Friday, March 10, 2023 Dear Jones Community, Reflecting on Book Challenges in the USA. What’s Happening and Why? The Library Ambassadors and Blueprint are teaming up to create student podcasts to draw attention to specific books that have been challenged and/or removed from schools and libraries in recent years. All students are welcome to select and read a widely challenged book and to collaborate with a journalist to explore what content is being challenged and to reflect on the consequences of removing these books in many communities. Click to sign up to be a part of this effort! Harris, Elizabeth A., and Alexandra Alter. “Book Ban Efforts Spread across the U.S.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 30 Jan. 2022, https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/30/books/book-ban-us-schools.html. Gorner, Jeremy. “Legislation Aims to Deter Book Bans at Public Libraries by Withholding Grants.” Chicago Tribune, 8 Mar. 2023, https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-book-banning-legislation-20230308-hm3rajfr3jg5ha4e5ercngjr2q-story.html. Women’s History Month, Mar 1, 2023 - Fri, Mar 31, 2023 "Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories" Each March, Americans celebrate National Women’s History Month, a chance to recognize women’s varied, and often under-recognized, accomplishments throughout history. International Women's Day is a global holiday celebrated annually on March 8 to commemorate the cultural, political, and socioeconomic achievements of women. The infographic above was developed by Roberto Clemente Community Academy School Librarian Andie Townhouse. Check out the Women’s Studies List featuring spectacular titles in the JCP School Library print collection. Explore Women’s History Month programming hosted by Chicago Public Library. This WBEZ item explains the origin of this annual observance. Check out American Women: A Guide to Women's History Resources at the Library of Congress and Women’s History Month content provided by the National Archives. Read the Proclamation on Women’s History Month, 2023, from the White House. The Roberto Clemente Community Academy (Andie Townhouse, School Librarian) in partnership with the Simon Wiesenthal Center is hosting an appearance by Jeff Schoep, a former white nationalist leader (National Socialist Movement NSM) who today is committed to tolerance, deradicalization, and peace. Wednesday, March 15, 2023 A-Day 12:45 PM departure 4:00 PM return to JCP Roberto Clemente Community Academy 1147 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60622, (773) 534-4000 https://rccachicago.org/ Cost: none Transportation: CTA Digital Sign-Up (provides more information!) Field Trip Slip Click here and here and here to learn more about Jeff Shoep. American Library Association Youth Media Awards - The Medals Each January the American Library Association (ALA) honors books, videos, and other outstanding materials for children and teens. You certainly have spotted many of the medals imprinted on the covers of award-winning books, and they are a solid indication of the high quality of the work. Among those awards are the following: The Coretta Scott King Award recognizes African American authors and illustrators of outstanding books for children and young adults. The Pura Belpré Award honors Latinx writers and illustrators whose children's and young adult books best portray, affirm and celebrate the Latino cultural experience. The Stonewall Book Award is given annually to children’s and young adult books of exceptional merit relating to the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender experience. The Schneider Family Book Award honors books that embody an artistic expression of the disability experience. The Printz Award honors excellence in literature written for young adults. The Alex Award celebrates the ten best adult books that appeal to teen audiences. The YALSA Award honors excellence in nonfiction for young adults (ages 12-18). Explore the full list of ALA 2023 Youth Media Awards. Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Books 2022 Check out the Chicago Public Library Best of the Best - the selections of the very best books published in 2022 for kids, teens, and adults. Explore the full lists of Teen Fiction, Teen Nonfiction, Teen Graphic Novels and Manga. The Jones Library has almost all of these titles!!!
Media Literacy Myers, Steven Lee, and Nico Grant. “Combating Disinformation Wanes at Social Media Giants.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 14 Feb. 2023, https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/14/technology/disinformation-moderation-social-media.html. Restorative Justice Talking Circles at Jones The Restorative Justice Program is here to support the community. 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. Click to request a talking circle provided by Jones students. Any and all formal and informal groups are welcome!!! Teachers, consider reaching out for talking circles for your classes. Jones Jam 2023 Have you ever wondered what Siri or Google is thinking? Want to learn more about AI? Come explore tons about computer science and build your expertise! Jones Jam is a beginner-friendly event filled with interactive workshops, speakers from tech companies, and delicious food (including ice cream)! Jones Jam will be taking place on Friday, March 17, 9:00 AM-3:00 PM. Registration is required and you can do so at jonesjam.org today! Thank you, and we hope to see you there! Ramadan 2023 Evening of Wed, March 22, 2023 - Evening of Friday, Apr 21, 2023 Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting, prayer, reflection and community. A commemoration of Muhammad's first revelation, the annual observance of Ramadan is regarded as one of the Five Pillars of Islam and lasts twenty-nine to thirty days, from one sighting of the crescent moon to the next. Read this article Vox article: Ramadan: 9 questions about the Muslim holy month you were too embarrassed to ask and this We Are Teachers article 9 Ways to Support Students During Ramadan. Click for a list of other resources for students and teachers. Jewish Women’s Archives: Sharing Stories Inspiring Change Rising Voices Fellowship is a ten-month program for Jewish teens in 10th-12th grades with a passion for writing and an interest in Judaism, feminism, and social justice. Home page. Application. Applications are due by April 3, 2023. Jewish Women’s Archive's podcast Can We Talk? meets listeners at the intersection of gender, history and Jewish culture. The Spring 2023 season premieres Feb 28! Episode 85: Teens and Mental Health in the (Post)Pandemic is already streaming. Spring Break Opportunity!! KIDS & STUDENTS VISIT FREE! March 18 – April 16, 2023 Non-Member ticket prices are the same regardless of add-ons to Museum admission. Virtual reality and holographic theater experiences require advance reservations. Sor Juana Festival 2023, National Mexican Museum of Art, March 4 - May 13, 2023 The Sor Juana Festival is a multidisciplinary festival that honors one of Mexico’s greatest writers, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, a 17th-century Mexican nun who valued and fought for a woman’s right to education. This unique festival pays tribute to the rich artistic accomplishments of Mexican women from both sides of the border. Look for this flyer around the building and scan the QR code to access the latest and past issues of the Jones College Prep School Library Newsletter! Bookmark the link to return again and again.
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. Black History Month, Book Banning, Columbia College Programs, Teen Arts Pass, more youth events!2/8/2023
Dear Jones Community, Black History Month 2023: Black Resistance Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans and a time for recognizing their central role in U.S. history. Also known as African American History Month, the event grew out of “Negro History Week,” the brainchild of noted historian Carter G. Woodson and other prominent African Americans. Since 1976, every U.S. president has officially designated the month of February as Black History Month. The 2023 theme Black Resistance highlights the “institutions and affiliations that have lobbied, litigated, legislated, protested and achieved success.” Check out this NPR story behind Black History Month. Explore resources provided by Learning for Justice for teachers, parents, and students. Dig deeper exploring virtual events, exhibits and collections, audio and video, and a wide range of resources and lessons for students and teachers curated by the Library of Congress and many other federal agencies. Read the Proclamation on National Black History Month, 2022, from the White House. Visit Chicago’s DuSable Museum of African American History, the oldest independent African American history museum in the country. Check out the lineup of events, including eleven performances of the play, Trial in the Delta: The Murder of Emmett Till. Celebrate Black History Month events and activities sponsored by the Chicago Public Library. Check out events hosted by the Chicago Park District. Check out the City of Chicago’s list of notable Black Chicagoans. Click for more Black History Month events in Chicago and celebrations. Many of these BOOK TITLES are available in print and electronic formats through the JCP library, the CPS virtual library, and the Chicago Public Library:
A Lasting Impact: “The 1619 Project” continues to provoke national debate about race and history. In 2019 The New York Times Magazine published “The 1619 Project” featuring essays about how the history of chattel slavery still shapes our society. Historians, scholars and others covered issues including capitalism, criminal justice and music, and sparked a national debate about race and history that is still raging. Watch “The 1619 Project” documentary on Hulu and/or read THE ESSAYS. A New Expansion of The 1619 Project: A television docuseries from Lionsgate and Hulu reimagines a signature piece of Times journalism for a new audience. Check out this Black History Month coloring sheet. Dream like Martin Stand like Nelson Lead like Harriet Write like Maya Learn like Ruby Fight like Muhammad Challenge like Rosa Invent like George Shoot for the Stars like Mac/Ron/Guy Inspire like Louis Speak like Malcolm Reform like Frederick Dance like Misty Run like Jessie/Wilma Protest like Angela Play like Jackie Believe like Thurgood Build like Madam CJ Fly like Bessie Book Banning Update “School Librarians Vilified as the 'Arm of Satan' in Book-Banning Wars.” Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2023, https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2023-01-27/school-librarians-vilified-as-the-arm-of-satan-in-book-banning-wars. The inflamed rhetoric and the ongoing removal of books from school and public libraries is really taking a toll on librarians as they are forced to deprive their patrons of a wide range of books including titles that are affirming of patrons’ identities. Student Opinion Network, The Learning. “What Do You Think about the Controversy Surrounding the New A.P. Course on African American Studies?” The New York Times, The New York Times, 2 Feb. 2023, https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/02/learning/what-do-you-think-about-the-controversy-surrounding-the-new-ap-course-on-african-american-studies.html. COLUMBIA COLLEGE After-School Program Open Mic Night Are you a dancer, singer, musician, or writer? Do you like to perform? Do you want to start performing? Columbia College is hosting an Open Mic Night, Wednesday, March 8, 4:30 PM at the Haus, a performing arts space at Columbia College! All talents are welcome! Come share your work, or watch your classmate's cool talents! Scan the QR code on the flyer to RSVP or use this link. Family Dance Workshop Professional dancer T-Roc is hosting a Family Dance Workshop on Wednesday, February 22!! T-Roc has danced with artists like Madonna, and is currently offering a free dance class at Jones! Bring your family and dance with T-Roc! Scan the QR code on the flyer to RSVP or use this link. World Read Aloud Day, February 1, 2023 It’s not too late to celebrate the power of reading aloud with the fourteenth annual World Read Aloud Day! Research demonstrates that reading books aloud boosts reading skills and enhances social-emotional development. Click to explore 167 great read alouds in the JCP collection (including picture books and great 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! Teen Arts Pass (TAP) provides young people ages 13-19 access to $5 tickets to see professional dance, music, and theater performances in and around Chicago. With your free TAP membership, all you have to do is present your card or the TAP mobile app at a participating venue on the day of the show, and as long as it’s not sold out, you can purchase a ticket (with a possible value of up to $200+) for $5.00. The International Day of Women and Girls in Science (February 11) is an annual observance adopted by the United Nations General Assembly to promote the full and equal access and participation of females in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields. The UN General Assembly passed resolution 70/212 on December 22, 2015, which proclaimed February 11 as the annual commemoration of the observance. Explore more about the observance and its goals here. Explore the Women in Science Book List and the JCP Library’s Women’s Studies Book List. #February11 TWO GREAT YOUTH Events at the NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MEXICAN ART this weekend! Attend the Anti-Valentine's Day Party at on Friday, February 10, at 6:00 PM. Enjoy FREE food, music, dancing, and health information. Click to register. Attend a CASA curated event featuring performances in mariachi and folkloric dance on Sunday, February 12, 2:30 PM. Click to register. Look for this flyer around the building and scan the QR code to access the latest and past issues of the Jones College Prep School Library Newsletter! Bookmark the link to return again and again.
Have you noticed that the days are getting longer? 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. Dear Jones Community, NEW BOOKS NEW BOOKS NEW BOOKS Lots of wonderful new books have arrived in recent days! Click to explore all the new titles all in one list! Click to explore the various thematic booklists (e.g. African American, LGBTQ, Latinx, Asian Interest, Immigration, Memoirs, Women’s Studies, etc.) on the library website. Newly arrived titles are featured at the top of those lists. Explore THE READERS LIST which features fiction and nonfiction titles that offer highly engaging and relevant subject matter that can be read and enjoyed with relative ease. Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Books 2022 Check out the Chicago Public Library Best of the Best - the selections of the very best books published in 2022 for kids, teens, and adults. Explore the full lists of Teen Fiction, Teen Nonfiction, Teen Graphic Novels and Manga. The Jones Library has almost all of these titles!!! Book Bans: The Beat Goes On… Listen to this WBEZ podcast about how Chicago-area libraries are responding to book challenges and taking action to prepare themselves to safeguard readers their right to read. Related to this effort to suppress information include these items: Mazzei, Patricia, and Anemona Hartocollis. “Florida Rejects A.P. African American Studies Class.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 19 Jan. 2023, https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/19/us/desantis-florida-ap-african-american-studies.html Fawcett, Eliza, and Anemona Hartocollis. “Florida Gives Reasons for Rejecting A.P. African American Studies Class.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 22 Jan. 2023, https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/21/us/florida-ap-african-american-studies.html The Library Ambassadors and Blueprint welcome the Jones community to participate in the Winter 2022 Bookathon through January 31. Read a book, post a few words about your book, and complete the form in our instagram bio at #jcplibrary. Three participants will win prizes. More details on our Instagram. The Library Ambassadors are planning to dig further into book challenges and to explore many of the widely challenged titles. Join us using this Google Classroom code: bs2zqpd Restorative Justice Talking Circles The Restorative Justice Program provided SIX talking circles during Zen Week. Thanks to Mr. Lopez for his support during Zen Week! Talking circles bring together people of ages together in a quiet, respectful manner for the purposes of teaching, listening, learning, and sharing. Please reach out to JCP co-moderators Mr. Feeley [email protected] or Ms. Lilagan [email protected] or Ms. Vrettos [email protected] for further information or to request a talking circle for any group before school, after school, during ac lab periods, or even during class time. Mr. Gunnink recently participated in a discussion on the podcast Reset with Sasha-Ann Simmons about the advent of generative AI tools like ChatGPT and DALL-E and their role in classrooms. It’s a thought provoking discussion and an important development. Well done, Mr. Gunnink! Attend the Anti-Valentine's Day Party at The National Museum of Mexican Art
FREE food, music, dancing, and health information. Register on eventbrite HERE. Enjoy this beautiful snowy day! 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. Mr. Feeley |
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