Matherville Intermediate Library

November 2023 Newsletter

General Announcements

This month we celebrate Veterans Day on November 11, but we will have a Veterans reception and assembly at the high school on Friday November 10. We are grateful to our Veterans for their service.
We also celebrate Thanksgiving this month! What are you thankful for?
If you have any questions regarding the library, please email Mrs. Bradshaw at bradshawe@sherrard.us, or Ms. Bennin at benninj@sherrard.us.

Lessons in October

For the 5th grade lessons:

Gale Database Overview
World Book Overview
World Book ebooks overview
Started the Big 6 Research process

For the 6th grade lessons:

Digital Detectives - Access Lens (weeks one and two)
Digital Detectives - Forensics Lens

New Book Previews

Below are some featured new books from the October Junior Library Guild books , and a video preview for all of the books for October.

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How the New Seven Wonders of the World Were Built by Jiří Bartůnĕk and Tom Velčovský

This nonfiction book discusses history and architecture, by describing how the seven current wonders of the world were built, and why they were built. A beautifully detailed book.

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The Lost Library by Rebecca Stead and Wendy Mass

When a little free library shows up one day, guarded by Mortimer, the library cat, Evan is interested, and takes two books. He also starts to unravel a mystery that no one seems to want to talk about.

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The Spin by Marcus Stroman

The second book in the Marcus Stroman series finds Marrcus learning more lessons on and off the field. Anyone who likes a good sports story, or a story about the importance of words, should check out The Spin.