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To mark International Women's Day and 100 years of women's votes, The Poetry Book Society launched a major social media campaign to find the world's favorite 100 Women Poets. The votes from the official poll reveal the 10 Women Poets who received the most votes from social media followers. Click here to see the top ten!

Originally performed at the Kennedy Center for the unveiling of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, and later as a tribute to Walter Dean Myers, this stirring and inspirational poem is New York Times bestselling author and National Book Award finalist Jason Reynolds’s rallying cry to the young dreamers of the world.

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Every National Poetry Month Poets.org presents Dear Poet, a multimedia education project that invites young people in grades five through twelve to write letters in response to poems written and read by award-winning poets. Every letter will be read by a team of volunteers, and all students can expect a general response from the poet to whom they wrote, as well as a certificate honoring their work. Five letters to each of our nine participating poets will be selected at the end of National Poetry Month, and the poets will write a personalized response to the selected student letters. The letters will be published in a shareable, PDF booklet during the summer.

Boston Marathon Bombing by Robert Longley

A town to start a nation

A spirit meant to lead
So much growth and progress
But still sometimes we bleed

Almost from the beginning
From many became one
A city built a country

Amidst the shining sun

Again we have known sorrow
A blow straight to our heart
That brings us back together
To a place where dreams can start

So remember those we’re missing
And wipe away your tears
And remember this is Boston
And let our voices cheer

BHS Students are using the school's library databases more than ever!

2022-2023 Total BHS searches of all databases 12,915

2023-2024 Total BHS searches of all databases 30,266

2024-2025 Total BHS searches of all databases 59,750

and that's good new because ….

• Databases are usually good, fast and full of useful information.

• Many articles in databases are "peer-reviewed" - this means experts approved the articles.

• Databases can save you money! Many articles on the web cost money.

• Databases let you search and browse by topic, date, author, reading level and other fields.

Do you or one of your students need individual help with a research project? Are they looking for a book suggestion or help finding a book for outside reading? Now you can book the librarian for individual help! Feel free to either email the librarian or use the form on the library website to book a time that works for you.