Facts on File: Issues and Controversies Database

Hello ladies!

Here is a video that the library has created to show you how to search the Facts on File: Issues and Controversies database.  All Fontbonne students will find this to be a very useful resource but using this database will be especially helpful to seniors working on their Social Justice Projects.

If you have need any additional assistance using the Facts on File: Issues and Controversies database please stop by the library or email me at akenny@fontbonneacademy.org.


Happy Searching,
Miss Kenny

Social Justice Project Pathfinder

Hello Ladies!

I have created a pathfinder for those of you working on your Senior Theology Social Justice Projects.  This pathfinder takes a look at the resources and search terms for some of the more popular topics.  If your topic isn't listed please stop by the library to ask for additional assistance finding material. We are here to help!

If you would like a copy of this pathfinder please email me at akenny@fontbonneacademy.org for a copy or stop by the library where we will gladly supply you with one.

Happy Reading,

Miss Kenny

ESPN Rise

Hello Ladies!

We have a number of copies of ESPN Rise: Girls' Edition here in the library. This magazine features great articles for female athletes covering topics that range from sports nutrition to the best black leggings. Please stop by and grab a free copy.

Here is a link to their website where you can read more about the topics covered in the print issue.

Hispanic Heritage Month

Hello ladies!

September 15 - October 15 is Hispanic Heritage Month

Curious about this celebration? Here are some quick facts:

• Hispanic Heritage Month celebrates the culture and traditions of those who trace their roots to Mexico, Spain and the Spanish speaking countries of Central America, South America and the Caribbean
• Hispanic Heritage Month has been celebrated since 1988
• September 15 marks the start of Hispanic Heritage Month because it is the anniversary of independence for five Latin American Countries including Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua

To honor this celebration we have put up a display in the library which includes:

• Fiction by Hispanic Authors
• Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya
• La Casa en Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
• The Feast of the Goat by Mario Vargas Llosa
• The Floating Borderlands: twenty-five years of U.S. Hispanic Literature edited by Lauro Flores
• Herencia: the anthology of Hispanic literature in the United States edited by Nicolas Kanellos
• The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
• One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
• Yo! by Julia Alvarez
• Poetry by Hispanic Writers
• Antonio Machado: Selected Poems translated by Alan S. Trueblood
• Cool Salsa: bilingual poems on growing up Latino in the United States edited by Lori M. Carlson
• Daughters of the Fifth Sun: a collection of Latina fiction and poetry edited by Bryce Milligan
• Paper Dance: 55 Latino poets edited by Victor Hernandez Cruz
• Red Hot Salsa: bilingual poems on being young and Latino in the United States edited by Lori M. Carlson
• Selected Poems of Pablo Neruda edited by Ben Belitt
• Books about Hispanic Artists and Authors
• Contemporary American Success Stories: famous people of Hispanic heritage by Barbara J. Marvis
• Gabriel Garcia Marquez by Susan Muaddi Darraj
• Goya and the Spirit of Enlightenment by Alfonso E. Perez and Eleanor A. Sayre
• Jose Marti by Jon Sterngrass
• Salvador Dali, 1904 - 1989

Please stop by and check out one of these great books!



Happy Reading,
Miss Kenny

Summer Reads

Hi Ladies!

Good Morning America recently did a segment with some great suggestions for summer reads.  I wanted to pass their suggestions along to you.  I linked each title to the Boston Public Library's catalog entry so that you can read more about the books and maybe even find out where to get a copy.

Growing Pains
The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly
Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen
Surface Tension by Brent Runyon

Fantasy
The Dangerous Days of Daniel X by James Patterson
Daniel X: Watch the Skies by James Patterson and Ned Rust
Fragile Eternity by Melissa Marr
Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side by Beth Fantaskey

How To
The Girls' Guide to Rocking by Jessica Hopper
Mischief Maker's Manual by Sir John Hargrave

New eBooks in the FBA Library

We have finished adding a number of eBooks to our collection. 

The following titles are now available through our catalog:

• The Apache by Michael E. Melody
• Atlas of the North American Indian by Carl Waldman
• The Cherokees by Theda Perdue
• Child Abuse and Stress Disorders by M. Foster Olive
• The Choctaw by Jesse O. McKee
• Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes by Carl Waldman
• Ernest Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms by Harold Bloom
• Feeding a Hungry World by Charles F. Gritzner
• Globalization and Development by Eugene D. Jaffe
• Globalization and Human Rights by Alma Kadragic
• Globalization and Poverty by Nadejda Ballard
• Human Rights by Douglas A. Phillips
• Iran by Heather Lehr Wagner
• The Iroquois by Barbara Graymont
• The Navajo by Peter Iverson
• Oscar Wilde by Harold Bloom
• The Pawnee by Theresa Jensen Lacey
• Richard Wright's Black Boy by Harold Bloom
• Richard Wright's Native Son by Harold Bloom
• Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye by Harold Bloom
• Women's Rights by Kathryn Cullen-DuPont

eBooks in the Library

We are in the process of adding a number of new eBooks to the FBA Library collection.

1. When viewing your search results in the FBA library catalog you may see the eBook icon next to a title.
2. The eBook titles will appear to have "No Copies" available.
3. Click on the title of the eBook for more information. Under the "Explore!" category there will be a link to view the eBook.
4. Once you open the link you may be asked to log in with a username and password. This username and password can be found in your Fontbonne e-mail in a message titled "FBA Library eBooks".
   

If you would like to see an example search for "Facts on File Guide to Research" in the FBA Library Catalog. An eBook will be displayed in the results.

Happy Reading,
Miss Kenny