Here are just a few of the many, many, many new titles in the Library. Come see for yourself!

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This year’s summer Common Book is The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates by Wes Moore. The author is a Rhodes Scholar, Afghanistan veteran, and graduate of Valley Forge Military Academy in Pennsylvania and Johns Hopkins University in Maryland. While studying abroad in South Africa, he learned of another young man named Wes Moore [...]

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The founders of the now ten-year-old website are trying to become more involved in the way students and teachers use Wikipedia. The Chronicle of Higher Education says: Rodney Dunican, education programs manager for Wikimedia, Wikipedia’s parent company, is part of the team working to build the platform, which he said will highlight the ways in [...]

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Today in the library, 2nd graders explored the magazines, books, and websites of National Geographic. We read from the book Face to Face with Cheetahs, published by National Geographic in 2008. The text describes the speed and strength of cheetahs, and the photographs are wonderful, but nothing compares to watching this big cat in action. [...]

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For Adults to Use as Background How do we Tell the Children?: a Step by Step Guide for Helping Children Two to Teen Cope When Someone Dies by Dan Schaefer and Christine Lyons The Kids Book about Death & Dying by and fro Kids by Eric E. Rofes and the Unit at Fayerweather Street School [...]

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The third graders have been researching Sea Stars (Starfish) in the library this week. Check out this great article from National Geographic, and try playing this tide pool puzzle on National Geographic kids!

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It’s the first day of school, and we’ve got some new titles in the library, as well as more netbooks, and brand new Macbooks available for checkout! Attention fans of The Hunger Games : The third installment to the trilogy is on the shelves! What did you read this summer? Drop by the library, and [...]

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The librarians have compiled lists of great summer reads for all grades. Check out the full list here. We hope you’ll find something you like…

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Anyone who caught the Academy Awards last week could see the enormous role that books play in film creation. Many of the nominees and other notable films from 2009 were inspired by novels, memoirs, nonfiction, and children’s literature. Check out the selection we’re featuring in the library right now, and see for yourself if the [...]

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We are thrilled to announce that author James Howe will be joining us at Browning on Thursday, February 4th. Lower and Middle school students will have the opportunity to meet and hear from Mr. Howe, who has written over 70 books for young readers! Find a selection of books by James Howe here (or at [...]

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