<![CDATA[John Jay Library Media Center - News & Events]]>Thu, 24 May 2012 08:22:38 -0500Weebly<![CDATA[Listen to Your Summer Reading]]>Wed, 23 May 2012 11:48:18 -0500http://johnjaylmc.weebly.com/2/post/2012/05/listen-to-your-summer-reading.htmlFree audiobooks
2 Free Audiobook Downloads Each Week
June 14 - August 22, 2012

Teens and other readers of Young Adult Literature will have the opportunity to listen to bestselling titles and required reading classics this summer.  Each week from June 14 - August 22, 2012, SYNC will offer two free audiobook downloads.

The audiobook pairings will include a popular YA title and a classic that connects with the YA title's theme and is likely to show up on a student's summer reading lists.  For example, Laini Taylor's Daughter of Smoke and Bone, the first book in a new series about a girl who opens a door to two otherworldly cities at war, will be paired with Charles Dicken's A Tale of Two Cities.

To find out when you can download titles to listen to on the run this summer, visit www.AudiobookSync.com or text syncya to 25827.
]]><![CDATA[All Library Items Due]]>Mon, 21 May 2012 20:05:44 -0500http://johnjaylmc.weebly.com/2/post/2012/05/all-library-items-due.htmlAttention students, all library items are due June 1st.  If you have paper or project, please see a library staff member to discuss your needs.  Teachers, watch your email for end of the year information.]]><![CDATA[Big Changes Coming to NoodleTools]]>Wed, 02 May 2012 14:22:48 -0500http://johnjaylmc.weebly.com/2/post/2012/05/big-changes-coming-to-noodletools.htmlThis summer NoodleTools will be making changes this summer and you're going to love them.  Watch the full preview at http://youtu.be/JLieHxt8VoI.  Some of the enhancements include...
  • copy and paste citations already formatted for you.  
  • save articles in NoodleTools
  • get citation info on books by putting in the ISBN number or title.
]]><![CDATA[Get Your AP Exam Books]]>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 09:03:53 -0500http://johnjaylmc.weebly.com/2/post/2012/04/get-your-ap-exam-books.htmlOur Advanced Placement exam books are on display.  Get 'em while their hot!]]><![CDATA[Books like the Hunger Games]]>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 13:24:07 -0500http://johnjaylmc.weebly.com/2/post/2012/03/books-like-the-hunger-games.htmlLooking for a book like the Hunger Games? Try the dystopian and post-apocalyptic books, i.e. books where society has changed... for the worst... on the Frightening Future? booklist.   ]]><![CDATA[John Green's The Fault in Our Stars]]>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:19:56 -0500http://johnjaylmc.weebly.com/2/post/2012/02/john-greens-the-fault-in-our-stars.htmlJohn Green's new book, The Fault in Our Stars, has just arrived.  In case you've forgotten, John Green's the author of Looking for Alaska, Paper Towns, and Will Grayson, Will Grayson.  (FYI, Will Grayson, Will Grayson is missing so if you know who has it, tell that person to cough it up.)  There's been a lot of talk about this book from Time Magazine, the New York Times Book Review, USA Today as well as in the school library world.  It promises to be a great read; come and get it! ]]><![CDATA[Cash for Your Research]]>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:24:45 -0500http://johnjaylmc.weebly.com/2/post/2012/02/cash-for-your-research.htmlWin certificates and cash for research work by competing for a New York State (NYS) Archives Student Research Award.  Awards are given every year to students or groups of students (even whole classes) grades 4-12 who write, create, design or perform a well-researched work on New York.  That's right, you get to choose how you present the information.  More information and award guidelines are at http://www.archives.nysed.gov/a/grants/grants_student_sraguidelines.shtml. ]]><![CDATA[Free College Guide from Consumer Reports]]>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:29:54 -0500http://johnjaylmc.weebly.com/2/post/2012/01/free-college-guide-from-consumer-reports.htmlConsumer Reports, a popular consumer ratings magazine, has published a free 30-page college guide called Find the Best Colleges for You: Focus on the Information that Matters. The guide is chock full of great information including ratings of several sources of information (print and online) on colleges.  There's also a nice list of additional resources and helpful worksheets.  Consumer Reports is promising an interactive version soon. ]]><![CDATA[Even more eBooks]]>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:07:25 -0500http://johnjaylmc.weebly.com/2/post/2012/01/even-more-ebooks.htmlMany new eBooks have been added to the Virtual Reference Library this morning.  Particularly nice eBooks include the Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Epics for Students, and Successful Interview Skills.  Many titles from thepopular Opposing Viewpoints series (Student Drug Testing, The Music Industry, Cyberbullying, and Globalization, etc.) are also now available.  See the full list on the New Items List of the library catalog.  Access the eBooks both from the catalog and from our Gale Virtual Reference Library.  Don't forget your passwords sheet!
]]><![CDATA[Now Serving Customer 1.65 Million]]>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 12:33:48 -0500http://johnjaylmc.weebly.com/2/post/2011/12/now-serving-customer-165-million.htmlNew York State announced 1.65 million teens and children participated in summer reading programs during the summer of 2011. The Deputy Commissioner of Cultural Education and Acting State Librarian said it's a 10% increase from 2010. Way to go NY public libraries!  Get more information at http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/libdev/summer/resource.htm.
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