Showing posts with label books. Show all posts
Showing posts with label books. Show all posts

Monday, November 14, 2011

Traveling & Black Friday #1

Over the next few days, I shall post books that you may want to take along to read while traveling to family for Thanksgiving or camping out at Black Friday. Come to the library and check them out.

The first one is The Art of Racing in the Rain

by Garth Stein. Here is a review.

Thursday, September 1, 2011

Update on assigned summer reading

Most books for English/Language Arts and Art summer reading assignments for traditional and AP classes are still available in the library. 'sorry, all copies of Catcher in the Rye have been checked out. Please check with us after September 9th.

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Become a Millionaire!


All HISD students and employees of HISD are being challenged to read at least five books during the summer. Find time to go to the library or bookstore. Express interest in reading; have books around your house. Follow our library blog or follow us on Twitter for book recommendations.

Our school library will be open during the summer for students and staff to check out books. Check out the library schedule to see which days the library will be open. When school starts in August, find a special treat if you have completed the 5 book challenge.

Our Twitter account is YatesLibrary

Monday, February 7, 2011

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

More Name That Book books are here!

More books are here! Come check them out to read over the holidays!

Monday, June 21, 2010

Books Shelved in Song?

Here is one of my favorite blogs, ClassicsRock

One of my favorite postings is one about the Police's Tea in the Sahara. Listening to this song practically EVERY day during the summer of '83 inspired me to read Paul Bowle's The Sheltering Sky.

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Push

One copy has just been returned. It is available for checkout!

Thursday, April 1, 2010

April is Poetry and Jazz Month!

Stop by the library and check out the words of James Baldwin, Sylvia Plath, Gwendolyn Brooks, TUPAC, Maya Angelou, Robert Frost, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Sandra Cisneros, Rudolfo Anaya, Jim Morrison, and Houston native Daniel Garcia!