FHS Library Quarterly
Spring 2024
"Every story is a love story."
- Kate DiCamillo, Ferris, 2024
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FHS Library by the Numbers
255,208 = number of minutes in February 2024 that FHS students spent on research using the Library's Gale databases. This is notable because this is the highest number since November 2017, and especially high given that February is a short month and includes a vacation week!
6,096 = number of database article retrievals in February 2024, the most of any post-pandemic month yet.
November and March - on average, our months with the highest print book circulation.
Help Us Name Our Carts!!
Vote now! The FHS Library is hosting a bracket of pun-derful names for our shelving carts.
Sweet Sixteen - Voting ends Friday, 4/5
Elite Eight - Voting ends Tuesday, 4/9
Final Four - Voting ends Thursday, 4/11
Championship - Voting end Friday, 4/12
We'll be using the same Google form for each round, so make sure to bookmark it!
In the Library Windows: Artwork created by FHS staff members
Art by Ms. Almeida, Mrs. May, Ms. Allen, Mr. Rebecchi, Ms. Killgoar, Ms. Comerato, Ms. Benson, Ms. Anza and Ms. Bartak-Alcid
Art by Mr. DeSimone, Ms. Betit, Ms. Schueller, Ms. Miller, Mz. Mansfield, Mr. Alberg, and Ms. Lally
Class of 2024 poetry workshops with slam poet Jamele Adams, Harlym125
FHS Staff Book Club
Next Discussion - May 15, 2024, 2:20pm, FHS Library
Our next book club discussion is about The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride.
From the author of Deacon King Kong and National Book Award winner The Good Lord Bird comes a gorgeous novel about a small town and the bonds of community that are formed between marginalized groups in order to survive.
Email Alison Courchesne to be included in the Google Calendar event for updates.
🌷 Spring into the Arts with us! 🌷
Wednesday, April 24th, 2024
Parking: Free parking in the FHS Main Lot.
Cost: Admission is free!
Sponsors: This event is generously sponsored by the FHS PTBO.
Our Book Recommendations
Ms. Courchesne's Book Pick: The Boston Massacre: A Family History by Serena Zabin
Mr. Ramsay's Book Pick: Babel by R. F. Kuang
Mrs. May's Book Pick: Orbital by Samantha Harvey
A quicker read about 6 astronauts from around the world on a 2 week mission on the International Space Station. We get a small glimpse into their everyday lives at home and their decisions to take the voyage. Most intriguing is their reactions and emotions they encounter as they orbit in space. The author paints a powerful picture of their immense feelings and life-changing emotions as they view the world from afar.
Try FHS eBooks/AudioBooks/Magazines on SORA
Visit soraapp.com/welcome on your browser or download the "Sora, by OverDrive" app onto your phone/device: Sora on the App Store or Sora on Google Play
(Search for "MLS Commonwealth eBooks" and then use the pulldown menu to choose "Framingham Public Schools" and log in using your school email/password.)
"Sometimes you wanna go, where everybody knows your name!"
FHS Library
Email: acourchesne@framingham.k12.ma.us
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