March Library News

News and Announcements

• End-of-year drawing!

  Wednesday, May 16, 2012

  New this year: everyone who has won the Word-of-the-Day will be entered in an end-of-the-year drawing for a final prize!

  There will be one drawing for students and another for faculty, both on Monday, May 28. You still have time to win the Word of the Day before then! Come on by...

• The class of 2012 reveals its favorite books and movies!

  Wednesday, May 09, 2012

  The books and movies chosen as favorites by seniors are on display in the library! Come in the front doors and turn to the left to view the display.

• New prizes!

  Monday, May 07, 2012

  We've restocked our prize bowl with some fun new stuff... come win the Word of the Day and get your choice of prize!

• Haiku Contest Winner!

  Thursday, May 03, 2012

  Congratulations HOLLY REYNOLDS for her Georgetown-Cupcakes-winning haiku! Her advisory will enjoy the treat at lunch on Friday. Special mention (awarded only with fame) for creativity in haiku writing goes to:

  Maria Faidas, Abby Halm, Jack Richardson, Blake Richardson, James Weatherholtz, Olivia Black, Laura Hollister, and Mrs. Doyle.

  You can read their villain-themed haiku on the Library's lobby monitor!

  Thanks to everyone who participated!

• Word of the Day: Raptorial

  Thursday, May 03, 2012

  Hint for today's Word of the Day: think Jurassic Park!

• EHS Haiku are on display!

  Monday, April 30, 2012

  The "Villainous Haiku" contest submissions are now displayed on the bulletin board near the elevator on the first floor of the library. We received over seventy very creative entries! The winner will be announced later this week.

• Like to write?

  Friday, April 27, 2012

  Hey young writers! Check out Figment, a site where you can share your writing and read other authors' works. They also sponsor contests. All genres welcome!

• Poem in Your Pocket

  Thursday, April 26, 2012

  Today is national Poem in Your Pocket Day! Celebrate by putting a favorite poem in your pocket, and sharing it with friends.

• Doh!

  Wednesday, April 25, 2012

  Really? No one is going to try for the word of the day today? No Homer Simpson fans out there? You have until the end of the day to win!

• Bestsellers of the Week

  Wednesday, April 25, 2012

  The March Library has many of this week's best-selling books. If you'd like to read one that the library doesn't have, simply email a request to library@episopalhighschool.org

• Welcome, Parents!

  Thursday, April 19, 2012

  Have a great Parents Weekend!

• Enter the Haiku Contest by April 27!

  Wednesday, April 18, 2012

  I haiku! Do you?

  I bet you too can haiku.

  Why not try haiku?

  A total of seventeen syllables on a topic about villians are all you need to enter March Library's annual Haiku Contest, in celebration of Poetry Month. Be a hero and win a treat for your advisory! Click here to enter.

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  We saw it!

  Tuesday, April 17, 2012

  From the roof of Hummel, a group of EHS community members witnessed the historic last flight of the space shuttle Discovery!

• Spot the Shuttle!

  Tuesday, April 17, 2012

  Flying through Washington, DC on its way to the Udvar-Hazy Center between 10 and 11 a.m.

• 2nd Annual Haiku Contest!

  Monday, April 16, 2012

  In honor of Poetry Month, the Library is sponsoring its 2nd Annual Haiku Contest! This year, the theme is Fictional Villains. We already have 23 entries involving villainy of some kind--keep 'em coming!

  Click here to enter, as many times as you like, by April 27. The winning haiku's writer gets a special treat for his/her advisory!

• Take me out to the ballgame!

  Thursday, April 12, 2012

  Get into the spirit of opening day for the Washington Nationals by checking out a great baseball book or movie, on display in the March Library.

• Do you buy ebooks?

  Thursday, April 12, 2012

  Then you might be paying too much! Check out the free offerings through the March Library's digital book collection.

• Researching over the weekend?

  Friday, April 06, 2012

  If you have homework to complete over the long weekend, you can still access the library databases from off-campus. Click on the database links as you normally would, and you will be prompted to sign in with your network login.

  Happy Easter!

• Titanic Fever

  Thursday, April 05, 2012

  James Cameron's Titanic is in IMAX theaters and we've got a copy of the original on DVD. Re-live the story with Jack and Rose before the 100th Anniversary occurs on April 15, 2012.

• Pottermore.com is coming!

  Thursday, April 05, 2012

  J.K. Rowling's everything-Harry Potter website is set to launch this month. The shop is open now.