Visiting Author, Booklists, Upcoming Teen Tech Week, and the Copyright Morsel

Author Kelly Van Hull will be visiting the 7th and 8th grade language arts classes on Thursday, March 12th.  Van Hull is a South Dakota resident, and the author of two books The first book is titled "Tent City",  and tells the story of 17 year old Dani Campbell and her brother who must survive in a very different world after a plague wipes out civilization as we know it.  Van Hull's second book in the series, "Red River" continues the journey. You can read more about these books at the website linked above.

Looking for great books to recommend to young adults and/or children.  Time magazine posted a list of the top 100 young adult novels, and the top 100 children's books.  How many have you read?

Many exciting events are taking place at both the Middle School and High School media centers in honor of "Teen Tech Week" which runs from March 8th through the 15th.  Stop by either library that week to find the latest in Makerspace activities.

Copyright Morsel by Diane Konjura

Last week, February 23-27, was Fair Use Week 2015.  The Origin of U.S. Fair Use (in comic format) tells the story of Fair Use in our U.S. history and expresses the importance of Fair Use for artists, teachers, news reporters, musicians, students and our economy.  Another great example is the outstanding Yale student project video titled The Infringement Medley.  Be sure to check this video out and share it with students to help them understand our First Amendment Rights of Free Speech may support Fair Use.  This along with an infographic regarding Fair Use can be found in the following TechDirt.com article: Reminder: Fair Use is a Right-- And Not 'An Exception' or 'A Defense'