And the winner is. . .

The 2008 winner of the Abraham Lincoln High School Choice Award is Twilight by Stephenie Meyer.

Coming in second place is Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment by James Patterson.

In third place is The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom.

Thank you, Hinsdale South readers for participating in this program.

Help to choose the winner!

Calling all Hornet Readers! The time is almost here to cast your vote for your favorite book. Voting for the Abraham Lincoln Illinois High School Book Award will take place the last week of February. If you have read at least 4 books from the list of 22 nominated books than you are eligible to vote in this year's election. Don't miss out on this opportunity to vote for your favorite book. Which book will win the prize this year?

Previous years' winners are:

2007 Uglies by Scott Westerfeld

2006 My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult

2005 A Child Called "It" by Dave Pelzer

The Library is turning GREEN!

Not GREEN with envy, but GREEN by supporting the environment.
The overdue notices will be sent through your school email account
so we can save paper!
So make sure you check your email to see if you have any books that are overdue.

Semester Exams and the Library

Students and Staff:

In order to help our students prepare for their semester exams, the lower library will be open for Quiet Study on exam days. Computer access will be limited to work related to exams. In addition, the upper library will be closed during exam week because it is being used for testing.

Be Prepared
Students who want to come to the library during their study hall periods must be in the library before the start of that exam period, have a current student ID, and be prepared to stay in the library during the entire period. In order to maintain a quiet atmosphere in the school during exams, no passes will be issued. Come prepared to work quietly for the entire 90 minutes.


LMC availablility for students during Exam Week:

Monday, January 14 -- 7:15 – 3:55
Tuesday, January 15 -- 7:15 – 1:15
Wednesday, January 16 -- 7:15 – 1:15
Thursday, January 17 -- 7:15 – 11:30
Friday, January 18 -- Closed for Teachers’ Institute Day

If you have any questions about this schedule, please come see us in the library.

Preparing for Final Exams

Hornets:

Are you feeling some pressure to get everything done by the end of the semester? Do you have to compete for computer time with your brother or sister? Well, the Library Media Center has the answer for you. The LMC will be open until 6:00 pm Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday this week. That’s right, 6:00 pm! You can come in and type that paper or complete your research. If you want to schedule a study group, you can do that also. So, take advantage of this extra time to get your assignments done and to start studying for your final exams. Remember, the library will be open Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday January 8, 9 & 10, until 6:00 pm.

New Books

Start the New Year with a new book.

Visit us in the library to see the display of new books that have just arrived. You are sure to find something you like such as:

Web 2.0 : New Tools, New Schools by Gwen Solomon.
The new world, the new web, and new skills.

Fire From the Rock by Sharon Draper. Sylvia Patterson's life suddenly changes with the integration of Little Rock's Central High in 1957 when she is selected to be one of the first black students to attend the previously all white school.

Beastly by Alex Flinn. A modern retelling of "Beauty and the Beast" from the point of view of the Beast, a vain Manhattan private school student who is turned into a monster and must find true love before he can return to his human form.