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American Library Association Top Ten YA Books of 2020

12/4/2020

Have you read any of these? Top ten best Young Adult fiction books according to the ALA. All of these are available in the NPHS Library. Request one today! Click the links for summaries.

The Field Guide to the North American Teenager. By Ben Philippe

Girls on the Verge. By Sharon Biggs Waller

Heroine. By Mindy McGinnis

Like a Love Story. By Abdi Nazemian

Lovely War. By Julie Berry

On the Come Up. By Angie Thomas

Patron Saints of Nothing. By Randy Ribay

Pet. By Akwaeke Emezi

The Stars and the Blackness between Them. By Junauda Petrus

With the Fire on High. By Elizabeth Acevedo

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Magazines for Teens!

10/28/2020

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Want to keep up with current events? Entertainment? Fashion? Sports? There are some excellent free online magazines out there for teens. It's a great way to read something interesting and can help to reduce your Tik Tok scrolling time. :)

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One Book One New Paltz 2020

10/14/2020

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This year's community read is The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman. This story follows a middle-aged man who returns as an adult to his hometown to attend a funeral and, while there, remembers a fantastical series of events from his childhood. Part reality, part fantasy, this haunting story takes us deep into a young boy’s inner world, and brings us to reflect on our own understanding of reality, memory, childhood, and what it means to be human.
All events are free and on Zoom. Click the image below for the schedule.

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Request A Book

9/17/2020

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Click on the orange "Search For A Book" button on the right side of this page to look for books. Once you find one, click on the gray "Online Book Borrow Request" button. You can fill out the form to request the book. Don't know what to read? Try the "surprise me" option!

Books can be picked up any day except for Tuesday. Email Ms. Arkans with questions or to make other pick-up arrangements.

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Welcome Back!

9/1/2020

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Did you read anything good this summer? I hope so.
So this is a strange way to start the school year, but NPHS Library will be open for you. We are setting up a book pick up system so that you can request and borrow books from our website. More details to follow. Welcome back!

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Being Antiracist

6/5/2020

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"In a racist society, it is not enough to be non-racist, we must be anti-racist."
ANGELA Y. DAVIS

Please see the National Museum of African American History and Culture for an excellent overview of what it means to be antiracist.

Reading Lists

12 Anti-Racist Books Recommended by Educators and Activists

Anti-Racist Reading List from Ibram X. Kendi (a thorough list from the Chicago Public Library)

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NPHS Library Is Still "Open" For You!!

3/28/2020

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Contact Ms. Arkans at jarkans@newpaltz.k12.ny.us for help with any research work, assignments, assistance in finding ebooks or just to say hello!

The library is still providing access to online databases - see password list under "helpful links" tab above.
Free access to the NY Times - use your school email to make an account - see directions under "helpful links" tab above.
Noodletools is still up and running. Find Noodletools (for citations and notecards) in your Google waffle.
Run out of books to read for fun? Try an ebook. Select "ebooks" under the "books" tab above to learn how to read books online for free.

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Accessing Books From Home

3/12/2020

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If you need a book but don't have access to the physical library remember that we have free access to many great ebooks! You can read them on your computer, tablet, or phone. Instructions are below.

Overdrive – which we will access using the Sora App, allows you to borrow eBooks and audiobooks for free. You can borrow eBooks and audiobooks and download them onto your personal smartphone or tablet.

Directions for using Overdrive:

Install the Sora app from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store, or go to https://soraapp.com
In Sora, find your school district (New Paltz Central School District), then sign in using your regular school log-in.
Browse the Explore tab and borrow a book. Your book will open so you can start reading or listening right away.
Close the book and go to your Shelf to see all your books. From there, you can:
- Tap Open Book or Open Audiobook to read or listen to the book.
- Tap Options to renew or return the book, get your notes and highlights, and more.

Books are loaned for 14 days.
If you use the app on a phone or tablet, books automatically download to your device for offline reading or listening. Books do not download to a computer from the Sora website.

You can also search in our library catalog. Go to "search for a book" on the library homepage (the orange button) and search ebooks. Simply click on the web link to open it up and read it. Most will just open. If a Follett ebook asks you for a password, user ID is newpaltz and password is newpaltz

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Yes You Can Write on the Tables!

3/9/2020

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Ms. St. John's AP Lang classes brainstormed on the library whiteboard tables. Each class generated questions based on current issues/problems. So many interesting questions came up! So many fascinating ideas to research . . .

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Coronavirus: Separating Fact From Fiction

2/25/2020

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Remember to use your information literacy skills when dealing with stories about COVID-19. There is a lot of misinformation on social media about the virus. See the video below.

From Newsy: https://www.newsy.com/stories/coronavirus-separating-fact-from-fiction/

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American Library Association Top Ten YA Books of 2020

Magazines for Teens!

One Book One New Paltz 2020

Request A Book

Welcome Back!

Being Antiracist

Reading Lists

NPHS Library Is Still "Open" For You!!

Accessing Books From Home

Yes You Can Write on the Tables!

Coronavirus: Separating Fact From Fiction

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