September 2024 Library Newsletter

Sherrard High School

General Information

Teen Advisory Board meets Friday morning at 7:15 a.m. in the library.
There will be a Star Wars Trivia program at lunch this month - look for more information on STV and in the library classroom.
September is Library Card Sign Up Month - if you would like a public library card, you can use this interactive map to determine your public library.
More resources can always be found on the High School library website!
We have access to more resources from the Illinois State Library - see the video below for an overview.
If you have any questions, please email Ms. Bennin at benninj@sherrard.us

June 2024 Junior Library Guild Highlights

Trajectory by Camria Gordon

Set during WWII, a young woman named Eleanor is discovered to be a math genius and recruited by the US military to help win the war.

The Monarch Effect by Dana L. Church

This nonfiction book details the amazing ways monarch butterflies survive, and how their overwintering location was found in the 1970s.

Kindling by Traci Chee

This fantasy novel follows seven survivors of a brutal war, as they struggle to rebuild their lives.

July 2024 Junior Library Guild Highlights

Eyes Open by Lyn Miller- Lachmann

This novel in verse is set in 1967 Portugal. Sónia and her artist boyfriend are determined to change the world. When her boyfriend is arrested, and her family loses their restaurant, how will her new reality change her plans?

The Swans of Harlem by Karen Valby

This nonfiction book details the lives of the ballerinas of the Dance Theater of Harlem, women who were dancing ballet for fifty years. An inspiring collective biography

Future Tense by Martha Brockenbrough

This nonfiction book details how AI was created, and looks forward to the changes it may bring to society. A great read for anyone interested in technology.