Celebrating National Poetry Month April 2009

Prizes Awarded! Honors Bestowed!

How to enter the contest:

Poems must be original work of no more than 60 lines and may concern any subject.

Entries of any poetic form are welcome. Examples include, but are not limited to, ballad, cinquain, clerihew, haiku, kyrielle, sonnet, and triolet. You can look up these forms and others at :  http://thewordshop.tripod.com/forms.html.

One entry per person.

Three categories will be judged:

Poems may be submitted in languages other than English, but will not be judged as a separate category unless the following criteria are met:

Type, draw, or neatly print your poem and submit it to a librarian at the Schauffler Library circulation desk.

Submit 2 copies of your poem; they should be clipped together:

Deadline for Submissions:

Monday, April 20, 2009, 5:00 pm

Poetry Reading, Awards Ceremony, and Refreshments

Sunday, April 26th, 2:00 p.m. @ Schauffler Library

For more information contact: Peter Weis (413)-498-3469; pweis@nmhschool.org
Schauffler Library – Northfield Mount Hermon School; One Lamplighter Way,  Mount Hermon,  MA  01354

“Most people think Twitter was created in 2006. These are same people who think Richard Gere created Buddhism in the 1990s, just before Madonna created yoga. Folks, like the sun, and the moon, and the stars, Twitter has always been. This site proves it beyond a shadow of a doubt. Now, with Historical Tweets, history’s most amazing men and women can be fully understood, a mere 140 characters at a time” (from American Libraries Direct, an e-newsletter)

“The shortlist for the annual Diagram Prize for Oddest Book Title of the Year has been unveiled by The Bookseller. Six titles, with subjects ranging from fromage frais to strip knitting, make up the shortlist for the hotly contested award, which is now in its 31st year.”

The shortlist is as follows:

Baboon Metaphysics

Curbside Consultation of the Colon

The Large Sieve and its Applications

Strip and Knit with Style

Techniques for Corrosion Monitoring by

The 2009-2014 World Outlook for 60-milligram Containers of Fromage Frais

I think the last one is my personal favorite. – Alison Ernst, Librarian

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2 classic games – SCRABBLE and B ACKGAMMON - join *CHESS in the library.

Take a study break! Play a game!

* Our chess game was provided by Vaughn Allen. Thanks, Vaughn!

- Pam Allan, Librarian

Where have the library's online resources gone?
Why doesn't my old e-research link work?
Fear not. They're all still available, with new ones added. Go to:
http://www.nmhschool.org/nmhlibrary/librarydatabases.ph
or go to
http://www.nmhschool.org/nmhlibrary/index.php
and click on library databases

Please let us know if anything is not working or is acting funky.

Thank you!

Tonight!  Thursday, May 22!

In the library!

The Nellies and Hoggapella!

from 6:30 to about 7:45!

Are you a reader?  Do you have strong opinions about good books?  The American Library Association wants YOU….to get involved with recommending the best ten books for Young Adults (meaning teenagers, adolescents, high school students like you….).

Check out http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/teenreading/teenstopten/teenstopten.cfm for more info!

NMH SCHOLAR: I’m starting a research assignment and my teacher is requiring me to cite more than just websites!  I know I should go to the library but I don’t have time right now.

HELP!!!

LIBRARIAN: The NMH Library has a new research wiki. Its purpose is to keep an
up-to-date list of resources to help point you to good, authoritative
sources for your research assignments.  nmhlibrary.pbwiki.com

Visit it! Leave us comments on how to improve it!

NMH SCHOLAR: But how can I remember this weird address?

LIBRARIAN:  Bookmark it – or – look for links on the library’s website and blogsite – or – remember it this way: pb for peanut butter. It sticks.

NOTE TO TEACHERS: Let us know specific areas of study you would like us to
concentrate on. We will create a research guide for one class
assignment or for a broader area of study.

http://nmhlibrary.pbwiki.com/

Here we have Jesse, a senior day student and clock winder extraordinaire. We caught Jesse in between classes to sit down for a little one on one.

Jesse: So, you’re interviewing me, that’s weird.
Nick: Yeah, my workjob is a little weird.
J: You think YOUR workjob is weird? I wind a CLOCK!
N: You do have a point. How did you get started on this clock winding adventure of yours anyway?
J: Well, technically I work in the archives, but winding the clock is something I was asked to do initially by one of the librarians – I think it was Pam. Anyway, I love the old fashioned mechanics of a real clock. Nothing beats that.
N: So, how often do you do it?
J: The clock is supposed to be wound about once a week, but I actually wind it twice a week.
N: Now that’s dedication. Do you think you’ll miss the clock next year once you’re off to college?
J: Definitely. Winding that clock is a comforting ritual. I will certainly miss that.
N: Any ideas of who you’ll take on as a clock winding apprentice?
J: I’m looking into that, and I’m actually considering interviews.

There you have it folks, and for those interested in become the next NMH Library clock winder keep an eye out!