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Library Media Center Events

"The Coming of Lancaster." Harper's Monthly, May 1908

Upcoming

Friday, June 11, 1999 will be the last to check out books from the school library media canter. The library will officially close for circulation on Monday, June 14, 1999. Exceptions to this return date may be arranged with Mrs. Murphy if a previously assigned project is involved.

Students are responsible for lost and damaged library materials as stated in the library contract that was signed by every student in September. Students have been notified of overdue books throughout the school year. Parents, please ask your child if he or she received a notice recently. Maybe a bedroom check is in order. Thank you in advance for your cooperation and happy summer reading!

PREVET! RUSSIAN SOFTWARE

Two software programs for Russian speaking students are now available for use in the Galvin Library Media Center. English for Everyday in Communication and Russian/English, English/Russian Electronic Dictionary have been purchased with C.A.P.E. Grant funds. With this interactive software students can listen to conversational phrases in English, they can practice pronunciation and self-record, they can use memorizing programs, and they can strengthen their grammar with exercises. Musical and literary enhancements add to the program. Dictionaries offer nearly one million knowledge base entries. Word processing in Cyrillic is also available.

In addition to student participation parents of Russian speaking students are invited to book time in the library media center to make use of this software. Please contact Mrs. Murphy at 781-575-6568 if interested.

Scholastic Book Fair
May 24-28, 1999

A big thanks to all who supported the spring book fair. A profit of $400 was realized for the school library media center. Besides the cash profit, $300 in book fair materials were obtained for the school. Many students were able to make summer reading selections.
I am indebted to the parent volunteers who helped run the book fair. Without their support this school activity would be impossible. 

A thirty-two volume set titled: Fiesta (Grolier Educational, 1999) was purchased with profits realized from the fall book fair. Each volume features a foreign country and paints a portrait of that country through its festivals and traditions. Crafts, recipes literary selections,and representative clothing are included.