Word of the Year 2021

Oxford just released the word of the year. Drumroll, please...

Vax

Earlier Words of the Year:

2020 - bushfires, Covid-19, WFH, lockdown, circuit-breaker, support bubbles, keyworkers, furlough, Black Lives Matter, and moonshot.
2019 - climate emergency
2018 - toxic
2017 - youthquake
2016 - post-truth
2015 - 😂
2014 - vape
2013 - selfie
2012 - omnishambles (UK) & GIF (US)
2011 - squeezed middle
2010 - big society (UK) & refudiate (US)
2009 - simples (UK) & unfriend (US)
2008 - credit crunch (UK) & hypermiling (US)
2007 - carbon footprint (UK) & locavore (US)
2006 - bovvered (UK) & carbon-neutral (US)
2005 - Sudoku (UK) & podcast (US)
2004 - chav

Award Winners

The Michael L. Printz Award awards an author displaying excellence in literature written for young adults. It is named for a Topeka, Kansas school librarian who was a long-time active member of the Young Adult Library Services Association. The award is sponsored by Booklist, a publication of the American Library Association. Stop by the library to check out past Printz Award-winning books. 

The Alex Award awards authors for the best adult books that appeal to a teen audience. The Alex Awards are given to ten books written for adults that have special appeal to young adults, ages 12 through 18. The award is sponsored by the Margaret A. Edwards Trust. Edwards pioneered young adult library services and worked for many years at the Enoch Pratt Library in Baltimore. We also have many past Alex Award-winning books in our school library. One of my favorites over the years has been Educated by Tara Westover. 

Book Club Book #1

Mepham's Book Club will meet in the library after school on Wednesday, November 3rd to discuss One of Us is Lying by Karen M. McManus. All students are welcome to attend this book club. Snacks will be provided.

About One of Us is Lying:

When the creator of a high school gossip app mysteriously dies in front of four high-profile students all four become suspects. It's up to them to solve the case.

This book has received numerous accolades including:

A #1 New York Times, USA Today, ABA IndieBound, and international bestseller
A YALSA 2018 Teens’ Top Ten Selection
An EW.com Best YA Book of the Year Selection
A Buzzfeed Best YA Book of the Year Selection
A Goodreads Best Young Adult Book of the Year Nominee
A New York Public Library's Best Book for Teens Selection
A Popcrush Best Young Adult Book of the Year Selection
A CBC Teen Choice Book Award Nominee
A YALSA Top Ten Best Fiction Book Nominee
A YALSA 2018 Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers

Thanksgiving Placemats to Benefit the Community Cupboard

UPDATE: Take a look below at some of the AMAZING Thanksgiving placemats made by our students this year! 

Thanksgiving Placemats for the Bellmore-Merrick Community Cupboard

Mepham's MakerSpace is back!! We will be hosting an ELITE event on Monday, November 8th in the school library at 2:15 pm. Students will have the opportunity to decorate Thanksgiving Day placemats that will be used in our Thanksgiving baskets. We give over 100 baskets to our local community through the Bellmore-Merrick Community Cupboard. We need all the help we can get! So stop by the library and help us give back. You can sign up by clicking here.