Episcopal High School: Library Announcements and News http://www.episcopalhighschool.org Episcopal High School News Feed en-us Copyright 2012 Episcopal High School 30 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:10:49 -0400 Read fiction to become a better cook! http://www.episcopalhighschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=3749&ModuleID=266 http://www.episcopalhighschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=3749&ModuleID=266 Wed, 23 May 2012 10:20:09 -0400 According to a neuroscientist and nutritionist, reading fiction can help you become a better cook! Read all about it here.

]]> End-of-year drawing! http://www.episcopalhighschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=3735&ModuleID=266 http://www.episcopalhighschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=3735&ModuleID=266 Wed, 16 May 2012 10:42:07 -0400 New this year: everyone who has won the Word-of-the-Day will be entered in an end-of-the-year drawing for a final prize!

There will be one drawing for students and another for faculty, both on Monday, May 28. You still have time to win the Word of the Day before then! Come on by...

]]> The class of 2012 reveals its favorite books and movies! http://www.episcopalhighschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=3714&ModuleID=266 http://www.episcopalhighschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=3714&ModuleID=266 Wed, 09 May 2012 16:27:55 -0400 The books and movies chosen as favorites by seniors are on display in the library! Come in the front doors and turn to the left to view the display.

]]> New prizes! http://www.episcopalhighschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=3708&ModuleID=266 http://www.episcopalhighschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=3708&ModuleID=266 Mon, 07 May 2012 14:21:32 -0400 We've restocked our prize bowl with some fun new stuff... come win the Word of the Day and get your choice of prize!

]]> Haiku Contest Winner! http://www.episcopalhighschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=3687&ModuleID=266 http://www.episcopalhighschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=3687&ModuleID=266 Thu, 03 May 2012 16:12:41 -0400 Congratulations HOLLY REYNOLDS for her Georgetown-Cupcakes-winning haiku! Her advisory will enjoy the treat at lunch on Friday. Special mention (awarded only with fame) for creativity in haiku writing goes to:

Maria Faidas, Abby Halm, Jack Richardson, Blake Richardson, James Weatherholtz, Olivia Black, Laura Hollister, and Mrs. Doyle.

You can read their villain-themed haiku on the Library's lobby monitor!

Thanks to everyone who participated!

]]> Word of the Day: Raptorial http://www.episcopalhighschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=3682&ModuleID=266 http://www.episcopalhighschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=3682&ModuleID=266 Thu, 03 May 2012 09:26:14 -0400 Hint for today's Word of the Day: think Jurassic Park!

]]> EHS Haiku are on display! http://www.episcopalhighschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=3654&ModuleID=266 http://www.episcopalhighschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=3654&ModuleID=266 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:25:55 -0400 The "Villainous Haiku" contest submissions are now displayed on the bulletin board near the elevator on the first floor of the library. We received over seventy very creative entries! The winner will be announced later this week.

]]> Like to write? http://www.episcopalhighschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=3649&ModuleID=266 http://www.episcopalhighschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=3649&ModuleID=266 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:46:24 -0400 Hey young writers! Check out Figment, a site where you can share your writing and read other authors' works. They also sponsor contests. All genres welcome!

]]> Poem in Your Pocket http://www.episcopalhighschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=3648&ModuleID=266 http://www.episcopalhighschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=3648&ModuleID=266 Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:18:18 -0400 Today is national Poem in Your Pocket Day! Celebrate by putting a favorite poem in your pocket, and sharing it with friends.

]]> Doh! http://www.episcopalhighschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=3629&ModuleID=266 http://www.episcopalhighschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=3629&ModuleID=266 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:22:29 -0400 Really? No one is going to try for the word of the day today? No Homer Simpson fans out there? You have until the end of the day to win!

]]> Bestsellers of the Week http://www.episcopalhighschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=3623&ModuleID=266 http://www.episcopalhighschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=3623&ModuleID=266 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 10:12:14 -0400 The March Library has many of this week's best-selling books. If you'd like to read one that the library doesn't have, simply email a request to library@episopalhighschool.org

]]> Welcome, Parents! http://www.episcopalhighschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=3603&ModuleID=266 http://www.episcopalhighschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=3603&ModuleID=266 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:50:17 -0400 Have a great Parents Weekend!

]]> Enter the Haiku Contest by April 27! http://www.episcopalhighschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=3595&ModuleID=266 http://www.episcopalhighschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=3595&ModuleID=266 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:56:41 -0400 I haiku! Do you?

I bet you too can haiku.

Why not try haiku?

A total of seventeen syllables on a topic about villians are all you need to enter March Library's annual Haiku Contest, in celebration of Poetry Month. Be a hero and win a treat for your advisory! Click here to enter.

]]> We saw it! http://www.episcopalhighschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=3589&ModuleID=266 http://www.episcopalhighschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=3589&ModuleID=266 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:05:04 -0400

From the roof of Hummel, a group of EHS community members witnessed the historic last flight of the space shuttle Discovery!

]]> Spot the Shuttle! http://www.episcopalhighschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=3587&ModuleID=266 http://www.episcopalhighschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=3587&ModuleID=266 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 08:11:18 -0400 Flying through Washington, DC on its way to the Udvar-Hazy Center between 10 and 11 a.m.

]]> 2nd Annual Haiku Contest! http://www.episcopalhighschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=3585&ModuleID=266 http://www.episcopalhighschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=3585&ModuleID=266 Mon, 16 Apr 2012 11:52:29 -0400 In honor of Poetry Month, the Library is sponsoring its 2nd Annual Haiku Contest! This year, the theme is Fictional Villains. We already have 23 entries involving villainy of some kind--keep 'em coming!

Click here to enter, as many times as you like, by April 27. The winning haiku's writer gets a special treat for his/her advisory!

]]> Take me out to the ballgame! http://www.episcopalhighschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=3566&ModuleID=266 http://www.episcopalhighschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=3566&ModuleID=266 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 10:15:39 -0400 Get into the spirit of opening day for the Washington Nationals by checking out a great baseball book or movie, on display in the March Library.

]]> Do you buy ebooks? http://www.episcopalhighschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=3565&ModuleID=266 http://www.episcopalhighschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=3565&ModuleID=266 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 10:12:53 -0400 Then you might be paying too much! Check out the free offerings through the March Library's digital book collection.

]]> Researching over the weekend? http://www.episcopalhighschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=3550&ModuleID=266 http://www.episcopalhighschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=3550&ModuleID=266 Fri, 06 Apr 2012 14:41:57 -0400 If you have homework to complete over the long weekend, you can still access the library databases from off-campus. Click on the database links as you normally would, and you will be prompted to sign in with your network login.

Happy Easter!

]]> Titanic Fever http://www.episcopalhighschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=3542&ModuleID=266 http://www.episcopalhighschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=3542&ModuleID=266 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 14:42:10 -0400 James Cameron's Titanic is in IMAX theaters and we've got a copy of the original on DVD. Re-live the story with Jack and Rose before the 100th Anniversary occurs on April 15, 2012.

]]> Pottermore.com is coming! http://www.episcopalhighschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=3541&ModuleID=266 http://www.episcopalhighschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=3541&ModuleID=266 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 14:36:53 -0400 J.K. Rowling's everything-Harry Potter website is set to launch this month. The shop is open now.

]]> Word of the Day Winner http://www.episcopalhighschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=3539&ModuleID=266 http://www.episcopalhighschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=3539&ModuleID=266 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 13:23:31 -0400 Dr. Olsen has won her first Word of the Day, with a sentence using the word "nictitation"! See if you can ask her what it means without blinking...

]]> Vonnegut's letter to a book-burning head of a school board http://www.episcopalhighschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=3516&ModuleID=266 http://www.episcopalhighschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=3516&ModuleID=266 Tue, 03 Apr 2012 15:38:47 -0400 In 1973, Vonnegut wrote a response to the head of the Drake, North Dakota High School Board, who had recently demanded that all of the school's 32 copies of Slaughterhouse Five be burned in the school furnace. The complete text can be found here.

]]> Harry Potter ebooks are here! http://www.episcopalhighschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=3508&ModuleID=266 http://www.episcopalhighschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=3508&ModuleID=266 Thu, 29 Mar 2012 10:52:40 -0400 All seven of the Harry Potter books are now available to check out on your Kindle or other ereader! Look them up in our Digital Library.

]]> The Book Club goes to the Movies http://www.episcopalhighschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=3499&ModuleID=266 http://www.episcopalhighschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=3499&ModuleID=266 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:05:52 -0400 Ms. Harris, Mr. Collins, and the EHS Book Club went to see the Hunger Games Friday night!

The EHS Book Club at the opening for Hunger Games
The EHS Book Club at the opening for Hunger Games
]]> Welcome, Guests! http://www.episcopalhighschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=3498&ModuleID=266 http://www.episcopalhighschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=3498&ModuleID=266 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 11:45:17 -0400 Welcome to Revisit Day at EHS!

]]> Shojo http://www.episcopalhighschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=3487&ModuleID=266 http://www.episcopalhighschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=3487&ModuleID=266 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 13:05:37 -0400 No one has won the Word of the Day yet... come give it a shot! The reward is both fame and fortune (your name on the board and your choice of exciting plastic trinket prize)!

]]> TEDTalks are now publishing special "TedEducation" Videos http://www.episcopalhighschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=3475&ModuleID=266 http://www.episcopalhighschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=3475&ModuleID=266 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 11:05:44 -0400 Check out "TedEd" on YouTube! Also, TEDTalks has announced they have joined with NetFlix streaming. You can now watch selected TEDTalks from the well-regarded TED Conferences through NetFlix.

]]> WELCOME BACK! http://www.episcopalhighschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=3462&ModuleID=266 http://www.episcopalhighschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=3462&ModuleID=266 Mon, 19 Mar 2012 11:18:58 -0400 Hope you're feeling refreshed and energized! The Word of the Day Contest starts up again Tuesday, March 20...

]]> What to do on the long ride home? http://www.episcopalhighschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=3424&ModuleID=266 http://www.episcopalhighschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=3424&ModuleID=266 Wed, 29 Feb 2012 10:30:40 -0400 Whether you want to put some ebooks or e-audiobooks on your tablet, phone or laptop--or whether you're content to carry around a book or two--don't forget to stock up on your Spring Break Fun Reading!

]]> Spring Fever? http://www.episcopalhighschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=3407&ModuleID=266 http://www.episcopalhighschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=3407&ModuleID=266 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 14:26:48 -0400 Grab a book and find a sunny spot!

]]> No Condi? http://www.episcopalhighschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=3401&ModuleID=266 http://www.episcopalhighschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=3401&ModuleID=266 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:04:35 -0400 Disappointed we didn't get to see Condoleezza Rice today? You can check out her biography at the library!

]]> Book Club meeting coming up! http://www.episcopalhighschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=3399&ModuleID=266 http://www.episcopalhighschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=3399&ModuleID=266 Mon, 20 Feb 2012 10:35:46 -0400 Divergent by Veronica Roth is the book for the Book Club's discussion on Sunday, February 26, at 10am in the Rare Books Room. Did you read it, or maybe you would like to read it? Come stop by!

]]> Round the Clock http://www.episcopalhighschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=3377&ModuleID=266 http://www.episcopalhighschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=3377&ModuleID=266 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:58:31 -0400 That is how often teachers work at boarding school, according to your Word-of-the-Day winner, Mr. Berry.

]]> Love is in the air! http://www.episcopalhighschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=3373&ModuleID=266 http://www.episcopalhighschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=3373&ModuleID=266 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:10:05 -0400 Happy Valentine's Day!

]]> A Valentine for the Library? http://www.episcopalhighschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=3372&ModuleID=266 http://www.episcopalhighschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=3372&ModuleID=266 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:06:46 -0400

We received an anonymous love note today!

]]> Podsnappery http://www.episcopalhighschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=3369&ModuleID=266 http://www.episcopalhighschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=3369&ModuleID=266 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:08:34 -0400 Well done, Morgan Lineberry, for "snapping up" today's word of the day (with a little help from Timmy Phillips)!

]]> Pecksniff? http://www.episcopalhighschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=3359&ModuleID=266 http://www.episcopalhighschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=3359&ModuleID=266 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:50:26 -0400 What does it mean?? Ask our Word of the Day winner, Mary Helen Tarbutton--congratulations Mary Helen!

]]> Congrats to our Word of the Day winner http://www.episcopalhighschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=3350&ModuleID=266 http://www.episcopalhighschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=3350&ModuleID=266 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:23:49 -0400 Eric McDonald got "travado" right! Nice job Eric.

]]> Happy Headmaster's Holiday!! http://www.episcopalhighschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=3348&ModuleID=266 http://www.episcopalhighschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=3348&ModuleID=266 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:17:18 -0400 A good day to..... read a book perhaps?

]]> Word of the Day http://www.episcopalhighschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=3320&ModuleID=266 http://www.episcopalhighschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=3320&ModuleID=266 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:39:39 -0400 Tom Keaton can tell you what a prognosticant is. But can he predict who will win Word of the Day next?

]]> Word of the Day http://www.episcopalhighschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=3321&ModuleID=266 http://www.episcopalhighschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=3321&ModuleID=266 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:14:28 -0400 Mrs. Pugh had an X-cellent sentence about Generation X, and won the Word of the Day! Have you won yet?

]]> Good alternative to Wikipedia? http://www.episcopalhighschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=3322&ModuleID=266 http://www.episcopalhighschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=3322&ModuleID=266 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:14:14 -0400 Try online databases!

]]> The Descendants http://www.episcopalhighschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=3323&ModuleID=266 http://www.episcopalhighschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=3323&ModuleID=266 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:14:56 -0400 Read the book that inspired the Golden Globe winning movie -- The Descendants, by Kaui Hart Hemmings -- available in the library.

]]> New Catalog Feature http://www.episcopalhighschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=3324&ModuleID=266 http://www.episcopalhighschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=3324&ModuleID=266 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:15:33 -0400 Christian von Hassell has been heard! New *map* feature on the library catalog! Know where to look for an item without having to ask.

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