Rock, Paper, Scissors and...

Ms. Geller as the rock, Ms. Stack as the paper, and Ms. Dennis as the scissors.

Not exactly library or book-themed this year, but at least I’m the piece of paper. #HappyHalloween

Stress and Anxiety Relief Through 3D Printing

Student shows off a llama stress-relief toy printed in Mepham's MakerSpace

Research shows that fidget toys help to relieve stress and anxiety... and it's not just for kids! Students or staff can print their own designs or find one on the Internet at Thingiverse.com. We were able to print the one featured above in less than 3 hours using our Afinia H400 3D Printer in the Mepham MakerSpace. Have questions? See Ms. Stack in the library for help.

Winner, Winner, Books for Dinner (Breakfast and Lunch too)

Ms. Stack is the winner of this gift basket from author Laurie Boyle Crompton

I never win ANYTHING! So it was exciting to win this gift basket from author Laurie Boyle Crompton and the Nassau BOCES School Library System at their quarterly meeting today. Included was a $5 gift card to Barnes and Noble, Freaky in Fresno (Ms. Crompton's latest novel), Pretty in Punxsutawney (another one of Ms. Crompton's novels), Groundhog Day DVD, The Breakfast Club DVD, and Pretty in Pink DVD (all of which plays some role in Ms. Crompton's books). I brought all of these goodies back for the students of Wellington C. Mepham High School!

Pretty in Punxsutawney

A Groundhog Day meets Pretty in Pink mashup from author Laurie Boyle Crompton, Pretty in Punxsutawney tells the tale of a girl willing to look beneath the surface to see people for who they really are.
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Andie is the type of girl who always comes up with the perfect thing to say…after it’s too late to say it. She’s addicted to romance movies—okay, all movies—but has yet to experience her first kiss. After a move to Punxsutawney, PA, for her senior year, she gets caught in an endless loop of her first day at her new school, reliving those 24 hours again and again. 

Convinced the curse will be broken when she meets her true love, Andie embarks on a mission: infiltrating the various cliques to find the one boy who can break the spell. What she discovers along the way is that people who seem completely different can often share the very same hopes, dreams, and hang-ups. And that even a day that has been lived over and over can be filled with unexpected connections and plenty of happy endings. 

Freaky in Fresno 

Ricki has one goal: save the Starlight Drive-in movie theater from going dark forever. Okay, make that two goals … she may also want a first kiss from her cinema-rescuing partner and major crush, Jake. Lana definitely has only one goal: grow her online makeup channel to keep her momager off her back, even if the posts attract ugly internet trolls. 

The two cousins couldn’t be more different, but their opposite personalities come crashing to a head when their aunt gifts the girls a vintage cotton-candy-pink convertible. To share. Ricki wants the convertible for the drive-in’s grand reopening, but it’s the same day as Digifest, a huge event where Lana needs to shine. After a major fight and a minor electric shock while wrestling over the wheel, Ricki wakes up as Lana, and Lana wakes up as Ricki. 

Ricki and Lana have only a day to un-Freaky Friday themselves, a task made even more difficult as they try to keep up appearances on Lana’s channel and with Ricki’s hopefully-soon-to-be-kissed crush. But it turns out experiencing a day as each other—filled with rampant Chihuahua wrangling, guerrilla makeovers, and a mini road trip in the Skylark—may be the one thing that helps the cousins see each other and themselves more clearly.

Classroom Libraries

Since introducing choice reading to all of our English classes, it’s hard to keep popular titles on the shelf for long. I’m so grateful to my colleagues for creating robust classroom libraries. It creates an environment that says reading is important to all of us. #mephamreads

Mr. Grosskreuz's Classroom Library

Mrs. Ackerman's Classroom Library

Fragments: Euphoria

Fragments, Mepham's literary magazine, has announced their fall writing contest. Details are in the flyer above. Please see Mrs. Maresca with any questions. 

Pirate Ship & Treasure Chest

This weekend while I was out shopping with my family, I came across these fantastic finds at Pottery Barn and had to scoop them up for our library. Hey, once a pirate, always a pirate! Come check out the thrillers that out new pirate ship and treasure chest are holding.

Pirate Ship holding our "Thrillers"

Treasure Chest holding some more "Thrillers"

Each month we will use these vessels to hold a number of our books on different subjects. Look out for this ever-changing display. #mephampiratepride