Do you like to write stories, poems, plays, essays?  Check out the library display to see what we have in print on improving your creative and nonfiction writing.  Some writing contests to check out:

- ◙Pierre Berton (Earl Haig Secondary’s own contest evaluated by the English Department and students – Due Feb 6th, 2012 –  deadline has been extended to this date.).
- ◙Write Across Ontario  (Due Feb 1st, 2012!)

This week, the library is busy delivering some workshops for Grade 10 English classes around building a proper Works Cited page and the importance of crediting your sources.

Plan ahead knowing there will be limited access.

Monday: Period 3

The library is reserved for quiet work when a lesson is being taught. Please arrive in the first ten minutes of the period if you want to use the library during this time.  Note: you must stay until the end of the period.

The library will close at 12:45  on Thursday Jan. 26 and Fri. Jan 27 to accommodate  exams (1 – 3:00 p.m.). Please speak to a teacher-librarian if you need access to library resources during those times.

JANUARY 26 & 27 EXAM DAY SCHEDULE

PERIOD 1     8:50- 9:35
PERIOD 4     9:40-10:25
PERIOD 5    10:30-11:15
EXAMS IN THE AFTERNOON

To those who celebrate, Gōng Xǐ Fā Cái (click to hear Cantonese) and Xīn Nián Kuài Lè (click to hear Mandardin – from about.com).  Check out our databases for more information on this holiday (◙click here for more on the Lunar New Year from Britannica).  2012 is the ◙Year of the Dragon.  Come see the display for print materials on the holiday.

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Ola!  Join the Spanish Club this Thursday (Jan. 19th) in room 229 and make your very own piñata!

Find other fun articles in the English Language Learner database.  Just click List of Databases on the right panel and use your agenda for the username/password to log into this resource where you can find all sorts of interesting information including “Making your own Holiday Piñata”!

Join the discussion and prepare for the debates.  ◙CBC’s Canada Reads.  The nominees are:

The Game – Ken Dryden
On a Cold Road – Dave Bidini
Prisoner of Tehran – Marina Nemat
Something Fierce – Carmen Aguirre
The Tiger – John Vallant
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Hosted by:  Jian Ghomeshi

Welcome to Canada Reads: True Stories. For the first time ever, Canada Reads is all about non-fiction.

The debates will air on February 6,7,8 and 9 at 11 a.m. in your time zone on CBC Radio One 99.1FM and will be live streamed on CBC Books at 10 a.m. ET.  Find out how to be part of the Canada Reads studio audience.

This week, the library is busy delivering some workshops for Gr. 12 Law classes.  Plan ahead knowing there will be limited access.

Monday: Period 2 and Period 3
Tuesday: Period 2
Wednesday: Period 2
Thursday: Period 2 and Period 3

Happy New Year Haigers!

Visit the library and check out some great reads.  See the top Torontonian reads of 2011.

Note that this Wednesday is a special day schedule, so the library will not open until the start of Period 1,  10:30am.

Overdue Fine notices will be rolling out soon so please pay your fines and get a fresher start in 2012.

The ◙White Pine reading club resumes on Monday January 16th at 3:30pm in the library computer lab.

Don’t forget about the ◙Write Across Ontario contest – due February 1st.

“Get your writing read by well-known authors! Chose one of the story starters and submit your work to ◙Write Across Ontario’s creative writing competition by February 1st, 2012.  Winners will be published and win a cash prize.

To you and yours, have a restful, safe, and fun-filled holiday. Consider some good reads by visiting the library!

◙White Pine

◙Toronto Public Library Teen Ramp

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