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First of all, I want to THANK all students, teachers, and parents who stood up and voiced their concern for the possible library closure. Your voices were heard loud and clear and we are happy to announce that the library will remain open for the upcoming school year!! However, we did lose our library technician which means that we will have to cut back our library services. Below you will find new library hours including times when the computer lab will be available.

The library will now open at 7:30 and close at 3:15 daily.

Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays the library will be open for studying and book checkouts. THE COMPUTER LAB WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE.

Tuesdays and Thursdays the computer lab will be open for typing, research, and printing. THERE WILL BE NO BOOK CHECKOUTS OR TABLES AVAILABLE FOR STUDYING.

We will still observe quiet study time on Wednesday mornings from 7:30- 9:00. The computer lab will then open at 9:00 when quiet study is over.

I am looking forward to a great year despite the changes to our library services. I hope you all had a great and relaxing summer!

So let’s share what great books we are reading this summer. Comment back on this blog or visit the Sheldon Library on Facebook and tell us what you’re reading. Here’s what I’ve read so far:

1. Project 17 by Laurie Stolarz

2. Kiss Me, Kill Me by Laurie Henderson

3. Motherless Brooklyn by Jonathan Lethem

4. Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton

5. Secret Life of Prince Charming by Deb Caletti

6. Henry and Clara by Thomas Mallon

7. You Know Where to Find Me by Rachel Cohn

8. Compound by S.A. Bodeen

9. How to Steal a Car by Pete Hautmann

10. Where am I wearing? A global tour to the factories, and the people that make our clothes by Kelsey Timmerman

11. Rage by Julie Anne Peters

12. Converting Kate by Beckie Weinheimer

13. Bait by Alex Sanchez

14. The Maze Runner by James Dashner

15. In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan

16. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

Here are some very important library dates to remember. Start rounding up all those overdue books. If you haven’t started making payments on your lost textbooks, it’s time to start NOW. And remember– the school will no longer be accepting personal checks. If you need to pay for any library book or textbook, it must be CASH ONLY!!!

May 14– District furlough day. No school.

May 17th– Summer work can begin to go out.

May 18th– Last day for seniors to return all library books and textbooks.

May 19th– Last day for all students to check out library books.

May 21st– Last day the library and computer lab will be open.

May 31st– Bills will be mailed home for any library book or textbook that is not turned in.

Hard to believe the school year is quickly approaching! That means it’s time to track down those overdue books and/or pay off any fines from a lost textbook. Here’s some important library dates to keep in mind as we approach the home stretch:

* Last day to pay off books with a personal check– April 23rd

* Library will be closed Wednesday April 21st- April 23rd to host Sheldon’s Annual Arts Alive show.

* STAR testing dates will be April 27th- April 29th. All minimum days. Consult the Sheldon website for the bell schedules. Don’t forget to pick up study guides here in the library.

* District furlough day will be April 30th and May 14th. Students– do NOT come to school that day!!

It’s that time of year again where students gear up for the annual STAR testing. To help you prepare, here are a list of released questions. Remember, this is the most important test of the year and how well you do might mean higher grades and more advanced classes down the road. So try your very best and let’s show everyone how well Sheldon does on the STAR test!

Click HERE to see the released CST questions put out by the California Department of Education.

This is a huge THANK YOU for all of those that supported the Day of Action. Our Library Advisory Committee did a fantastic job making signs and especially making their voices heard. Thank you to all of the students and teachers that rallied in support of stopping budget cuts to our district.

We’d like to invite all students to join the ASB students and our Library Advisory Committee to march along Kingsbridge Drive on March 4th starting at 7:15 to raise awareness of the ongoing budget cuts to education. This is a student-led organization but family and friends are invited to participate as well. We hope to get as many people involved as possible. Let’s make sure our state legislature knows that budget cuts hurt education and our future. Let’s keep budget cuts away from our schools!

This will be the last time that we change our school library website address– I promise! So go ahead and bookmark it so you can stay in touch with what’s happening in the library. Here’s a few quick announcements:

   1. Have you lost your ID card? Stop the library and check out our Harry Potter Box–it’s filled with lost ID cards. Yours could be there!

  2. Wish the library had a particular book? Stop by the library and request it!

   3. The library will not accept IOUs for printing anymore. So if you print, you must pay!!

   4. And don’t forget to become our FAN on FACEBOOK! Search for the Sheldon High School Library.

For all of you that are doing research in any of your classes, you’ll need to be aware of new rules regarding how to format your WORKS CITED page. Click HERE to view these very important changes.

Now that the textbook rush is over, make sure to stop by the library and see what new books we have for you to read. And be sure to check out Ms. Ledford’s current favorite books:

1. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

2. Unwind by Neal Shusterman

3. Deadline by Chris Crutcher

4. Shift by Jennifer Bradbury

And just some quick reminders– the library is getting overcrowded at lunch times. All students visiting the library must be studying or reading quietly. Socializing needs to be done outside the library. Ms. Ledford will ask you to leave if you aren’t reading or studying QUIETLY!!