Roosevelt High School Library
In May, the high school and middle school librarians sent a "poetry callout" to all members of the Hyde Park Central School District community to contribute original poetry in response to the prompt, "This year, I learned ... " The librarians then used portions of the poems to create a crowdsourced poem for the community, to offer a moment of reflection at the close of this year. The project was inspired by poet Kwame Alexander's poetry callouts on NPR's Morning Edition.
April is National Poetry Month! This is the 25th anniversary of National Poetry Month. Check out our Ebooks at Overdrive and request books from our Poetry Month or our on-line catalog.
April is National Poetry Month! This is the 25th anniversary of National Poetry Month. Check out our Ebooks at Overdrive and request books from our Poetry Month or our on-line catalog.
March is Women's History Month! This year's theme from the NWHS is Valiant Women of the Vote: Refusing to be Silenced. Check out our Ebooks at Overdrive and request books from our Women's History Month or our on-line catalog.
March is Women's History Month! This year's theme from the NWHS is Valiant Women of the Vote: Refusing to be Silenced. Check out our Ebooks at Overdrive and request books from our Women's History Month or our on-line catalog.
February is Black History Month! This year's theme from the ASALH is The Black Family: Representation, Identity, and Diversity. Check out our Ebooks at Overdrive and request books from our Black History Month List or our on-line catalog.
February is Black History Month! This year's theme from the ASALH is The Black Family: Representation, Identity, and Diversity. Check out our Ebooks at Overdrive and request books from our Black History Month List or our on-line catalog.
Smithsonian has created digital jigsaw puzzles for you to do at home! Be careful, some of them are really hard! Click the image to go to all the different puzzles they offer.
Smithsonian has created digital jigsaw puzzles for you to do at home! Be careful, some of them are really hard! Click the image to go to all the different puzzles they offer.
Juneteenth is celebrated on June 19, to commemorate the 13th Amendment, which put an end to slavery. Watch the video for more information.
Juneteenth is celebrated on June 19, to commemorate the 13th Amendment, which put an end to slavery. Watch the video for more information.
This is truly an unprecedented time, for our country and the world. The most important thing we can do for each other is be kind, have empathy. None of us knows what others are going through. So be kind!
This is truly an unprecedented time, for our country and the world. The most important thing we can do for each other is be kind, have empathy. None of us knows what others are going through. So be kind!