January 20, 2021 Dear Jones Community, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 2022 Signed into law in January 1983, the national Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday is a celebration of Dr. King’s immeasurable contribution to the United States and to humankind. Read print works about Martin Luther King, Jr. in the Jones print collection. Explore King’s work and legacy on the website of The King Center in Atlanta. Read the White House Proclamation on Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday, 2022. Take advantage of your CPS New York Times subscription to read this article about the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. in the context of the current drive to pass voting rights legislation. GREAT NEW BOOKS NEWLY ARRIVED ! A great new shipment of print books has arrived at the library in recent days! Click to explore all the NEWLY ARRIVED TITLES. Among them are many titles from the Chicago Public Library’s 2021 Best of the Best Teen Books (teen fiction, teen nonfiction, and teen graphic novels and manga). Click to explore lots of thematic booklists on the Books Page of the library website. New and newer titles will be listed at the top of those lists. The following lists are among the many thematic lists: African American Interest Asian American Interest Chicago Interest Immigration Latinx Interest LGBTQ Interest Memoir Middle Eastern Interest Narrative Nonfiction Native American Interest Racial Justice Spanish Language Titles How Will We Live Together Book List 2021-2022 Talking Circles at Jones / Restorative Justice Alternatives: Youth Shaping Positive Change is preparing Jones students to provide Talking Circles and other community-building activities in the spirit of Restorative Justice practices. The main goal of this work is to build community, to reinforce our common values, to provide a space for folks to express themselves about real life issues, and to deepen relationships with others in the community. We are ready to provide talking circles to a wide range of groups: classes, ac lab groups, academic departments, clubs, sports teams, and other affiliations. Please use this form to request a talking circle: https://forms.gle/5ns1Cs5bSC4G9irw9 Please reach out to JCP co-moderators Mr. Feeley [email protected] or Ms. Lilagan [email protected] for further information or questions. Thank you very much! World Read Aloud Day 2022 Join millions around the globe in celebrating the power of reading aloud with the thirteenth annual World Read Aloud Day on Wednesday, February 2, 2022! Research demonstrates that reading books aloud boosts reading skills and enhances social-emotional development. Click to explore 152 great read alouds (mostly picture books and biographies in English and Spanish) available on the shelves in Library Room 2. Consider checking out elementary eBooks from the CPS Elementary Virtual Library to share at home or to share with distant loved ones using Google Meet or other virtual tools. It may be a while since you have read a picture book. They are charming and inspiring for people of all ages. Share the love and honor World Read Aloud Day! Media Literacy News Literacy Project experts, educators speak with The 74 one year after Jan. 6 insurrection The 74’s Jo Napolitano spoke with Peter Adams, NLP’s senior vice president of education, and Brian Winkel, an Iowa educator, about the importance of news literacy skills and their approaches to teaching them in this difficult climate. Click to read the full article, A Year After Jan. 6 Insurrection, Teachers Wary of Anti-CRT Laws Careful How They Broach Capitol Attack. Get free access to the New York Times by clicking this link https://www.nytimes.com/pass and then replying to a confirmation email using your CPS email. Students can now send black and white print jobs from CPS CHROMEBOOKS to the LIBRARY PRINTER next to Mr. Feeley’s desk in the CENTER of the library. Click here for instructions. Having a Problem with your CPS Password? Click here for directions to change your password before it expires, to change your password after it expires, or what to do if you forget your password. Free At-Home Covid Tests from the US Government shipped by the US Postal Service
Click this link to order four free kits. One per household. Do your best on your final exams!! Be sure to check out the great newly arrived library books! Mr. Feeley School Librarian [email protected] jcplibrary.weebly.com My recent reads Read current and past library newsletters on the Keeping Up With the Jones Library blog. |
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