Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Africa Resources

These resources are for the 6th grade Africa Projects.
(If you take French in 7th grade, you may want to remember them for Francophone Country projects! :-))

Before you start, remember that it is always useful to come up with some keywords.
Even if you don't know anything about your country, you can probably come up with some keywords just by looking at its location on the map and thinking about your prior knowledge about Africa.

Clean Glass of Water:
Trustworthy Information
  • Use the catalog to find books about your country, continent, or other keywords connected to your prior knowledge. We also have some other books borrowed that aren't in the catalog.
  • Need more of an overview? Need more keywords? Encyclopedia Britannica for you! (also for images!)
  • CIA Fact Book
Garden Hose:
Might have an opinion or point of view, depending

Friday, March 8, 2013

3/19: Library Advisory Group-Anime Club Special Meeting!

Join the Teen Library Advisory Group and the WMS Anime Club for a special joint meeting!

We will meet in the WMS Library to share book recommendations and help the WPL shape the Manga collection for the new Teen Library Area!

Save the date:

Teen Library Group & Anime Club Meeting
Tuesday, March 19
2:30-3:30
WMS Library

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Access the WMS Library on the go!

Are you in class with an ipad? At home with a phone?
Ask an adult about using an app to access the library catalog!

Available in iOS and Android formats!
The URL to access our catalog is http://library.wayland.k12.ma.us:3194

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