Mount Greylock Virtual Library Media Center

The MG Library Media Center "regular" website is still the place to find all the GALE research links. Click here to go to that site: MGRS Library Media Center - GALE

welcome!

This site is for YOU!

Find resources here for reading and writing, share school community news, and see what other Mounties are up to!

As Andrea Davis Pinkney said in her moving keynote at a virtual webinar I recently attended:

"This moment is about the we. What matters most is that we are together."

MRS. BARRETT'S Virtual Office Hours:

Please drop in to get book recommendations or just to talk!

Every day (except Wednesdays) from 11 am -12 pm

(During Lunch and Directed Study)

Use this ZOOM link!

Meeting ID: 935 8328 6679 ~ Passcode: support

OR

Email me anytime and we can arrange a time to chat!

lbarrett@mgrhs.org

Meet this year's Williams College Writing and Homework Fellows!

We now have a virtual bulletin board so you can get to know the Fellows and put faces with names

click here to see the virtual bulletin board

Williams Fellows are currently offering support to MG students through a number of FREE programs:

Tues/Thurs After School Tutoring (2:30-4 pm) - sign up required to get zoom link
Lunchtime & Directed Study DROP-IN writing support (11am -12pm) on M/T/TH/F use this zoom link: with passcode: support
Sunday Evening Tutoring (7-8:30 pm )- sign up required to get zoom link
Essay Support (self-scheduled with a Fellow ) Need help with an essay for school? Want feedback on your college essay? We encourage all MG students to email one of these four talented and dedicated Writing Fellows ANYTIME for essay support!
1. 1. 1. 1. Quincy Powers: qrp1@williams.edu
      2. Mae Erzini Vernoit: mee2@williams.edu
      3. Julia Friedberg: jmf8@williams.edu
      4. Kristen Altman: kaa4@williams.edu

Contact Mrs. Barrett for more info or to sign up!

Want to know how to make fun custom background for Zoom?

Here's how!

Wish you had a Western MA public library card so you could have access to thousands of ebooks and not have the wait time for books from the BPL? It's now possible for MGRSD students to get a Milne library card by email- no matter where you live!

Click here for a CW MARS card through MILNE

WHAT ARE YOU READING, MOUNTIES?

Students and teachers! Post a book selfie on the padlet!

Just grab your book and hit the + button on the padlet. It's easy! Take and post your picture right in the app!

Post here: What are you reading?

Mrs B.'s favorite sites for book recommendations:

(Besides Amazon!)

Indie Next List: https://www.indiebound.org/indie-next-list *This list is published monthly and the "kids' books" tab is for ALL ages- and has GREAT teen recommendations.)

ALA LibGuides recommended reading for teens in several genres: https://libguides.ala.org/recommended-reading/YA-teens

Love to write stories?

check out these 4 fabulous writing guides by famous teen authors

“I know nothing in the world that has as much power as a word. Sometimes I write one, and I look at it, until it begins to shine.” ~ Emily Dickinson

CHECK OUT THESE GREAT FREE READING and listening RESOURCES:

MILNE/CWMARS: It is EASY to get a library card from home and have access to thousands of digital books and magazines!

Check out how here: https://cwmars.overdrive.com

Audible has made listening free for students 18 and under! AUDIBLE FREE!
Junior Library Guild has TONS of rotating titles at all levels to read and/or listen to free until May 31st: JLG free digital reading resources!
19 Webcomics to keep tweens and teens engaged: WEB COMICS FREE!
Best podcast apps and webs for teens: BEST PODCASTS
YouTube channel of Authors reading their books
Jason Reynolds, the national ambassador for young people's literature, has a really cool video and storytelling series project called Write. Right. Rite.

Throughout the series, he will share his passion for storytelling while discussing topics like creativity, connection, and imagination. At the end of each video, Reynolds will share a prompt that encourages young people to work toward a specific idea. The activities are fun-filled and some are more challenging than others, but Reynolds always makes sure to include brainstorming “get-you-going” questions.

Check it out here: https://guides.loc.gov/jason-reynolds/grab-the-mic/wrr

DRAWING and other CREATIVE opportunitIes:

NEW!! DIY Zines and Homemade Mini Activity Books ow.ly/L25n50z8NyL Teen Librarian Toolbox pic.twitter.com/8xOzXobEm6
I LOVE author/Illustrator Jarrett Lerner's Blank Comic Book Pages, Special Activities, “Finish This Comic!” Comics, and Drawing/Writing Prompts: https://jarrettlerner.com/activities/
Coloring Fun....Online and Printable Coloring Resource Collection For All!