We at Whelden miss you! Please read below to see a list of many things you can do in our absence. When we re-open, we will make up for lost time. Until then, please enjoy the wealth of online services and entertainment.
Warm wishes,
Whelden.
*ANNOUNCEMENT* Due dates are all extended until May 5, 2020. We ask that no returns of any kind are made at this time.
Access the Massachusetts Libraries website to view a comprehensive database of everything available to you including links and info regarding your local library. Go to https://libraries.state.ma.usand see!
The Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners and Massachusetts Library System are excited to bring you new databases for 2020! Explore genealogy, science, current events, career resources, and research help through five new resources available to all Massachusetts residents.
Opposing Viewpoints (Gale) covers timely issues, from capital punishment to immigration to marijuana. This cross-curricular resource supports science, social studies, current events, and language arts classes. Informed, differing views help learners develop critical-thinking skills and draw their own conclusions.
Career Transitions (Gale) provides guidance and essential activities for job seekers and those investigating new career options, including students, soon to be graduates, and adults new to navigating the modern job market.
HeritageQuest Online (ProQuest) provides access to more than 4.4 billion records. It delivers an essential collection of genealogical and historical sources-with coverage dating back to the 1700s-that can help people find their ancestors and discover a place's past.
Science Database (ProQuest) is a growing resource of 7.3 million full text articles from over 1,600 sources. In full-text format, researchers have access to all the charts, diagrams, graphs, tables, photos, and other graphical elements so vital to scientific and engineering literature.
supports the needs of students studying applied and general sciences.
Research Companion (ProQuest) helps students do more effective scholarly research and supports educators as they teach the core information literacy principles of finding, evaluating, and using information.
Census Day is April 1, 2020! The 2020 Census is open for self-response online at 2020Census.gov, over the phone by calling the number provided in your invitation, and by paper through the mail.
Ready to make good on your promise to yourself? Fulfill your New Year's Resolution to read more. Use Random House's Reading Challenge to get yourself going!
Click here to join the reading challenge.
Overdrive has released the next Big Library Read!
A Big Library Read means there are unlimited copies of eBooks on the Overdrive and Libby apps. Haven't downloaded either or both of these apps yet?
available title for free with your Library card barcode number.
Did you know your local library has thousands of ebooks and audiobooks?
You can borrow them, instantly, for free, using just the device in your hand.
VisitScistarterand become a citizen scientist! This site recruits any of us (adults and children) who would like to become part of scientific projects that crowd source. It also offers valuable ways to hypothesize and pass time intelligently.
The Children's Room
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FREE access to the JLG Digital online reading platform!
With JLG Gold Standard eBooks for Elementary, Middle School and High School students, JLG Digital gives you and your readers unlimited access to read books online from any device. Now with no passwords necessary, it's even easier for your students to log on and get reading in no time.
There is no limit to the number of users who can access the books, so tell your home-bound students to click to their hearts' content! Titles enter and exit the digital stream regularly, so there are always new picks available!
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Free for students, families, and colleagues to use to enrich PreK-12 literacy connections, TeachingBooks is happy to give you unlimited access to their brand new Book & Reading Engagement Kit: Home Edition.
Open through September 15, you can freely invite your students and families to delve into the world of children's and young adult books. Encourage them to experience read-along performances of favorite titles that are translatable into 100+ languages. Invite them to virtual storytime with 1,000+ complete book readings. And with our new reader's advisory, insightful interviews with thousands of authors, and discussion questions for most books, virtual book clubs are well equipped, too.
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With coronavirus updates changing our communities every day, Scholastic is prepared to help your students learn from home. To support the forward movement of education during these challenging times, we want to extend our line of Scholastic resources to support distance learning.
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What else is happening at Whelden?
Our Bookstore in CLOSED for the season. Thank you for all your support and continued patronage. We will be opening again when it is appropriate to socially gather once more.
Many thanks once again to the 'Dig & Delve' Garden Club
for decorating our mantel!
Thank you.
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