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Display Shelves in the Library

“Display Shelves” are one more thing that keep us librarians busy here at the North Castle Public Library.  We are constantly on the lookout for relevant subjects to highlight our materials to give our patrons a better idea of books, materials, and hidden gems they didn’t even know they were looking for!

The next time you come in, look around at some of our displays.  We are currently featuring a gardening display of many of our beautiful themed gardening books to get you thinking about your own yards or containers now that the nice weather is (finally) here.  May is Asian Pacific American Heritage month and we are displaying books and videos from that part of the world.  There is a display of photography books and an excellent display on Endangered Species for Endangered Species Day, May 19th.

Our last display is a rapidly expanding display of adult graphic novels, a hugely popular genre in the publishing world right now.  Our brand new collection includes fiction and non-fiction, comics, biographies and more.  Come in and tell us what you think!  And if you have a favorite genre or a cause or subject that is important to you, tell us and we can work up a display just for you (and all of our other patrons too!).

It’s Teacher Appreciation Day!

Give flowers or hugs or chocolate to the teachers in your life! Here are some classic stories written by teachers.

Kuo, an idealistic young teacher, and her relationship with one of her students–which continued after he was sent to jail. Library journal says, “A reminder of how literacy changes lives. Highly recommended.”

Here, Pat Conroy recounts his experience teaching impoverished African-American students on an isolated Sea Island off the South Carolina coast.

A young special education teacher struggles to reach a little girl. A gripping story written in a clear, conversational style. Torey discovers the wild, filthy, angry little girl, Sheila, is brilliant–and has been abused.

In this book, Sylvia Ashton Warner takes us through one year in a classroom of five-and six-year-old children in rural New Zealand. Some of the children are white, some are Maori. Ms. Ashton Warner devised her own books and teaching method in order to reach her Maori students.

The classic story of a young man’s first year teaching in a high school in London’s dockland slums. This classic film is based on the autobiographical book by Richard Braithwaite, an engineer from Guyana who ended up teaching in the East End in the 1950s.

These are only a few of the films and books about teaching and learning you can find in the library. Don’t forget to check for streaming materials, too! All you need is your library card. 🙂