We were a librarian down the last week of February and never felt more aware and grateful of everything Ms. Melinson does to keep this ship afloat.
Mr. Wells and Mr. Comer’s US History classes stopped in for some learning about databases, primary and secondary sources, and annotations. They’re gearing up and getting started on research for their final paper, an essay on a topic of interest to them from the late 20th century. Students are looking into some interesting areas of research, including the rise of Surrealist art following WW2, the significance of the famous boxer changing his name from Cassius Clay to Mohammad Ali, and the lavender scare of the 1950s.
Tuesday was the 100th day of school, so we got to witness an adorable parade circling our library.
At lunch on Wednesday the Black Student Union hosted their Living Legends panel here in the library. The event shone light on a few of the remarkable Black leaders we have here in the Sacramento community, including Rob Archie, the owner of Urban Roots; former basketball star and current coach David Ancrum; Lynette Hall (’99), the Community Engagement Manager with the City of Sacramento. The panel was moderated by Sundiata Dumisani of the BSU and Dr. Christian Bradford.
Friday was our favorite library event of the year, Read Across Country Day! We built a blanket fort in the Bermuda Triangle, cleared away all the tables to make room for cushy comfy reading spots, and offered tea and hot cocoa to all our patrons. Then, from 2-2:15 everyone on campus dropped what they were doing to read for pleasure. Huzzah for the celebration of reading and all the joy it can bring!
Throughout the day, we also caught sight of Waldo in some fun locations. Did you see them anywhere, Country Day?
This Monday, we finally got our librarian back, so if you heard celebratory whoops, now you know the source. The APUSH classes joined us on both Monday and Tuesday for the kick off of their own spring project, also looking at databases, historical source classifications, and article annotation.
Tuesday we held High School book club, so if you’d like to know more about what we discussed be sure to check out the post about it here.
Wednesday was the C-Day meeting for Juniors. Ms. Perla spoke with them about narrowing down which schools they will be applying to come Autumn. Apparently 45 schools is too many.
On Thursday, the Candy Fairy appeared to deliver sweets to all the advisories who sent us selfies of them reading during the all school read on Read Across Country Day. Click through the slideshow to see some of our readers in action!
Happy Friday, Country Day, and happy International Women’s Day! We hope the students appreciate their three day weekend. You could always check out one of our thousands of books authored by women to celebrate the important contributions women make in our society.
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