October 31, 2017 Spooky Halloween Edition!!! Dear Jones Students, HALLOWEEN FUN!! Media Literacy Week Media Literacy Week, hosted by the National Association for Media Literacy Education, is designed to raise the visibility of the importance and power of media literacy education and its essential role in education today. The Jones School Library is hosting three initiatives. 1. Tuesday, November 7; 3:30 PM, Library Room 3030C Film Screening and Discussion: The 22-minute film This is Media provides a fresh look at our role in today’s media landscape as consumers and makers. It includes compelling interviews with digital pioneers and reveals the balancing act between being connected, responsible, and private. 2. Wednesday, November 8; 3:30 PM, Library Room 3030C Checkology: Produced by the News Literacy Project, the Checkology virtual classroom is an innovative space where students discover how to effectively navigate today's challenging information landscape and master tools to interpret the news and information that shape their lives so they can make informed decisions. Come to this event to obtain your own Checkology account and explore! 3. ALL WEEK Students are invited all week (and all year!) to submit their media creations by using this simple online form. Links to those student media creations will be available for others to explore on ths Student Media Page of the library website. Food Policy Change Effective immediately the consequences for violations of the food policy will be removal from the library and THREE DETENTIONS for students of all class years. MUCH simpler, right? Read the adjusted food policy here. New Books A great new shipment of books arrived last week! Many of them are on display outside the main entrance of the library. Click HERE to explore newly arrived works of fiction. Click HERE to explore newly arrived works of nonfiction. CPL 1st Saturdays Chicago Public Library hosts the monthly series 1st Saturdays: Careers in Focus, where teens network with industry professionals to find out how they developed their careers and honed their skills to be at the top of their industries. The next event in the series focuses on Careers in the Visual Arts on Saturday, November 11, 12 PM - 4PM. The complete schedule of 1st Saturdays: Careers in Focus and links to registration can be accessed HERE. Mark your calendars now! Then They Came for Me: Incarceration of Japanese Americans during WWII and the Demise of Civil Liberties is on exhibit through November 19, 2017, at the Alphawood Gallery (2401 North Halsted Street, Chicago). The exhibit is free and open to the public. Read more here. Related to this exhibit is the August 17, 2017, episode of WBEZ’s podcast Curious City. Produced by multimedia journalist Katherine Nagasawa, the story What happened to Chicago’s Japanese neighborhood? reports that after World War II Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood had a thriving Japanese community that fell victim to a push for assimilation. Click here to read, view images, and listen to the 13-minute podcast. TEACHER FEATURE! Featuring Ms. Boban, Visual Arts Teacher
Favorite podcasts, books, films… Favorite PODCASTS: Bad at Sports | Contemporary art talk without the ego; The Conversation // Art Podcast; Ear Hustle. Favorite BOOKS: Fun Home by Alison Bechdel; Are You My Mother? by Alison Bechdel Mr. Feeley October 19, 2017 Dear Jones Students, MEMETOWN ACCESS... ANALYZE... EVALUATE... CREATE... Media Literacy in a Changing World The Memetown page of the library website is now populated with great online resources for students, teachers, and parents. It includes featured articles, links to great resources useful for distinguishing fact from fiction, links to the feeds of respected journalists writing about today’s media landscape, and several resources for educators. Click to the page and click around now and then for great tips about navigating the media universe effectively and to keep up with current discussions about it. It’s the most SCARIEST time of the year! Click HERE to find horror fiction and other spooky stories in the Jones print collection. Click HERE to find a range of spooky eBooks (Grades 9-12). chipublib.org/events
The Chicago Public Library online calendar allows users to search for events and programming by date (you can establish a date range), library locations, event types, audiences, programs, and languages. Click HERE to view events good for teens happening at Harold Washington Library scheduled between today and November 3. Mr. Feeley October 10, 2017 Dear Jones Students, Library Closed tomorrow, Wednesday, October 11, during school hours (8:00am-3:15pm) The library will be closed during the school day tomorrow due to PSAT testing in the library. It is expected that the library will be open before school (7-8 AM) and after school (3:15-4:30 PM or later). However, the library will be CLOSED during the lunch periods and CLOSED during the ac lab period. Please plan accordingly. Book Lists Find a wide array of great digital book lists at the bottom of the BOOKS PAGE of the Jones School Library website. Among them are the following: African American Interest, Asian Interest, Chicago, French Language Titles, Latino Interest, Law, LGBTQ Interest, Mandarin Language Titles, Middle Eastern Studies, Native American Interest, Spanish Language Titles, and many more. Just click on a specific title from any list to access the full summary of the book in the Jones OPAC (the search tool for Jones books and eBooks). Please recommend additional themes for book lists to support specific courses, projects, or personal interests. Please also suggest additional titles that should be purchased and added to existing lists. CPL 1st Saturdays Chicago Public Library hosts the monthly series 1st Saturdays: Careers in Focus, where teens network with industry professionals to find out how they developed their careers and honed their skills to be at the top of their industries. Teens meet and interact with representatives of colleges and local organizations to find programs in these industries and explore a range of professional opportunities. Each monthly event focuses on different professional fields including engineering, visual arts, computer science, media & communications, investigative forensics, writing & publishing, astronomy & earth science, and advanced manufacturing & trade skills. The complete schedule of 1st Saturdays: Careers in Focus and links to registration can be accessed HERE. Mark your calendars now! Jones School Library Blog
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