Halloween in the Library

Where characters come alive . .

Lucky Leprechaun & Storybook Fairy 

Books: October 27th - October 31st

The following books, available in the SMHS library, were promoted this week on the monitors in the Commons and on the Shelfari shelf of this blog:

“I didn’t read

this book 

soon enough . . .”

“The deadliest

adventure yet

in the series . . .”

“A guide to the

zombies of folklore,

real life, and

pop-culture . . .”

Books: October 20th - October 24th

The following books, available in the SMHS library, were promoted this week on the monitors in the Commons and on the Shelfari shelf of this blog:

“Before she can rest in peace, Charlotte Usher

must return to the

sight of her tragic death: High School . . .” 

“It’s been months

since the ghost of

Anna Korlov opened

a door to hell in her basement . . .”

Prince Albert . . .

St. Louis . . .

Shell Lake . . .

Batoche . . .

Saskatchewan Library Week

To celebrate Saskatchewan Library Week you are invited to participate in the following contests:

1    The www.mysmhs.ca Bookmark Contest

Get a bookmark from your Period #1 teacher (or the library), listen for the daily digits and collect your candy treat when your digits are announced.

2    Student PowerPoint Slides: Gift Card and Class Prize

Create a PowerPoint slide that promotes a book available in the SMHS library. Email the slide to smhslibrary@pacsd.ca by Friday at 3:30 p.m. Each slide is an entry into a draw for a gift card. As well, the homeroom with the greatest student participation will receive a class treat. During the next few weeks, the student slides will be displayed on the TV’s in the Commons.

3    Saskatchewan Library Week: Book Spine Poetry Contest 
 Book spine poetry is a free verse poem that is composed by using the titles written on the spines of books and stacking the books on top of each other. Come into the library, create a poem with books, take a photo of the books and submit your entry! 
More details are available at http://bookspinepoetrycontest.wordpress.com/  
(Deadline November 1^st, 2014)

Books: October 14th - October 17th

The following books, available in the SMHS library, were promoted this week on the monitors in the Commons and on the Shelfari shelf of this blog:

“Vampires . . .

Waiting . . .

Now their time

has come . . .”

“Shadow Falls . . .

a camp for teens

with paranormal powers . . .”

“Imagine a place

where the dead

rest like books

on a shelf.”

Books: October 6th - October 10th

The following books, available in the SMHS library, were promoted this week on the monitors in the Commons and on the Shelfari shelf of this blog:

Magical dust  . . .

so powerful that it can

heal the earth,

yet smother the soul of those who crave it.

“They weren’t supposed to meet:

she lives in 1995 Chicago and

he lives in 2012

San Francisco . . .”

A mother . . .

A foster mother . . .

A runaway boy . . .

The Calgary Zoo . . .

Books: September 29th - October 3rd

The following books, available in the SMHS library, were promoted this week on the monitors in the Commons and on the Shelfari shelf of this blog:

“choices we make . . .

 accidents that happen . . . and the happiness

we can find when the two intersect . . .”

“Love can be a trouble word 

for some people.”

“In the not-too-distant future, 

killer storms and massive tornadoes

are a part of daily life . . .”

Books: September 22nd - September 26th

The following books, available in the SMHS library, were promoted this week on the monitors in the Commons and on the Shelfari shelf of this blog:

Origami Yoda and the Rebel Alliance

                    vs

              Fun Time

“Everyone’s sorry . . . 

But no one can explain why . . .”

“Read it now . . . 

and think about it forever . . .”

Books: September 15th - September 19th

The following books, available in the SMHS library, were promoted this week on the monitors in the Commons and on the Shelfari shelf of this blog:

“In a few hours . . .

Mister Death

will make his move . . .”

“Imagine a place where the dead

rest on shelves

like books . . .”

“They don’t

want you to know 

the truth . . .”

Books: September 8th - September 12th

The following books, available in the SMHS library, were promoted this week on the monitors in the Commons and on the Shelfari shelf of this blog:

“I was alive once,

and then I wasn’t. Now I’m alive again . . ."

Action fantasy . . .

Norse mythology . . .

The Canadian prairies . . .

“the heart of a spy . . .

that is falling

for the enemy . . .”

Books: September 2nd - September 5th

The following books, available in the SMHS library, were promoted this week on the monitors in the Commons and on the Shelfari shelf of this blog:

Five girls . . .

Fashion . . .

Secrets . . .

Drama . . .

Friends? . . .

“13 Books . . .

13 Nightmares . . .

1 Destiny . . .”

“A high energy action story 

that blends WWII Red Dawn 

with Peter Pan.”

Books: May 26th - May 30th

The following books, available in the SMHS library, were promoted this week on the monitors in the Commons and on the Shelfari shelf of this blog:

A cheerleader and gang member 

are forced to be lab partners . . .

“Every life

has a sound track.

All you have to do

is listen.”

“I don’t deny

she’s missing . . . 

Someone needs to search

for my sister . . .”

Books: May 20th - May 23rd

The following books, available in the SMHS library, were promoted this week on the monitors in the Commons and on the Shelfari shelf of this blog:

“Only you

can make Oz

a free land

again.”

“Summer, 1940.

Hitler’s army

is advancing

towards Paris . . .”

“In the face

of tragedy,

friendship

is everything.”

Books: May 12th - May 16th

The following books, available in the SMHS library, were promoted this week on the monitors in the Commons and on the Shelfari shelf of this blog:

“Imagine

living inside

one of Canada’s

most famous arenas . . .”

“If all the adults

are sick,

who’s in charge?”

A bomber

is shot down

behind

enemy lines . . .

Books: May 5th - May 9th

The following books, available in the SMHS library, were promoted this week on the monitors in the Commons and on the Shelfari shelf of this blog:

“she doesn’t remember anything  - 

not the accident, 

the party, 

the drinking . . .”

“After my brother died, 

my dad said the nightmares couldn’t hurt me. 

Turns out he was wrong.”

“How can you have 

a “normal” relationship 

when your life is 

anything but normal?”

Books: April 28th - May 2nd

The following books, available in the SMHS library, were promoted this week on the monitors in the Commons and on the Shelfari shelf of this blog:

“There are rules . . . 

Specific punishments

for crimes 

against friendship.”

“The only battles

he ever fights

are on his Xbox

 – until . . .”

A diplomat’s daughter . . .

Political tensions . . .

Romantic games . . .