Although the Library Tech Commons is closed for on-site classes, a lot of work is going on behind the scenes to make sure that books are available for boys. Our veteran library volunteers have been hard at work helping to check books in and out, shelve, and process books. As always, their help is invaluable and their good cheer brightens our days.
We need your help. Many of the books that were checked out last spring have not yet been returned. They include some of our most popular books. If you are in the city or planning a brief visit, please drop off any library books you checked out last spring in the carts stationed just inside the entrances at 77th and 78th Street. Thank you.
On Sora, we have added lots of newly published books and curated them so that they are easy to find. In addition, we have curated collections of books for each division that are winners of 2021 ALA Youth Media Awards. Find recipients of the Newbery Medal, Coretta Scott King Award, Stonewall Award, and many more!
Lower School Librarian, Maria Paz Alegre, recently participated on the voting committee for the Excellence in Early Learning Digital Media Award as part of the ALA Youth Media Awards.
The Technology Department was busy over the summer preparing for the new school year. One of the many projects they worked on was setting up MacBook Airs for 4th-7th graders as well as wiring five all-new laptop carts.
Middle School parents and students gathered in our Library Tech Commons for a Book and a Bagel discussion group on the compelling New York Times bestseller, Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper.
A large group of both current and incoming parents and teachers gathered for a Tech Tuesday on May 7 for an enjoyable and constructive discussion about being mindful of one’s technology use. Led by members of the Library Tech Commons team, parents shared some of the ways in which they manage their relationships with their phones and computers.
On March 12, the Library Tech Commons team organized a Tech Tuesday to explain to parents a few of the ways that the teachers are using educational technology in the classrooms.
On Tuesday, October 23, Allen-Stevenson parents took time out of their mornings to participate in Tech Tuesday: an hour-long discussion with our Library Tech Team, during which they learned about the many ways Allen-Stevenson helps prepare our boys for living in a technology-centric world.
On October 20, boys 4th grade and up, began Adi’s Reading Challenge: a literacy challenge where students read the best new fiction published in 2018 and try to predict the winners of the next Newbery, Coretta Scott King and other major awards from the American Library Association.