Sylvester Monroe Class of 1969

In the May 2008 issue of Ebony magazine, Class of 1969 St. George's alum, Sylvester Monroe has written an article entitled, "Afraid to Hope," which details why African Americans are heistant to get too emotionally invested in the 2008 Presidential campaign. Stop by the library to read the article or use ProQuest Direct to see the article full text.

Alumni Authors Exhibt at the Library

It's Alumni Weekend at St. George's School and the library has created a little exhibit from our Alumni Authors Collection. Stop by the library and check it out!

New Library Databaes Available

The Databases section of the library web site has recently been updated. We have added several New databases that can be accessed at: http://dragon/library/Menu_Pages/Databases.htm

• Business Source Premier


• Biography Resource Center


• Funk and Wagnall's New World Encyclopedia


• Health Source Consumer Edition


• Health Source Nursing Academic Edition


• MasterFile Premier - General Reference Database


• Naxos Music Library


• Regional Business News


• Topic Search - Current Events Database


• World Book Online Reference Center

New Non-Fiction of the Week

Faithful to Fenway. Michael Ian Borer. New York: New York University Press, 2008.

Boston's Fenway Park has become as valued as any star player in those cities and as much an attraction as the teams themselves. Borer, a sociologist and lifelong New Englander, explores the history of Fenway and its place in Bostons culture through research and interviews with players, stadium personnel, fans, and team owners... He explains Fenway's place in the culture as an example of identity continuity. Fenway is an emotional anchor for fans in the sense that it encompasses a part of an individuals past and present. Source: Booklist

New Fiction of the Week

Lemonade Mouth
by Mark Peter Hughes. New York: Delacorte Press, 2007.

From the book jacket:

The members of the legendary band Lemonade Mouth have been called all of these things. But until now, nobody's known the inside story of how this powerhouse band came to be. How five outcasts in Opoquonsett High School's freshman class found each other, found the music, and went on to change both rock and roll and high school as we know it. Wen, Stella, Charlie, Olivia, and Mo take us back to that fateful detention where a dentist's jingle, a teacher's coughing fit, and a beat-up ukelele gave birth to Rhode Island's most influential band. Told in each of their five voices and compiled by Opoquonsett's "scene queen," freshman Naomi Fishmeier, this anthology is their definitive history.

Faetured Website: Children's Hospital Boston Research

Complex medical and biological concepts are featured on the Research section of the Boston Children's Hospital Boston website. Visitors to the website can watch interviews of researchers discuss topics such as dyslexia, stem cell research, and angiogenesis. In addition, the website includes interactive videos that allows users to create neurons and heart cells from embryonic stem cells and learn how cancer grows. All of these features can be found at: http://www.childrenshospital.org/research/

Featured Website: Japan Society

Japan Society

http://www.japasociety.com/

The Japan Society is an internationally recognized nonprofit, nonpolitical organization that provides access to information on Japan, offers opportunities to experience Japanese culture, and fosters sustained and open dialogue on issues important to the U.S., Japan, and East Asia.

The website features a Topics section that includes information on Theater, Social Issues, Business, Dance, Art, Cinmea and Popular Culture. In addition the website contains information about Programs for Teachers and Students and has image galleries that may be useful for classroom use. The most relevant feature for classroom teaching and learning is the section titled, About Japan: A Teacher's Resource (http://aboutjapan.japansociety.org/). The site provides "...educators and specialists in Japan Studies a space for sharing, discussing and developing teaching ideas and resources about Japan." Resouces include essays, lesson plans, and historical documents organized around a theme.

The link to the Japan Society is also available from the Library homepage in the History section under the Asia tab.