2017\/01\/IMG_20170118_101721-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"rz_displayCats article \"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/2017\/01\/10\/8th-grade-englishlibrary-lit-circle\/\"><h3 class=\"rz-displayCats-title\">8th Grade English\/Library Lit Circle<\/h3><\/a><div class=\"meta\" role=\"contentinfo\"><a class=\"comment_link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/2017\/01\/10\/8th-grade-englishlibrary-lit-circle\/#comments\" role=\"navigation\">Add your comment<\/a><br><br><a href=\"\" title=\"Direct link to the edit page for this post.\">Edit Post<\/a><\/div><p>8th grade students discuss their books during English\/Library Literary Circle. \u00a0The two books being discussed here are:<\/p>\n<p><em>Salt to the Sea<\/em> by\u00a0Ruta Sepetys<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1834 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2017\/01\/8thgradelitcircle2.jpg\" width=\"868\" height=\"591\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2017\/01\/8thgradelitcircle2.jpg 868w, https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2017\/01\/8thgradelitcircle2-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2017\/01\/8thgradelitcircle2-768x523.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 868px) 100vw, 868px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>and<\/p>\n<p><em>I&#8217;ll Give You the Sun\u00a0<\/em>by Jandy Nelson.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1835 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2017\/01\/8thgradelitcirlcle1.jpg\" width=\"848\" height=\"636\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2017\/01\/8thgradelitcirlcle1.jpg 848w, https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2017\/01\/8thgradelitcirlcle1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2017\/01\/8thgradelitcirlcle1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"rz_displayCats article rz_displayCats_hidden\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/2016\/06\/06\/2016-summer-reading-requirements-recommended-lists\/\"><h3 class=\"rz-displayCats-title\">2016 Summer Reading: Requirements &amp; Recommended Lists<\/h3><\/a><div class=\"meta\" role=\"contentinfo\"><a class=\"comment_link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/2016\/06\/06\/2016-summer-reading-requirements-recommended-lists\/#comments\" role=\"navigation\">Add your comment<\/a><br><br><a href=\"\" title=\"Direct link to the edit page for this post.\">Edit Post<\/a><\/div><h2>For All Grades<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/recommended-book-series\/\" target=\"_blank\">Recommended Book Series<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>For Rising 5th Grade Students<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/2016-summer-reading-requirements-for-rising-5th-grade-students\/\">Summer Reading Requirements Letter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/2016-summer-recommended-reading-for-rising-5th-and-6th-grade-students\/\">Summer Recommended Reading List for Rising 5th &amp; 6th Grade Students<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>For Rising 6th Grade Students<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/2016-summer-reading-requirements-for-rising-6th-grade-students\/\">Summer Reading Requirements Letter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/2016-summer-recommended-reading-for-rising-5th-and-6th-grade-students\/\">Summer Recommended Reading List for Rising 5th &amp; 6th Grade Students<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>For Rising 7th Grade Students<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/2016-summer-reading-requirements-for-rising-7th-grade-students\/\" target=\"_blank\">Summer Reading Requirements Letter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/2016-summer-recommended-reading-for-rising-7th-and-8th-grade-students\/\" target=\"_blank\">Summer Recommended Reading List for Rising 7th and 8th Grade Students<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>For Rising 8th Grade Students<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/2016-summer-reading-requirements-for-rising-8th-grade-students\/\" target=\"_blank\">Summer Reading Requirements Letter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/2016-summer-recommended-reading-for-rising-7th-and-8th-grade-students\/\" target=\"_blank\">Summer Recommended Reading List for Rising 7th and 8th Grade Students<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div class=\"rz_displayCats article rz_displayCats_hidden\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/2016\/01\/14\/2016-do-you-know-books\/\"><h3 class=\"rz-displayCats-title\">2016 Do You Know Books<\/h3><\/a><div class=\"meta\" role=\"contentinfo\"><a class=\"comment_link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/2016\/01\/14\/2016-do-you-know-books\/#comments\" role=\"navigation\">Add your comment<\/a><br><br><a href=\"\" title=\"Direct link to the edit page for this post.\">Edit Post<\/a><\/div><p>2016 Middle School Library DO YOU KNOW BOOKS Game Show will take place on Friday, May 13th, in the Martin Theater. \u00a0All 4th, 5th, and 6th grade students are invited to participate in the contest. \u00a0Read these books and answer multiple choice and short-answer questions to earn points! \u00a0The winners from each grade will receive gift cards from Barnes &amp; Noble, Amazon.com, or iTunes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1696 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2016\/01\/Screen-Shot-2016-01-14-at-8.58.12-AM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-01-14 at 8.58.12 AM\" width=\"712\" height=\"384\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong><em>The Golden Compass\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>by Philip Pullman: Travel into an Alternative Universe with Lyra who goes on dangerous and exciting journey to save her friend who was kidnapped by a group of experimental scientists. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em><em><strong>The Prince of Fenway Park\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/em>by Julianna Baggott:\u00a0Journey\u00a0with Oscar into the past and try to break the secret of the curse that actually lies deeply under Fenway Park.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong><em>Phantom Tollbooth\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>by Norton Juster:\u00a0Accompany Milo into the land of quirky places like Digitopolis and Castle in the Air to rescue the princesses of The Kingdom of Wisdom. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong><em>100 Cupboards\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>by N.D. Wilson:\u00a0You can adventure into many different magical worlds with Henry through the hundred curious cupboard doors on his attic room walls.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong><em>Alice&#8217;s Adventures in Wonderland\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>by Lewis Carroll:\u00a0Take a\u00a0nonsensical and head-spinning trip with Alice into Wonderland and meet all sorts of odd and funny characters along the way.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>A Wrinkle in Time\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>by Madeline L&#8217;Engle:\u00a0Follow Meg on a quest through the universe to rescue her father who mysteriously disappeared when working on a project based on the concept of Space &amp; Time Travel.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"rz_displayCats article rz_displayCats_hidden\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/2015\/12\/01\/december-2015-selected-new-ms-titles\/\"><h3 class=\"rz-displayCats-title\">December 2015: Selected New MS Titles<\/h3><\/a><div class=\"meta\" role=\"contentinfo\"><a class=\"comment_link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/2015\/12\/01\/december-2015-selected-new-ms-titles\/#comments\" role=\"navigation\">Add your comment<\/a><br><br><a href=\"\" title=\"Direct link to the edit page for this post.\">Edit Post<\/a><\/div><h3>Check out these books and many others from the Middle School Library!<\/h3>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2015\/12\/swordofsummer.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1682\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2015\/12\/swordofsummer-197x300.jpeg\" alt=\"swordofsummer\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2015\/12\/swordofsummer-197x300.jpeg 197w, https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2015\/12\/swordofsummer.jpeg 263w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2015\/12\/stevejobs.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1683\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2015\/12\/stevejobs-210x300.jpeg\" alt=\"stevejobs\" width=\"210\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2015\/12\/stevejobs-210x300.jpeg 210w, https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2015\/12\/stevejobs.jpeg 280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2015\/12\/confessionimaginaryfriend.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1684\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2015\/12\/confessionimaginaryfriend-199x300.jpeg\" alt=\"confessionimaginaryfriend\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2015\/12\/confessionimaginaryfriend-199x300.jpeg 199w, https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2015\/12\/confessionimaginaryfriend.jpeg 265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2015\/12\/donnerdinnerparty.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1685\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2015\/12\/donnerdinnerparty-222x300.jpeg\" alt=\"donnerdinnerparty\" width=\"222\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2015\/12\/donnerdinnerparty-222x300.jpeg 222w, https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2015\/12\/donnerdinnerparty.jpeg 296w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 222px) 100vw, 222px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2015\/12\/avatarsmokeandshadow.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1686\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2015\/12\/avatarsmokeandshadow-200x300.jpeg\" alt=\"avatarsmokeandshadow\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2015\/12\/avatarsmokeandshadow-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2015\/12\/avatarsmokeandshadow.jpeg 266w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2015\/12\/shouldntyoubeinschool.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1687\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2015\/12\/shouldntyoubeinschool-197x300.jpeg\" alt=\"shouldntyoubeinschool\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2015\/12\/shouldntyoubeinschool-197x300.jpeg 197w, https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2015\/12\/shouldntyoubeinschool.jpeg 263w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"rz-displayCats-shortcode\"><h2 class=\"rz-displayCats-maintitle\">Events<\/h2><div class=\"rz_displayCats article \"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/2016\/01\/14\/2016-do-you-know-books\/\"><h3 class=\"rz-displayCats-title\">2016 Do You Know Books<\/h3><\/a><div class=\"meta\" role=\"contentinfo\"><a class=\"comment_link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/2016\/01\/14\/2016-do-you-know-books\/#comments\" role=\"navigation\">Add your comment<\/a><br><br><a href=\"\" title=\"Direct link to the edit page for this post.\">Edit Post<\/a><\/div><p>2016 Middle School Library DO YOU KNOW BOOKS Game Show will take place on Friday, May 13th, in the Martin Theater. \u00a0All 4th, 5th, and 6th grade students are invited to participate in the contest. \u00a0Read these books and answer multiple choice and short-answer questions to earn points! \u00a0The winners from each grade will receive gift cards from Barnes &amp; Noble, Amazon.com, or iTunes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1696 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2016\/01\/Screen-Shot-2016-01-14-at-8.58.12-AM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-01-14 at 8.58.12 AM\" width=\"712\" height=\"384\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong><em>The Golden Compass\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>by Philip Pullman: Travel into an Alternative Universe with Lyra who goes on dangerous and exciting journey to save her friend who was kidnapped by a group of experimental scientists. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em><em><strong>The Prince of Fenway Park\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/em>by Julianna Baggott:\u00a0Journey\u00a0with Oscar into the past and try to break the secret of the curse that actually lies deeply under Fenway Park.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong><em>Phantom Tollbooth\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>by Norton Juster:\u00a0Accompany Milo into the land of quirky places like Digitopolis and Castle in the Air to rescue the princesses of The Kingdom of Wisdom. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong><em>100 Cupboards\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>by N.D. Wilson:\u00a0You can adventure into many different magical worlds with Henry through the hundred curious cupboard doors on his attic room walls.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong><em>Alice&#8217;s Adventures in Wonderland\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>by Lewis Carroll:\u00a0Take a\u00a0nonsensical and head-spinning trip with Alice into Wonderland and meet all sorts of odd and funny characters along the way.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>A Wrinkle in Time\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>by Madeline L&#8217;Engle:\u00a0Follow Meg on a quest through the universe to rescue her father who mysteriously disappeared when working on a project based on the concept of Space &amp; Time Travel.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"rz_displayCats article \"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/2014\/05\/31\/2014-do-you-know-books-winners\/\"><h3 class=\"rz-displayCats-title\">2014 Do You Know Books Winners<\/h3><\/a><div class=\"meta\" role=\"contentinfo\"><a class=\"comment_link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/2014\/05\/31\/2014-do-you-know-books-winners\/#comments\" role=\"navigation\">Add your comment<\/a><br><br><a href=\"\" title=\"Direct link to the edit page for this post.\">Edit Post<\/a><\/div><p>120 students in 4th, 5th, and 6th grade participated in this year&#8217;s Do You Know Books! \u00a0A quiz show based on their knowledge of the titles chosen by the middle school librarians.<\/p>\n<p>After several competitive rounds,\u00a0the following students emerged as the top winners:<\/p>\n<h3>4th Grade<\/h3>\n<p><strong>3rd Place:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Farnsworth House: Charlotte\u00a0&amp;\u00a0Natasha<br \/>\nNoble House: Joshua &amp; Graham<br \/>\nVogelsang House: Lily &amp;\u00a0Zoe<\/p>\n<p><strong>2nd Place:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Vogelsang House: Gavin &amp; Alejandro<\/p>\n<p><strong>1st Place:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gordon House: Ellis &amp; Gus<\/p>\n<h3>5th and 6th Grade:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>3rd Place:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fedonchik House: Oliver &amp;\u00a0Max<\/p>\n<p><strong>2nd Place:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Neubauer House:\u00a0Dylan &amp; William<\/p>\n<p><strong>1st Place:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Perry House: Lily &amp;\u00a0Leyla<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations!<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"rz_displayCats article rz_displayCats_hidden\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/2013\/12\/03\/do-you-know-books-2014-titles-revealed\/\"><h3 class=\"rz-displayCats-title\">DO YOU KNOW BOOKS - 2014 - Titles Revealed<\/h3><\/a><div class=\"meta\" role=\"contentinfo\"><a class=\"comment_link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/2013\/12\/03\/do-you-know-books-2014-titles-revealed\/#comments\" role=\"navigation\">Add your comment<\/a><br><br><a href=\"\" title=\"Direct link to the edit page for this post.\">Edit Post<\/a><\/div><p>The Middle School Library Game Show for 4th and 5th grade students, DO YOU KNOW BOOKS?!, will be back in the spring of 2014.<\/p>\n<p>This year&#8217;s titles are all beloved children&#8217;s books that were adapted for the Big Screen:<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>The Golden Compass<br \/>\nby Philip Pullman<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1307\" alt=\"goldencompass\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2013\/12\/goldencompass-201x300.jpeg\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2013\/12\/goldencompass-201x300.jpeg 201w, https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2013\/12\/goldencompass.jpeg 268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Holes<br \/>\nby Louis Sachar<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1308\" alt=\"holes\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2013\/12\/holes-192x300.jpeg\" width=\"192\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2013\/12\/holes-192x300.jpeg 192w, https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2013\/12\/holes.jpeg 256w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 192px) 100vw, 192px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH<br \/>\nby Robert C. O&#8217;Brien<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1309\" alt=\"mrs frisby\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2013\/12\/mrs-frisby-192x300.jpeg\" width=\"192\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2013\/12\/mrs-frisby-192x300.jpeg 192w, https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2013\/12\/mrs-frisby.jpeg 257w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 192px) 100vw, 192px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>The Hobbit<br \/>\nby J.R.R. Tolkien<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1310\" alt=\"thehobbit\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2013\/12\/thehobbit-192x300.jpg\" width=\"192\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2013\/12\/thehobbit-192x300.jpg 192w, https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2013\/12\/thehobbit-656x1024.jpg 656w, https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2013\/12\/thehobbit.jpg 741w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 192px) 100vw, 192px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>The Wizard of Oz<br \/>\nby Frank Baum<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1311\" alt=\"wizardofoz\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2013\/12\/wizardofoz.jpeg\" width=\"200\" \/><\/td>\n<td>City of Ember<br \/>\nby Jeanne DuPrau<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1306\" alt=\"ember\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2013\/12\/ember-204x300.jpeg\" width=\"204\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2013\/12\/ember-204x300.jpeg 204w, https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2013\/12\/ember.jpeg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 204px) 100vw, 204px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div><div class=\"rz_displayCats article rz_displayCats_hidden\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/2012\/12\/08\/do-you-know-books-2013\/\"><h3 class=\"rz-displayCats-title\">Do You Know Books, 2013<\/h3><\/a><div class=\"meta\" role=\"contentinfo\"><a class=\"comment_link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/2012\/12\/08\/do-you-know-books-2013\/#comments\" role=\"navigation\">Add your comment<\/a><br><br><a href=\"\" title=\"Direct link to the edit page for this post.\">Edit Post<\/a><\/div><p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2012\/12\/flyer-e1354940519907.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1017 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2012\/12\/flyer-761x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"538\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"rz_displayCats article rz_displayCats_hidden\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/2010\/11\/29\/do-you-know-books-2011-titles-announced\/\"><h3 class=\"rz-displayCats-title\">Do You Know Books, 2011 Titles Announced!<\/h3><\/a><div class=\"meta\" role=\"contentinfo\"><a class=\"comment_link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/2010\/11\/29\/do-you-know-books-2011-titles-announced\/#comments\" role=\"navigation\">Add your comment<\/a><br><br><a href=\"\" title=\"Direct link to the edit page for this post.\">Edit Post<\/a><\/div><p>Students in 4th and 5th Grade, once again, you can enter and compete in the Middle School Library&#8217;s Annual Game Show: Do You Know Books!\u00a0 This year, all the titles are the FIRST book in a series.<\/p>\n<p>The date of the Game Show is March 18th, 2011.\u00a0 Read them all, answer up to ten questions correctly and win prizes!\u00a0 You can enter the show by yourself or with ONE partner.\u00a0 Official registration of Do You Know Books will start in March.<\/p>\n<p>This is the list of books:<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"151\" valign=\"top\"><strong>AUTHOR<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"324\" valign=\"top\"><strong>TITLE<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"151\">Bosch<\/td>\n<td width=\"324\">The Name of This Book Is Secret<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"151\">Card<\/td>\n<td width=\"324\">Ender\u2019s Game<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"151\">Collins<\/td>\n<td width=\"324\">Gregor the Overlander<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"151\">Coville<\/td>\n<td width=\"324\">My Teacher Is an Alien<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"151\">Coville<\/td>\n<td width=\"324\">Jennifer Murdley\u2019s Toad<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"151\">Danziger\/Martin<\/td>\n<td width=\"324\">P.S. Longer Letter Later<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"151\">Gantos<\/td>\n<td width=\"324\">Joey Pigza Swallows the Key<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"151\">Gutman<\/td>\n<td width=\"324\">The Million Dollar Shot<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"151\">Keene<\/td>\n<td width=\"324\">Secret of the Old Clock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"151\">McKay<\/td>\n<td width=\"324\">Saffy\u2019s Angel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"151\">Pierce<\/td>\n<td width=\"324\">Alana: the First Adventure<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"151\">Riordan<\/td>\n<td width=\"324\">The Lightning Thief<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"151\">Rowling<\/td>\n<td width=\"324\">Harry Potter and the Sorcerer\u2019s Stone<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"rz-displayCats-shortcode\"><h2 class=\"rz-displayCats-maintitle\">Library Classes<\/h2><div class=\"rz_displayCats article \"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/2017\/01\/18\/information-providers-authority\/\"><h3 class=\"rz-displayCats-title\">Information Providers - Authority<\/h3><\/a><div class=\"meta\" role=\"contentinfo\"><a class=\"comment_link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/2017\/01\/18\/information-providers-authority\/#comments\" role=\"navigation\">Add your comment<\/a><br><br><a href=\"\" title=\"Direct link to the edit page for this post.\">Edit Post<\/a><\/div><p>4th Grade students examine the credentials of information providers (authors, editors, organizations) for five different online sources and rank\u00a0the trustworthiness and authority of these providers:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1823\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2017\/01\/Screen-Shot-2017-01-18-at-11.02.30-AM-1024x559.png\" width=\"700\" height=\"382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2017\/01\/Screen-Shot-2017-01-18-at-11.02.30-AM-1024x559.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2017\/01\/Screen-Shot-2017-01-18-at-11.02.30-AM-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2017\/01\/Screen-Shot-2017-01-18-at-11.02.30-AM-768x419.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2017\/01\/Screen-Shot-2017-01-18-at-11.02.30-AM.png 1283w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">[jwplayer mediaid=&#8221;1825&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1822\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2017\/01\/IMG_20170118_101403-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2017\/01\/IMG_20170118_101403-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2017\/01\/IMG_20170118_101403-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2017\/01\/IMG_20170118_101403-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1821\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2017\/01\/IMG_20170118_101522-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2017\/01\/IMG_20170118_101522-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2017\/01\/IMG_20170118_101522-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2017\/01\/IMG_20170118_101522-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1820\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2017\/01\/IMG_20170118_101600-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2017\/01\/IMG_20170118_101600-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2017\/01\/IMG_20170118_101600-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2017\/01\/IMG_20170118_101600-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1819\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2017\/01\/IMG_20170118_101634-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2017\/01\/IMG_20170118_101634-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2017\/01\/IMG_20170118_101634-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2017\/01\/IMG_20170118_101634-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1818\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2017\/01\/IMG_20170118_101653-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2017\/01\/IMG_20170118_101653-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2017\/01\/IMG_20170118_101653-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2017\/01\/IMG_20170118_101653-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1817\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2017\/01\/IMG_20170118_101721-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2017\/01\/IMG_20170118_101721-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2017\/01\/IMG_20170118_101721-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2017\/01\/IMG_20170118_101721-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"rz_displayCats article \"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/2017\/01\/10\/8th-grade-englishlibrary-lit-circle\/\"><h3 class=\"rz-displayCats-title\">8th Grade English\/Library Lit Circle<\/h3><\/a><div class=\"meta\" role=\"contentinfo\"><a class=\"comment_link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/2017\/01\/10\/8th-grade-englishlibrary-lit-circle\/#comments\" role=\"navigation\">Add your comment<\/a><br><br><a href=\"\" title=\"Direct link to the edit page for this post.\">Edit Post<\/a><\/div><p>8th grade students discuss their books during English\/Library Literary Circle. \u00a0The two books being discussed here are:<\/p>\n<p><em>Salt to the Sea<\/em> by\u00a0Ruta Sepetys<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1834 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2017\/01\/8thgradelitcircle2.jpg\" width=\"868\" height=\"591\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2017\/01\/8thgradelitcircle2.jpg 868w, https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2017\/01\/8thgradelitcircle2-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2017\/01\/8thgradelitcircle2-768x523.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 868px) 100vw, 868px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>and<\/p>\n<p><em>I&#8217;ll Give You the Sun\u00a0<\/em>by Jandy Nelson.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1835 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2017\/01\/8thgradelitcirlcle1.jpg\" width=\"848\" height=\"636\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2017\/01\/8thgradelitcirlcle1.jpg 848w, https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2017\/01\/8thgradelitcirlcle1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2017\/01\/8thgradelitcirlcle1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"rz_displayCats article \"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/2015\/11\/30\/7th-grade-in-the-library\/\"><h3 class=\"rz-displayCats-title\">7th Grade in the Library!<\/h3><\/a><div class=\"meta\" role=\"contentinfo\"><a class=\"comment_link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/2015\/11\/30\/7th-grade-in-the-library\/#comments\" role=\"navigation\">Add your comment<\/a><br><br><a href=\"\" title=\"Direct link to the edit page for this post.\">Edit Post<\/a><\/div><p>The 7th grade students visit the Middle School Library once a month to select independent reading materials under in various\u00a0genres or themes. \u00a0The theme for November was Young Adult Realistic Fiction. \u00a0Each student picked out a YA novel. \u00a0After having read\u00a0the novel, each student\u00a0analyzed the themes and literary elements common to most young adult realistic novels in a written paragraph.<\/p>\n<p>They returned to the library and shared their books in a speed-summary activity. \u00a0In randomly assigned pair, one student summarized his or her novel first in 45 seconds while their partners listened. \u00a0They then switched roles.<\/p>\n<p>After the first round, new partners were\u00a0paired up and students\u00a0had to summarize the same books but within 30 seconds. The final challenge was to produce a summary that captured\u00a0the most essential parts of the novel in 15 seconds. This is to prepare for their next assignment: writing a pithy summary for a free-choice book &#8212; fiction or nonfiction. (Inspiration of the next assignment came from the very short annotations for American Library Association&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ala.org\/alsc\/awardsgrants\/notalists\/ncb\" target=\"_blank\">Notable Books for Children Lists<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p>[jwplayer mediaid=&#8221;1691&#8243;]<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"rz_displayCats article rz_displayCats_hidden\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/2015\/05\/25\/unusual-facts-about-new-york-city\/\"><h3 class=\"rz-displayCats-title\">Unusual Facts about New York City<\/h3><\/a><div class=\"meta\" role=\"contentinfo\"><a class=\"comment_link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/2015\/05\/25\/unusual-facts-about-new-york-city\/#comments\" role=\"navigation\">Add your comment<\/a><br><br><a href=\"\" title=\"Direct link to the edit page for this post.\">Edit Post<\/a><\/div><h3>A research and web based source evaluation exercise in 5th Grade Library Classes<\/h3>\n<h3>LONG HOUSE<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Selected Unusual Facts<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Madison Square Park, Washington Square Park, Bryant Park, and Union Square all used to be cemeteries.<\/li>\n<li>Albert Einstein&#8217;s eyeballs are stored in a safe deposit box in NYC.<\/li>\n<li>On May 28th and July 12th the sun aligns with the grid of the city!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/nyfacts\" target=\"_blank\">Read More Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>EDELSON HOUSE<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Selected Unusual Facts<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1kTuHLuq_5KdsrYpAy6svMpxqBvw5MDzt8l4gzaJDgVo\/pub\" target=\"_blank\">Read More Here<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>PERRY HOUSE<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Selected Unusual Facts<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1hMooFP8i0-kKANfmYX3Rb_--tzHzF43IlQXTGID0qrc\/pub\" target=\"_blank\">Read More Here<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>NEUBAUER HOUSE<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Selected Unusual Facts\n<ul>\n<li>New York was once the capital of the USA in about 1788.<\/li>\n<li>The Empire State Building got its own zip code (10118) in 1980.<\/li>\n<li>NYC has the biggest Chinese population outside of Asia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/11jVMNUm8rEMixH1O6D2ezwzxQ3UqBFJO6HHk0o1zDXM\/pub\" target=\"_blank\">Read More Here<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>MCELFRESH HOUSE<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Selected Unusual Facts<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1TrmoSKa2Ubvt18vZQ8Imw0b6m35TSQivOB1w257Ra_Y\/pub\" target=\"_blank\">Read More Here<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div class=\"rz_displayCats article rz_displayCats_hidden\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/2014\/12\/08\/4th-grade-library-first-semester-review\/\"><h3 class=\"rz-displayCats-title\">4th Grade Library: First Semester Review<\/h3><\/a><div class=\"meta\" role=\"contentinfo\"><a class=\"comment_link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/2014\/12\/08\/4th-grade-library-first-semester-review\/#comments\" role=\"navigation\">Add your comment<\/a><br><br><a href=\"\" title=\"Direct link to the edit page for this post.\">Edit Post<\/a><\/div><p><strong>Please open the Review Form\u00a0by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/forms\/DNKNchAHE7\" target=\"_blank\">CLICKING ON THIS LINK<\/a>\u00a0or the image below.<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/forms\/DNKNchAHE7\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1323\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2013\/12\/mslcatlogo-300x281.jpg\" alt=\"mslcatlogo\" width=\"300\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2013\/12\/mslcatlogo-300x281.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/files\/2013\/12\/mslcatlogo.jpg 345w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1607","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1607","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1607"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1607\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/mslibrary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1607"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}