Spring 2015 Events

BATTLE OF THE BOOKS

Teams meet in the library every Friday during lunch.

Competition is March 21 from 7:30-1:30 at Sepulveda Middle School. All are welcome and we need adult volunteers. Email bolenick@lausd.net to volunteer at the Battle.

YALLWest


Young Adult Literary Festival comes to Santa Monica, California April 11-12. If you love reading (or have seen any of the amazing books turned into movies) you don't want to miss this opportunity to meet and listen to panel discussions by your favorite authors. Author talks, book signings, food trucks, music, and more! All ages welcome!

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Welcome Back!

I'm looking forward to an exciting new year with you! Stop by to say hello and tell me about your summer, and hopefully what you've read.

When can you start using the library?

We will be open for student use  begin checking out books on Monday, 8/18. You must have a student ID (any year, any school).

What's going on in there?

Interested in Battle of the Books? Our first meeting will be in the LMC during lunch on Wednesday, 8/20 and Thursday, 9/4. Come on by to learn all about this exciting group.

What should I read?

We have a lot of new books, and hundreds on the way. Try this new smartphone app to get book recommendations or our school library search app to see what we have on the shelves.

Battle of the Books 2015-2015 Reading List

Teams must consist of 4-6 people and may be mixed grade levels.

Each book should be read by at least two people on each team.

The first meeting will be in the library the first week of September.

Happy reading!

	Title	Author	Genre
1	Code Name Verity	Elizabeth E. Wein	Historic Fiction
2	Riverman	Aaron Starmer	Coming-of-Age
3	Code Talker	Joseph Bruchac	Historic Fiction
4	Bloody Jack	Louis Meyer	Historic Fiction
5	Counting by 7's	Holly Goldberg Sloan	Realistic
6	Miss Peregine's Home for Peculiar Children	Ransom Riggs	Fantasy
7	Hatchet	Gary Paulsen	Adventure
8	Hound of the Baskervilles	Sir Arthur Conan Doyle	Mystery
9	The City of Ember	Jeanne DuPrau	Science Fiction
10	Cinder	Melissa Meyer	Science Fiction
11	Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time	Mark Haddon	Realistic
12	Beauty	Robin McKinley	Fantasy
13	Witch and Wizard	James Patterson	Dystopian
14	The Schwa Was Here	Neal Shusterman	Realistic
15	Thirteen Reasons Why	Jay Asher	Realistic
16	Smile	Raina Telgemeier	Graphic Novel
17	Legend	Marie Lu	Science Fiction
18	Monster	Walter Dean Myers	Realistic
19	The One and Only Ivan	Katherine Applegate	Animal
20	Alabama Moon	Watt Key	Historic Fiction

Contact bolenick@lausd.net with any questions.

8th Grade Solar System Projects

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Search our Library Catalog from any Smart Device

Destiny Quest App

Using Destiny has never been easier....
Search for Destiny Quest  
Once you download the app (via the app store (iphone) or Google play (android) do the following:

• Find our library catalog by first typing in  http://lausd.follettdestiny.com
• Select our school - Millikan Middle School
• Enter your lausd email address (ALL of it, including the @mymail.lausd.net) as your userneame
• Your password is your student ID number OR log in as a guest 

Need websites? Search for your topic in the Quest app, then touch WEBPATH EXPRESS to find trustworthy websites.

Home Access to Gale Databases

Now you can access the excellent Gale databases 24/7 on your smartphone or tablet.  Here are the key words and phrases you need to know:

• Search the app store: Gale Cengage
• (you want the green icon that says access my library school edition)
• password: lausdnet
• First time using the service:
• click: access library, update resources, access library, then gale databases
• Every time after the first time:
• click: access library, then gale databases - for every time after
• Explore! There is a plethora of outstanding information!
• Good luck. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to email me:  bolenick@lausd.net