Spring Break is coming!!!

Stop by the library to check out some of the great new books we have to offer! Grab a quick read to pass time during the week long break! Whether you will be spending it on a beach under the sun or cozied up under the covers, we have a book to please all interests! Check out some of our newest titles:
Non-Fiction
· Race: A history Beyond Black and White
· In the Hot Zone: One Man, One Year, Twenty Wars
· Oceans
· Eyewitness Insect
· Volcanoes and Earthquakes
· Venom
· What You Must Think of Me
· Pop Art
· Red: The Next Generation of American Writers
· Hamid Karzai
· America Dreaming: How Youth Changed America in the 60’s (VERY COOL BOOK AWARD!)

Fiction:
· Laika by Nick Abaadzis
· Running with the Wind by John Foley
· Opposite of Invisible by Liz Gallagher
· Hex Education by Emily Gould
· Kissing the Bee by Kathe Koja
· Chillwater Cove by Tom Lakeman
· Beaufort by Ron Lesham
· Whodunit?: Detective Stories by Philip Pullman
· What I Was by Meg Rosoff
· Freak by Marcella Pixley
· Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli (replacement book)

It's Teen Tech Week!

Teen Tech Week is an annual even held the first week in March and is sponsored by the American Library Association. Check out your school and public library for special events, displays and contests. This years theme is "Tune In @ Your Library". Pick up a music trivia in the WGHS Media center and turn it in for a chance to win cool prizes! All entries must be recieved by Friday March 7! Hurry in to participate and see what else we have to offer!

Also check out the cool virtual tours Mrs. Brunner has put together below! Add a comment and tell us what you think!

Alternative Energy Resources

Below are links to alternative energy resources! These resources have been chosed by your media specialist and will help you get started in your research. If you have any questions or would like to add an additional resource you found helpful, please post it here!

Alternative Energy Resources

Opposing Viewpoints
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/ches76635
· An excellent resource. Check bottom of yellow sheet attached to your monitor for
password…
· Use search field to search for desired information (i.e. solar energy, alternative energy,
wind power, etc.)

National renewable Energy Laboratory
http://www.nrel.gov/learning/

U.S. Department of Energy
Solar Energy Technologies Program

Solar Electric Power Association
Solar Power Basics

American Solar Energy Society
Frequently Asked Questions

Alternative Energy News
http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/

Energy Refuge
http://www.energyrefuge.com/

Virtual Tour Links

Ever wanted to go on a tour of the White House, travel to Egypt or visit the Yosemite National Park? What about viewing the amazing paintings of Van Gogh or travel in space? Virtual tours give one the sense of actually being at these places without the expense and time of traveling. Select from the links below to begin a journey of discovery. Bon voyage!


Virtual Tours

Government Buildings
U.S. Capital Building http://www.senate.gov/vtour/index.html
White House http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/life/video/index.html
Central Intelligence Agency Building https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/virtual-tour/virtual-tour-flash/index.html
U.S. Mint http://www.usmint.gov/mint_tours/index.cfm?action=vtShell

Art & Architecture & Maps
Van Goghs Exhibition http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/gogh/html/nonplug/room1-main.htm
The Frick Collection, Art Museum, New York City http://www.frick.org/virtual/index.htm
Gothic Medieval Cathedrals http://www.newyorkcarver.com/cathedrallinks.htm
Norman B. Leventhal Map Center's map exhibitions http://maps.bpl.org/ex/exhibit/

See the World
Various Egyptian sites http://www.egyptvoyager.com/virtualtours.htm
Machu Picchu, Peru http://www.destination360.com/peru/machu-picchu.php
Tokyo, Japan http://www.destination360.com/asia/japan/tokyo.php
Na Pali Coast, Hawaii http://www.destination360.com/north-america/us/hawaii/kauai/na-pali-coast-helicopter-tours-2.php
San Franciso, CA http://www.virtuar.com/ysf2/#tourindex
Places in Turkey http://sailturkey.com/panoramas/
Mt. St. Helen's http://www.destination360.com/north-america/us/washington/mt-st-helens.php
Jordan http://www.panoramaproductions.net/tours/jordan/tour.html

Nature & Parks
Underwater Ocean http://www.fullscreen360.com/uw.htm
Yosemite National Park http://www.destination360.com/north-america/us/california/yosemite.php
Grand Canyon http://www.nps.gov/grca/photosmultimedia/virtualtour.htm

Space
International Space Station http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/ISSRG/
Kennedy Space Center (see bottom right of page for links)
http://imedia.ksc.nasa.gov/index1.html

Misc.
Florida Prison http://www.dc.state.fl.us/oth/vtour/