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This is the home page for the Glenbrook Middle School Library, the school library of the Glenbrook Middle School in Longmeadow, Massachusetts.
This is the home page for the Glenbrook Middle School Library, the school library of the Glenbrook Middle School in Longmeadow, Massachusetts.
News & Events
News & Events
January 9, 2025
January 9, 2025
The Glenbrook Library had a special visitor today! Boomer, the mascot from the Springfield Thunderbirds, visited our school to promote the Stick To Reading program that some of our classes are participating in. In this program, students read a little every day for 6 weeks, track their reading in a log, and get a ticket to a Thunderbirds game as a reward. Participating Glenbrook students will be going to the Pink in the Rink game against the Providence Bruins on March 8, 2025.
Thank you, Boomer, for flying into Glenbrook today! Everyone enjoyed your visit!
Boomer in the Glenbrook Library with our Stick to Reading display of books about ice hockey!
September 23, 2024
September 23, 2024
Happy Hispanic Heritage Month! This month, we celebrate the history and culture of Hispanic and Latino Americans. Check out our book display outside of the library!
May 29, 2024
May 29, 2024
Eigth grade students Morgan Vehse and Ivylina Park created these Slides as part of their Action Civics project on Plagiarism Awareness. You can learn more about plagiarism and how to avoid it by going through their presentation. Thank you, Morgan and Ivylina, for spreading the word!
October 6, 2023
October 6, 2023
This week, the Glenbrook Library joins thousands of libraries around the U.S. in recognizing Banned Books Week. This event is an annual celebration of our freedom to read and have access to information. By learning about banned books, we can bring awareness to the harms of censorship. Come see the Banned Books Week display in the library to learn more.
November 16, 2022
November 16, 2022
The library is currently displaying the work of Sra. Wray's and Sra. Grader's Spanish students. The 8th grade students created ofrendas to honor people, usually family members, who have passed away, while grade 7 students sculpted alebrijes - original fantasy and mythical creatures that are a Mexican folk art tradition dating back almost 100 years.
October 4, 2022
October 4, 2022
Here is a video of our Halloween display. Come take a look at some of these NEW and CLASSIC scary stories!
IMG_8972.MOVOctober 3, 2022
October 3, 2022
The Glenbrook Library is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with this display of books. Visit the library to check them out.
IMG_8974.MOVMarch 8, 2022
March 8, 2022
Glenbrook March Book Madness 2022 kicked off yesterday with the Bracket Reveal after school. Get your blank brackets in to your ELA teacher to qualify for the Bracket Challenge and a chance to win a Barnes & Noble gift card. Voting in the first round will begin tomorrow! Please see Mr. McGinley or search the catalog for books in the tournament. We have 13 of the 16 books in the library's collection.
January 21, 2022
January 21, 2022
Comic books and superheroes take center stage in the displays in the main office hallway. Please see Mr. McGinley if you would like to look at any of these books up close or borrow them.
November 8, 2021
November 8, 2021
Please visit the display of alebrijes outside of the library. These sculptures of whimsical fantasy creatures were made by Sra. Grader's Grade 7 Spanish class students.
October 19, 2021
October 19, 2021
Beloved author Gary Paulsen (Hatchet) died last week at age 82. Visit the memorial display for Gary Paulsen the next time you walk past the library.
"The most, MOST important thing is to read. Read all the time; read when they tell you not to read, what they tell you not to read, read with a flashlight under the covers, read on the bus, standing on a corner, waiting for a friend, in the dentist's waiting room. Read every minute you can. READ LIKE A WOLF EATS. Read." - Gary Paulsen (1939 - 2021)
"The most, MOST important thing is to read. Read all the time; read when they tell you not to read, what they tell you not to read, read with a flashlight under the covers, read on the bus, standing on a corner, waiting for a friend, in the dentist's waiting room. Read every minute you can. READ LIKE A WOLF EATS. Read." - Gary Paulsen (1939 - 2021)
September 23, 2021
September 23, 2021
Do you have coding experience and know how to develop apps? Do you think you'd like to learn? Consider registering for this student contest, the Congressional App Challenge. Come up with an idea for an app, make it, and join the contest. You could even form a team with up to 3 of your friends! Step-by-step instructions and support are available.
October 7, 2020
October 7, 2020
Sora/Overdrive provides access to eBooks and eAudiobooks. Login with your school email and password.
Sora/Overdrive provides access to eBooks and eAudiobooks. Login with your school email and password.
You can also download the Sora app for mobile devices:
March 18, 2020
March 18, 2020
Glenbrook Library - Remote Learning Information
This blog update is intended to provide students and families with information on the types of library books and materials accessible to you during a long-term school closure. It includes information about resources available through the Glenbrook library as well as Storrs Library and other public library resources available to all Massachusetts residents.
Please do not hesitate to contact me - whether you are a student or parent - so that I can answer your questions. Also, please be aware that I will continue to support students’ classroom work (as appropriate and needed) through collaboration with classroom teachers.
The best way to reach me is via email: smcginley@longmeadow.k12.ma.us
Sincerely,
Scott McGinley
Glenbrook Middle School
Librarian/Media Specialist
Glenbrook Middle School Library
Books from the Glenbrook Library are unavailable for check-out due to access to the building being extremely limited at this time. If this should change in the future, you will be notified through this webpage and your ELA Google Classroom.
Please take advantage of the Library's eResources available on this website, and those from Storrs and Boston Public Library (see below).
Storrs Library
Patrons with active library cards are able to access eResources through the Library website. If a patron's card is expired, they are welcome to call the library Monday-Friday from 9am-5pm and a staff member can update their status. If a patron's account is blocked due to fines, the patron can pay online to reactivate (at this time, they can not come to the library and pay in person). We understand that not all students, staff and community members have Storrs Library cards.
Boston Public Library eResources & eCards
A great option for those, or for active card members looking for additional resources, is to take advantage of the BPL eCard.
Residents of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts are entitled to register for a BPL eCard and access databases, electronic resources and a variety of materials that are available from the Boston Public Library (BPL). To register for a BPL eCard, applicants must meet any of the following criteria:
Reside permanently in Massachusetts.
Live in-state for most of the year to attend school.
Commute to a Massachusetts employer on a sustained and regular basis (primary place of work).
Own property (real estate) in Massachusetts.
For additional information about registering for a BPL eCard, please consult Boston Public Library’s eCard FAQ on their website. Boston Public Library makes available its resources to the Commonwealth as part of its status as the Library of the Commonwealth. The Library for the Commonwealth is a state funded program by BPL which provides services to anyone who lives or works in Massachusetts. Additional information about this program is available on BPL’s website.
Audible
Audible is providing free audiobooks. Currently, they are sharing over 100 audiobooks for tweens and teens at no cost.
March 4, 2020
March 4, 2020
March Book Madness 2020 is underway! Here are photos of the Big Bracket in the office hallway, showing the matchups. Students have until the end of this week to submit their blank brackets for the Bracket Challenge. The first round of voting happens this week in English classes.
Here are the Sweet 16 matchups:
Red Queen v. Flush
I Survived the American Revolution v. The Last Kids on Earth
PS: I Still Love You v. The Giver
Divergent v. To All The Boys I've Loved Before
The Crossover v. Harry Potter & the Deathly Hollows
Everything, Everything v. New Kid
The Fault in Our Stars v. Spaced Out
The Sun is Also a Star v. One of Us is Lying
Also, come visit the display of books in the tournament in the Library!
April 24, 2019
April 24, 2019
March Book Madness was featured on the front page of the Longmeadow News last week!
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas was 2019's Bulldog Book of the Year.
April 1, 2019
April 1, 2019
Glenbrook March Book Madness 2019 wrapped up last week, with Angie Thomas' The Hate U Give defeating Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard in the finals. Thanks to all of the students and staff who participated in nominating books, trying the Bracket Challenge, and voting!
Congratulations to 7th grader Jayden Kro and 8th grader Nate Morrin for accurately predicting the final brackets this year. Nate was randomly chosen to be the recipient of the Barnes & Noble gift card prize. Congrats, Nate!
Nate Morrin with his winning bracket and prize.
March 12, 2019
March 12, 2019
March Book Madness 2019 is underway at Glenbrook! Check out the photo below to see the results of the first round of voting.
BRACKET CHALLENGE UPDATE: Only 12 perfect brackets remain after the first round!
January 23, 2019
January 23, 2019
Now on our Research Help page, please take a look at this media bias chart from Ad Fontes Media. It may be helpful when evaluating news sources.
October 29, 2018
October 29, 2018
The Top 10 most borrowed library books are now on display at the front of the library. (Yes, you may borrow these books!) They will be updated periodically.
October 25, 2018
October 25, 2018
The library now has 2 iPad stations for browsing and searching the online catalog. One is located at the circulation desk, while the other is on the Kindle cart. Please try them out and let us know how you like them! We hope you will enjoy using them. Please see Mr. McGinley if you have any questions about using the catalog.
The Glenbrook Library wishes to thank the Longmeadow Educational Excellence Foundation for supporting this project.
September 20, 2018
September 20, 2018
Next week is #BannedBooksWeek across the U.S. This week celebrates the freedom to read and raises awareness of censorship. Check out the display of banned books in the library next week!
What is censorship? What does it mean that when a book is banned or challenged? Take a look at these definitions below.
April 5, 2018
April 5, 2018
The 2018 Glenbrook March Book Madness Tournament has wrapped up, with 'The Outsiders' by S.E. Hinton defeating 'Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban' by J.K. Rowling in the final matchup.
Congratulations to 7th grade student Audrey Chasen for winning the 2018 March Book Madness Bracket Challenge. Audrey was the only student to correctly predict all of the contests by completing a perfect bracket. Congratulations, Audrey! Thank you to everyone at Glenbrook for participating in this literary fun.
The winning book, which is read by 7th grade students in Glenbrook English classes.
Grade 7 student Audrey Chasen with the winning book, her perfect bracket, and her prize - a Barnes & Noble gift card!
February 13, 2017
February 13, 2017
Thank you to the Longmeadow Educational Excellent Foundation (LEEF) for funding the first phase of the library's Learning Commons. Our new comfortable seating area is already the most popular spot in the library.
November 20, 2017
November 20, 2017
The Grand Opening of the library's Graphic Novel, Graphic Nonfiction and Manga Collection occurred on November 20, 2017. Generous funding for these books was provided by the Longmeadow Educational Excellence Foundation (LEEF).
At this event, dozens of Glenbrook students browsed the new books, shared some snacks, and a lucky handful walked away with some Manga-related prizes - just for showing up.
Huge thanks to our art teacher, Mr. Griffin, for painting our beautiful new sign for the section!
The library currently has over 170 graphic novels, graphic nonfiction and manga titles.
Josh is a Dragonball fan!
Zach was the last student to leave the party.
October 31, 2017
October 31, 2017
Mr. McGinley's Halloween costume was Auggie Pullman from the book Wonder by A. J. Palacio. In this "book face" photo, Mr. McGinley poses with one of Ms. Crandall's grade 7 English classes with their Wonder books.
October, 2017
October, 2017
Some photos of our "genre-fied" fiction collection...
Sports Fiction
Manga (Japanese-style comic book series)
Fantasy
Horror/Supernatural (left), Mystery/Suspense (center), Science Fiction/Dystopian Fiction (right).
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