We did it! Circulation increased by 50%!
The result of our year long effort to update the library's print book collection has paid off! By eliminating lots of outdated books we were able to reorganize the library space to encourage more browsing, make book displays more attractive and increase fiction check outs by 50%! Thanks to our fabulous library interns for all their help with this big project!!
Gale Reference eBook Database
We replaced all the old and outdated subject encyclopedias with a new database full of reference eBooks! Every subject covered, both primary and secondary sources. Check it out here.
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Theft
In the early hours of March 18, 1990, a vehicle pulled up near the side entrance of the Gardner Museum in Boston. Two men in police uniforms pushed the Museum buzzer, stated they were responding to a disturbance, and requested to be let in. The guard on duty broke protocol and allowed them through the employee entrance. At the fake officers’ request he stepped away from the watch desk. He and a second security guard were handcuffed and tied up in the basement of the Museum. The thieves departed with 13 of the Gardner’s works of art 81 minutes later. Mystery is still not solved. (Isabella Stewart Grander Museum)
The Pride Guide
The Pride Guide is written explicitly for the almost ten percent of teenagers who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, trans, or any of the unique identities that are not heterosexual/ cisgendered. It explores sex, dating, relationships, puberty, and both physical and online safety in one resource. (Amazon) *Read it on SORA
LGBTQ+ Athletes Claim the Field
In 2015, the world watched as soccer star Abby Wambach kissed her wife after the US women's World Cup victory. Milwaukee Brewers' minor league first baseman David Denson came out as gay. And Caitlyn Jenner, an Olympic decathlete, came out as transgender.
It hasn't always been this way. Many great athletes have stayed in the closet their whole lives, or at least until retirement. Social attitudes, institutional policies, and laws are slow to change, but they are catching up. Together, athletes, families, educators, allies, and fans are pushing for competitive equity so that every athlete, regardless of identity, can have the opportunity to play at their very best. (Amazon) Read it on SORA
Will Grayson
One cold night, in a most unlikely corner of Chicago, two teens—both named Will Grayson—are about to cross paths. As their worlds collide and intertwine, the Will Graysons find their lives going in new and unexpected directions, building toward romantic turns-of-heart and the epic production of history’s most fabulous high school musical.
Hilarious, poignant, and deeply insightful, John Green and David Levithan’s collaborative novel is brimming with a double helping of the heart and humor that have won them both legions of faithful fans. (Amazon) A New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice
An ALA Stonewall Honor Book Read it on Sora
The Art Forger
The Lioness of Boston
The Gardner Heist
Shortly after midnight on March 18, 1990, two men broke into the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston and committed the largest art heist in history. They stole a dozen masterpieces, including one Vermeer, three Rembrandts, and five Degas. But after thousands of leads, hundreds of interviews, and a $5 million reward, not a single painting has been recovered. Worth as much as $500 million, the missing masterpieces have become the Holy Grail of the art world and their theft one of the nation’s most extraordinary unsolved mysteries. (Amazon) Read On SORA