In case you haven’t heard – SMES Library now has a digital book collection! Click on the “Digital Library” tab above to check out our growing collection, get help in setting up your device, and to download your books. Students, faculty, and staff already have accounts, but parents will need to create one. If you’re interested in going digital, contact Ms. Angus (kangus@smes.org). Include your preferred user name and password and she’ll get you set up. It’s easy, free, and fun!

Come learn how on October 4th from 8:30-9:30am OR 2:00-3:00pm in the Library Lab.

It wasn’t long ago that I was sneaking novels into various places by tucking them under my shirt and stuffing them into my jacket pockets. But no more! Now I shameless parade my books around everywhere I go. How is that possible without getting in trouble or being one of “those” people sitting alone reading in a restaurant? Because I’ve cleverly hidden my books on my iPad! Now, instead of looking like a recluse, I look industrious no matter where I’m reading…

Some are asking the United Nations to step in and get world-wide consensus on how to free-up while also monitoring what’s on the web. Their belief is that access to information is a fundamental human right.

Mrs. Farhadi is the Director of Advancement for our school. Not only is she enthusiastically working to raise money for our middle school and performing arts center, but she’s passionate about reading too! She loves classics and can go hours without a break if she’s enjoying her book. This is the second of a week-long series of videos, where we hear what some of the SMES faculty and staff have to say about what they read, why the read, and how they came to love it.

Space, space, space

In celebration of Read Across America, each day we’ll post a different discussion question online. We encourage you to read, think, and respond using the comment feature. Question #2: Is it OK if you don’t ‘love’ to read? Why?

Space, space, space
Space, space, space

Space, space, space

In celebration of Read Across America, each day we’ll post a different discussion question online. We encourage you to read, think, and respond using the comment feature. Question #1: What makes a book worth reading?

Space, space, space
Space, space, space

Mrs. Donchak loves to read… and she reads a lot! No, not just your essays and journals and stuff in 7th grade English, but a lot of books too. In the first of a week-long series of videos, hear what some of the SMES faculty and staff have to say about what they read, why the read, and how they came to love it.

We also encourage you to use the comments feature below to answer the same questions:
What is your favorite book/author/genre and why?

Window or aisle seat? Coke or Pepsi? Apple or PC? These are the kinds of questions that divide families, ruin friendships, and start social wars. It seems like we humans are simply wired to classify, select, and reject. We want to protect our preferences to the point of elevating them to near moral choices even if they’re as simple as what kind of soda to drink. So back to the first question… paper or plastic? No, not bags – books.

In an effort to better serve our students, we have expanded our online resource collection by purchasing several electronic reference books.  These eBooks are fully searchable online versions of authoritative reference titles, some of which we still have available in print in our library.  Click on the widget and check it out the new collection.  Leave a comment and let us know what you think.  And remember to search the e-book collection for your next research project!