New Online Databases 2010-2011

All our databases can be found on the Mepham H.S.Website under the Library tab, click on Online Resources or go to this direct link https://owa.bmchsd.k12.ny.us/owa/redir.aspx?C=6e6bf65d4e25441ab20bb213838fdc99&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.bellmore-merrick.k12.ny.us%2flibraryresources%2fmepham.html. The passwords and usernames for all our databases for 2010-2011 are in the school library. NOTE: Some of the interfaces have changed (most notably Gale Student Resource Center and Gale Opposing Viewpoints) so the format might look different on a few of these databases, but rest assured they continue to provide the same great information).

Bitstrips for Schools Bitstrips is groundbreaking web-based software that engages students in reading and writing using a medium they love – Comics! Our easy, fun and social tools empower any student to create amazing comics, and provides an exciting new way to teach your curriculum. Great for making political cartoons!
NOTE: In order to use this database Shari Stack needs to set up individual teacher accounts. Once you have an account, you will set up your class list and students will be given a unique classroom code and individual password to log in. If you are interested, please see Shari Stack.

Current Issues: Health (H. W. Wilson) From eating disorders to food safety, from alternative medicine to cloning, from euthanasia to travel and health. This is a resource to enrich your understanding of issues at the leading edge of health and medicine.

Welcome Class of 2014!

We are officially open for business... The school library is open from 7:30 AM until 3:30 PM, unless otherwise posted. All students are welcome to use the library during any free period, lunch, or after school. A photocopier is available for student use at $.10 a copy. All freshman will sign in at the Circulation Desk upon arrival during 5th period. Students will respect each other, the faculty, and staff. Students will respect the library resources and equipment.

Borrowing Materials... Books may be taken out for 3 weeks. Books may be renewed twice. Reference books and books on reserve do not circulate. Periodicals may be taken out with the permission of the Librarian. There is a $.05 per-day charge for overdue books.

Closed ... temporarily!

The Mepham High School Library will be closed on Tuesday, September 7 and Wednesday, September 8, 2010. We will reopen on Monday, September 13, 2010. The reason... Destiny... our new library automation system (otherwise known as the OPAC, also known as the computer program we need to check out books)!

My Favorie Summer Reading Book

My favorite summer reading pick from this year's ninth grade summer reading list was The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. It's about sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who accidentally becomes a contender in the annual Hunger Games, a grave competition hosted by the Capitol where young boys and girls are pitted against one another in a televised fight to the death. And the best news is that Book # 2, Catching Fire is available and Book # 3 (the final one!), Mockingjay is coming out on September 1st!

Mepham's Class of 2010

"Congratulations!
Today is your day.
You’re off to Great Places!
You’re off and away!"
- Dr. Seuss

Learn, Create, Share @ Your Library!

Libraries are chock-full of tech toys like CDs, DVDs and computer games, and they're a great place to get connected to homework help, research resources, gaming, music, the Web and more. Stop by your school library or visit our Website during Teen Tech Week, March 7 – 13!

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!

Every year, many students come in to the library requesting a biography on Dr. Seuss. We hand them a book on Theodor “Ted” Seuss Geisel. Then we get the question: “Who’s this?” This is Dr. Seuss, and he wasn’t a real doctor. He was born on March 2, 1904, in Springfield, Massachusetts, to German immigrant parents who made their living brewing beer. Before his mother married, she worked in her father’s bakery and would recite the baked goods in a chant to the customers. As a child, when Dr. Seuss could not fall asleep, his mother would recite these chants to him. Later Dr. Seuss would credit his mother “for the rhythms in which I write and the urgency with which I do it.” Dr. Seuss attend Dartmouth College where he became the editor in chief of the Jack-O-Lantern, Dartmouth's humor magazine. When caught throwing a party, he was fired as editor, but still contributed as “Seuss.” This is the first record of his using the pseudonym Seuss, which was both his middle name and his mother's maiden name. For more information on Dr. Seuss check out his biography or visit his interactive Website.