Fiction

We have many new books for Fall 2022 including fiction, non-fiction, biographies, short stories, and graphic novels. There is something for everyone. Stop by to find your next favorite book! 

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The Library is the Place to Bee!

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Not Reading? Kinda Sus

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Wash your hands...

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It's Been a While Pirates...

Welcome (back) to the library Mepham Pirates! We haven't seen many of you since March and we MISSED you! This global pandemic has brought about a lot of changes and you may notice some of them when you walk through our doors, but rest assured this is the same warm and welcoming place it has always been.

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The physical space looks a little different with our new barriers up. We have also removed over half the chairs (including our beloved comfy coffeehouse-style chairs and 4 coffee tables) and computers so that social distancing can take place. We are now limited to 25 students in the library during a class period. If a class is scheduled, we will adjust the number accordingly, so that at maximum only 25 students are in the library at any one time. Students are required to stay the entire period (of course you can go to the bathroom!). We will post a sign outside the library doors when we reach capacity.

Barriers up in the Mepham Library to help stop the spread of COVID-19.

Until further notice, we will be checking out library books to students and teachers via “curbside checkout.” Students and teachers can send email requests via this Google Form. Books will be delivered to the teacher’s classroom or mailbox with a post-it indicating who the book has been checked out to. Only staff will access shelves for library books. (Remember this is only temporary!)

A daily book return container, labeled with the day of the week, will be positioned in the main foyer. Books will be quarantined for seven (7) days prior to check-in or handling. They will then be sanitized and returned to the shelves.

The Makerspace will be closed for the first semester. It is temporarily housing two computer workstations.

Hand sanitizer is mounted outside the library doors and stationed at the circulation desk. Signs regarding CDC safety and social distancing guidelines are displayed throughout the library.

Our library hours have changed. We will be from 7:30 a.m. - 2:15 p.m. The library will not be open BEFORE or AFTER school for cleaning and sanitizing purposes. We also have new procedures for visiting the library. A post explaining these will be up shortly.

If you have any questions about our new procedures, please let us know. We are here to help.

Believe in YourShelf!

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What book changed your life?

Inspired by BookExpo 2019, our latest bulletin features books that changed the lives of our students, staff, and faculty at Mepham High School. There is still time to add your voice to our wall. Stop by and pick up a post-it, write down the title of the book and the author, then stick it on the board.

Penguin Random House at BookExpo 2019

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The S'more You Read...

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Have you thought about summer reading yet? Come into Camp Read-A-Lot (aka the school library) to get some recommendations. The entire library is decorated for this celebration of reading.

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What's in Your Dream Basket?

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In the book Neema's Reason to Smile by Patricia Newman, Neema's basket is full of big dreams like becoming a teacher or inventor. The students that attended last week's author visit had a chance to color in their own dreams. A few of them made it on this bulletin board in the school library. Stop by to check it out!

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Starbooks

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We have a new bulletin board up outside the Mepham Library with one book selection from various genres. Stop by the library for more recommendations or browse our fiction section with genres labels on the book's spines.

Here are the ones listed on the bulletin board:
Memoir: Educated by Tara Westover
Realistic Fiction: The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Mystery: A Study in Charlotte by Brittany Cavallaro
Humor: Now a Major Motion Picture by Cori McCarthy
Biography:Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers by Deborah Heiligman

Action: The Epic Crush of Genie Lo by F.C. Yee

Dystopian: American War by Omar El Akkad
Novel in Verse: Swing by Kwame Alexander
Mythology: Bull by David Elliott
Thriller: Hidden Pieces by Paula Stokes
Romance: A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh Mafi
Poetry: For Every One by Jason Reynolds

LBGTQIA+: What If It's Us by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
Sports: Upon Further Review: The Greatest What-Ifs in Sports History by Mike Pesca
Science Fiction: An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green

Historical Fiction: Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate
Horror: Sleeping Beauties by Stephen King and Owen King
Non-fiction: Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson
Classic: A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

Play: The Crucible by Arthur Miller

Classic Retelling: Girls Made of Snow and Glass by Melissa Bashardoust

Coming of Age: The Lake Effect by Erin McCahan

There Are Two Sides to Every Story

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Can you think of any books that tell a story from more than one perspective? Stop by to add that book to our latest bulletin board.

Kiki, do you love me?

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Book Wars

Have you seen Star Wars: The Last Jedi yet? No spoilers here. I will be seeing the movie tomorrow. In the meantime, check out our latest bulletin board right outside the library and pick up a book to read over break. 

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Scare Your Pants Off... Literally!

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Have you seen the movie IT? Did it scare you? Try reading the book. We have it here in the Mepham Library available for check out! 

You Are the Reason We Are Here!

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MakerSpace: Blackout Poetry

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Come join us in Mepham's MakerSpace for Blackout Poetry. Students will be ripping pages out of old books and creating original poetry by blacking out words on the page. All materials are provided. You can share your poetry by posting it on our bulletin board.

Blackout Poetry will take place on Monday, April 3, 2017 at 2:15 in the school library. This ELITE event is sponsored by Mepham's National English Honor Society. All are welcome to attend. You can sign up here.

Grab a page and add your poem to the display!

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Literary March Madness

Thanks to Ms. Elefterion from Calhoun High School who gave me the idea for Literary March Madness. Last year, she successfully picked sixteen titles to face off against each other. This year, we are going to do the same. We will survey the students of Mepham High School to see which book is the most popular. During each week in March, students are invited to choose their favorite book of each match up to proceed onto the next round. Each vote will be entered in a raffle for a Barnes & Noble gift card.

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These are your Sweet 16:

1. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
2. Divergent by Veronica Roth
3. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
4. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien 
5. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
6. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck 
7. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
8. Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
9. Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
10. Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
11. My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Piccolt 
12. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
13. The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
14. A Dog’s Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron
15. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
16. The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan  

ELITE 8

These are your Elite 8:

1. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
2. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien 
3. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
4. Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
5. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
6. My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Piccolt 
7. A Dog’s Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron
8. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling

Final 4

These are your Final 4:

1. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
2. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
3. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
4. A Dog’s Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron

The Game

The Game:

1. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
2. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

THE WINNER!!!! 2017 Book of the Year in Mepham's Literary March Madness is: 

1. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Winner

Happy Love Day!

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Rock Out to Reading!

Have you seen the latest Mepham Library bulletin board? These "records" have partial covers of popular books. Can you guess all 18 titles correctly? Give it a try and you will be entered to win a Barnes & Noble gift card. Good luck! 

Update: Our winner is Mepham High School senior, Melissa Ponton! Congratulations! 

Bookmark? You mean QUITTER STRIP?

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