September 2008
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You’ve had your summer fun and now it’s time to get down to business. Unless, of course, you find a few ways to add some fun to your school year routine! Hit the books at Study Zone, ask a librarian for some quick answers, sign up for a computer class or vow to pack the best lunch ever.
 Study Zone [program]
This is the place to be after school lets out! Students in grades K-12 can stop by to finish homework and get questions answered by volunteer tutors who are proficient in math, science and WASL and SAT test preparation. |
Ask a Librarian [online]
As long as it’s not a rhetorical question, you’re in luck. Professional librarians are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to answer your questions. |
 Lunch Lessons: Changing the Way We Feed Our Children by Ann Cooper and Lisa M. Holmes [ebook]
Get some tips on how to pack a healthy school-worthy lunch simply by listening to this ebook, a downloadable electronic file.
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Resumé Builder [online database]
Whether you are looking for a new gig or just want your resumé at the ready, check out this resumé building software. You will find sample cover letters, resumés and job seeking tips.
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 High School Musical [CD]
Look no further for some great school songs.
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Computer Classes [program]
Expand your skill set by learning the basics about email and the Internet, or challenge yourself to become more proficient with Microsoft Excel or Word. |
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We have taken book clubs to the next level. Join us for King County Reads @ KCLS, the second county-wide community reading and discussion series featuring the book Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s Mission to Fight Terrorism and Build Nations One School at a Time, by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin.
In 1993, Greg Mortenson was the exhausted survivor of a failed attempt to summit K2, wandering emaciated and lost through Pakistan’s Karakoram Himalaya. After he was taken in and nursed back to health by the people of an impoverished Pakistani village, Mortenson promised to return one day and build a school.
From that promise grew one of the most incredible humanitarian campaigns of our time– Mortenson’s one-man mission to counteract extremism by building schools, especially for girls. Award-winning journalist David Oliver Relin collaborated on this account of Mortenson’s accomplishments.
 To celebrate this book, a series of events are planned. David Oliver Relin, one of the authors of Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s Mission to Fight Terrorism and Build Nations One School at a Time will visit the Burien Library and lectures about Pakistan and Afghanistan will help promote discussion. More information. |
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Meet the Author: Alexander McCall Smith
Sunday, September 28, 7pm (ticket registration begins September 12)
Meydenbauer
Theatre
11100 NE 6th Street, Bellevue, WA 98004
 The
Bellevue Friends of the Library and the King County Library System Foundation
welcome Alexander McCall Smith.
The author of the acclaimed No.
1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series and the Sunday
Philosophy Club will speak about “The Very Small Things of
Life” in a freewheeling and fun evening.
The event is free. Limited seating and registration is required. Registration
begins September 12. You may register online
or by calling 425.462.9600 beginning September 12. Seats
at the Meydenbauer Theatre will be reserved until 6:45pm on the evening
of the event.
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If you’re busy hitting the books this school year, make sure you read a few for fun, too! |
 Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home and School by John Medina
The author, a molecular biologist, explains how the human brain works and how to apply this knowledge to daily life.
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 The Crazy School by Cornelia Read [available on CD and in large print]
When Madeline Dare accepts a teaching job at a boarding school for disturbed teenagers, she discovers a disorienting world and dark secrets.
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 Jake Starts School by Michael Wright
Not wanting to start school alone, Jake and his parents attend the first day of school together in this children’s picture book. Perfect for anyone with back to school jitters.
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 Ridiculous/Hilarious/Terrible/Cool: A Year in an American High School by Elisha Cooper
The author spent a year frequenting a Chicago high school where he listened, watched and sketched eight teens. The result is an entertaining book that chronicles what it’s like to be a high school student.
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 Smelly Locker: Silly Dilly School Songs By Alan Katz and David Catrow
School-age children will enjoy these silly songs that are sure to make them giggle their way through a typical school day. Lyrics touch on everything from troublesome tests to lunchroom antics.
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 Tested: One American School Struggles to Make the Grade by Linda Perlstein
The impact of school reforms, such as No Child Left Behind, is examined by the author in this book that looks at one low-income elementary school.
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 The Wednesday Wars By Gary Schmidt [available on CD]
Seventh grader Holling Hoodhood spends Wednesday afternoons with his English teacher reading Shakespeare plays while all the other students attend Catechism or Hebrew classes.
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Be Informed With infoVote
It’s unanimous –the new online guide to election information, called infoVote, will prepare you for upcoming elections. Quickly and easily find information about elections, candidates and issues. InfoVote is brought to you by a partnership between King County Elections, the League of Women Voters, the Municipal League and the King County Library System.
"Nobody will ever deprive the American people of the right to vote except the American people themselves–and the only way they could do this is by not voting." ~Franklin D. Roosevelt
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 Offering Eco-Friendly Bags!
If Mother Nature were a library patron, she would be pleased. Beginning in June, all 43 KCLS libraries began offering patrons BioBags for carrying their library materials.
The eco-friendly bags are 100% compostable and biodegradable and are produced from cornstarch and vegetable oil. This is just another way KCLS is choosing to adopt greener practices.
For more details, visit www.kcls.org/infogreen/.
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Last Updated:
September 5, 2008
