Monday, December 16, 2013

Nelson Mandela ~ Long Walk to Freedom


The world mourns the passing of an icon in history, Nelson Mandela.   Ward Melville HS library has a collection of books about his life and times.

Books on Nelson Mandela:

  • Mandela: An Illustrated Autobiography (call # 921 Man)
  • Nelson Mandela (call # 921 Man)
  • Nelson Mandela: A Biography (call # 921 Man)
  • Nelson Mandela:  A Life in Photographs (call # 968.06 Coh)
  • No Bread for Mandela: Memoirs of Ahmed Kathrada, prisoner no. 468/68

A copy of Mandela's book "Long Walk to Freedom" will be added to the collection shortly.


Wednesday, December 4, 2013

The "best of" in 2013


And the winner is.........

It's that time of the year again when we get the "best of" lists.  See what was voted the best in fiction, non-fiction, horror, science fiction and............

Best Books of 2013 (Goodreads Choice Awards)

 Best Young Adult Fiction (NPR's Book List)

Monday, September 30, 2013

New Books at Your Library


Check out the new arrivals at your school library.

New Fiction Titles: 
  • Beautiful Creatures by Kim Gardia & Margaret Stohl
  • When We Wake by Karen Healey
  •  Rotten by Micael Northrop
  • Slated by Teri Terry
  • The Miracle Stealer by Neil Connelly
  • The Obsidian Blade by Pete Hautman
New Non-Fiction Titles
  • Future Shock by Douglas Rushhoff
  • Half A Life: a Memoir by Darin Strauss
  • Sharpen Your Debate and Speech: Writing Skills 
  • Frankenstein's Cat: Cuddling Up to Biotech's Brave New Beasts by Emily Anthes
  • The Yankee Years by Joe Torre and Tom Verducci

Friday, January 18, 2013

Have a love of reading? Do you like to talk about the books you have read?

 

 Check out this site


Good Reads

 

What Is Goodreads?

Goodreads is the largest site for readers and book recommendations in the world. We have more than 13,000,000 members who have added more than 440,000,000 books to their shelves. A home for casual readers and bona-fide bookworms alike, Goodreads users recommend books, compare what they are reading, keep track of what they've read and would like to read, find their next favorite book, form book clubs and much more. Goodreads was launched in January 2007.

Our Mission

Goodreads' mission is to help people find and share books they love. Along the way, we plan to improve the process of reading and learning throughout the world.

Why We Do It

Every once in a while you run into a friend who tells you about this "great new book I'm reading." And suddenly you're excited to read it. It's that kind of excitement that Goodreads is all about.

How We Do It

Most book recommendation websites work by listing random people’s reviews. On Goodreads, when a person adds a book to the site, all their friends can see what they thought of it. It’s common sense. People are more likely to get excited about a book their friend recommends than a suggestion from a stranger. We even created an amazing algorithm that looks at your books and ratings, and helps you find other books based on what fellow Goodreads members with similar tastes enjoyed. Ultimately, it’s all based on our foundation of true-blue readers. Our members also create trivia about books, lists of the best books, post their own writing and form groups and book clubs.