SMILEBOX! CHS Christmas fun on December 18th

Mrs. Seidensticker sent me a Smilebox card and I got inspired to try it out. It's super easy - give it a try and save some Christmas memories.

Free photo slideshow personalized with Smilebox

goodreads Choice Awards 2014!

I was excited to see the book, We Were Liars by E. Lockhart, won the Young Adult goodreads Choice Award for this year. The CHS Library has two copies that are always checked out. Make sure you reserve this great book so you can read it.

Go to goodreads Choice Awards

Can We Auto-Correct Humanity?

I heard this on the radio on my way to work yesterday and marveled at the simple message of Prince Ea. If you haven't heard this, take a moment to listen. I enjoy all the benefits of using technology, but it can soon overwhelm if not consciously limited. I hope you are in control of your "etime" and refuse to let technology control your life. 
(I realize this YouTube video cannot be watched at school, but hopefully you can turn in on your own device outside of school - ironic, isn't it.)

MORE eBooks!!!

If you haven't used any of our library's eBooks yet, now is the time to start! 

We just received more eBooks including:

 

Click on the MackinVia link above or on the CHS Library webpage to get started reading eBooks!

The user name is: cashmere

The password is: bulldogs

I got to meet another author - Marie Lu!

This past week I attended a library conference in Yakima and had the opportunity to meet YA author Marie Lu. You may have read her books we have in our library: Legend, Progidy and Champion. Her inspiration when writing Legend was the book she was reading at the time: Les Miserables (another CHS book). Marie grew up in China and immigrated to the US as a child. She remembers going with her aunt and eating popcicles at Beijing's Tian'anmen Square in the morning before the terrible violence occured when hundreds were killed. Her advise to writers, "Get the words down and finish your rough drafts, remember rough drafts are always bad, and keep reading, READ-READ-READ". I couldn't have said it better myself. She also reminded us of the power of books and gave us a current example: she missed her plane from Seattle to Yakima because she was finishing her book.  

Meeting author Jack Gantos!

This week I had the privilege of meeting award winning author Jack Gantos. You may have read some of his books (the Joey Pigza series or Rotten Ralph) in elementary or middle school. The high school has a copy The Hole in my Life and a couple of his short stories. I hope you get a change to read his stories, they are funny, witty, zaney and very lively. Mr. Gantos spoke at the Wenatchee Public Library where I got to meet him and have his book autographed. A funny thing also happend with Mr. Gantos the day before. I walk with my friend each morning by the Columbia River, but Wednesday morning we decided to walk downtown. As we passed by Caffe Mela, I noticed a man outside on a sidewalk chair drinking a coffee. I recognized him from the publicity photos so I stopped and asked him if he was Jack Gantos and he replied he was. I introduced myself and told him I planned on attending his talk at the library the next day. He told me I better, so I made sure I got there. I went with another high school librarian and sat by Mrs. Milne, the Cashmere Middle School librarian. We had a great time and laughed a lot with Mr. Gantos.  The next time you get a chance to pick up one of his books, make sure you do read it. I don't think you will be sorry you did.

Welcome to the CHS Library!

As you walk into the CHS Library you might notice this happy guy welcoming you. Some of you might wonder just who he is, so I thought I would introduce you to Sergeant Santos. He was given to me years ago by a army recruiter and I use him around the library to help me post notices including "Welcome back!".
I hope you get into the library soon and check out our new books and our new online library catalog, Destiny. The link is on the library page and hopefully I'll have a chance to introduce you to all the feature of this robust program. If you  haven't dropped by yet, please do.

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