Pleased to Meet You!

Hello Freshmen.  It was nice meeting you at orientation this week. I look forward to working with you.  Come visit the library often.  Do not forget to submit the five books you read this summer.

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Writers in the Schools: Word Around Town

Houston's Word Around Town Spoken Word Schedule

HISD Blog Features Summer Reading

FREE FREE FREE

Come pick up free books from ELAR required summer reading list.

Monday, July 29
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Available Required Reading Titles:
145th  Street
Animal Farm
Black Like Me
Coldest Winter Ever
Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Narrative Of Fredrick Douglas
Of Mice and Men
Invisible Man
The Joy Luck Club
The Scarlet Letter
Their Eyes Were Watching God

Others titles:
Beautiful Creatures
The Great Gatsby
To Kill a Mockingbird

Milby High School Librarian Reads!

Librarian Rowena Verdin's shares her personal reading list and Millionaire Club activities.

Meet J. K. Rowling AGAIN

Rowling's alter ego?

The Fault in Our Stars

The Fault in Our Stars

Gone Girl

This is one that you'll want to re-read as soon as you finish it the first time.  Gone Girl is also a 2013 - 2014 NTB selection.

Eleanor & Park

Realistic Fiction review

Books You Might Have Missed

Listen to Nancy Pearl on NPR

Could you survive the Hunger Games?

Test yourself

Required Summer Reading

Do not forget to check with your English \ Language Arts teachers for details about this year's required summer reading list.  Students in each grade level are required to complete by September.

Reading list

Summer Hours

June 10 - June 18
8:00 a.m. -   9:15 a.m.
9:35 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
2:30 p.m.-    4:15 p.m.

June 19 - July 2
8:15 a.m. - 9:20 a.m.

July 3
8:15 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

Summer Reading Suggestions for Educators

Edutopia's List

Viewing The Great Gatsby

Name That Book team members took a trip to the Sundance Theatre to see a classic from the 2013-2014 Name That Book List.

Free Books

Get a jump start on your summer reading!  Stop by our Free Book Day bin outside of the library. Free books are offered daily (formerly each Friday)  until all books are given away.

Summer Reading

Do not forget to check this blog and follow us on Twitter @YatesLibrary for reviews for summer reading. List the books that you read over the summer and then submit the lists to your ELAR teacher or librarian when you return to school in August.  The librarian will ask for book talk or Animoto proof that you read.  Eligible students will be invited to the Millionaire Club's VIP Celebration in September!

Join Our Award Winning Team!

Do you have what it takes to be a part of our Name That Book Team?  Give it a try

First Place Winners!

Our Name That Book Team won first place in the district for it's book trailer entry!

Our Name That Book Team's Video

We created a trailer for Anya's Ghost 2.0

Stop by to pick up an entry form for our JY Poetry Contest

Books About Love

We're in the mood for love!  Come check  us out.

Martin Luther King Trivia

Do not forget to stop by for our MLK trivia contest!

Happy New Year!

Welcome back to an exciting new year!