The Shelf Life
September 2024
 
What's Happening in the Library This Month?

 
 
The Research & Writing Center
in the Library
 
Click here for a flyer you can
use in your classroom.
 
The back alcove (formerly where Make-Up Testing was) is now the Library Research & Writing Center!
 
For the first semester, students will need to make an appointment with Ms. Secino or Mx. V by emailing abrhslibrary@abschools.org. Our goal is to then offer drop-in times in the second half of the year, and to expand from there, so stay tuned!
Save the Date!
 
Friday, September 20th 10 am - 1 pm
Come sign up for your Public Library Cards!
 
We'll have folks from Acton Memorial Library and Sargent Memorial Library (Boxborough) with us to help get you and your students signed up for library cards. No matter where you live, AB staff and students can get library cards for both Acton and Boxborough, which is especially awesome since they are part of two separate library networks, giving you access to even more.
 
Bookish Things
September Book Lists:
 
Deaf Awareness Month
 
Hispanic Heritage Month
 
New Graphic Novels
 
 
 
What We've Been Reading in the Library...
 
Divine rivals : a novel
by Rebecca Ross

When 18-year-old journalist Iris Winnow's personal letters fall into the hands of her rival at the paper, she forges a magical connection that follows her into the battle for her family, the fate of humankind, and love. 150,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
Mooncakes
by Suzanne Walker

When teen witch Nova Huang discovers that her childhood crush, Tam Lang, is a werewolf, they team together to face dark forces who are eager to claim the magic of wolves
Weyward : a novel
by Emilia Hart

Told over five centuries through three connected women, this riveting novel follows Kate, in 2019, as she seeks refuge in Weyward Cottage; Altha, in 1619, as she uses her powers to maintain her freedom; and Violet, in 1942, as she searches for the truth about her mother's death. 250,000 first printing.
Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow
by Gabrielle Zevin

Embarking on a legendary collaboration launching them to stardom, two friends, intimates since childhood, have the world at their feet until they discover that their success, brilliance and money won't protect them from their own creative ambitions or the betrayals of the heart. (action & adventure). Simultaneous.
Hello beautiful : a novel
by Ann Napolitano

Awarded a college basketball scholarship away from his childhood home silenced by tragedy, a young man befriends a spirited young woman who welcomes him into her loving, loud, chaotic household, in the new novel by the author of Dear Edward.
Check & mate
by Ali Hazelwood

Inadvertently wiping the board with notorious“Kingkiller” Nolan Sawyer, which opens the door to sorely needed cash prizes to keep her family afloat, Mallory's love for the game of chess rekindles, as do her feelings for her competitor, against her own best intentions. Simultaneous and eBook.
The savvy ally : a guide for becoming a skilled LGBTQ+ advocate
by Jeannie Gainsburg

"The Savvy Ally: A Guide for Becoming a Skilled LGBTQ+ Advocate is an enjoyable, humorous, encouraging, easy to understand guidebook for being an ally to LGBTQ+ communities"
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