Mary Patterson

More than 20 local middle and high schools made videos for the Take a Shot at Changing the World contest. Each one addressed Pittsburgh innovations and big ideas that could change the world.

You can vote and help choose the $1000 "fan favorite" winner by voting between now and May 14.

Steeltown Film Factory, which ran the contest, is a local nonprofit entertainment incubator and promoter of local script writers that works to bring movie projects to Pittsburgh and encourage the next generation of young scriptwriters in high schools and colleges now.

Use this link to vote

http://takeashotcontest.org/vote-your-faves?utm_source=Copy+of+Copy+of+Two+Weeks%2C+Ten+Thousand+Dollars%2C+and+a+Chance+to+Change+the+Worl&utm_campaign=polio12&utm_medium=email

*Start with a good print or online encyclopedia:

Compton’s 2005 is in the first book case closest to the porch. (Always use the Index to show which volume and page you need.) or

go to worldbookonline.com At OLSH, use the identifier “olshhs” and the password “chargers”.Off site use “olshhome” and the password “chargers”.

See also the World Newspapers link.

*On Reserve:The Oxford Guide to Classical Mythology in the Arts, 1300s to 1990s. Published 1993.

“Daring in concept and astonishing in scope, a unique reference work:the only topically classified chronology of more than 30,000 works of art:painting, sculpture, music, dance, opera, drama and literature.”

*The Lincoln Library of Greek and Roman Mythology is a 5 volume print source not only for myth details, but also multidisciplinary references showing how mythic themes and characters are expressed in art, music, literature, science, space exploration and world history as of 2006.

This is not in our collection. Check your public library catalog on line to see if it is in their collection.

Go to the OLSH homepage.

*Under the Academics tab, select Tisch Family Library.

Under the Catalog tab, in the search box type the subject of your report.

Review the results.

For more information, type “Roman Mythology”.

Review the results.

For more titles, type “Mythology”. This will give you books on a variety of world myths, most of which include Roman mythology. The record for the book will tell you.

Select Web Path Express at the left of the page. Reviewed, up-to-date links, labeled by grade for navigation, content and graphics are given.

Start with your search term, review results. If more information is needed, broaden your search to “Roman mythology”.

*Under Bookmarks select "Power Library Internal Access"

or google “Power Library Internal Access”. Select the first option in the results list.

or go to your local public library homepage.

Under "Online Research", select

"Find Articles and More" or a similar term.

Select OmniFile Mega: 2500 periodicals, full text from 1995 on and indexing from 1985.

Select the AP Multimedia Archive. Using your search term will give you results for images: statues,paintings, etc.

*Go to worldandischool.com, an archive of print and online issues from 1988 to the present with 20,000 in depth articles.

Use the user name “olsh” and the password “15108”.

Enter your search term in the box at the left.

Review results. The number of stars indicates relevance.

For newspapers from around the world, most in English, go to "Global Cultural Studies".

In the search box, select a country. Then “go”.

Select “National Newspapers” from the list at the right.

Mr. Griffith highly recommends perseus.tufts.edu for all things Metamorphoses!

Enjoy your search!

Let me know if you get stuck.I check email daily on weekends.

Go to worldbookonline.com Select "World Book Advanced".

At school, log in with "olshhs" and "chargers". (Offsite, use "olshhome" and "chargers".)

In the search box, enter the name of your art style or artist.

Review the results list.

Open a document. Review your options to use it.



See the Compton's Encyclopedia on the first floor in the Reference section (the first book case nearest the porch and the computers).

Use the index to find the volume and page you need.


Go to worldandi.com

Log in with "olsh" and password "15108".

Search using your art style as a search term or your artist's full name. If that doesn't work, try only the last name.

Review the results list. The number of stars shows the relevance of the document to the search term

Open a document. Review your options to use it.



Go to biography.com In the box at the right top of the page, enter your artist's name in normal order (first name first).

Review the results and create a document to email yourself or save to your flash drive.



Use the Bookmark on the Macs on the first floor to select "Power Library Internal Access". At other locations, google the term and select the first option in the list.

On the right side under General Reference, select OmniFile Mega.

Put your search term in the rectangular box. Review the results.

For each article select from the options at right.


Go to AP Image Archive. Enter name of an artist



See the Art books at the top of the stair well and use the index to find your term or artist discussed.




Google carefully for additional information. Determine the value of a website by checking its homepage, providers of information for knowledge of their subject, etc.



Enjoy your search!! Let me know if you run into any problems.

Names are alphabetical by first name.

If the name appears once, it has been selected. If the name has a 2 following, 2 students have selected it and no one else may select it.

Ali Baba

Belle Starr

Dr. Jeckyl and Mr. Hyde

Holden Caulfield

Tigger

Tintin

Winnie the Pooh

During National School Library Week April 10-13 teachers may require their students to come prepared to use bell time to write a brief response to a question (announced in advance) about the value of reading supported by an example:

One such question might be

Why read?

Answers might include

for new information, e.g. when you're curious about what's causing the problem with bees dying rather than pollinating plants

for entertainment, e.g. joke books

to experience another country's culture/tradition/history e.g. The Kite Runner set in Afghanistan

to learn about teen life in another country/part of the US

to visit another world or time via dystopian science fiction e.g. 1984

to read about a common teen problem e.g. bullying, parents divorcing

to learn what other teens are thinking about and how they're living e.g. Teen Ink Magazine


Please also think about the best book you've ever read and whether you've read a book that's become a movie. If so, which do you think was the better work?

e.g. Pride and Prejudice, Lord of the Rings, The Hunger Games


Spirit points will be earned by participating students.


Thank you for helping make the 2nd Annual celebration of National School Library Week here at OLSH both memorable for all and for modeling the value of reading as a lifelong practice.

Livin' Library Day will be celebrated Thursday, April 19.

It will be a dress up day, not a dress down day, since you will be dressing up as one of your favorite characters in classic literature.

For our purposes a classic character is defined as

a fictional character whose enduring nature has been recognized by generations of readers

one found in a book parents recommend to their children or teens to other teens

one whose actions and choices are consistent with the nature of the character

one whose language rings true with readers as a reflection of the character's life experience and time

Examples: Long John Silver from Treasure Island

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson from the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Peter Pan

Jane Eyre

Rebecca from the novel of the same name

Atticus Finch from To Kill a Mockingbird

any of Alcott's Little Women

any of the characters of Jane Austen


Character choices must be approved by each student's English teacher by end of day Friday, April 13. The wise among you will consider long before then and turn it in at least a day or 2 early. A written paragraph identifying the character and explaining his/her role in the book and why he/she is remarkable/memorable should be given to the teacher.

During the day any teacher may call on a costumed student to identify him/herself.

Costumes should be detailed and reflect the standards of the school dress code.

Any student dressing up, but not having character approval from their English teacher or not dressing inappropriately will be marked out of uniform and points assigned.

As students' character choices are approved, I'll post them on my blog for your reference. English teachers will email me as soon as a choice is approved so that no more than 2 characters of the same choice will be in costume. When first and second are approved, no others may choose that one. I'll make the list alphabetical and post as soon as possible. I'll keep my email open and check frequently.

This process means students are encouraged to think of the many characters they have encountered in their readings.

Spirit points will be given for anyone appropriately participating.

I look forward to seeing your creations!!

Gale Resources for Review: As you research, you must use and evaluate each source by creating an annotated list of sources used, indicating the date it was accessed, which one it is, when you used it, and a comment about why it was or was not useful to you. e.g.difficult to navigate, didn’t have material needed: quality, quantity, etc. The search term used will always be the name of your disorder. The work must be done on looseleaf paper and turned in with your pamphlet. The quality of this list will be part of your project grade!

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Think about a teacher, past or present, who has influenced your life significantly. In 500 words or less, write an essay, poem, or thank you letter, in English on 8.5 x 11" paper, sharing how that teacher has influenced your life and why you appreciate and admire them. If you like, I can proofread and/or edit your work. Turn it in to my email, desk or mailbox by end of day February 29. I will hand deliver it to Barnes & Noble.

Read the official rules here and have your parent or guardian sign the entry form you have picked up from me.

ELIGIBILITY You must be a legal resident. Your parents/immediate family members or anyone else living in your home may not be employees of Barnes & Noble, its parent companies, subsidiaries, divisions, affiliates, suppliers, brokers, printers, distributors or advertising, promotional or judging agencies, or any other entities affiliated with the administration of the contest.

The teacher must be currently teaching.

HOW TO ENTER You may submit only one entry which is 100% your original work that has not been previously published or entered in or won previous contests or awards which becomes the property of Barnes & Noble.

No entries will be returned or acknowledged.

Your work will be judged with others in your age group (9-12) with students from other schools for
the compelling nature of the teacher's inspiring qualities (50%),
sincerity of student's appreciation (25%) and
the quality of expression and writing (25%)

SELECTION OF WINNER The store winner is the entry with the highest score.

The winning store entry will be judged with other winners in the regional group.

Those winning entries (1 from each of the 6 regions) will be judged by a separate panel of judges to determine the "Barnes & Noble Teacher of the Year" using the same criteria to select the teacher with the highest score on the entry. Any ties will be broken with the highest score in the first judging criteria, etc., until the tie is broken.

The decision of the judges at each level is final and binding.

Local store winners will be notified on or about March 31, 2012,
the regional winners on or about April 7, 2012,
and the national "Teacher of the Year" winner on or about May 2, 2012, by email, telephone, and/or express mail.

Barnes & Noble is not responsible for any change of email address, mailing address, and/or telephone number of entrants.

PRIZES The students who write the winning essays, poems, or letters for each store will receive a certificate of recognition and will be honored at their local store during a ceremony for the winning teachers from their schools.

The winning teachers from each store will be recognized at a special event at a local Barnes & Noble location and each will receive a special award acknowledging their achievement, and a selection of Barnes & Nobel Illustrated Classics series.

The 6 regional winners will each receive a Nook eReader and a $500 Barnes & Noble gift card.

The winner of the Teacher of the Year award will receive $5,000,
5 copies of the winning essay published in hardcover by Tikatok.com (the site where students create and publish their own books)
and a $250 Tikatok gift card to allow the teacher to publish select stories written by students in their class(es)
and will be recognized at a special event at a store near their residence.

Any portion of this prize not accepted by the winner or the school will be forfeited. Prizes are not transferable and no cash equivalent or substitution of prizes is offered, except at the sole discretion of Barnes & Noble. Approximate Retail Value of each local prize is $58 for local winners; regional prize is $650; grand prize is $10,000.

A media release will announce the national winner and the contributions that led to his/her recognition.

The school where the teacher is/was working at the time of winning will receive $5,000.

Barnes & Noble is not responsible for canceled, delayed, suspended, or rescheduled events beyond its control.

GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS All potential winners from a store, region or Best Teacher must execute and timely return an Affidavit of Eligibility and Liability/Publicity Release within 10 days or receipt of notification or their prize will be forfeited. if the notification is returned as undeliverable, the prize will be forfeited and awarded to the entry with the next highest score.

Submitting an entry represents agreement to these rules, which are final and binding in all respects. Submission grants Barnes & Noble and its agents the royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive right and license to use, reproduce, re-format, translate sublicense, copy, modify, delete, enhance, display, archive, publish, perform, disclose, transmit, broadcast, post, create derivative works of, sell, and distribute the Entry, together with the author's name, voice, image, photograph, likeness, and other identifying information, in whole or in part, worldwide and/or to incorporate such Entry in other works in any form, media or technology now known or hereafter developed for the full term of any copyright that may exist in such Entry for any purposes whatsoever.

Winners are responsible for any taxes on any prize.

Contest is subject to all federal, state, and local laws and restrictions.

Please see the privacy policy located at www.BN.com for details of the policy governing the use of personal information collected in connection with this Contest.

LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY: see rules posted at barnesandnoble.com

WINNER'S NAME For the name of each winner, send a self-addressed envelope with proper postage after May 31, 2012, to be received no later than August 31, 2021.

Barnes & Noble My Favorite Teacher Contest" Winner,
Community Relations Department
Barnes & Noble, Inc.
122 Fifth AvenueNew York, NY 10011

See me for the entry form and barnesandnoble.com for the complete rules.

I look forward to receiving and reading your entries!!

For photographs open Firefox. On our computers, go under Bookmarks to find Power Library Internal Access. Open the first site in the list. Under Biography, select AP Images. There are over 500,00 photos with an additional 800 added daily, copyrighted free.

For video and text information, go to biography.com and enter the name of your subject in the search box.

From the OLSH Home Page, go to the Academics tab and select Tisch Family Library. Enter your search term and select keyword. That will generate a list of titles in our collection that include the name in the title, subject or author fields.

At the left of the search page there is a link called Web Path Express. Open it and enter your subject's name. A list of links to information will appear.

At historynet.com dozens of magazines on history are archived and searchable.

worldbookonline.com is an online encyclopedia with extra searchable resources. Enter the identifier olshhs and the password chargers here at school. From home, use olshhome and chargers.

Enjoy your search!

To access the Gale resources, use this link:

http://www.galetrials.com/default.aspx?TrialID=26743;ContactID=24462

Remember: We have print text for the following series and volumes:

CLC 1-65 + 67-87, 89, 91

CMLC 1-7 +23

LC 1-23

NCLC 1-41

Novels for Students 1-3 + 5

TCLC 1, 3-51, 62

Gale Resources for Review: As you research each student must use and evaluate each source by creating an annotated list of sources used, indicating the date it was accessed, which one it is, when you used it, and a comment about why it was or was not useful to you. e.g.difficult to navigate, didn’t have material needed: quality, quantity, etc. The search term used will always be the title of the book you’re using for your paper. The work must be done on looseleaf paper and turned in with your paper. The quality of this list will be part of your paper grade!

Literature Criticism Online

Basic Search / Named Work/ Search

Open Doc/ Inside this Entry(kind and date of each work)

Navigation bar at top: (number of page(s)/next to change page/ Scale changes size of text for easier reading

Print/ViewSelect page, not whole document, to print/ Submit request/If error message,back track and try again

Select Basic Search/Gale Lit Index/ Print

If Basic Search does not show all docs in Lit Index, go to

Advanced Search/Enter Author’s last name/Choose “Named Author”/Select series in limit box ( found on literary index /Select “publication date ascending”/Sort

At the bottom of each page:Help/ Tools/How to Cite

For Students Online (Series Ebooks)

Novels for Students/Enter name of novel in search box at left of screen.

Options at top:Bookmark/Saved Articles/PreviousX Searches/Title XLists/ Dictionary/Help

Source Citation at end of article.

Literature Resource Center:MLA International Bibliography, Twayne’s Authors and Scribner Writers

Advanced Search:Enter title of work (Name of Work) and author (Person-By or About)/All volumes/Full text/Search

Full Text/ Full text with Graphics/PDF pages

Source citation at end of each article

Contemporary Authors

authors from 1973, although Poe is in?Title Search from left side of screen/Sidelights has criticism; Further Readings often may be used as criticism

Other sources

AccessPA/Google search “power library internal access”/Click on the first entry in the list/

General Resources/Omni File Mega/“Title of book” +“Author’s last name”/open record.

If abstract, full text not available here. See me if needed. If html or pdf, it is full text. Click to read. Can also be listened to, downloaded to an MP3 or emailed to self/to save, see HELP.

Newspapers/Infotrac Newsstand/Enter library barcode number to proceed/if that doesn’t work, go to your local public library home page/Find information/Newspapers/Infotrac

AskHerePA/Go to Find a Book/ AccessPA/AskHerePA.Follow the directions to use digital dialogue to speak in real time to a real librarian 24/7/365

OLSH homepage/Academics/Tisch Family Library/Catalog/ enter the title in the search box/keyword search/may generate a book about your book/Also works for a search of all the libraries in PA that participate in AccessPA.Go to the database at your local public library home pageand search there orask me to do a search with you and order through InterLibraryLoan.

Introductions to some books may count as criticism.Check with Mrs. Desman for specifics.

select WebPathExpress from the options at left of our online catalog.Use search term:author’s name, Brazilian Literature, etc., to generate a list of worthwhile websites

Novelist is a database available only through your local public library under Books and Reading.Summaries of books are there + reviews.

Google Scholar has many useful articles.Some entries show you a paragraph or 2, then you must purchase to see the rest.See me if you run into that and don’t want to pay.I’ll see whether I can get a free copy for you.

See me means in person or by email to mpatterson@olsh.org.I checkit daily including weekends and days when school is closed.

Print Volumes 1-67 minus volume 3 of Something About the Author and

Volumes 1-132 minus 57-63 and 126-128 will be available for student use here in the library Wednesday, February 23.

Students are needed to work in the library doing magazine management, processing books, etc., especially if you they designate 1 study hall a cycle to the work.

Service hours can be earned!

The annual Battle of the Books is scheduled for 6:30 March 5, 2012 at Sewickley Academy's Hansen Library. Form your teams before Monday and let me know by visit or email who you are. If you can't find anyone else to be on your team, let me know and we'll form a team.

Teams from Sewickley Academy, and the high schools of Quaker Valley, Cornell, OLSH and Moon gather to compete in the general knowledge of 8 selected books.

Teams must have 5 members. Those members can be from one class, e.g. freshman, or mixed, e.g. one or more from each class or any number of classes. Teams can have team shirts and must have a team name. The 8 titles are divied up so that 2 or 3 students have read 2 of the titles well enough to answer trivia type questions. If time permits, students can read more of the books.

The titles are

Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan
When two teens, one gay and one straight, meet accidentally and discover that they share the same name, their lives become intertwined as one begins dating the other's best friend, who produces a play revealing his relationship with them both.

Hold Still by Nina LaCour
As she reads the journal left by her best friend, who committed suicide, Caitlin struggles with powerful feelings of loss, sadness, and guilt, but friends and a first love help her to cope with her negative emotions.

The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
Pursued by power-hungry Prentiss and mad minister Aaron, young Todd and Viola set out across New World searching for answers about his colony's true past and seeking a way to warn the ship bringing hopeful settlers from Old World.

Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
In 1941, fifteen-year-old Lina, her mother, and brother are pulled from their Lithuanian home by Soviet guards and sent to Siberia, where her father is sentenced to death in a prison camp while she fights for her life, vowing to hon- or her family and the thousands like hers by burying her story in a jar on Lithuanian soil.

The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
A portrait of the immigrant experience follows the Ganguli family from their traditional life in India through their arrival in Massachu- setts in the late 1960s and their difficult melding into an American way of life.

Dash and Lily’s Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
Told in the alternating voices of Dash and Lily, two sixteen-year- olds carry on a wintry scavenger hunt at Christmas-time in New York, neither knowing quite what--or who--they will find.

Fire by Kristin Cashore
In a kingdom called the Dells, Fire is the last human-shaped monster, with unimaginable beauty and the ability to control the minds of those around her, but even with these gifts she cannot escape the strife that overcomes her world.

The Poisoner’s Handbook by Deborah Bloom
Pulitzer Prize–winning science journalist Blum makes chemistry come alive in her enthralling account of two forensic pio-neers in early 20th-century New York. Blum cleverly divides her narrative by poison, providing not only a puzzling case for each noxious substance but the ingen- ious methods devised by the medical examiner's office to detect them. Before the advent of forensic toxicology, which made it possible for the first time to iden- tify poisons in corpses, Gettler learned the telltale signs of everything from cyanide to the bright pink flush that signals carbon monoxide poisoning.

Annotations taken from NoveList © EBSCO 2007

Teams will meet regularly to quiz each other on the books. This can be done on facebook, at school during study halls homeroom, at home, by skype or speaker phones, etc.

You will need to have a responsible person, 18 years or over, to act as your Team Manager. The Team Manager cannot be a team member and is there to help you get organized, practice for the Battle, and provide transportation the night of the event. In the past, teams have asked a parent, a teacher, an older sibling, or their school librarian to be Team Managers.

On the night of the Battle your team will need to arrive at Hansen Library at 6:30 for preparations and a pizza party! You’ll sign in and set up your table. Each team will be given a pad of paper and a pencil to use. Your team manager will be present, but he/she will be working as a Scorekeeper for another team to be named at the battle.

The Battle Moderator will begin by asking the first question twice. Once the question is asked twice, the Timekeeper will allow 20 seconds for teams to deliberate and write down their answers. At the end of the 20 seconds, one team will have the chance to answer out loud (the answering team will vary every question). The Battle Moderator will announce the correct answer and the Team Scorekeepers will mark how many points were won.

If your team answers correctly you get 4 points plus a bonus point if you can give the last name of the author. This means that each question is worth a potential 5 points. Answers must be specific. The moderator and judges will decide if an answer given is correct, and that decision is final. There will be three rounds with one question from each book per round.

At the end of each round, scorecards will be collected and verified. At the end of the third round, the Judges will tally all scores. If there is a tie, a special lightening round will take place between the tied teams. Once a clear winner has been made, the Battle Modera- tor will announce the winners. The top three teams will receive prizes.

Sharing the physical world with other species is a central tenet of the gospel of green, a reverence and respect for all things created by God. Did you see the 60 Minutes special recently on elephants/wildebeasts/and other endangered animals? If you did and were intrigued with them and the people who work with them, check out the titles in our collection on Jane Godall and her work with chimpanzees as well as other scientist' work with apes. We can retrieve others not in our collection through the sharing function of AccessPA. We also have a refreshed collection of National Geographics thanks to a generous donor. Go to nationalgeographic.com Select "The Magazine". Enter a search term to generate a list of links and dates of print articles. Use those dates to go to the Magazine section of the Library on the second floor and find the copy with the article. When you're done, just leave it on a window sill and I'll reshelve it.

As I said on WCHR today, I need your help. In the spirit of the season I want to do a display of titles to celebrate new beginnings, growth and success from failure. I'm sure you've all read at least one book that you could recommend to your companions in the adventure that is OLSH. Please let me know the titles and why you'd recommend them by note or email to mpatterson@olsh.org

If you have exhausted the resources of worldandi.com,

Go to nationalgeographic.com

Select "The Magazine" in the options bar next to Daily News.

Enter your country name in the search box at the right.

If the selection gives a month and year, you can read the article in print here (thanks to the generous donation of pristine copies from 1970-1990 and our own library subscription to the most recent edition) or at your local public library.


Another option is the link to world newspapers in translation within worldandischool.com

Go to Global Culture Studies, select your country or region from the scroll bar at right.

Select Go, then English Newspapers at the left.


Or go to POWERLibrary either by using the link on the computers in our library using Firefox

or your local public library online link to magazine articles (You need your local public library card number for access.)

or just google "Power Library Internal Access" with your local public library card number handy.

There, select Omni File Mega under General Reference. You can search by choosing a specific magazine or do a general search and narrow that search to one of the options at the left.

In Power Library under General Reference there is a database of newpapers, InfoTrac Newsstand. Articles can be searched there using the same instructions as above.


You can also use google by selecting News from the options bar, then US News which covers articles from other countries in translation. Select Google Scholar under the "More" options.


I will post other options as I find them, but these should get your started on your quest!

Enjoy!


Go to worlbookonline.com and enter the log in term olsh and password chargers (all in lower case). Select World Book Advanced on the left hand side, then "Newspapers" under Research Tools on the left. Select the country whose newspapers you'd like to review. Some are in the native language, others say "English" to show they are in translation. You may be able to find a free online translation tool. Some will only do small chunks, others the whole piece and some charge fees.

The deadline for Pennsylvania School Librarians Association’s "Who Me? A High School Librarian?" Contest is December 1, 2011.

Please let me know by email, etc., before you begin the rough draft, that you plan to enter.

Rough copies are due to me for review by November 18, 2011.

Any high school juniors or seniors interested in a career in school librarianship may enter.

In an effort to address the problem of acute shortages in the library profession, PSLA has expanded recruitment efforts to include high
school students. This contest is one aspect of that effort.

It's an easy contest to enter and up to 4 students may win!

A contestant must:

write 2 essays which complete the following statements--

1) The best thing about my school library is . . . and 2) The one thing I would change
about my school library is . . .

(If selected as a winner, these essays will be published along with a conference summary article.)

include a letter of recommendation written by the high school's library media specialist with his/her entry, verifying that the work of the student is original

(if lucky enough to be a winner) attend 3 workshops of his/her choice at the conference as well as all general
sessions

write a short summary of his/her experience at the conference for publication in the PSLA journal "Learning & Media"



The winners receive:

an all-expense paid trip to the annual Pennsylvania School Librarians Association Conference held at State College, PA

an unprecedented opportunity to meet with PA's most innovative educators, authors, librarians, and award-winning speakers

a mentor to expand a network of contacts

a chance to explore a large field of employment prospects

networking opportunities with outstanding members of this year’s graduating classes from leading library media specialist collegiate programs


Before you begin work, make sure that your parents are willing for you to be transported to and from the conference by me, to abide by the school’s overnight field trip guidelines, to be assisted by me with registration forms, be directed by me to the initial meeting, to attend main functions as an honored guest, to submit mileage to PSLA for reimbursement, and to allow the essays to be published in PSLA's publication, "Learning and Media"

All school members have access to this wonderful, rich source for all things current. Think of this as Newsweek on steroids (in good ways), a more robust, archived, culturally oriented source for thinkers and inquiring minds. Take the tour and use the identifier "olsh" and password "15108". Its newest feature is a database of links to English language newspapers from other countries. It's a great way to get a feel for what our neighbors in the global village are thinking.

Please let me know what you think of this feature and the others you've used.

From school go to worldbookonline.com Use the identifier "olshhs" and the password "chargers". Off site, use the identifier "olshhome" and "chargers". Select the Advanced link on the left side of the screen.

Please email after using to share your experience navigating and searching. Your feedback is very helpful.